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edit: images have been reuploaded to imgur. Mission 11 Payload: Moon Princess 2 Description: A small probe designed for scientific observations while in orbit around a moon. (Less fuel and extra batteries compared to MP-1) Mass at launch: 0.446 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 Mission goal: Achieve a low orbit around Minmus. MP-1 and the OS-02 upper stage on a parking orbit. The upper stage had to do a small plane change before the injection burn. Post-injection burn transfer orbit. Estimated time to the Minmus encounter was about a day. [image not found] Halfway to Minmus. MP-2 has entered Minmus's SOI. The initial capture orbit with an orbital period of about 1.4 days. MP-2 in its final orbit above the icy surface of Minmus. Mission successful

Mission 10 Payload: Kujita-2 (Mk. 01a) Description: Identical to Mk. 01, but with an ASAS module. Mass at launch: 3.855 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 03 First stage: JKJSPC LV-T30 liquid engine Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909 liquid engine (w/ extended tank) Total mass at launch: 10.780 t Mission goal: Achieve LKO then safely return back to Kerbin. Pilot: Jebediah Kerman Finally, the Onion Stick had been upgraded to a liquid first stage. Jeb felt more comfortable flying in a rocket with stages that had been built by his own company. Unlike the last mission, Kujita-2 achieved orbit. The capsule's namesake was a rocket scientist named Kujita Kerman. Jebediah performed a short EVA, too. De-orbit, re-entry, and landing occured almost two hours after launch. Mission successful It landed closer to the space center than last time.

Mission 09 Payload: Kujita-1 (Mk. 01) Description: A one-Kerbal crew capsule (Command Pod Mk1) that was supposed to use the Onion Stick second stage for orbital insertion and de-orbit. Mass at launch: 3.755 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 Total mass at launch: 11.680 t Mission goal: Achieve LKO then safely return back to Kerbin. Pilot: Jebediah Kerman First stage had no problems. However, due to an underestimation, the second stage did not have enough fuel to raise the periapsis above Kerbin's surface. The command pod separated from the rest of the vehicle, about to re-enter at near-orbital velocity. Parachutes were deployed high above the ground. The capsule landed almost half-a-world away from the space center. At least Jeb landed safely. Partial failure

I would love to put a mission insignia on a rocket someday.

Okay, what's up with these forum glitches? Mission 8 was deleted. Thankfully, I keep a backup of the posts. Mission 08 Payload: Moon Princess 1 Description: A small probe designed for scientific observations while in orbit around a moon. Mass at launch: 0.505 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 Mission goal: Achieve a low Munar orbit. The OS-02 launched into a low Kerbin parking orbit before boosting towards the Mun. The second stage ran out of fuel during the injection burn, so the LV-1 did the rest. Munar Transfer Orbit Halfway there There was a brief issue before the Munar insertion burn: the spacecraft was inside Kerbin's shadow for quite a while, leaving it with zero electrical power. But luckily, the sun came out as the vehicle passed through periapsis, so the engines burned until it was in an elliptical transfer orbit. Then the final insertion burn was performed, placing Moon Princess 1 in low Munar orbit. Mission successful Note: When the spacecraft reached its final orbit, KASDA realized that the vessel had a lot of delta-v left. This happened because "Atmospheric Stats" was toggled on the Kerbal Engineer software. In conjunction with this delta-v map (which didn't take Kerbin's atmosphere into account), it resulted in an overestimation of the fuel required for this mission.

How do I fix the "No Terrain Detected" glitch (when I leave the game and return)?

At the time of this post: 6 flights, with 3 of them being in Kerbostationary orbit.

Mission 06 Payload: Songbird-3 Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 Mission 07 Payload: Songbird-4 Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 Mission goal: Establish a rudimentary communications satellite network at Kerbostationary orbit. No problems with the two launches. The communications satellites were eventually placed in their final Kerbostationary orbits. Mission successful The Songbird network will provide minimal data relay services for people on the ground and people/probes in space.

Mission 05 Payload: Songbird-2 Description: A small communications satellite with a single Communotron 16 dish and solar panel arrays and batteries. Mass at launch: 0.361 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909​ liquid engine with longer tank compared to Mk. 01 Mass of launcher: 10.690 t Total mass at launch: 11.051 t Mission goal: Achieve a Kerbostationary orbit. Launch occurred without any issues; solar panels were deployed prior to apoapsis burn. Upper stage burned until vessel reached a Kerbostationary Transfer Orbit. At the apoapsis of KTO after an hour-long coast, the upper stage burned retrograde so it would re-enter the atmosphere. The spacecraft was separated, and increased its periapsis until it was in a Kerbostationary orbit. Mission successful There is a plan to expand the Songbird program to a series of satellites for global coverage. But for the meantime, Songbird-2 will provide communications services for only one part of the globe.

Some sort of forum glitch had erased Missions 03 and 04. Mission 04 Payload: Songbird-1 Description: A small communications satellite with a single Communotron 16 dish and solar panel arrays. Mass at launch: 0.351 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 02 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909​ liquid engine with longer tank compared to Mk. 01 Mass of launcher: 10.690 t Total mass at launch: 11.041 t Mission goal: Achieve a Kerbostationary orbit. First stage flight had no problems, but after the first second-stage engine cutoff, a problem was noticed as the ship approached apoapsis. The vessel didn't respond to any commands. It re-entered into Kerbin's atmosphere, crashing into the ocean. Later it was discovered that the cause was a lack of electrical power brought on by a lack of batteries. KASDA has learned its lesson, and will make sure to include batteries on any future uncrewed spacecraft. Mission failed

I also have a save where I can test things non-conscientiously, and a save where I do things "for real".

edit: Imageshack betrayed us all. Some sort of forum glitch had erased Missions 03 and 04. Mission 03 Payload: KERTSUNE-3 (Kerpton Electronic Research/Testing Satellite Using a Number of Experiments 3) Description: Identical to KERTSUNE-2, but with the MapSat technology. Mass at launch: 0.359 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 01 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909 liquid engine. Mass of launcher: 9.565 t Total mass at launch: 9.924 t Mission goal: Achieve a polar mapping orbit around Kerbin. Rocket launch was nominal; second stage engine ran out of fuel while the vehicle was still on a suborbital trajectory, leaving KERTSUNE-3's LV-1 engine to do the rest of the work. The final orbit was 186 x 185 km, with a 83.82 deg inclination (thanks to this thread). The MapSat dishes were activated, and KERTSUNE-3 began mapping Kerbin's surface. Mission successful Imagery from KERTSUNE-3 will be commercially provided to customers around the world.

I landed on Mars once, and made about it.I also made a small satellite launcher. You don't need to make a .dll for that; all you need is something called "multistage2" by Vinka, which involves making and editing configuration (.cfg) files in Notepad.

edit: Imageshack betrayed us all. Mission 02 Payload: KERTSUNE-2 (Kerpton Electronic Research/Testing Satellite Using a Number of Experiments 2) Description: Upgraded version of KERTSUNE, with extra solar panels, equipment, and an LV-1 orbital engine. Mass at launch: 0.339 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 01 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909​ liquid engine. Mass of launcher: 9.565 t Total mass at launch: 9.904 t Mission goal: Achieve a low-inclination, low-eccentricity orbit around Kerbin. The rocket launched in the same manner as the last mission, but there was one difference. The second stage would burn until the apoapsis was between 60 and 70 kilometers. The satellite would then be jettisoned so that the upper stage's orbit would slowly decay (unlike the first mission). KERTSUNE-2's LV-1 engine burned a few times, resulting in an near-circular orbit of 390 km (and 0.4 deg inclination). Mission successful Orbital map. KERTSUNE-2's orbital path is highlighted in blue.

(made a few retcons, changed Kerpton Future Aerospace into the Kerpton Aero-Space Development Agency, or KASDA) edit: Imageshack betrayed us all. edit: and I'm never using RainApp! Mission 01 Payload: KERTSUNE (Kerpton Electronic Research/Testing Satellite Using a Number of Experiments) Description: Probodobodyne Stayputnik Mk. 2 satellite bus, equipped with several scientific instruments. Mass at launch: 0.085 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 01 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor (note: chosen for its simplicity and low cost) Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909 liquid engine. Mass of launcher: 9.565 t Total mass at launch: 9.65 t Mission goal: Achieve low Kerbin orbit. edit 2015.04.27: This is what it looks like: While the Onion Stick was on the pad, the Kertsune Miku voice synthesizer did the pre-launch countdown. At T-0, the first stage ignited, and the rocket shot straight up. Once the first stage had ran out of fuel, it was jettisoned, and the second stage started burning until the apoapsis of the suborbital trajectory reached 139 kilometers. The LV-909​ engine restarted once it got to that altitude, pushing its payload to a slightly eccentric orbit of 604 x 139 km (9.4 deg inclination). The payload separated from the vehicle shortly after engine cut-off, and oriented itself so that its solar panel would face the Sun. Mission successful

I call it a green onion or negi.

Overview: Kerpton (kerp-tawn) Future Media was a software development company which created the popular singing synthesizer program "Kertsune (kert-soo-neh) Miku", which many Kerbals had used to make their own songs. But lately, its founder, Hiroyuki Kerman, had considered starting a space program after playing a realistic space simulator for several months. Using the wealth he had acquired from selling so many copies of music software, he started a new organization called the Kerpton Aero-Space Development Agency, and hired several young aerospace engineers. This thread will document the various missions of KASDA. KASDA insignia, depicting a green onion (negi) flying through space KSP Version: 1.1.3 (originally 0.20.2) Mods currently in use: Kerbal Engineer, Kerbal Alarm Clock, Precise Maneuver, MechJeb, Ambient Light Adjustment, Flight Manager for Reusable Stages (doesn't seem to be for 1.1.3 anymore but I have a copy), Kerbpaint (with update for 1.1.3), Docking Port Alignment Indicator, Near Future Construction, Asteroid Day, Habitat Pack, HyperEdit (for testing only), TAC Fuel Balancer, Trajectories, Taurus HCV, Environmental Visual Enhancements, Scatterer, Stock Visual Enhancements, Kopernicus, Outer Planets Mod, Pood's OPM-VO, Planetshine, in-game Transfer Window Planner, Engine Lighting, Flag Decals, Kerbal Inventory System, NavHud, EVA Follower, Atomic Age, Kerbal Joint Reinforcement, SpaceY + SpaceY Expanded, Behemoth Aerospace, Stock Visual Terrain Useful calculators: Launch window calculator, Aerobraking calculator, Parachute calculator Robotic programs: Crewed programs: Mission list (if you end up in the wrong place when you click a link, click the address bar and press enter) Timeline of interplanetary mission milestones prior to the manifestation of Sarnus, Urlum, Neidon, and Plock, and everything that happened in between (Y1 to Y29) (1-100) (101-200) (201-270) (By the way, how do you people take screenshots? I can't move the camera to the camera angle that I want if it is paused, and I can't move the camera and fly the rocket at the same time.)

Because it's cool. And because it's our country's national vegetable.

The flag that I'm going to use once I buy KSP:

Thank you all for welcoming me! Here's my YouTube channel, where you can plainly see who my favorite singer is.

The clue is also in the avatar.

Maybe John Hurt is the 8.5th Doctor and the one who ended the Time War?

In the demo, I made a simple orbital rocket, and a larger one that could get to Munar orbit, but not back to Kerbin.

Thanks! No, Pipcard is a portmanteau of Piplup from Pokémon and Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek. It's a moniker I made up a long time ago. But that's not who I meant by "favorite singer".

I am familiar with Kerbal Space Program, but I have been reluctant to buy it since I had the freeware space sim "Orbiter". But now, I'm going to buy it this afternoon, so I can join in all the fun. Can you guess who my favorite singer is?