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MUNMUN 4: YEAR 1, DAY 140 Is the Mun made of cheese? With Munmun 3's discovery that the Mun may not be made out of cheese, Beyond prepares to launch their lander Munmun 4 to see if this shocking discovery is real. Also, prove that we can land something on the Mun I guess I dunno. Munmun 4 will also launch atop a Kitten 2 rocket, which is still the only rocket powerful enough to put something into a low munar orbit. The actual lander itself will do the de-orbit burn and suicide burn. TMI burn. Munar approach. Munar orbital insertion burn. Munar sunrise. Munmun 4 going in for it's landing in the kinda big crater. Just a bit closer... Successful landing! We've done it! We actually have something on the munar surface! It's not coming back, sadly, but still. From it's onboard cameras, we can sadly see that there's no cheese in sight. Rocks and boring gray dust. Science brought back though is still interesting. The Mun is a dead object, and has major temperature fluctuations between the day and night side, due to it's lack of atmosphere. Obviously there's atmospheric pressure. Our materials apparently... glow. The mystery goo also appears to like this environment, seeming to slosh around with joy. With a lander on the Mun's surface, we've proven that it's possible to put something on it's surface. with a rocket and vehicle already prepared, we have readied ourselves for the next great adventure: a Kerbal on the surface of the Mun.

Oh, it’s a part shader. I pretty sure it makes the solar panels shinier in restock.

Kerbal Space Program... That's a part of No Man's Sky, right?

Oh, those? I have no idea. Maybe BG Planetside Technologies?

Those are actually stock, I believe. They’re just retextured from restock and shabby.

What if on EVA, Kerbals can play little sports games? I know this is a dumb thing to suggest, but I feel it’d be a nice little thing to do to have fun with your Kerbals. Think about it. Launching a golf ball into orbit on Gilly, low-gravity catch on the Mun, and Jebediah absolutely shredding those waves on Laythe. It’s definitely more of a novelty feature, but it’d give you more to do on EVA than science and flags.

Known to fly decommissioned British aircraft.

Have quite a bit of delta-v with you in Kerbin orbit, and then burn prograde from there, until you’re on an escape trajector. If you want a low solar orbit, god have mercy on your soul for the numbers of your craft’s delta-v will be high enough a man would die from looking at them.

I'm currently FAR ahead of this thread in my save, and I'm at the point of launching the first probe to Minmus. Only issue is, I don't have a name. Does anyone have a suggestion? The only idea I have are the chip probes, like mint chip ice cream which is 100% what Minmus is made of.

MUNMUN 3: YEAR 1, DAY 119 Lovely views! It's time for the amazing, the wonderful, the [INSERT POSITIVE WORD HERE] launch of Munmun 3, our first munar orbiter! It has state of the art communications to relay our findings back to Kerbin, and better, more high res camera for taking pictures of the Mun in detail. Orbiting the Mun is an important step on the road of putting a Kerbal on the Mun. The Aegypticus is sadly not powerful enough to launch a munar orbiter, so it'll instead be launched atop a Kitten 2 rocket (I originally wanted to call is Kitan, but N9 Gaming took that name in For All Kerbalkind). The Kitten is perhaps the most powerful rocket built to date, and will be used to launch heavy payloads until the currently called "Universal Launch Vehicle" is built and launnched. R.I.P. Aegypticus Rocket. Your service is not in vain. I apologize that there aren't any good views of the rocket. You'll see it in more detail in the ext launch Probe thingy thing-o-mo-bob I'm very tired. I'm realizing now that the probe looks a lot like Mariner, which annoys me because I realized I could've used this for an interplanetary probe. TMI burn Munar Insertion Burn And Munmun 3 is now in a successful munar orbit! It transmits some very interesting data about the Mun, as it may NOT be made of cheese. Our scientists are outraged, as their source for infinite snacks may have been ruined. A lander mission is readied, Munmun 4, to disprove this very disappointing discovery. Damn gray dust... This pic goes hard. Feel free to screenshot.

Thanks! I’m surprised that none of these were done with any mod involving our solar system.

Are you using RSS or is this KSRSS. You’re probably asked this question very commonly, so I apologize. I just didn’t see someone else ask this when I read through the whole thread, so I am curious.

MUNMUN 2: YEAR 1, DAY 100 What a show off! With the Mun in another optimal position for communications to be supplied to a flyby mission, Beyond will be launching Munmun 2, our second munar flyby mission. We're kinda just keeping the public occupied as we make our munar orbiter, Munmun 3. In the late morning, it's readied and rolled out to the launch pad. With orbit achieved, systems are checked to see if Munmun 2 is good for TMI. With nothing out of the ordinary, it's given the go ahead. TMI burn. Coasting period begins. Closest approach to the Mun (sorry it's so dark). Flying away from the Mun Cameras are able to catch this very scenic shot of Kerbin and the Mun. Minmus is behind the spacecraft I believe. With Munmun 2 complete, Munmun 3 will take the stage. The challenge is great, as we're placing something into orbit of another celestial body. Our scientists think what we need to do is burn retrograde instead of prograde, which will slow down the spacecraft into low munar orbit. Munmun 3 will launch in 18-25 days (I forgor when it'll launch ).

Ah, okay. I read somewhere about about a splashdown in December, so I knew the flight would probably take a little bit.

What is the flight plan for Artemis? I though it was orbital test mission, but on NASA's YouTube channel it says they'll be streaming a flyby.

MUNMUN 1: YEAR 1, DAY 81 Excuse me while I float on by. With the Astro program over, it's time we expand the arm of Kerbalkind beyond LKO. Today, Beyond is launching Munmun 1 of to the Mun (duh). As exciting as an orbiter would be, we don't exactly have the math yet to make an orbiter. So we'll instead be using a flyby spacecraft. It has three experiments on it: a thermometer, a barometer, and the Mystery Goo. It's going to flyby at an altitude of 15km, the altitude which we want to put an orbiter at. We're going to launch it atop an Aeygypticus rocket, but we still had to add an engine on the spacecraft to give it enough fuel to get to the Mun. Mid-afternoon on day 81, Munmun 1 is ready for liftoff. Come on, we've all seen a liftoff before. After Munmun 1 inserts itself in LKO, it completes 1 orbit before Trans-Munar Injection (TMI) and has its systems checked. Go for TMI! Stage separation! (Though you can barely see it.) Coasting period begins. Munmun 1 coasts for 1 day towards the Mun. Nothing much happens on the way. There's nothing but empty space. Thoug it doesn't take long until Munmun feels the pull of the Mun's gravity. Munar approach. Closest approach to the surface. Flying away from the Mun. Munmun 1 is going to remain in a highly elliptical orbit, staying there forever. It will still remain in contact, but it's pretty much useless at this point.

A teaser of things to come.

ASTRO 4&5: YEAR 1, DAY 70-80 The Astro program is about to wrap up, with the launches of Valentina and Virsen to be the last up. But their flight will be interesting ones. Both of their spaceflight are going to be in orbit for about 1 day. This is important for missions to the Mun, as this is an experiment on long term exposure to zero-g on a Kerbal. A round Mun trip takes about 2 or so days, so this will give a valuable insight. An Aegypticus Rocket is rolled out to the launch pad, with Valentina sitting atop it. ASTRO 5 ASTRO 6 Moving out of the whole roleplay thing, I tried to get direct landing at the KSC. No, not like land on the VAB kind of direct, but at least a landing on the actual cape. This is because I eventually want to use reusable first stages. Make SSTO rockets and all that. I got frustratingly close, as you can see. I landed in the hills right behind the KSC. Better luck next time. Virsen's VERY close landing to the KSC. She reports that she can see it right out of her window. Frustratingly close landing. Also, that's a very sharp mountain peak. And with that, the Astro program comes to a close. It's only a 20 or so minute trip to bring Virsen back to the space center. An hour Virsen's landing, Munmun 1, a Munar flyby spacecraft, will launch to, you guessed it, the Mun.

ASTRO 2&3: YEAR 1, DAY 50-60 ASTRO 2 Bob, being Bob as ever, has tried his best to get off of this flight. He's invented fake medical conditions, tried to convince us he's crazy, and several other things. Point being, no matter what he wants, we're sending him to space. The Aegyptiacus Rocket finally has it's own design. While it's still very similar to the Astro Rocket, it's payload capacity is much better than the Astro's, and is what we want to carry Kerbals to orbit. ASTRO 3 Bill Kerman takes the stage for the flight of Astro 3. Nothing real significant, just a Kerbal, going into orbit, doing kracken know what. The usual. At this point, public interest is dwindling. While the last flight was a test to see if experiments are reusable, which is big at least in the scientific community, Kerbals across the planet are just losing interest in something they've seen several times before. However, they'll have to suck it up and deal with it, since Beyond's still given the green light to continue with the rest of the program. Let's fly.

I can't seem to find the APAS docking port. Is there something wrong with sharedassets?

ASTRO 1: YEAR 1, DAY 40 With all of the Kerbnik's now in orbit, Beyond has proven they are capable of launching orbital craft. And with that, Sernaf Kerman has given Beyond the go ahead to launch the first Kerbals into space. Today, Jebediah takes nervous steps to the capsule. The rocket that will lift the spacecraft is the Aegyptiacus Rocket. Well, the Aegyptiacus 0 Rocket, as our engineers call it. This is because the actual Aegyptiacus is still in development. Therefore, we literally just stuck an extra fuel tank onto an Astro Rocket and hoped for the best. Jeb reports he feeling fine, and that they should launch this ------- ----. All of Kerbin watches as Astro 1 sits on the pad. We have ignition, and we have liftoff! Liftoff on Astro 1! (I get I've used a shot very similar to this shut up.) Roll program going fine. Getting a little hot around the capsule. A warning light appears at mission control, saying that the heat outside the craft is stripping ablator off of the heat shield. It's deemed a minor disruption, and the mission continues. Astro 1 is now in a successful Kerbin orbit! Jebediah Kerman has become the first Kerbal in space! FLIGHT VERBAL LOG: JEBEDIAH KERMAN: Fantastic view up here! There's zero gravity around me, but I can still see and breathe, despite what we expected. GENE KERMAN: We bet it looks good too, and we're glad to here that you can see it! JEBEDIAH KERMAN: Roger, thanks. Preparing for EVA. Jeb stepping out of the capsule. The sight leaves Jeb's jaw dropped. Jeb's spacewalk from his point of view. Jeb moves about 100m away from Astro 1 during his spacewalk, which lasts 5 minutes. Astro 1 on re-entry. The lost ablator had no effect on the re-entry. Parachute deployed. Touchdown on Kerbin's surface! Jebediah Kerman has made history! Beyond has proven that they can put a Kerbal in space! Who Knows what the future entails!

KERBNIK 2 - YEAR 1, DAY 20 MISSION OBJECTIVE: Gather more data from orbit LAUNCH VEHICLE: Astro Rocket The second Kerbnik satellite is rolled out to the launch pad, and readied for, well, launch. Kerbnik 2 is literally the same as Kerbnik 1. Same launch vehicle, no modifications. But the mission profile is different. Instead of flying right above the atmosphere, it will be flying several kilometers higher. Well, only 10 km. Kerbnik 2's orbit is going to be an 85km circular orbit. All experiements performed with be the same as Kerbnik, but maybe we will get back something new this time. Liftoff on Kerbnik 2! Go for orbit *** KERBNIK 3- YEAR 1, DAY 30 MISSION OBJECTIVE: Gather more data from orbit LAUNCH VEHICLE: Astro Rocket Now it's time for the final Kerbnik mission, Kerbnik 3. You know the drill. Same science and probe. But the altitude that is will fly to this time is 100km above Kerbin's surface. This is the altitude we plan to put Kerbals at during the Astro Missions. Kerbin 3 will send back data about radiation levels up there, and figure out if it's a safe place for Kerbals to go or not. Liftoff on Kerbnik 3! Stage 2 Ignition Kerbnik 3 has entered orbit! And the Kerbnik Program has been completed! Now, Beyond moves on to its next goal: to put Kerbals in space. This next program, or the Astro Program, will be the proving ground for all spaceflights to come. While the mission may be simple, the implications will be grand.

TERROR BIRD TEST FLIGHT: YEAR 1, DAY15 Take 2... CREW PILOT: Valentina Kerman After Jeb so generously destroyed the Terror Bird, the Air-Kerbals Company had to make a few repairs and modifications to the plane. Now there's a reaction wheel behind the cockpit for better control in case of a stall, and also a new has been attached. Infamous pilot Valentina Kerman has also asked to fly this much better tested plane... that's still at high risk of blowing up on the runway. Now why would we call Valentina infamous? Well, while Jeb's very up his own... backside, Val's straight up insane. Many a plane have been lost at the hand of her. When asked about what she did as a civilian pilot, most Kerbals run off screaming in terror. Runway staff, very hesitantly, taxi the aircraft onto the runway. Engine startup Takeoff! Terror Bird speeding at Mach 1! FLIGHT VERBAL LOG VALENTINA KERMAN: Looking at the planes parameters, I think I can land and the abandoned airfield, and return back to the KSC. BOLIN KERMAN: You sure? I know you do have a... reputation with landings. VALENTINA KERMAN: It's worth a shot. High-G turn to change course. About 10Gs of force was put upon her. Landing success! Successful landing at the KSC! And Valentina returns with the plane completely unscathed! And the wings are still attached! The plane may soon be available for public consumption. But who would want to buy such a plane? Maybe it's better to not ask questions.

After updating and then down dating KSP, I have corrupted the save file I was using for this. Therefore, I will be ending this mission report replica since I lost all the craft. No many people seemed to care about in the first place.

KERBNIK 1: YEAR 1, DAY 1O Beep, beep, beep... MISSION OBJECTIVE: Launch Kerbin's first artificial satellite LAUNCH VEHICLE: Astro Rocket With Beyond's first goal covered, it now prepares its next goal: launch Kerbin's first artificial satellite. What is this satellite called? Kerbnik 1. It's a small, scientific probe that will be launched a circular orbit about 75km above Kerbin. The rocket is the world’s first orbit capable rocket, the Astro Rocket. The world sits in wait for Kerbalkind’s first voyage into space. Kerbnik is not a very important looking satellite, though. Our engineers refer to it as "the flying trash can". It's a ball on top of a disk, with 4 antennae, 2 science experiments, 4 solar panels, and 4 batteries, which gives it just enough power to transmit it's science back to scientists on Kerbin. Many drool at the thought of science from space. It's rolled out onto the pad, and awaits launch. Kerbnik 1 on the pad. Engine ignition! Liftoff! Stage 2 ignition. Kerbnik in all of its glory. Appears we ran low on glory. Orbital insertion burn! Stage 2 separation. Mission control erupts into frenzy of cheering, crying, and mosh pits! Kerbnik 1 is in a successful, stable Low Kerbin Orbit (LKO)! It gives us valuable science. Temperature readings suggest that space has massive temperature fluctuations without an atmosphere. At pressure readings indicate that space does not have an atmosphere, just as was expected! However, it's flooded with radiation. Tons of it. A Kerbal would have to be wary of this. Our insurance doesn't cover khemotherapy.