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FROM THE OFFICE OF WERNHER VON KERMAN For over 40 years, the Kerbal Space Program has conducted countless missions to explore the Kerbol system. We have sent probes, relays, rovers, and even kerbals to those places to further expand our understanding of space. Once we were sure that we could return from a planet or moon, we would begin establishing a permanent presence on there - whether it be from a mobile base, a stationary outpost, or simply an orbital station with at least one lander ready. Below is a photo gallery of some of the things we built to solidify Kerbin's presence. Jack Mobile Base on Duna. Large contributor of science points Can carry up to 19 people 16 in cabin 1 in cockpit 2 in science lab Stowed in cargo area (can open downward doors for quick exit) Hades Station in orbit of Eeloo We also have men on the surface (two of them Jebediah Kerman and Bob) Large contributor of science points U.S.S. Enterprise-D in orbit of Duna Has a Mk. Vb travel pod docked to it Pod has a seven-person capacity. Rob Mobile Base on Vall Nicknamed "Girl Base" since the entire base crew is female. Large contributor of science points Has a lander on the surface ready for blastoff And a Mk. V travel pod in orbit Tourist transports and ongoing exploration missions are not pictured, as they are technically not contributing to any permanent presences. Aside from that, we have established permanent presences on all significant celestial bodies in the Kerbol system except for: Moho We only landed there once, and there has been a very low demand to fly there since then. Even though we sent a fuel truck, a mobile base, and started building a space station, the kerbalnauts seem to have a silent pact never to venture there. Recently, one tourist has paid to fly there. He'll be in space soon, along with an engineer. Eve We still have yet to come up with a plausible Eve Ascent Vehicle design. Until such a time, it is forbidden to land there. We have three scientists in orbit of Gilly right now, but that's only to fulfill some study and station contracts. We plan to send them back once the next transfer window opens. Tylo We have no mission plan for that moon. Right now, we have more personnel off the planet than we do on. Three years ago, we started to receive letters and emails from the families and friends of the active-duty kerbalnauts - all of them requesting that we send them back home. After the general public started to hop on board that train, the KSP administration has voted to pull everyone out. While ongoing tourism flights and exploration missions will proceed as planned, Mission Control will be conducting an interplanetary effort to get the colonists back to Kerbin safe and sound. Opponents of this operation argued that we would be undermining our space program's credibility in terms of bravery and ability to gather scientific data, but I assured them in a press conference yesterday that this concern was unwarranted. After all, if we need to, we could send someone else to those same bases and stations - and it would be someone who has not been in that planet before. Below is a list of all the colonists that we are going to summon back to Kerbin. Though there are still several kerbalnauts still out there, they're either participating in: Ongoing exploration missions e.g. the Neptune Missions to Laythe. this also covers ongoing contract missions Outstanding tourist contract missions. Outstanding construction contract missions. e.g. a Pol outpost with an engineer. Name Level Specialty Stationed At Location Doodmore 4 Pilot U.S.S. Enterprise-D Duna (Orbit) Lasel 4 Scientist U.S.S. Enterprise-D Duna (Orbit) Lodmon 4 Scientist U.S.S. Enterprise-D Duna (Orbit) Maurie 2 Engineer U.S.S. Enterprise-D Duna (Orbit) Donfurt 3 Pilot U.S.S. Enterprise-D Duna (Orbit) Frocal 3 Scientist Jack Mobile Base Duna (Surface) Donbin 3 Scientist Jack Mobile Base Duna (Surface) Namin 3 Engineer Jack Mobile Base Duna (Surface) Matt 5 Scientist Hades Station Eeloo (Orbit) Siebald 5 Scientist Hades Station Eeloo (Orbit) Eriler 3 Engineer Hades Station Eeloo (Orbit) Arbus 3 Pilot Hades Station Eeloo (Orbit) Jebediah 5 Pilot Skylar Base Eeloo (Surface) Jedemone 0* Scientist Skylar Base Eeloo (Surface) Bob 5 Scientist Skylar Base Eeloo (Surface) Grarey 5 Pilot Rob Base Vall (Surface) Ralo 5 Scientist Rob Base Vall (Surface) Olivia 5 Scientist Rob Base Vall (Surface) Rabal 5 Engineer Rob Base Vall (Surface) * There was a paperwork issue while promoting Jedemone, but he is guaranteed his new rank when he returns to Kerbin. This Mission Report thread will contain the journal entries of these kerbalnauts as they push to return to their home planet. This doesn't mean that we're quitting the space program, but that we're allowing these hard-working colonists to come back home and allow other kerbalnauts to take their place. OPERATION: HOMECOMING IS A "GO" Wernher Von Kerman Year 42, Day 352 5H30M