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TERROR BIRD TEST FLIGHT: YEAR 1, DAY 5 A humble beginning... CREW Pilot: Jebediah Kerman Beyond is tasked with a fairly small mission: to break the sound barrier. The Air-Kerbals Company has so kindly lended us their plane that, in theory, could reach mach 1. It's called the Terror Bird. It's highly maneuverable, highly efficient, and fairly cheap. Jebediah Kerman has volunteered to fly the (largely untested) plane. Who is this Jeb you ask? Well, how can you not know! He’s the most famous pilot who ever lived! Put him in any plane, and he will fly it. He is known to be rather... egotistic at times though. Being renowned as the greatest pilot who ever lived will definitely get to your head. At 5:03 in the afternoon, UT, the Terror bird is taxied onto the runway, and Jeb prepares for liftoff. The Terror Bird gaining speed on the Runway. Takeoff! FLIGHT VERBAL LOG: JEBEDIAH KERMAN: Hey, this thing flies pretty easily. Maybe if I- BOLIN KERMAN: Jeb, I swear to the kracken, if you pull off any stunts and break this plane, I WILL KILL YOU. Engine switched to wet mode. Mach 1 achieved! FLIGHT VERBAL LOG: JEBEDIAH KERMAN: Alright, our goals been reached. Preforming a high-G turn. BOLIN KERMAN: Be careful. Heading in for landing. And he sticks the land- and there goes the wing. Jeb flew in a little fast, speeding into his landing at about 200 meters per second. At this speed, he was going to fly straight off the runway. Not thinking, he started to turn the plane in a desperate attempt to save it. However, he ended up destroying the right wing. Miraculously, he survived. After all, he is, you know, Jebediah Kerman! Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, I suppose.

I know what you're thinking, "hasn't this been in like, all of your What did You do in KSP Today posts?" Yes, actually, it has. But, what you saw was a different iteration. There have been three iterations of this save file. The first one was my very first save file, and then there was the second one, where I did an oopsie and kinda sorta corrupted thew whole save file, and lost a month of progress. So now I'm redoing it, but this time I will document it. No more destroying my hard drive with screenshots, now I will destroy internet servers with them! For legal purposes, that was a joke. The thread hath been discontinued. Read it still if you want, but here’s the rebooted version: YEAR 1, DAY 1 Head Administrator of the United Kerbin Administration (UKA) Sernad Kerman has just signed an act to create a brand new space program, called Beyond! The public is abuzz with this news! Thoughts fly through Kerbals’ heads. Is this a good thing? Is this a waste of time? What did I have for dessert yesterday? All 3 questions can be answered with 3 simple answers: Yes, no, and chocolate cheesecake. So, how will things pan out? First, the famed pilot Jebediah Kerman will test the Terror Bird plane, and be the first Kerbal to break the sound barrier. Next, 3 satellites will be launched: Kerbnik 1, 2, and 3. After that, the goal will be to put the first Kerbals into space. If all goes well, we may see a Kerbal on the Mun by Day 100! A lot of our money is going into this, so it better be worth our damn taxes. *** MISSION LIST ONGOING MISSIONS Explorer 2: Orbit Ike Pioneer 2: Orbit Gilly Expedition 5: Continue Kerballed Presence aboard Kerman Station Expedition 6: Continue Kerballed Presence aboard Kerman Station SPACE STATIONS KERMAN STATION: EXPEDITION 5: COMMANDER: Seefield Kerman SCIENTIST: Jedsted Kerman FLIGHT ENGINEER: Dalong Kerman EXPEDITION 6: COMMANDER: Hergan Kerman SCIENTIST: Jasel Kerman FLIGHT ENGINEER: Coremy Kerman

DOCKING OF RESUPPLY MODULE: NOVEMBER, 2023 The ESA successfully docked the resupply module to the Lunar Gateway! It will fill up landing systems, the Orion capsule, and really anything that requires propellant. In February, the Landing systems will be delivered to gateway. So, I did do a bit of a funny. It's been a while since I've done any mission report, and I forgot to take screenshots of the entire journey here. Oops.

Philadelphia 93.3 WMMR! (That's a local thing, but still)

Behold! A recreation of the Explorer 1 satellite! The explorer 1 was the USA's first satellite, and proved the existence of the Van Allen Belts. It was launched atop a Juno I rocket, on January 31st, 1958. The satellite was four stages, with the fourth still being attached once it got to orbit. It's a fairly faithful recreation to the Explorer satellites. It has about 5.5 km/s of DeltaV, and can re-create the orbital path really well. It even has experiments that are somewhat similar to the ones that were on explorer! Stock, of course. KerbalX Link: https://kerbalx.com/Some_KSP_Player/Explorer-Satellites

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Yay! They fixed it!

Never mind, I figured it out. Celestial Science Editor was the problem. I’m fact, it caused almost all of my mods to fail. I had no idea I even had it installed lol. Must have been some dependency from mods past.

I rate it a 9/10. It's a very scenic shot, but it's very confusing to look at. Original Profile:

KSP's homepage straight up won't respond to what I tell it. If I try to click anything, it doesn't work. I know it's a mod, since it worked fine when I started it purely stock to "warm up" the game (when I re-install KSP, this time for the update, I start it up real quick to get all of the files open). Has anyone else encountered this issue, and what mod is it related too?

HOW?!

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The Chinese satellite, Beihangkongshi-1, Launched on top of a long March 7, tested the first iodine propulsion engine. Nothin’ that extraordinary, but cool nonetheless. Launched in 2020. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_spaceflight

There's a ton of craft on the homepage without images. At first I thought someone was spam-uploading craft (by the way, please stop that), but then I saw that there were multiple different accounts with craft like that. Is anyone else aware of this issue?

I didn’t really do much today (or rather yesterday). All I really did was install new mods, and tried them out. I’ll list the mods here if you want them.

PPE/HALO, JULY, 2023 Construction of the Lunar Gateway will finally begin. The Module to be launched will be the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), and the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). They will be launched atop SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket. These two modules will be launched together, with the ESA Launching a Resupply module afterwards, and NASA launching the landing systems. . Falcon Heavy on LC39a. Booster Separation. Stage 2 ignition. Orbital insertion burn. TLI burn (waterfall, stopped working). During the coasting period, it's discovered that stage 2 does not have enough DeltaV to preform a Lunar braking burn with a payload this heavy. As such, stage 2 will be crashed into the Moon, and the engine cluster on the PPE module will be used for the braking burn. Lunar orbital insertion burn. And with that, the first module of the Lunar Gateway has been put into a polar Lunar orbit. Next month, the ESA will be launching an Ariane V to deliver the re-supply module.

1) Aw hell nah! Eternal sufferage?! CLICK HERE for more!

My install broke! I have to move all the flags, screenshots, saves, and mods that weren't installed by CKAN moved to another folder, and then I have to re-install the game and everything!

3) This Mime Did WHAT?! *EXTREME*

I can't upload a new entry today, since I left my phone at school! YAAAAAAY ! I have ideas for the next one, though.

What does everyone think of the stock system and replicas. I've found a few mods that could help with this, and maybe I can swap to KSRSS. What do you all think?

JEB'S LOG KERBIN DATE: YEAR 175, DAY 363 It was a long night last night, or should I say, long what I thought was night. As it turns out, this planet has a 24-hour rotation period, or 4 Kerbin days. Which means I had to sleep in broad daylight. But today is a new day, and I have explored the much more cozy part of this facility. Appears very gray in color, and reminds me a lot of the Mun back home. From what I can tell, this appears to be a hang out sort of area for those who live here. Very large circle in the center, made of polyester. I hope I don't get caught. I want to remain low profile here. I’ve also come to a realization that the Old Bay is edible. I’ll have to find that soon. Very scenic outside view. There appears to be a very large screen in the middle, used for recreational purposes. Turning it on and looking through it, I have found out a lot about these creatures. Things that have stood out to me is that they're called Humans, and have also achieved space travel in the last 100 years. They also dramatize a lot of things that seem routine in life. Very large indeed. I have climbed up to the very top of one of these fabric-esque structures that surround the center of the room, and I've gotten a much closer look at the mega fauna that lives here. The Baron, as it's called, is a very... rotund creature. Very large and smelly, and has mouth full of very sharp looking teeth. It appears completely harmless though, and has little no intelligence. Further research is needed of this creature, but I've collected a sample of it's hair. Most likely a domesticated creature. Nose very wet, I suggest keeping away from that. The surface of these structures appear uneven, and very squishy and soft. If laid on for long enough periods, they will start to heat up. I suppose the fabric keeps the heat trapped. The fabric covering the structure has a floral design pattern to it, and seem like it was a hard job to sew. Looking closely though, it was manufactured in a facility far way from here. Tag says, made in China. I must see this "China" place, if given the chance. I have decided to bounce around the top for... research purposes. Yeah... That was fun researching.

Thanks. I'm not sure where he should go next... maybe the large area with something called... a rug.

JEB'S LOG KERBIN DATE: YEAR 175, DAY 362 Hello. I'm Jebediah Kerman, the first at really anything in Kerbalkind's history. Recently, I got into a fight with my computer, and it appears to have gotten mad and has crashed me on a mysterious planet. At first, it was disorienting. But its gravity and density is similar to that of Kerbin's and it has an oxygenated atmosphere, and even lifeforms! I have decided to take of my helmet, ad take a breath of fresh air... BLAH! It smells like sulfur! It appears an intelligent species inhabits this planet, and are polluting its atmosphere. Capsule, flora, and large fauna in the background. Appears to be called... Baron. I appear to have landed in front of some large facility, it's purpose unknown. I have decided to go in. Is it stupid? Yes, very. But I'm stuck on this planet, and no one can tell me what to do, so let's go. Appears to be made of plastic, and is a bluish-gray in color. Has large windows, and stairs leading up to a large glass door. Also appears to have something called an "air-conditioning unit". Strange... Inside, there's sudden temperature change. It's warmer than the outside. There's a large, square structure, with Granite on top. Strange substances are stored there. "Old Bay Seasoning" "Spaghetti Sauce" "Cough Drops". All very odd. They will require more research. Also has an item called a mixer. It smells very good, and I am tempted to have a little taste...