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I am in full support of this movement, but we really need to push hard if we want the source code. After all, it's just 138 people against a multi-million dollar corporation.

I have to get up at 6:00 every morning for school. I'm always tired.

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That's actually what Jebediah is in Russian: Dzhebediya. Dzheb for short. It looks like a mouthful, but it's really pronounced exactly like Jebediah except there's a z sound in between J and e.

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CHAPTER 4: STEPPING OUT YEAR 1, DAY 170 - ZAPAD 1 Kerbalkind has made tremendous steps and advancements in space exploration, but so far nothing will be as ambitious as what's about to be done today: a Kerbal in space. For the past 146 days, the CKR has been training the very first Kerbonauts of its space program. The Kerbonauts selected were ace pilots Dzhebediya and Valentina Kerman, world renowned scientist Bob Kerman, and revolutionary engineer Bill Kerman. After a long time of screening and training, Dzhebediya Kerman was selected to be the first Kerbal in space. He sits in his capsule, strangely calm. His heart rate is normal, and he seems to have a very pleasant smile on his face. This just further shows why Dzheb is perfect for the job. He asserts his position in his seat, as the countdown continues. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, ignition sequence start, 3, 2, 1... Liftoff! The mighty Nadir KD-2 roars to life, and Dzheb is pushed back into his seat. Instead of instant fear, the sudden rush of adrenaline gives him a huge smile on his face. Zapad 1 continues high into the late-morning sky. It punches through the clouds, and outside the sky slowly turns from a bright blue to a deep black. However, the rocket's high speed means flames start to appear around the craft. While alarming at first, mission control decides that no harm is done. The mission proceeds. Not long after, the second stage separates and continues to lift Zapad higher into the sky. Once about 50km up, the payload fairings separate, revealing the Zapad spacecraft. Dzheb finally has windows to look out of. However, he has no time to look out. Right now he's focused on his instrument panels. After about 8 minutes in flight, the time comes for the orbital insertion burn. Now it's do or die for the mission. Will Dzheb enter orbit, or be sent hurtling back down to the oceans below? Ter'yer re-ignition! The burn goes perfectly! Dzhebediya has become the very first Kerbal in space! "It the most beautiful thing I've seen, mission control! And I have the place to myself!" - Dzhebediya Kerman Dzheb can both see and breath, which is a relief to mission control. He's also experiencing a stange sensation, zero gravity. He can just float arouhd the capsule. Or, he could, but there are simply to many expensive instruments on board. We don't want him destroying the one thing that will allow him to come home. Speaking of which, that time comes all too soon. Dzheb's 3 orbits are up, and he sadly has to return home. He fires his back engine, and prepares for re-entry. Zapad 1 on re-entry Zapad 1 touches down on beaches just a few kilometers west of the KSC. His recovery will be speedy. Dzhebediya has made history today. And now a whole new world has been opened. No longer are Kerbals themselves bound to the surface of their planet, Kerbals can now leave its surface and look down upon it. Zapad 1 has changed the course of Kerbal history forever. Now comes the next question: can we repeat it? *** YEAR 1, DAY 203 - ZAPAD 2 Zapad 2, crewed by Valentina Kerman, will attempt to repeat the success of Zapad 1, this time spending a little longer in space. The goal of this flight is to orbit Kerbin four times, resulting in a mission just a little over two hours. Much like Dzheb, Valentina is very laid back when it comes to spaceflight. Further proof why she's perfectly fit for the space program. In the early morning light, Zapad 2 lifts off the launchpad, carrying Valentina to space. Launch Sequence Valentina Kerman has become the second Kerbal in space! She's blown away from the view outside of her windows. Clouds flying over the peaceful blues of the world. She says it's the most beautiful thing she's ever seen. She settles into the capsule, and begins her 4 orbits in space. After her two hour mission is up, she turns around and fires her engines retrograde, beginning here journey back down to Kerbin's surface. Val returns with a bounty of science, and more knowledge about the effects of long term space travel. On the next flight, we will be more focused on scientific experiments in orbit. But first, we must answer the planets who call for us... *** YEAR 1, DAY 231- DUNA 1 Throughout the history of Kerbal civilization, the planets have always been an inspiration for Kerbalkind. They've always remained tantalizingly out of reach though. That is, until now. The CKR will launch Duna 1, the very first interplanetary spacecraft. It's goal is to orbit Duna, and collect data around the planet. Many wonder what could be on Duna's druface. Vast Dunan forests? Huge exotic cities? Vast plains of red grass? Who knows. One scientist said that Duna's a barren, crater filled landscape, just like the Mun. He was shortly after sent on an all expenses paid trip to Kiberia. Whatever's on Duna, it must be exciting and worth seeing. Now, what's the rocket that'll carry it up? Well, may we present to you, the next rocket in the K line. After the K-7 so rudely blew up on Muna 2, it's parts were recycled into the Nadir KD series. All except one. This one was turned into the brand new K-8 Grom! The K-8 Grom has 6 detachable side boosters, each feeding into the core stage. The core stage itself will insert us into orbit, and even preform some of the Trans-Duna Injection burn (TDI). Yes, Korolev Kerman's design bureau have outdone themselves with this one. And going out of character here for a second, this actually is a very Soviet looking rocket. Anyways, where were we? Oh yeah, off to Duna! Very violent booster sep. The rocket itself is fine. Duna 1 enters orbit, and shortly after, the TDI burn is set up. Not even an orbit later, Duna 1 is off too... Duna. Finalizing burn With Duna 1's encounter with Duna set up, as well as a midcourse correction, Duna 1 begins the coasting period. Krackenspeed, Duna 1! *** YEAR 1, DAY 233 - ZAPAD 3 This mission, crewed by Bob, will spend half a day in space, as well as preform more experiments. Other than that, there's really all that much to say. Launch sequence Zapad 3 arrives in Orbit, and Bob begins running experiments and logging his mental state. After half a day in space, Bob fires the Zapad's engines to head back down to Kerbin. As usual. Zapad 3 touches down in valleys behind the KSC. However, area around the KSC is very populated. Maybe it's better we... stay away from the cities and land somewhere less inhabited instead. *** YEAR 1, DAY 245 - KAPUTNIK 4 As we begin to expand interplanetary, crewed missions become more elaborate, and more advanced missions head off to the Mun and Minmus, we should probably start setting up a small communications system. Kaputnik 4 is a communications test satellite, built to act as a temporary relay before more advanced relay networks can be built. It'll also become Kerbin's very first Keosynchronous satellite, which means one orbit=one Kerbin day. This mission will launch on a Nadir KD-2, as it's the only rocket reasonably powerful enough to carry it to such an orbit. Orbital insertion burn Burn to high orbit Kaputnik 4 enters Keosynchronous orbit! It begins to transmit higher speed data back down to Kerbin, and allows for commands to be sent to Duna 1 a little bit faster. *** YEAR 1, DAY 264 - ZAPAD 4 Zapad 4 will be the very last flight of the Zapad program, and will be flown by Bill Kerman. However, this will still be a monumental flight, as it'll spend one day in orbit! This is really pushing the spacecraft to its limits, but future spacecraft designs will be much more comfortable, and even more advanced. Orbital insertion burn Bill begins his day long mission Upon return, Bill will land in the middle of the desert. This will be the future landing zone for all missions, desert's are flatter and contain less people. And as Zapad 4 touches back down on Kerbin, bringing an end to the Zapad program. But bringing a new beginning to space exploration. Holy god my hands and head hurt... This isn't some secret story thing, I'm just stating a fact.

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The asteroid impacts the Atlas V, completely obliterating the rocket. @Jeb x Valentina wins! Rock, paper, scissors, anything you want to do!

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Banned for not times infinity making a new page.

ULA (acronyms count, right?)

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Thanks! I realized that too. The Nadir is supposed to be the answer to the Zenit, but it still feels too… American. Don’t worry, Myatnyy 3 was the last flight of that variant of the Nadir-KD. I’ll have much more Soviet spacecraft down the line. Thanks for the suggestion !

Ship Top Book Stores in Grippton, Ohio (United States of Amexi Yeah, alright. Sorry about that.

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