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Colonize Dres, actually.

It's going to stay in the Sarnus system as a refueler for future missions.

Y44, D339 - arrival of the WiM-10 miner and Topaz-2 probe cluster at Slate (Tylo-like moon of Sarnus in the Outer Planets Mod) Topaz-2d lander Y44, D356 - Tekto, a moon with a thick, green atmosphere Topaz-2e lander

Mission 162: Topaz-2 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) Arriving at the final two moons of Sarnus: Slate and Tekto. Y44, D336 (Eeloo departure) Y44, D339 (Slate insertion, Topaz-2d orbiter) Y44, D340 (Topaz-2d lander) Y44, D342 (Slate departure) Y44, D356 (Eeloo insertion, Topaz-2e orbiter and lander) Eeloo escape

Y44, D328 - arrival of the WiM-10 miner and Topaz-2 probe cluster at Hale (moon of Sarnus in the Outer Planets Mod) Topaz-2b lander Y44, D332 - Entering orbit over Eeloo (which was moved in this mod) Topaz-2c lander near the north pole

Mission 162: Topaz-2 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) The WiM-10 miner/probe bus continues its exploration in the Sarnus system with visits to Hale and Eeloo. Y44, D324 (Ovok departure) Y44, D328 (Hale insertion) Y44, D329 (Topaz-2b orbiter) Y44, D330 (Topaz-2b lander, Hale departure) Y44, D332 (Eeloo insertion, Topaz-2c orbiter and lander) Leaving Ovok, with only a few m/s spent

Y44, D288 - The currently-automated mining ship WiM-10 and the probe clusters known as Topaz-2 arrive in the Sarnus system (Outer Planets Mod) In orbit around Ovok Topaz-2a orbiter Topaz-2a lander WiM-10 leaves the probe clusters docked in orbit Mining for about 30 days, until Y44, D324

Mission 162: Topaz-2 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) The WiM-10 miner and Topaz-2 probe clusters arrive in the Sarnus system. Y44, D288 (Sarnus insertion) Y44, D290 (Ovok insertion) Y44, D291 (Topaz-2a orbiter and lander on Ovok) Y44, D292 (WiM-10 mining on Ovok) Y44, D324 (WiM-10 finished mining)

Y44, D278 - Akagi Base on Duna has been expanded from 2 to 5 modules. The additional crew will arrive later.

Mission 167: Tachi Maru flight 02 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) Y44, D234 (Kerbin insertion and docking with WiM-13) Mission 170: Nozomi Maru flight 03 (Part 1, Part 2) Landing Modular Interplanetary Kolonization Units 15, 16, and 17 on Duna. Y44, D277 (Duna insertion) Y44, D278 (modules landed)

No, it's inspired by this art made for a Hatsune Miku song, which is the namesake for the mining vehicle.

Actually, I might replace the station some time later. Residents will live there permanently, just like all surface colonies.

WiM-13 is the latest in the "World is Mine" series of mining-related vehicles. Here it is mining and refining near Hope Base 1 on Minmus. Refueling the Negi Maru used to take several trips from Minmus. Now it only takes one - and it still has a lot of fuel to spare!

Mission 171: WiM-13 Next generation Minmus miner/tanker, with seven Mk3 long liquid fuel fuselages and 12 nuclear engines. Purely powered by SpaceY probe core generators, RTGs, and fuel cells. (120775 kg, Kappa-2) (503785 kg fully fueled) Y44, D139 (launch) Y44, D160 (refueled by WiM-6) Y44, D170 (landed on Minmus) Y44, D208 (finished mining) Y44, D217 (refueling Negi Maru)

Mission 167: Tachi Maru flight 02 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) Y43, D417 (Duna [Ike] departure) Y44, D234 (estimated Kerbin insertion) Mission 169: Akagi Base modules 03+04+05 (MIKU-15+16+17) The third batch of modules to be sent to the Duna system. Two habitation modules and one laboratory module. (40723 kg, Kappa-2) Y44, D70 (launch) Mission 170: Nozomi Maru flight 03 (Part 1, Part 2) Y44, D82 (Kerbin departure) Y44, D277 (estimated Duna insertion)

Y42, D356 - Topaz-1 enters the atmosphere of Sarnus (Outer Planets Mod) (disclaimer: for the screenshot below, I had to temporarily disable Scatterer, because it was causing the sky here to be pitch black)

6th anniversary (IRL) of this thread! Mission 155: Topaz-1 (Part 1, Part 2) A probe enters the atmosphere of Sarnus. Y42, D356 (Sarnus orbit insertion + atmospheric entry)

Y42, D292 - The first six Kerbals to live on Duna arrive on the Tachi Maru Founding of Akagi Base

Mission 167: Tachi Maru flight 02 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) Billy-Bobzor, Haitrice, Lemzor, Wilald, Lizdi, and Genemin Kerman become the first Kerbals to live on Duna. Y42, D292 (Duna insertion and landing of Duna Rabbit 4) LKO population: 24 Mun population: 12 Minmus population: 12 Ike population: 6 Duna population: 6

By the way, can you please change your opening description? Negi Star was not an SSTO, it is a spaceplane launched on a partially reusable rocket.

Timeline of interplanetary mission milestones prior to the manifestation of Sarnus, Urlum, Neidon, and Plock (based on conjecture), and everything that happened in between: Y1, D1 ([actual] KERTSUNE launch - Mission 01) --- Early satellites, Mun and Minmus probes, Kujita crewed capsules, Heliocentric (Keliocentric?) probe Y2, D?? ([estimated] Wish-1 Duna orbit - Mission 22) --- Crewed Munar orbit Y2, D??? ([estimated] Dawn-1 Eve landing - Mission 24) Y2, D268 - First crewed Mun Landing (Kujita-6 - Mission 25) Y2, D299 - First crewed Minmus landing (Kujita-7 - Mission 26) Y4, D??? ([estimated] Wish-2 Duna landing - Mission 27) --- Introduction of Nebula capsule Y4, D??? ([estimated] Mouhou Project Moho fly-by - Mission 31) --- Futurelab launch Y5, D??? ([estimated] Dawn-2 Eve orbit - Mission 35) --- Futurelab expansion Y8 or Y9, D??? ([estimated] Wanderer-1 Jool fly-by - Mission 38) --- experimental Kethane scanner [before the discovery of Ore], more Futurelab expansion Y10, D364 ([estimated] Wish-3 Ike orbit - Mission 42) (My oldest saved persistence file only has these actual UT values, which I plugged into Kerbal Alarm Clock) Y11, D367 ([actual] Dawn-3 launch - Mission 43) Y12, D108 ([actual] Dawn-3 Gilly landing - Mission 43) --- even more Futurelab expansion Y12, D392 ([actual] Wish-4 Duna rover landing - Mission 46) --- Minmus Kethane scanner [before the discovery of Ore] Y13, D160 ([actual] Mouhou Project 2 Moho orbit - Mission 48) Y15, D253 ([actual] Electric Angel Dres orbit - Mission 49) Y18, D68 ([actual] Wanderer-2 Jool orbit - Mission 50) Y18, D73 ([actual] Wanderer-2 Tylo flyby - Mission 50) Y18, D74 ([actual] Wanderer-2 Laythe flyby and subprobe landing - Mission 50) Y18, D87 ([actual] Wanderer-2 Vall flyby - Mission 50) Y18, D104 ([actual] Wanderer-2 Pol flyby - Mission 50) Y18, D140 ([actual] Wanderer-2 Bop flyby - Mission 50) --- SSTO rocket testing, Reusable Crew Vehicle introduction Y19, D24 ([actual] Mouhou Project 3 Moho landing - Mission 54) Y19, D77 - Futurebase Minmus established (Moon Rabbit 1, Mission 59) Y19, D83 - Futurebase Mun established (Moon Rabbit 2, Mission 62) Y20, D180 ([actual] Project DIVA Gilly landing - Mission 63) Y22, D31 ([actual] Project DIVA return from Gilly - Mission 63) --- Asteroid retrieval, Futurelab de-orbit, ISRU demonstration, Negi Star introduction, Space Station Mirai assembly Y25, D37 ([actual] Snow Fairy 1 Eeloo orbit - Mission 83) --- Hope Base 1 and ISRU infrastructure established on Minmus Y27, D346 ([actual] Project DIVA 2nd Duna landing - Mission 94)

Thanks! The large crew cabins on the Negi Maru are meant to self-roleplay the living space needed for long interplanetary journeys.

I already posted it on the challenge thread.

@JacobJHC My Jool 5 mission is now complete: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 (if you get forced to the bottom of the page, just click the address bar and press "enter" or "return") 8 Kerbals (Jeb, Bill, Anelle, Camlorf, Valentina, Tiella, Bob, and Negy Kerman), ISRU KSP version 1.1.3 (sandbox); part-related mods: Taurus HCV, Kerbal Inventory System / Kerbal Attachment System (struts), Kerbpaint (for 1.1.3) Why 1.1.3? This is part of my continuing sandbox pseudo-career which I started back in 2013 and transferred over to the current version (and Kerbpaint doesn't really work for newer versions). Before that: Negi Maru module launches (interplanetary mothership), WiM-6 Minmus miner (to fuel the Negi Maru in Kerbin orbit), Negi Star flight 12 (passenger shuttle, KIS strut installation for Dres mission), WiM-9 Jool system miner, Jool Rabbit 1 lander, Jool Rabbit 2 lander + Negi Star flight 15 Negi Maru orbiting Pol

Mission 160: Project DIVA F 2nd / Negi Maru flight 02 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9) Designing Interplanetary Vehicle Architecture with Fission propulsion, 2nd mission. Jool 5 expedition with 8 Kerbals. The end of a journey lasting almost 4 years. Y42, D229 (Kerbin orbit insertion) Mission 168: Negi Rabbit flight 17 Bringing Jeb, Bill, Anelle, Camlorf, Valentina, Tiella, Bob, and Negy back to Kerbin. Y42, D229 (launch) Y42, D230 (crew landing at KSC)