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UPDATE No new chapter today folks. However, I will show you a little sneak peak into what's coming: Also check out my new AAR "The Space Race": http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/43528-AAR-The-Space-Race And one more thing: would someobody like to make me a new banner for the Space Race (like one of these made by chobit-389 which I have in my signature)?

No problem. Actual flight is not staged. I test all my ships and landers a lot but than I just play the game and, if it's necessary, improvise. Accidents happen though: Here you can see the only photo of the moment when "Firefly" broke off; I was busy doing aerobrake so I barely had time to take one screenshot. And about "Kadmos" - it was completely unexpected. Normally I use like 20-30 mods and a dozen of plugins, so bugs and glitches happen. For instance, this screenshot was taken when I was trying to update the Grand Tour AAR and all its ships to 0.20.2: So yeah, it just exploded And putting together Dragon Riders and what was left of the "Kadmos" plus trying to establish orbit was one of the best moments in KSP. I was in Kerbin escape orbit remember! That's why AAR are so unique - normally when you write, you have total control over the world and characters. AARs are more like classic role playing game - sometimes dices can be cruel. But hey, it's only more interesting thanks to that

I'm glad you like it. Updates in this story will be less frequent than updates for the Grand Tour though, so don't expect more than 1-2 per week

PROLOGUE 1957-1958: NEW MUN *** OCTOBER 4th, 1957 “The pulsating radio “beep†of the first kerbmade Kerbin satellite signaled today to the world that our species had crossed the threshold into the age of travel through space. The Kerbal Union announced it had won the race into space by launching an kerbin satellite Friday, a 184-pound, 22-inch globe now orbiting the Kerbin at 18,000 miles an hour, 560 miles up. Millions of persons throughout the world heard the “beep ... beep ... beep ...†rebroadcast today by local stations and realized that man had taken his first faltering steps into the new era. Launching of the satellite was a tremendous victory for science. It was a more tremendous victory for Union propaganda to be able to trumpet to the world the Reds were the first to break through the frontiers of space.†(source: http://www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com/sputnik.htm) *** IKE: This is unacceptable! We have to do something with this immediately! Do you know that their prime minister called me few days ago only to mock me about it? I can still hear his „nanana, we have a satelliteâ€Â! What can you do about it, Hugh? HUGH: With all due respect, Mr. President, I don't think think that the NRL is capable of sending anything to space in the foreseeable future. I think we all will be better off if we, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics will… JOHN: Excuse me! It's the Naval Research Laboratory is sufficiently equipped to… HENRY: Don't be ridiculous, John. Kerbal States Army… EDDY: What? Political repercussions of our Army launching satellite… HENRY: What about our Air Force than? EDDY: We can't use the… HUGH: Only NACA could possibly… IKE: Enough! I want actions, not words! What do you propose? I have to make public announcement soon. HUGH: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics should… HENRY: The Army… EDDY: Kerbal Union reaction to such… WERNHER: Maybe vee should cooperate? IKE: Quiet! How many agencies do we have anyhow? And who is this guy? EDDY: Doctor Werner von Braun, Ballistic Missile Agency. IKE: Oh. So he's one of the, uhm, guests? EDDY: That is correct, Mr. President. IKE: All right. Here's what we're going to do… NOVEMBER 3rd, 1957 *** IKE: Yes, prime minister, I… No, but thank you… :sigh: Yes, I've seen the news. Congratulations. What? Yes. Heidi. Weimaraner. No, she's not… Oh… Prime minister, I understand that… yes, I know that you have put dog in space… Space dog. Yes, very funny. Very funny. Listen, I have to hang out now. Yes, very busy. Thank you, I… No, we're not. Yes. You too. Goodbye. :hangs out: My Kod, I can't take it anymore! EDDY: Our lack of progress is certainly… IKE: Listen. You go tell these blokes that they have to launch our own Sputnik as soon as they can. One month, that's it – this great nation won't wait any… EDDY: Satellite. IKE: What? EDDY: It's satellite. Sputnik is a name of the first… IKE: Whatever! I want this done as soon as possible, you hear me?! DECEMBER 6th, 1957 *** JOHN: Well I be damned… ENGINEER: Don't worry, general, the next one will surely succeed. FEBRUARY 5th, 1958 *** JOHN: … ENGINEER: Uh, general? We have a call from the Green House. Mr. President would like to talk with you. MARCH 17th, 1958 *** JOHN: Yes! We did it! ENGINEER: Here goes the Kerbin's fourth satellite! JOHN: Swell! We showed them how to do it, didn't we?! ENGINEER: We certainly did sir. Err… sir? JOHN: What is it? ENGINEER: I was ordered to deliver you this letter after the launch. I, uhm, I believe it's… JOHN: What?! That sneaky bastard! How did he do this?! ENGINEER: Err, by having two successful launches before we did? JOHN: That was rhetorical questio… Lack of funds?! Concentrating national effort? What the frak is KASA?! JULY 29th, 1958 *** IKE: There you go. By signing this document, I'm putting a lot in stake. Do you understand this, doctor Wernher? WERNHER: I can assure you that the entire Kerbal Aeronautics and Space Administration vill vork tirelessly, Mr. Prezident. IKE: I hope so. Remember, this is serious. The fate of entire world is in your hands. WERNHER: Mr.. Prezident? IKE: Err... this nation's fate is in your hands? Whatever, doctor – you won't fail me. Do you understand that? WERNHER: I vill do my best, Mr. Prezident. IKE: You better. Alright know, what would you say for little BBQ now when the formalities are over? Huh? WERNHER: I vill be honored. IKE: Swell. By the way, I was thinking about one thing. WERNHER: Mr. Prezident? IKE: Where are you going to find men stupid, I mean, brave enough to get inside one of those things? WERNHER: I'm afraid I don't follow. IKE: Manned rockets, von Braun! That's the obvious next step. WERNHER: I vas zinking about cats. IKE: Cats? WERNHER: Vell, they send a dog, so I zought that it vill be the only logical answer. IKE: You're a weird man, von Braun. WERNHER: I'm a rocket zientist, Mr. Prezident. IKE: Precisely. NOVEMBER 12th, 1958 *** ATC: That was some good flying, Jeb. You're pushing X-15 to its limits. But I'm afraid I have a bad news for you, sugar. JEB: Come on, baby, what is it this time? ATC: You're grounded indefinitely. JEB: What? Hey, I told you that this last crash wasn't really my fault. Honestly, if only the fuel pumps… ATC: You're grounded because you won't be working here anymore. JEB: I won't… Wait, does that mean...? ATC: That's right, sweetie. Their answer for your application has just come. KASA has accepted your candidacy. JEB: Yeah! Ring a ding-ding, baby! I'm gonna be an astronaut!

SPACECRAFT OF THE SPACE RACE *** UNION OF KERBAL SOCIALIST REPUBLICS aka KERBAL UNION/REDS/SOVIETS UNITED STATES OF KERMARICA aka KERBAL STATES/GREENS/YANKEES

The Space Race Docufiction/mockumentary AAR Which superpower is going to win the Race - Kerbal States or Kerbal Union? Does the first generation of kerbonauts really have the right stuff? Will kerbalkind ever reach the Mun? INCREDIBLE TALE OF COURAGE, POLITICS AND ROCKETS! PROLOGUE: FIRST SATELLITE (PROLOGUE) 1957-1958: NEW MUN PART ONE: RACE TO ORBIT (CHAPTER 1) 1959-1961: IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE (CHAPTER 2) 1961: FIRST IN SPACE – PART ONE (CHAPTER 3) 1961: FIRST IN SPACE – PART TWO (CHAPTER 4) 1961: WE CHOOSE THE MUN (CHAPTER 5) 1961: THE TWINS (CHAPTER 6) 1962: AURORA BOREALIS (CHAPTER 7) 1962: OCTOBER CRISIS PART TWO: SMALL STEPS ... *** TIMELINE OF THE SPACE RACE Color-coded for your convenience!

AAR = After Action Report I've some plans but, as always, reality mess with them a lot. So while I have every operation (descent, ascent, randez-vous) more or less planned, I play the game, watch the results and then I write about this. For instance, check out the aerobraking in Eve's atmosphere or orbit injection burn in the previous AAR (Jool of Kerbol system) - I totally didn't expect what happened.

Z-pinch engine: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/24148-3-metersZ-Pinch-fusion-rocket PDF version - well, currently this is on hold. A lot of data was lost during the April purge, including private messages. Thanks to dedication of one of the readers however I do have first few chapters in pdf. DOWNLOAD PDF Considering that what we have here (this thread) is an unpolsihed version of the story miracously recovered after April, I don't think so that in the forseeable future the PDF project will be completed. My priority is now the Grand Tour.

Speaking of whom - if you like hard s-f, you would love Jacek Dukaj. He's almost on par with Stanislaw Lem - and sometimes even better! You can get a free sneak peak into his work here on his page. I have all his books There was even nominated to Oscar animation based loosely on one of his novel: End of OT

I probably didn't make it clear enough but this (crew list) is supposed to be Jeb's note, not an official document. 1) Here you go: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/bace-0-18-4-v-1/ 2) What can I say? The journey has just begun 3) They do! I believe it was even mentioned somewhere in the prologue. However, the command module looks like this: So our brave pilots have it the hard way http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/31251-The-Icarus-Project Remember, the Grand Tour is powered by v.0.20.2 KSP!

Thank you all very much. If you fancy, you can use the "Rate this thread" option at the top of the page to make sure that even more forumites will have a chance to read this story MOAR chapters soon! Although I didn't make my mind yet - more frequent updates but shorter chapters or longer chapters but less often? What would you prefer?

Could you be more specific? You mean the main engine (Z-pinch fusion)?

One more update for today - newest version of the Grand Tour mission plan (chapter 12 advancements included)

CHAPTER 12 AEROBRAKING: EVE *** BERTY v.2.0.8: Aerobraking will commence in 60 seconds. JEB: The sooner we're over with this the bett… Sid? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the crew module! SID: I know, I know. It's just… I need to meet this planet face to face, you know? JEB: Look, I will never forget this part of “Kadmos†flight but you really shouldn't… SID: Please. It's not like I have time to move to the crew module anyway. JEB: Damn it Sid. BERTY v.2.0.8: Aerobraking will commence in 30 seconds. SID: Plus you could use some help in case of anything unexpected. JEB: Fine, fine, just be quiet for a few minutes, will ya? BERTY v.2.0.8: Aerobraking will commence in 20 seconds. JEB: ASAS and RCS are good, trajectory is fine. SID: 5g tops, right BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. Aerobraking will commence in 10 seconds. JEB: ASAS and RCS are good, trajectory is fine. BERTY v.2.0.8: T minus 5. SID: Hello there, you violet bastard. We're back. BERTY v.2.0.8: â€ÂProteus†has entered the atmosphere. Increasing friction and pressure. JEB: Nice and easy, nice and easy. BERTY v.2.0.8: Heatshield's temperature 800 degrees and rising. JEB: 1g. SID: Long time no see. BERTY v.2.0.8: Heatshield's temperature 1700 degrees and rising. 45 seconds to periapsis. JEB: 2,5g, good. SID: Ugh! What was that?! JEB: BERTY, report! BERTY v.2.0.8: Warning. Multiple structural failures detected in the robotic arm B. Heatshield's temperature 2900 degrees and rising. 30 seconds to periapsis. SID: Holy crap, we're moving off course! JEB: Frak it, I knew it! BERTY, correct with RCS! BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. Warning. Robotic arm B not responding. Probability of rapid change of trajectory estimated to 17,4% and rising. SID: It's on fire! Plasma is messing with our yaw! BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. Heatshield's temperature 3800 degrees and rising. 10 seconds to periapsis. SID: Jeb, do something! JEB: I'm trying! BERTY v.2.0.8: Warning. Vibrations in hull detected. Risk of critical structural failure estimated to 2,7%. Heatshield's temperature 5800 degrees and rising. 5 seconds to periapsis. SID: Why there always has to be something!? JEB: Shut up! Help me BERTY, with 5g I can't… BERTY v.2.0.8: Periapsis reached. Heatshield's temperature 6978 degrees and falling. Pressure and friction falling. Elliptical orbit achieved. SID: We're gonna make it! Jeb? JEB: … SID: Jeb! BERTY v.2.0.8: Pilot not responding. Assuming direct control. *** BERTY v.2.0.8: Commander? SID: Jeb! Are you alright? JEB: What's…? BERTY v.2.0.8: It appears that you've lost consciousness due to excessive g-force draining blood away from the brain causing cerebral hypoxia. Medical examination is advised. SID: We're not that young anymore, ol'buddy. JEB: I'm okay, BERTY. Status report. BERTY v.2.0.8: Heatshield's undamaged. Robotic arm B non-responsive. 3 minor failures in hull's structure detected. Evaluating the damage and repairing the hull if necessary advised. Elliptical orbit achieved. No casualties or injuries among the crew. All systems operational. JEB: Inclination? BERTY v.2.0.8: 32,7 degrees. Matching orbital planes with Eve Lander and stabilizing equatorial orbit scheduled in 12 minutes; predicted delta-V 1512,2 m/s. “Proteus†positioned to execute the manoeuver SID: I think you should go to flight surgeon right away, Jeb. You're not looking good. JEB: Later. SID: … JEB: I'm okay, alright? SID: Jeb. JEB: I will go to him as soon as we finish our job. You hear me BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. I'm happy that we arrived at our destination safely, commander. JEB: Trust me, you're not the only one. MISSION STATUS *** CREW ASSIGNMENTS LAMGML “Alfa†1. Cpt. Rozer (pilot) 2. Dr Johndon (engineer) 3. Director Bob

I like it. Reminds me of "South Park" animation style for some reason.

Cherry-picking! "Kadmos" mission was highly successful. And lethal, but hey - space travel is a serious business It's nice that you remember all of this Imagine how the old trio from "Kadmos" feel while approaching Eve!

Cześć czołem, Czy jest tu ktoś z PL czy wszystkich wywiało po kwietniowej awarii? Wcześniej bywały tu chyba nawet takie osobistości z internetów jak Moskit czy Dem, a teraz? Pustki.

It would certainly be interesting to observe the effects of donating on the community if more mod makers put a "tip jar" on the frontpage of their mod threads. Few bucks for a cofee or something surely would be nice but, as it was discussed, it could have the effect of feeling entitled to the modder's work, with all the complications that follow. I still think that private message "Hi, take my money 'cause I love your work" is a better solution than PayPal links or something.

Yay, the old thread is still going Considering that Eve is Venus analogue and Duna is Mars analogue, the answer is pretty obvious to me. Best places to colonize in the whole system are Duna (ideal place), Laythe (perfect but too far away), Ike and Mun. That's about it if we want to do this in a realistic-looking way.

Great storytelling, I really enjoy reading this; keep these updates coming!

I've just watched your Constellation video - this is one of the best KSP missions I've seen so far. Amazing designes - kudos for you, sir!

Pretty much the motto of the game

CHAPTER 11 EVE ESCAPE ORBIT *** BOB: …and - last but not least - I would like to congratulate all of you. So far our mission has been completely successful. New and exciting data collected on Moho is priceless for our understanding of the early formation of solar systems. We found this small planet much more puzzling than we thought. Lack of kethane is still a mystery; however, the abundance of heavy elements opens completely new possibilities when thinking about colonization. Who knows, maybe what we discovered will come to fruition sooner than we expect? For all this I would like to thank you. Anyhow, as you know in this very moment we are approaching Eve. Due to difficulties while traveling to Moho we're short in fuel. Therefore we're forced to perform aerobraking. Now, I know that many of you aren't completely comfortable with this. We all know what happened to "Kadmos", it's only natural to be anxious when being on board the second ship ever to aerobrake in Eve's atmosphere. However, remember that "Proteus" is the pinnacle of technological advancement in space travel. With our heat shield and BERTY taking care of our trajectory nothing can go wrong. And with experience pilot like commander Jebediah, of course. Alright, let's talk about details. BERTY, can you remind us what our next steps are? BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. The plan is as follows. Step one: LAMGML undocks from "Proteus" and changes its trajectory. After achieving orbit and matching planes with Eve Lander the randez-vous will follow. Step two: "Proteus" aerobrakes and achieves equatorial orbit. Step three: gathering data with automated rovers and sending AMU to orbit above Gilly. Step four: landing on Eve. Step five: mining operations on Gilly, second LAMGML leaves to land on the moon. Step six: "Proteus" performs randez-vous with Eve Lander Engine Module, first LAMGML returns to mothership. Step seven: landing on Gilly. Step eight: refueling "Proteus" with AMU, exploration of Gilly. Step nine: second LAMGML returns to mothership. Step ten: Dres transfer burn. End of operations in Eve's SOI. BOB: Thank you. Any questions? Yes? JEB: What about the crew for each LAMGML? BOB: BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.8: Crew members of the first LAMGML are captain Rozer, doctor Johndon and director Bob. Crew members of the second LAMGML are lieutenant Patlie, professor Mallock and professor Sidely. JEB: Director Bo…? BOB: Somebody else? Yes? FERTOP: So the rest of us will take care of teleoperating the rovers and generally observing Eve, right? BOB: Exactly, doctor. "Proteus" will serve as our centre of command but not only - there are quite a few orbital operations to execute as well. Everyone's work and dedication is required to accomplish this phase of the mission. Yes? DANREY: How much time do we have before the next transfer burn? BOB: BERTY, please show us the mission's plan. Thank you. BOB: Huh, remind me to update this file BERTY. Anyways - as you can see, our next target is the largest body in the asteroid belt - Dres. However, thanks to our, hum, complications en route to Moho we've arrived in Eve's SOI later than we thought. The point is, we will have not one but two transfer windows open in the next 5-6 weeks. We can proceed according to the plan but, if it can be justified by expected scientific gains, we can stay here longer and go straight to Duna. But for this moment, we are going to do everything by the book. Okay, you all know what your job is. After weeks of - let's be honest - rather boring flight, we all have a chance to prove ourselves. I expect you to work as the first explorers in this system should - with passion and dedication. That's it for now; BERTY will give you detailed instructions in the due time. Dismissed and good luck, gentlemen! JEB: Can we talk in private for a second... director? BOB: :sigh: Let's get this over with. *** BOB: What is it this time? JEB: Rozer, huh? He's going to land on Eve? I have no problem with that - he's a good and experienced pilot. However I still don't understand the need for such secrecy. You thought I want to be the first kerbal on Eve? Trust me, descending to this violet hell is the last thing which... BOB: He's not landing. JEB: What? But you said that in the LAMGML docking to Eve Lander there will be only SCIENTIST and... No. BOB: Indeed, Jeb. JEB: YOU are going to land on Eve?! Are you insane? This is probably the most dangerous place in the whole solar system! And the last time you were flying was years ago! BOB: I was training excessively back on Kerbin. JEB: This is no landing, this is suicide! BOB: It surely will be memorable. JEB: Memorable, huh? So this is what this all is about after all? This whole "we work as a team" smooth talking... You are just jealous! BOB: Now wait a moment, commander... JEB: After all this years, you still didn't let it go! BOB: How could I?! Jebediah and William, first kerbals on the Mun. Everyone knows these names; but the guy who stayed in the command module waiting for them in orbit? I was completely forgotten the moment you two left your footsteps on munar surface! You were heroes, the whole world celebrated your return to Kerbin; two kerbonauts larger than life and "that third guy". Well, guess what - that guy is going to the history books as well. JEB: Bob, this is crazy! You can't do this! BOB: I can and I will; KASA's decided. I will be the first to walk on the surface of Eve. And there is nothing you can do about it. JEB: That's why you didn't tell me? To prevent me from interfering!? My Kod Bob, this is so petty. BOB: Don't you dare judging me! While I was working my arse off in KASA for years, you just let yourselve to fall into apathy. You've had so much and you let it fade away. You've always had it all so easy, didn't you? But in the end your selfishness and pride and ignorant courage mistaken for bravery you wasted it all! So let me say this clear: don't mess with me or my mission, broken old man. It's not your concern anymore. JEB: "Your mission"? BOB: I'm done with this conversation. Now go to the command pod and prepare for aerobraking. JEB: Bob, listen... BOB: You are dismissed, commander. JEB: This is a huge mistake. I hope, for your sake, that you know what are you doing. BOB: Dismissed. Now. *** ROZER: We've undocked, “Proteusâ€Â. All systems nominal, we're ready to go. JEB: Copy that. Next transmission scheduled after achieving stable equatorial orbit. ROZER: Roger. JEB: Take your time checking the Eve Lander, okay? ROZER: With all due respect commander, I have my orders. Kodspeed, “Proteusâ€Â. LAMGML-Alfa out. JEB: :sigh: Kodspeed. *** JEB: Okay Dan, you may proceed. DANREY: Copy that. BERTY v.2.0.8: In case of any problems, I may assist you in docking to the mothership, lieutenant Danrey. DANREY: Thank you, but I think I could use a little practice. DANREY: See? No problem. *** NED: …and then he replies “That's what she said!†Good one, huh? BERTY v.2.0.8: I'm afraid I don't understand the joke, Ned. NED: Oh come on, that's pretty obvious. Change the pressure please. BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. Lowering the pressure in the observation module. NED: And you know what's the best about all this? It's a true story. BERTY v.2.0.8: Does it make the joke funnier? NED: Sure it does! Oh boy, Manny was such a funny guy. He would taught you some really good stuff. Okay, you can fold it up. BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative. Folding up inflatable module. You used the past tense while speaking about your friend, Ned. NED: Hum? Oh, yes. He's no longer with us, if you know what I mean. Kod, it has been what, 8 years since the accident? BERTY v.2.0.8: Are you referring to the termination of life functions of your friend, Ned? NED: Yes… Well, at least he did it like he always wanted – he went with a BANG. Huh? You feel me? BERTY v.2.0.8: I'm confused, Ned. NED: Nevermind. Anyways, it was the last time anyone smoked a cigarette near the fuel tanks. Okay BERT, I think we're done here. I really hope everything will go smoothly this time. *** JEB: Everything checked BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.8: Yes, commander. Commander? JEB: Yeah? BERTY v.2.0.8: You told me to notify you when you got, quote, too worried, end of quote. JEB: And? BERTY v.2.0.8: Does asking the same question for the 7th time in the last 47 minutes qualifies as being too worried? JEB: Well, uh… I guess. Listen BERTY, I've been through this once and believe me, it ain't the most pleasant memory. Not like the last weeks are a good time for me anyways... BERTY v.2.0.8: Excessive worrying is ill-advised during when one is required to make important decisions. Psychological effects… JEB: Don't start it, BERTY. Just… I will be okay when we're done with this, okay? BERTY v.2.0.8: Affirmative, commander. Our trajectory has been confirmed as a safe one and completely within limits of the mothership's heat shield, which was designed to withstand several aerobraking operations. All in all, there is no reason to feel anxiety. If I may use the expression from one of the movies recommended to me by chief Ned - what could possibly go wrong? MISSION STATUS ***