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I have continued the Soviet conquest of space, and today I set myself a goal: Humans on Mars before the end of the 20th Century. Quite the ambitous goal, but at the rate we're going at, it's definitely feasible. So we go through the standard stuff. Launching the first space station and such. But at one point I entered a race I thought was impossible: a race against China. Yes, as it turns out we were launching an unmanned Mars Lander the same month they were. It seemed like it was very close, as Mars 3 lifted off of the launchpad. But as it turns out, the Chinese failed to launch their Mars lander! The Soviet Union gains a huge lead in the Space Race, and for the rest of the race the Chinese will fall far behind us. The U.S. takes China's place in the race for space (I love alliteration), a position still far behind us. In mid 1983, the launch of Spektr completes Mir, the newest marvel in Earth's skies. The USSR continues is expansion into space, but somehow, despite the fact that we've built a whole space empire, the Soviet Union collapses on December 25th, 1991. However, we've completed many missions in preparation for Mars. We set up more martian infrastructure and... We'd done it! The first humans on Mars! And as you can see from this, we succeeded in our goal of landing humans on Mars before the end of century! With only 3 months to spare! Just 42 years after Sputnik 1 became Earth's first artificial satellite, we land a man on Mars. Oh yeah, and we landed on a comet a few years later too. Cool, I guess.

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I've been back at it playing Mars Horizon, and now I'm trying to do another Soviet Union/Russia run. And today, guess what the Soviets have achieved. Red Moon! So far I have been blowing the competition out of the water, and have completed all milestones first.

Awesome, man! I do have suggestion though. In the shot of Columbia lifting off the pad, you had the chromatic abberation there, which would mean it was most likely shot by a camera on the launchpad. Maybe you could have more shots like that, caught by onboard cameras aboard Freedom and the shuttles too. I feel this screenshot would go well with it:

CHAPTER 1: DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE YEAR 1, DAY 12 - KAPUTNIK 1 Before we actually attempt to spread across the stars, we first need to figure out if it's actually possible to get to space. Some of the top minds on Kerbin have thought of perhaps the most advanced piece of hardware to date: a ball full of blinking lights. Groundbreaking. Of course, the bigger thing is what this ball will achieve. The goal of Kaputnik 1 is to put the very first artificial satellite into Kerbin orbit. And what exactly will put this into orbit? Well, only the most powerful (and only) rocket to date, the K-7! Capable of lifting a whopping 500kg to Low Kerbin Orbit (LKO)! Anyways, let's get something to space! Engine igniton Liftoff! The first stage falls back to Kerbin, hopefully splashing down safely in the ocean. Also, I just realized CKP is wrong, it should be CKR. When I was writing down ideas for acronyms, I misread my horrible handwriting and thought that the R was a P. This will be fixed in a few flights though. Orbital insertion burn Kaputnik 1 enters orbit! The world celebrates Kerbin's new moon! While it may be just a simple metal ball with solar panels and science experiments, what it means is huge. Kerbals are no longer stuck to their home planet. Kerbalkind is now free to explore the cosmos at will. All they need is a rocket powerful enough to push them further into space. *** YEAR 1, DAY 24 - KAPUTNIK 2 While everyone was celebrating that Kerbals had finally put something in space, some scientist thought it'd be a good idea to ask if it was possible to bring something back from space. A collective groan filled the room as all of the engineers headed back to their drawing boards. Indeed, it was maybe possible to bring something back from space. But if something was coming back, it would be coming back through the atmosphere at a very high speed. So something new was created, something called a "heatshield". They attached this to the bottom of a metal ball, and then put it on rocket. And speaking of the rocket, scientists have made another breakthrough in the field of rocket science: adding rockets TO rockets! Yes, it's true, and they've done this with a brand new revolutionary design: boosters. These boosters feed into the main core stage of the rocket, giving it the power to continue to lift heavier payloads into LKO. The launchpad is cleared, and Kaputnik 2 begins its journey up into space. Korolev cross? Kaputnik 2 has entered orbit! It will remain in orbit for about a day, before its retrorockets will fire, sending it back to the surface. It'll do science and telemetry and all of that stuff while up there. De-orbit burn A huge fireball starts to envelope the spacecraft! And a splashdown! Kaputnik 2 safely re-enters the atmosphere unscathed, and brings back lots of important data from space. However, we need to figure out one more thing: what does it look like from up there? *** YEAR 1, DAY 36 - KAPUTNIK 3 The goal of Kaputnik 3 is simply to observe Kerbin. It's bringing with many more science experiments, and a camera to get pictures of Kerbin from high above. That's really all that has to be said. Hey, not all of the flights have to be that exciting. And blah, blah, blah, space and science and such. Well it is good to explore our own homeworld, we still need to figure out something. What is it like on those other worlds that orbit Kerbin? And can we get to said worlds?

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CHAPTER 0: OUR DREAM YEAR 1, DAY 1 - LAUNCH OF THE CKR SPACE PROGRAM 200 years ago, the nations of Kerbin agreed to join into one global government, called the Communist Kerbin Republic (CKR). Ever since the start of the CKR, its citizens had always looked to the stars. Even with its shaky start, the dream stayed alive. Unfortunately, the nation formed just as the industrial revolution was starting, so the stars always remained just out of reach. Well today, the dream comes alive, with the creation of the brand new CKR Space Program. Its goal is to conquer the new frontier of space travel, and spread all across the Kerbolar system. Of course, we're thinking too far ahead. For now, we need to figure out one thing: can we even get there? CHAPTER LIST Chapter 1: Dawn of the Space Age Chapter 2: Mun and Done Chapter 3: Expanded Influence Chapter 4: Stepping Out Chapter 5: Advancement and Innovation Chapter 6: Walking Among the Stars Chapter 7: Gaining Experience Chapter 8: Setting the Foundation Chapter 9: Full Force -------------------------------------------------------------- Well, here we go again. Another mission report. Maybe this time I'll actually get around to updating it. Why exactly am I making this mission report though? Well, I'm honestly very disappointed with the huge lack of soviet based mission reports. There are several based on NASA. Hell, even Beyond is based on NASA. But there's something about Soviet spacecraft that has character to them. The round spacecraft shapes in contrast to the sharp-pointed fairings, the round circular windows. Sure, the Soviet Union wasn't the greatest of countries, but from how much they've contributed to space travel, they at least deserve some form of recognition on the forums. Inspirations: @Hotaru's mission report CCKP: An Eventful Return for giving me the idea of doing a Soviet thread. @Misguided Kerbal's mission report Starbound - A JNSQ Adventure for the semi-historical thread idea and what I'm basing my layout off of. @TwoCalories's mission report The Sky is Not the Limt: A modded KSP1 Career Playthrough for his Kerbalized Soviet craft, as well as TwoCalories himself being a valiant friend of mine on the forums. THIS IS NOT A PRO OR ANTI COMMUNIST THREAD, NOR A POLITICAL STATEMENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT BEFORE SOMEBODY YELLS AT ME.

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