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I'm planning to post the first part of a mission report series that will also include some of my own writing, as well as screenshots. I know it will have a lot of writing at the start, but I don't know if the amount of story will change as I develop the series. What I'm wondering is whether it should go in Mission Reports (like the well known Long-Term Laythe Mission series), or in Fan Works as writing? Also, what does "AAR" mean in the context of fan works?

Edit: nevermind

I suspect it would be just like doing rendezvouses over Kerbin, only on a much much longer time scale

Minmus is definitely a fun place to visit, I had a base there for a while. Thats where I learned precision landing

yeah, I'm taking that other thread and turning it around. Is there any body in the system that seems like a good luck charm to you? Where missions always seem to go smoothly? For me, its probably Duna. Never had anything go wrong on Duna or Ike.

Moho and Dres give me a hard time because of the dV it takes to get in orbit around them. also, Laythe broke the solar panels on my lander once, for no reason, resulting in a mission being cut very short I'm fairly certain Duna loves me though. Never had a bad mission to Duna or Ike.

I assembled... this thing

I launched a crew shuttle to retrieve the crew and science results from my latest interplanetary mission. And, for the first time ever, I actually managed to land on the Space Center runway! I've only been getting into using shuttles very recently, mostly just for large crew transfers

I can't think of any reason why those wouldn't be able to get to orbit. I've gotten to orbit with less on Duna

I can understand that you've only really thought of this pack in terms of sandbox mode, the complete systems are pretty fantastic. However, I do think it should be relatively simple to integrate them into the tech tree in a way that allows people to use them in their own ways before everything for a system is unlocked.

I forgot to ask this before, but will all the parts be distributed on the tech tree in a sensical manner?

Is that a mini inflatable hab? It looks kinda cute actually

Well, obviously you wouldn't use a NERVA for getting to orbit, its for the interplanetary stage (do you even play KSP?) And there is a BIG difference between Orion and a NERVA. The nuclear component of a NERVA is just a reactor, while ORION uses full fledged nukes for propulsion. The safety and political considerations are different.

KTS Ulysses: VASIMR power to Ike and back Next up, I decided to send a mission to Ike. While my Kerbals have already been to Duna, a few of the KSC eggheads have come up with some interesting theories about Ike's composition, and want some samples. This might be my favorite mission I've done recently. Near Future Propulsion features pretty heavily in it, as well as Porkjet's habitat ring. The Ulysses performed well, I'll definitely have to reuse it for missions to Jool. For now, it'll switch to standby mode and remain in Kerbin orbit. Meanwhile... I have a more impressive craft in the works.

I've always been puzzled when people do one-way trips. I've never sent a Kerbal anywhere I couldn't bring him back from

This is where I'll be posting some mission reports. Currently I'm in late career mode. Part mods I use are KAS, Near Future Propulsion, Porkjet's Habs, a small part of of B9, and maybe a few misc others. Minmus Kethane Base Seeing as I had kethane and KAS installed, I decided to actually use them for once, and experience the joys of running a base. Minmus seemed like the obvious location for it, so I started developing the modules and vehicles. I snatched Bob from the Astronaut lounge, stuck some Commander stripes on his suit, and told him his next assignment would be overseeing the base. Ultimately the base proved a bit overbuilt, I didn't need the reactor, and I only ever used one rover-load of Kethane for refueling purposes. After they had been up there for about 2 months, I brought the crew home, and decomissioned the base because I was uninstalling Kethane.

A lot of the new stock parts are pretty detailed, and yet the older spaceplane parts are still kinda awful. would it take very long for someone a Squad to fix them up a bit?

Well, if you're not a spaceplane fan, there's no reason you couldn't use it as an awesome cabin for large rovers! Its shape and great view would make it perfect for driving.

Wow, high quality parts out of nowhere. Usually stuff like this gets a development thread first, so I'm pleasantly surprised. Anyway, great IVA with a great view, perfect for exploration of Kerbin (or maybe Laythe)

Pffffffffft, my sides! Anyway, that ship reminds me of one I built with your centrifuge and Near Future Propulsion

I challenge someone to send this to Eve or Laythe

Very clever

Orbiting Dres with some friends

I think I would be willing to part with most, if not all, of my mods for this

I don't think you answered his question, he said 2 things and asked which one of them it was. In response to Driftwood, this is a collection of parts from various mods that have been tweaked and retextured to fit together from a gameplay and visual standpoint. They will be released in one pack if permission can be obtained from the various mod creators.