A Spacetime Oddity - My Kerbal Space Program

[Tex]

Alrighty, I've tried to do this in a couple of instances before, but I think that was mainly due to my overt over-the-top style of RP and trying to do things with templates for reports and a whole bunch of stuff about procedures and whatever. Now I'm gonna start fresh, and get down to the basic of Mission Reports: reporting missions.

I haven't got much real in-game experience when it comes to interplanetary and stuff, so this should get interesting later on.

In addition, please feel free to comment on the layout or stuffz on my posts. If there is some extra information you want to see from my missions, lemme know. If you want to see a picture of crafts, lemme know. If you wanna lemme know something, lemme know. Thanks a million!

ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NEWSFLASH: April 2, 2015

Guys, this has been an amazing journey already. It's been nearly a month into the mission report/save game, and I have already learned sooo much about KSP and doing things that I personally used to believe were incredibly hard. It's just been wonderful.

I know I haven't received a lot of feedback on this, but even the small amounts of support I've gotten (including becoming Thread of the Month! Wow!) kept me inspired and just made this thing snowball. Over 1,600 views and counting. It's been awesome, thank you.

Please enjoy!

Table of Contents

Space Programs

Vckolivi Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Vckolivi-1
  
• Vckolivi-2
  
• Vckolivi-3
  
• Vckolivi-4
  
• Vckolivi-5
  
• Vckolivi-6
  

Muna Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Muna-1 [Failed Mission]
  
• Muna-2 [Failed Mission]
  
• Muna-3
  
• Muna-4
  
• Muna-5
  

Minmus Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Minmus-1
  
• 
  

Hxslozi Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Hxslozi-1
  
• Hxslozi-2
  
• Hxslozi-3
  
• Hxslozi-4
  

Hzerli Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Hzerli-1 RK
  

Duna Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Duna-1 [Failed Mission]
  
• Duna-2
  

Duna-Ike Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Duna-Ike-1 [Failed Mission]
  
• Duna-Ike-2 [Failed Mission]
  
• Duna-Ike-3
  

Kerbin System Space Station Initiative [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

Kerbin Stations

• KS-1 [Ongoing Mission]
  

Munar Stations

• MS-1
  
• 
  

Minmus Stations

Eve Program

• Eve-1
  

Kosmos Program [PROGRAM DISCONTINUED]

• Kosmos 1
  
• Kosmos 2 [Newest Mission!]
  
• 
  

Chronology Back to Top

Total Number of Missions: 27

Failed Missions: 5

Success Rating: 87.5%

Vckolivi-1

Vckolivi-2

Vckolivi-3

Vckolivi-4

Muna-1 [Failed Mission]

Vckolivi-5

Muna-2 [Failed Mission]

Vckolivi-6

Muna-3

Minmus-1

Hxslozi-1

Hxslozi-2

Hzerli-1 RK

Muna-4

Hxslozi-3

Duna-1 [Failed Mission]

MS-1

Muna-5

Hxslozi-4

Duna-2

Eve-1

Duna-Ike-1 [Failed Mission]

Kosmos 1

Duna-Ike-2 [Failed Mission

Duna-Ike-3

KS-1 [Ongoing Mission]

Kosmos 2 [Newest Mission!]

Crew Roster Back to Top

Total Active Kosmonauts: 18

Pilot Group

Jebediah Kerman [Deceased]

Jedemone Kerman [Deceased]

Merzor Kerman [Deceased]

Nelbert Kerman [Deceased]

Loddin Kerman

Tedsel Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Chadsted Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Raygun Kerman [Deceased]

Richbles Kerman

Lucott Kerman [Deceased]

Patemy Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Burry Kerman

Camman Kerman

Scientist Group

Bob Kerman

Anbal Kerman

Gregfurt Kerman

Richlock Kerman

Orry Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Billy-Bobfrod Kerman

Engineer Group

Bill Kerman

Ello Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Dilfrod Kerman

Sigbree Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Orgun Kerman [Assigned to KS-1]

Newsflashes Back to Top

• 
  
• February 22, 2015 #1 [R.I.P.]
  
• February 22, 2015 #2 [R.I.P.]
  
• February 23, 2015 [R.I.P.]
  
• February 26, 2015 #1(Two Newsflashes) [R.I.P.]
  
• February 26, 2015 #2
  
• February 27, 2015
  
• February 27, 2015 #2
  
• February 28, 2015
  
• March 1, 2015
  
• March 1, 2015 #2
  
• March 1, 2015 #3
  
• March 1, 2015 #4 [R.I.P.]
  
• March 2, 2015
  
• March 4, 2015
  
• March 5, 2015 [R.I.P.]
  
• March 13, 2015
  
• March 19, 2015
  
• March 19, 2015 #2
  
• March 22, 2015
  
• April 2, 2015 [Newest Newsflash!]
  
  

the Engineer Diaries Back to Top

Please see the thread in the Fanworks section!

The Science of Space Back to Top

• Entry 1: Fundamentals
  
• Entry 2: Newsaac's Cannon
  

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Vckolivi Program Back to Top

Also known as "Explorer." This program is meant to accrue funding from early contracts and acquire enough science to get to the real nitty-gritty of doing some Munar missions, primarily.

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Vckolivi-1

This mission was the most basic of basic missions. Simple capsule-on-SRB to get some contract funds under my belt for future missions.

Crew Member(s): Jebediah Kerman

Total Mission Time: 00:05:43

Highest Altitude Achieved: 17,371m

Highest Speed Achieved: 712 m/s

Highest Speed Over Land: 175 m/s

Ground Distance Covered: 8,486m

Total Distance Traveled: 40,365m

Total Science Earned: 16.5

Funds Recovered: 1,061 (8.1km away from KSC at 97.6% recovery rate)

Vckolivi-2

This mission was more of a fund-gathering mission, and also knocked out the "altitude record" contracts by making it to space. A good amount of science I gathered on this one allowed me to unlock that first little section of 3 techs on the tree. This mission is also notable for the first instance of a Kerbal reaching outer space - Jebediah "Jeb" Kerman reached an apoapse of 87.5km on a suborbital trajectory. Hooray!

Crew Member(s): Jebediah Kerman

Total Mission Time: 00:07:22

Highest Altitude Achieved: 87,627m

Highest Speed Achieved: 751 m/s

Highest Speed Over Land: 94 m/s

Ground Distance Covered: 19,842m

Total Distance Traveled: 83,758m

Total Science Earned: 30

Funds Recovered: 2,839 (18km away from KSC at 97.2% recovery rate)

Vckolivi-3

This mission was notable for being the first orbital mission of the Space Program, and a definite milestone of the Vckolivi Program. Jeb Kerman flew a capsule into high Kerbin orbit (HKO) simply because I had the fuel to spare and needed to get a good Science return for the mission. Job well done! Knocked out the "Achieve Orbit" contract, and thereby completed the first four major contracts!

Crew Member(s): Jebediah Kerman

Total Mission Time: 01:14:46

Highest Altitude Achieved: 884,475m (884.5km)

Highest Speed Achieved: 2,502 m/s

Highest Speed Over Land: 2,509 m/s

Ground Distance Covered: 7,124,325m (7,124.3km)

Total Distance Traveled: 73,110m

Total Science Earned: 36

Funds Recovered: 2487 (276.1km away from KSC at 85.1% recovery rate)

Vckolivi-4

This mission is quite unique- It is the first flight that wasn't flown by Jebediah, true, but it also did not reach space. It was a simple mission to gather Science from the Mystery Goo containers splashed down in the Ocean. I need to unlock the Electrics tech so I can get the battery power for a Munar mission!

Unfortunately, upon reviewing the data, I gathered only enough for a grand total of... 37 points. Not enough to unlock the tech.

Due to this, I have enacted the "Outsourced RnD" strategy from the Administration facility. Maybe that can help my Science deficiency!

Crew Member(s): Jedemone Kerman

Total Mission Time: 00:01:10

Highest Altitude Achieved: 488m

Highest Speed Achieved: 128 m/s

Highest Speed Over Land: 175 m/s

Ground Distance Covered: 2,868m

Total Distance Traveled: 3,346m

Total Science Earned: 7.8

Funds Recovered: 2,859 (3.1km away from KSC at 97.9% recovery rate)

Vckolivi-5

Whew. Luckily for me, there was a contract that involved performing a single crew report in a location just a few klicks off the coast of the KSC. I was able to get the science I needed to unlock the tech. In fact, I was able to complete the entire next section of the tech tree from this mission. Wow!

Next stop: The Mun!

Crew Member(s): Tedsel Kerman

Total Mission Time: 00:03:12

Highest Altitude Achieved: 4,827m

Highest Speed Achieved: 192 m/s

Highest Speed Over Land: 175 m/s

Ground Distance Covered: 10,379m

Total Distance Traveled: 16,195m

Total Science Earned: 2.1 (plus, like, 88 from completing the contract)

Funds Recovered: 2,850 (10.2km away from KSC at 97.5% recovery rate)

Vckolivi-6

This mission was a bit out of order, coming after the Muna-2 failure mission. This one was a bit of a program-booster, and I'm sure glad it popped up- It gave me some extra funds, for sure, but it also resulted in collecting quite a bit of Science, Science that was neccesary so I could explore some more efficient rocket designs and make the Muna program actually do something besides launching expensive equipment up and cluttering Kerbin's SoI. Maybe, just maybe.

Crew Member(s): Chadsted Kerman

Total Mission Time: 00:42:55

Highest Altitude Achieved: 625,255m

Highest Speed Achieved: 2,407 m/s

Highest Speed Over Land: 2,395 m/s

Ground Distance Covered: 3,705,206m (3,705.2km)

Total Distance Traveled: 63,204m

Total Science Earned: 51.8 (and whatever other amount I got from the contract)

Funds Recovered: 1,057 (1663.9km away from KSC at 20.3% recovery rate)

Muna Program Back to Top

The Muna Program is designated for probes with the express purpose of collecting Science on and around the Mun.

Muna-1 [Failed Mission]

Well, this mission was a frank failure. It turns out that I'm addicted to patched conics- without maneuver nodes, I'm useless at figuring out how best to enter the Mun's SoI. Quite a bit of funds wasted on the useless probe... Gonna have to try again.

Total Mission Time: 1d, 04:03:05

Highest Altitude Achieved: 13,253,855m (13,253.8km)

Highest Speed Achieved: 1,657 m/s

Muna-2 [Failed Mission]

Grrrrrrrr. This mission was quite dissapointing as well. I still cant figure out where the Mun's moving to worth a [REDACTED], so I ended up first missing, then scrambling to correct the effing thing, and then running out of battery. Again. After putting two extra batteries on. At the very least, I managed to nearly halve the cost of my Muna missions, and can launch one on just over 13,000 funds. So that's one bright side. And I do suppose that I could burn a tad later to get the apoapse in the rough area I need it to. As they say, even a negative result is important. Even if it keeps swallowing my cash.

Total Mission Time: 1d, 04:44:51

Highest Altitude Achieved: 12,375,615m (12,375.6km)

Highest Speed Achieved: 2,017 m/s

Muna-3

VICTORY SCREEEEEEEECH *wolololololololololololololololo*

Ahem.

The mission was a success, successfully completing the "Explore the Mun" contract with great amounts of successful success. Now that that is out of the way, I can successfully continue upgrading my successful space program of success. Success.

Total Mission Time: 1d, 00:37:56

Highest Altitude Achieved: Munar Landing

Highest Speed Achieved: 2,031 m/s

Muna-4

Mission Date: 27/2/15

The Muna-4 mission was a complete success. Originally designed as a budget mission to collect funding for future missions by collecting temperature data around the Mun for our friends at Vac-Co Advanced Suction Systems, our other friends at StrutCo. allotted us the sum of roughly 173,000 funds in order to finance a Dunar mission! While this certainly paves the way for Dunar missions, the mission was a major boon to the other programs as well. We began this mission with just over 30,000 funds left in the bank, and ended up with over 275,000 at mission's end. That is a victory in its own right.

MET: 2d, 01:36:24

Temperature data collected from the following areas: Provan's Turf, Kendon's Escape, Site GAO0F9

Muna-5

Mission Date: 3/1/15-3/2/15

The Muna-5 mission, still in progress at this time, is going quite well. For the most part. It is the first mission that I have designed that uses two seperate rovers and have them in a system to where they can both deploy smoothly. The contract I am tackling with this mission will give a large amount of funds, and would be best completed with rovers, and so I am using them! Unfortunately, one of the two rovers was destroyed while going down a large crater, but at least there's a backup. Aiming high!

-Update: 2/3/15-

Muna-5 was a success! Though one of the rovers was destroyed, the other one was able to complete the mission objectives and score a hefty payout from a contract. The funding is going to some other projects to scrape together more funds, currently.

MET: 4d, 05:43:57

Landing Site: 164.338950 longitude, 42.432560 latitude

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Minmus Program Back to Top

The Minmus Program is designated for probes with the express purpose of collecting Science on and around Minmus.

Minmus-1

Date: 22/2/15

Well! That mission went much better than either of the first two Muna Program missions. Completed the "Explore Minmus" contract. I think that I am gonna stick a Kerbal Engineer module on each new craft, so I can provide much more precise spacecraft information at the end of each run. In fact, I need to review my entire information posting. These stats about the Muna and Minmus missions thus far don't really aid in understanding the mission at all. Stay posted.

Total Mission Time: 6d, 05:55:52

Highest Altitude Achieved: Minmus Landing

Highest Speed Achieved: 1,807

Hxslozi Program Back to Top

Also known as "Scholar" Program. This program is dedicated to small, one-Kerbal Mun landers for the purpose of collecting surface and LMO (low Munar orbit) readings and other scientific measurements.

Hxslozi-1

Please see Newsflash #2

Hxslozi-2

Date: 23/2/15

Wow. That's all I can say is wow. The Hxslozi Program was off to a rough, rough start. What with Jedemone first being stranded on the Mun, and then what happened on this mission... Wow. Here's a breakdown: After sending an unmanned Hxslozi capsule to the mun, the staging problem was encountered for the second time. Not the staging error itself, which detatched the lander too early, but a design flaw caused the lander portion to become stuck to the stage that was used for maneuvers and transmunar injection. This time, however, I was able to successfully seperate the portions with some quick thinking and vigorous tumbling of the stages to let centripetal force take care of the separation. HOWEVER, after I had successfully gotten Jedemone safely inside the capsule (his EVA fuel had been used up, so he literally had to jump and grab the pod ladder), I ran out of fuel on the deorbit burn. I was forced to use up the rest of the monopropellant to safely lower my periapse, and barely had enough to make it.

So apart from being a great story of near-catastrophe, the flight produced some good data. I need to reinvent the wheel, so to speak, and get my program back on course. Back to the drawing board, folks! Let's get this thing fixed for good!

Crew Member(s): Jedemone Kerman

Elapsed Time: 4d, 03:21:57

Total Distance Traveled: 293,824,384m (293,824.4km)

Highest Speed Attained: 4,600 m/s (Mach 13.5)

Total Science Earned (Not counting contracts): 182.2

Funds Recovered: 6,910 (531.1km from the KSC at 82.5% recovery rate)

Hxslozi-3

Mission Date: 27/2/15

A wonderful, wonderful mission! Hxslozi-3 targeted an area to plant a flag on the Mun as well as taking observations in Site KEPH on the Mun. This mission was especially cool as it was the first mission to use the updated Hxslozi Kapsule, which far outstrips the old one. Several objectives and a couple of contracts completed, and a good time was had by all.

Crew Member(s): Chadsted Kerman

MET: 5d, 01:05:48

Landing Site (Kerbin): 302.119086 Longitude, 2.174441 Latitude

Total Science Earned (Not counting contracts): 215.6

Funds Recovered: 12,077 (177km from KSC at 101% recovery rate)

Hxslozi-4

Mission Date: 4/3/15

This mission was a complete success! You may remember that this capsule was recently attached to station KSSSI MS-1, as a part of the station. Today, that lander was put to the test, completing two contracts in one go- One about planting a flag, and another about retrieving surface samples and a crew report, which ultimately determined the Munar escape burn's strange trajectory. This mission in particular served as a rough test of the capabilities of the Hxslozi capsule, as it required large amounts of hovering to get to good landing sites. It's definitely taught me a lot.

Crew Member(s): Loddin Kerman

MET: 2d, 00:14:08 (After undocking from MS-1)

Landing Site (Kerbin): -100.609781 Longitude, 4.930318 Latitude

Landing Site (Mun): Scientist's Overlook [COORDINATES UNVERIFIED]

Total Science Earned (Not counting contracts): 164.4 (after patent licensing fee)

Funds Recovered: 12,106 (276.8km away from KSC at 98% recovery rate)

Hzerli Program Back to Top

The Hzerli, or "Savior" Program, was founded with the sole purpose of rescuing stranded Kerbals from various situations, essentially the IT program to solve problems created by the various other manned programs.

Hzerli-1 RK

Mission Date: 26/2/15

The first mission/rescue of the Hzerli Program was a complete success. Raygun Kerman (yes, that IS his real name! I'm so excited about that!) was rescued from a stable, circular equatorial orbit around Kerbin, within a 4km deviation of a perfect orbit with altitude of 100km. Say hi to Raygun, everybody!

Elapsed Time: 05:59:44

Total Distance Traveled: 44,713,168m (44,713.2km)

Landing Site: -78.833415 longitude, -.011395 latitude

Duna Program Back to Top

The Duna Program involves unmanned probes to explore Duna and it's single satellite, Ike.

Duna-1 [Failed Mission]

The Duna-1 mission, the first ever to get a glimpse of the Reddish Planet, has failed. Though it did only have 10.2 units of charge to last it through the entire thing, the mission failed when the probe was unable to achieve orbit from Duna's SoI. I missed the planet. 170,000 funds and many months down the drain. Time to move on.

See the -Newsflash!- on the mission!

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Duna-2

Mission Date: 5/3/15

Duna-2 was a complete success! I am so excited by this one, because it's taught me sooooo much about how to do interplanetary things! I've apperently been doing it so wrong for so long, and this mission allowed me to apply what I've learned and successfully complete a Dunar landing. The only hiccup in the mission was when a staging error accidently caused me to throw out an entire stage full of fuel around Kerbin... Whoops. But I made it! Got contracts done and everything, and the experience and courage to try for Ike and Eve next!

See the -Newsflash!- on the mission!

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Duna-Ike Program

Duna-Ike-1 [Failed Mission]

Mission Date: 7/3/15

Duna-Ike-1 was a complete failure. Because my interplanetary lifter had so much spare delta-v that would've gone to waste, I removed the liquid-fuel boosters on either side to save cost (actually trimming off almost 100,000 funds in the process!), but neglected to refine my gravity turn. This turned out to be a mistake as the rocket keeled over and would never have attained orbit with its crippled trajectory. I was forced to ditch in the ocean and attempted to recover as much of it as I could, but it was destroyed on splashdown when it tipped over. *sigh* Oh well.

Duna-Ike-2 [Failed Mission]

Mission Date: 20/3/15

In a strange turn of events, Duna-Ike-2 Also failed, this time due to the collision of some extra SRBs that were installed to give the vessel an extra kick on launch. I'm starting to think that I might be better off going with the full size design of my interplanetary launcher... Thankfully I was able to recover the topmost portion of the vessel, the LV-Ns and the lander itself. Hopefully the next launch will go better.

Duna-Ike-3 [Ongoing Mission]

Mission Date: 20/3/15 - 22/3/15

Ahhhh. Duna-Ike-3 is a success, up to this point. At the moment, calculations are being made as to the optimal launch time for Duna-Ike-3 to actually travel to the Reddish Planet's SoI, and in the meantime the mission will remain in a parking orbit approximately 112km above the surface of Kerbin. Stay tuned for the results of the mission.

[uPDATE]

Duna-Ike-3 has successfully touched down on Ike! The mission brought about a hefty amount of funding from the completion of several lucrative contracts and the patent licensing from Ikean Science collected! A major leap forward in the Space Program.

MET: 1y, 159d

Kerbin System Space Station Initiative Back to Top

This program was designed with space stations in mind, if the title didn't set you off to that already. The program encompasses three subprograms: Kerbin stations, Munar stations, and Minmus stations.

Munar Station 1 (MS-1)

Mission Date: 1/3/15

The mission was a complete success. The station is now in a circular, equatorial orbit around the Mun! This station will certainly help in the procurement of more Science, and I plan to do at least a couple of extensions on the mission. The one major part left to the station is to send up a Hxslozi lander to dock with the station, and that will then complete the contract and the station can begin its purpose.

-Update-

The Hxslozi capsule has been attached to the station! The contract was successfully completed and the station is now Munar-capable. The whole thing was pretty fun, even though I had to do a major course correction when the capsule came in at a prograde orbit rather than a standard retrograde one. That could've ended badly... But it's all working now!

Apoapsis: 206,028m

Periapsis: 201,426m

Inclination: 177.217511 degrees

Eccentricity: 0.005700

Orbital Period: 01:45:15

Kerbin Station 1 (KS-1)

Mission Date: 20/3/15

The unmanned KS-1 mission was a complete success, and the station has reached a HKO of over 8,000,000m. The station's primary objective is to service future Munar missions, processing samples for return as well as restoring the functionality of landers to the surface. Kosmos 2 is scheduled to staff the station in the very near future.

Apoapsis: ~8,703,000m

Periapsis: ~8,208,000m

Inclination: ~.736 degrees

Eccentricity: ~.0273

Orbital Period: ~1d

[EDIT:] KS-1 has successfully docked with Kosmos 2, and the station has been activated.

Eve Program Back to Top

The Eve Program is designated for unmanned explorations of Eve and its tiny moon, Gilly.

Eve-1

Mission Date: 7/3/15

This mission was the very first ever time I landed on Eve! Oh, I'm so excited! The most notable event that occurred was that this time, I actually managed to keep on the escape stage on my interplanetary lifter- But it turns out that the escape stage has more than enough delta-v to be the insertion AND deorbit stage as well! My interplanetary design seems to have virtually no limits- So there's no need to redesign for things! It's a really comforting thing to know, and there are certainly some good exploration missions on the way.

[DATA COLLECTION CANCELLED]

Kosmos Program Back to Top

The Kosmos program is the spaceflight program designated to all crewed space missions, designed to replace and simplify the programs of old.

Kosmos 1

Mission Date: 19/3/15

Crew: Loddin Kerman, Bill Kerman, Billy-Bobfrod Kerman

The mission of Kosmos 1 was a complete success in every regard! The mission involved a huuuge amount of procedures testing, equipment testing, and resulted in large amounts of useful information and some pretty awesome mission photographs as well. The mission's primary objective was to retrieve the crew of KSSSI MS-1 from Munar orbit, a task that was completed astoundingly well. While some design changes will have to be implemented to the Kosmos Type B capsule (primarily a crew shuttle capsule), the only hitch in the mission was the requiring of a slight course correction en route to a retrograde Munar orbit.

The crew of KSSSI MS-1 were scientists Bob Kerman, Anbal Kerman, Richlock Kerman, and Gregfurt Kerman, all of whom officially recieved their Kosmonaut wings.

MET: ~2.5 days (precise data not recovered)

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Kosmos 2

Mission Date: 21/3/15 [Newest Mission!]

Crew: Patemy Kerman, Ello Kerman, Orgun Kerman, Chadsted Kerman, Tedsel Kerman, Orry Kerman, Sigbree Kerman

Kosmos 2 was a complete success! The mission involved staffing the HKO space station, KS-1. The docking process took nearly two weeks due to the distances and high orbital trajectory involved, but the crew has finally settled down and activated the station, which will aid in the processing of Munar samples from future missions. The pilot staff of KS-1 will likely return to Kerbin in the near future, but the scientist and engineer Kosmonauts will remain onboard the station to service it.

MET: 10d, 3h

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Edited April 20, 2015 by Maximus97
Added stuffs and reviewed some other stuffs :D

[Tex]

-Newsflash!-

R.I.P., Jebediah "Jeb" Kerman

Died on 22/2/15

Friends and fellow kerbonauts, today is the day in which we honor the most renknowned pilot and Kosmonaut of the day: Jebediah Kerman, killed in action during a scientific flight.

Ace pilot of ace pilots, Jeb loved everything about flying and space travel. He is noted for being the first Kerbal to fly into space, and the first to make orbit.

Jebediah loved aeronautics, and made many advancements in flight, owning and operating his own junkyard and parts manufacturing plant. Without the contributions, the Space Program would undeniably be in a much worse state than it is now. And for such dedication to the Kerbal creed, we honor Jebediah Kerman.

Rest in peace, Jeb.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

[Tex]

-Newsflash!-

Jedemone Kerman Stranded on Mun!

22/2/15

In a surprise turn of events, the first mission of the newly-established Hxslozi Program has ended in disaster! Jedemone Kerman, pilot kosmonaut, has narrowly escaped death by catastrophic explosion when his lander suffered a staging error and was torn apart from his craft. Using his EVA jetpack, Kerman was able to safely crash-land on the Munar surface, making Kerbalkind's first steps on its longtime celestial companion somewhat more violent than anticipated. After taking several successful scientific measurements, Jedemone is currently awaiting rescue on the Munar surface. More on this story as it develops.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

[Tex]

-Newsflash!-

R.I.P., Merzor Kerman

Died on 23/2/15

Friends and fellow kerbonauts, today is the day in which we honor the plain awesomeness of Merzor, taken from us far too early while performing a simple temperature measurement flight.

A rookie pilot, Merzor loved to showboat his flying abilities, performing dangerous stunts and low-altitude flying, and while his escapades were much loved by his fellow pilots and spectators at air shows, these very stunts are called dangerous for a reason.

Merzor loved aeronautics, and was a great fanatic for the exploits of famous Kerbal aviation pioneers, such as Orbur and Wilville Kerman, and espeically Jebediah Kerman. In fact, Merzor was somewhat of a protege to Jebediah, sharing Jeb's passion for trick flying. While he never went to space personally, Merzor always wanted to fly in space just like his good friend. And for such dedication to the Kerbal creed, we honor Merzor Kerman.

Rest in peace, Merzor.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

[Tex]

-Newsflash!-

R.I.P., Jedemone Kerman

Died on 26/2/15

Today is a sad day. Jedemone Kerman, hero of the Kerbal Space Program, the first Kerbal to set foot upon the Mun, has died in a tragic airplane crash, the third in the Program's history.

Jedemone was top of his class at the KSC, second only to Jebediah Kerman himself. As he had spent more time in space than any other Kerbal in history thus far, especially considering his stranding on the Mun, Jedemone was the most experienced Kosmonaut.

Jedemone was unafraid to do what it took to get the science done, and for his dedication to the Kerbal creed, we honor him.

Rest in peace, Jedemone.

KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman Orders Reform Following Air Disasters!

26/2/15

Maxwell Kerman, CEO of the Kerbal Space Program, demanded in a press statement released earlier today that "Qvg zrixizug yv nzwv nliv ivorzyov wfirmt ozmwrmt zmw zvirzo nzmvfevih.*." This statement was released after three tragic aircraft crashes that resulted in the deaths of three esteemed Kerbal pilots, Jebediah "Jeb" Kerman, Jedemone Kerman, and Merzor Kerman. This demand follows with hitherto unknown requirements for safety devices aboard aircraft. Engineers are scrambling to meet the demands.

*Translation: Jet aircraft be made more reliable during landing and aerial maneuvers.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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R.I.P., Nelbert Kerman

Died on 26/2/15

Nelbert Kerman, a rookie pilot Kosmonaut, was killed earlier today while on his first tryout in a jet aircraft.

Meaning to perform a maneuver that would simultaneously gain altitude and reverse course to travel to the site of a contract, where Nelbert would have collected temperature data, Nelbert began the maneuver far too early and low to the ground to correct.

The -Newsflash!- team takes this opportunity to remind all Kosmonauts that dangerous maneuvers should only be performed when conditions are optimal. Though Nelbert was a new pilot to the Kosmonaut team, he proved to be fearless and willing to risk it all to get the job done. For his dedication to the Kerbal creed, we honor him.

Rest in peace, Nelbert.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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Vckolivi Program Officially Ends, Kosmonauts Revel in Accomplishments

27/2/15

Earlier today, a meeting of the board of directors of the Space Program resulted in the decision to officially end the successful Vckolivi Program, the KSP's first ever space program.

The Vckolivi (Explorer) Program's mission statement read "This program is meant to accrue funding from early contracts and acquire enough science to get to the real nitty-gritty of doing some Munar missions, primarily." And accrue it did- The Vckolivi program raised the funding and allowed the RnD department ample time to accomplish scientific advancements that made possible the Muna (and by extension, the Minmus) Program(s).

The decision to close the program was followed by a statement unofficially made by KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman to chief rocket engineer Wernher von Kerman that "Blf pmld, gszg Vckolivi Kiltizn szh kivggb nfxs trevm fh zoo dv mvvw. Dsb mlg nlev lm?*" When von Kerman agreed with Maxwell Kerman, the issue was raised with the Board and the program was officially ended.

*Translation: You know, that Explorer Program has pretty much given us all we need. Why not move on?

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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Duna-1 On Its Way to the Reddish Planet... On 10.2 Units of Charge

27/2/15

Uproar today as it was announced that the first unmanned Dunar mission was successfully launched and has a stable encounter with Duna. However, it was revealed that an engineering goof resulted in the light probe being completely reliant on its solar panels and internal battery. When questioned about the incident, rocket expert Wernher von Kerman stated "Dsg? Rg szh yzggvib vmlfth. R szev xlmurwvmxv rm gsv kilyv.*" Doubts remain, but fans of the Space Program remain optimistic.**

*Translation: What? It has battery enough. I have confidence in the probe.

**A side note: This mission, if successful, will be only my second ever interplanetary mission!

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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KSP Publically Releases Photos of Discontinued Vckolivi Program

28/2/15

Following requests and media hounding, the KSP Board of Directors convened early this morning and agreed to release photographs of the now-discontinued Vckolivi Program, the KSP's first manned space program. The release of the photographs came with the disclaimer that Vckolivi Kosmonauts were not equipped with cameras and few photographs of the missions actually exist. New photos will be taken of unused Vckolivi kapsules and lifter rockets and put on display.

The release also came with the promise by engineers, accountants, janitors, and administrators alike that future missions will be better documented.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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Maxwell Kerman Redirects Space Program Focus Back Home

1/3/15

Following the unfortunate failure of the Duna-1 probe, which missed the Reddish Planet by over 40,000,000m several days previously, KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman released a press statement, stating to the press "Rmgvikozmvgzib nrhhrlmh ziv evib xlhgob, zmw R dlfow gsvivuliv kivuvi gl pvvk hkzxv vckolizgrlm ulxfhvw lm gsv Kerbin hbhgvn fmgro z xlmhrwvizyov hzuvgb nzitrm xzm yv zxsrvevw.*"

This essentially means that until the Space Program is capable of being able to spend good deals of money on interplanetary missions, future space exploration endeavours will be trained on Kerbin, the Mun, and Minmus as a program safety device. Missions to these three bodies are less costly and safer for Kosmonauts as well. The Board agreed with Kerman's decision, and the motion is carried.

*Translation: Interplanetary missions are very costly, and I would therefor prefer to keep space exploration focused on the Kerbin system until a considerable safety margin can be achieved.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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KSP Publically Releases A Crap-Ton of Photos

1/3/15

The KSP Science Dept. recently released large amounts (large being a soft term) concerning previous missions, namely the Muna and Duna programs. These photos were released to wide excitement at the accomplishments of the programs.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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First-Ever Space Station Begins Service in Munar Orbit!

1/3/15

Space enthusiasts and future historians alike rejoice as the Space Program revealed the official activation of station KSSSI MS-1. A part of the Kerbin System Space Station Initiative, the Munar space station promises to advance the knowledge and experience of the kosmonauts who were bravely put onto this mission. Four scientists will orbit around the Mun in a capsule, enjoying the view and discussing gas prices while they perform several microgravity experiments on the Kerbal body while one pilot Kosmonaut will perform at least one Munar landing.

Artist's rendering of MS-1. Credit to Pablasso Kerman.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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R.I.P., Raygun Kerman

1/3/15

Today is a sad day indeed. Raygun Kerman- Experienced pilot, beloved public figure, and possessor of possibly one of the greatest names in existence- has died in a jet aircraft collision. With the ground.

Raygun was first inducted into the Space Program upon the return of the Hzerli-1 RK mission, which rescued him from LKO sucessfully. Raygun was flying a simple atmospheric analysis flight when he attempted a dangerous landing at Kerbin's Odyssey, crashing into the ground unexpectedly.

Raygun loved flying and space travel, and loved being in the public eye, giving several speeches promoting the Space Program. For his dedication to the Kerbal creed, we honor him.

Rest in peace, Raygun.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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The Science of Space

Entry 1: Fundamentals

Created by Bob Kerman, Chief Scientist

Translated by KSP Linguistics Team

Space travel is a subject which has long held the Kerbal imagination. From the time of our earliest ancestors, which many experts believe were particularly mobile plants, the cosmos have been the object of which the Kerbal mind has been trained on ever since. Many of the great developments over the (frankly short) Kerbal history have revolved around space and its properties.

The universe's properties were first properly described by perhaps the first great Kerbal physicist: Newsaac Kerman, who before even coming up with the notion of the field of study that is physics, was hard at work studying how things worked.

It was he who first began our journey, and we have never looked back since. To properly understand how things work in the present time, we must look at the basics.

Newsaac Kerman's greatest contribution to physics was the introduction of the Three Laws of Moving Objects. These laws define how objects in the universe move, and form the basic idea of how things work.

Law 1: Every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.

To explain: If you were to throw a ball in a place and time where there were absolutely no forces at all interacting with each other, the ball would continue going in a straight line forever, with no change to speed or direction from when it left your hand. In order to get it to change paths, you must add in an external force. Let's try gravity: If you were to throw a ball at an angle into the sky here on Kerbin, the ball would begin traveling in the straight line from your hand to the sky. However, Kerbin's gravity will attract the ball to the planet, curving its path and causing it to hit the ground. Simple!

Law 2: Force = Mass x Acceleration

This law is the only one that is summed up with an equation. The force acting on an object is a product of the mass of the object multiplied against its acceleration. For example, a ball with a mass of 50g, moving at 10 m/s, would have a net force of 500 Newtons, a unit that Newsaac Kerman invented, named thusly presumably to fit in line with "tons" even though a single Newton would have hardly any affect on a ton. Newsaac was a strange specimen.

Law 3: For every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force.

There is nary a greater Law of Moving Objects that has more impact on rocket science than the third law. The law describes a scenario in which every force that acts on an object is met with a rebounding force of equal magnitude. Punch a wall, and because the wall interacts with your hand, your hand will stop and likely hurt from the sudden negative acceleration. If the third law didn't apply, you'd punch straight through the wall with no resistance at all.

The third law is also the same law that makes rockets work. Aha, about time I mentioned rockets, isn't it? A rocket works when the fuel, channeled through the engine, is combusted in the combustion chamber of the engine. As the fuel is burned, it expands, and the expanding gasses resulting from the violent reaction speeding through the only opening: the nozzle of the rocket. The nozzle serves to channel the gasses, compressing them, and expels them through the very bottom of the engine. It is the exhaust being expelled out of the engine, pushing back against the engine itself, that propels the rocket upward (or wherever the rocket happens to be heading).

Due to this, rocket engines can even work in a vacuum because the sole propelling force is the pushing of gasses away from the rocket. The same principle applies if you were alone in space, again holding a ball. If you throw the ball away from you, first of all you aren't going to be seeing the ball again. Secondly, the force of the ball leaving your hand will push back against you, and you will begin moving in the opposite direction of the ball. Remember, however, that you are (presumably) much more massive than the ball, and therefore you will move at a much lower velocity than the ball will. You will move away from the ball, but slowly.

These three laws form the basic ideas, the fundamentals of physics. There is so much more to learn, however, so I shall be serially updating this with more information regarding such concepts, adding and correcting content where necessary. If you have concerns or questions, please forward all messages to my supervisor, Maxwell Kerman*.

-Bob Kerman, Chief Scientist

*Maxwell Kerman in this case refers to me, Maximus97!

Edited March 6, 2015 by Maximus97

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Rover Mission Scores Huge Payout, KSP CEO Reconsidering Dunar Expeditions

2/3/15

Following the extreme success of the most recent mission in the unmanned Muna program, KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman stated recently that he was reconsidering his position on difficult interplanetary missions, citing the dramatic increase of Dunar contracts being offered.

"Rg hvvnh gszg Kerbin rh hvg lm vckolrmt Duna. R'oo hvv dszg R xzm wl.*"

*Translation: It seems that Kerbin is set on exploring Duna. I'll see what I can do.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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KSP CEO Signs Off on New Spacecrafts

4/3/15

After being nearly an entire year into the space program by this point, KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman has decided that, with an extremely profitable string of successes under the Space Program's belt, it was time to begin development of the next generation of spacecrafts, manned crafts being the main focus. "Dv szev gsv xzkzyrorgb gl fktizwv. Rynv uli hlmvgsrmt mvd!*"

The new order also includes a program involving experiments with space-capable airplanes, or spaceplanes. These planes have the potential to be extremely profitable due to their use and high-reusability. As Maxwell Kerman has next-to-no experience handling such a project, doubts and enthusiasm are both high in regards to the outcome of the future experiments.

*Translation: We have the capability to upgrade. It's time for something new!

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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Duna-2 Successful! Kerbin Rejoices At Scientific Accomplishment!

5/3/15

Artist's rendering of Duna-2 on the Dunar surface. Credit to Pablasso Kerman.

The day is finally upon the planet! The recent Duna-2 mission, which has been the focus of the Kerbal Space Program for the past 165 days, has successfully touched down on the Dunar surface, fetching an enormous treasure trove of scientific data and knowledge that may be applied to future interplanetary missions.

Most notable was the mission transfer itself, which used a method first demonstrated by mostly-unknown and introverted rocket scientist Scottley Kerman. The method involved using a trajectory that escaped from Kerbin's SoI directly rather than escaping first and then attempting to attain an intercept, which used approximately one-fifth the delta-v than the most common type of transfer used at the time. Scottley's method was controversial and was met with hostility, however upon the successful touchdown, KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman turned to Scottley and proudly proclaimed, "Scottley, blf dviv irtsg! Dv dlfowm'g yv sviv drgslfg blf!*"

This mission will pave the way for many new missions to follow, and is a major boon to the Space Program.

*Translation: Scottley, you were right! We wouldn't be here without you!

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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R.I.P., Lucott Kerman

5/3/15

The -Newsflash!- team is sad to announce the death of Lucott Kerman, one of the newest recruits to the Kerbal Space Program.

Lucott showed extreme potential as a pilot kosmonaut, scoring high in his Courage exams and quite low in his Stupidity ones. He was cool and collected under pressure, but unfortunately even the best of Kosmonauts can fall prey to cruel judgement errors. It was determined that the difficult landing site he was attempting to navigate resulted in his untimely death.

For his dedication to the Kerbal creed, we honor him.

Rest in peace, Lucott.

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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KSSSI MS-1 Crew To Return Home

13/3/15

The crew of MS-1 has been in a circular Munar orbit for nearly two years, doing which time the crew has gained experience, learned about how microgravity affects the Kerbal body, and learned about the Mun and its makeup from samples and Munar materials.

The procedure with which the crew will be returned is still under consideration, but it will most likely involve a tug that will either bring the entire station into Kerbin orbit and retrieve them from there, or using a shuttle vehicle to bring the crew back from Munar orbit directly.

The launch is scheduled for later today, so always remember to check the main Space Program mission reports to see how things are coming along!

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman Announces Major Reform!

19/3/15

In a surprise press release just hours ago, KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman, a longtime major player in the exploration in space, has announced that all currently operating crewed spaceflight programs have been disbanded to make way for a new program that will encompass all of the KSP's manned spaceflight endeavours.

This falls in line with a new secret plan of reform that has been debated in days previous, and while rumors abounded about the abandonment of the Space Program entirely, Maxwell Kerman affirmed that there were no such plans.

The Program is in a state of reform, and the ensuing activities will likely look different pending the reforms, but the Board of Directors assure that the mission of the Program is unchanged. Science will be obtained at all costs!

Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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The Science of Space

Entry 2: Newsaac's Cannon

Created by Bob Kerman, Chief Scientist

Translated by KSP Linguistics Team

To properly understand orbital mechanics and other forms of rocket science, there is perhaps no better tool to help explain the phenomenon of orbits than Newsaac's Cannon. To understand what's going on, one must remember his Three Laws of Moving Objects, the first one of which comes into play here.

Newsaac's cannon is a thought experiment that encompasses the following scenario: A cannon on a high mountaintop. If you fire a cannonball (or other projectile) with a certain velocity, the projectile will leave the cannon in a straight line. However, almost immediately, gravity will pull the object down, curving its path and eventually causing the projectile to impact the ground. (Point A in the illustration below)

However, if you shoot that projectile with a larger velocity, you begin to notice that the curving becomes seemingly shallower (Points B or C), and the ball travels a further distance. Do this with a sufficiently large velocity, and the cannonball will continue to curve downwards due to gravity, but is now going fast enough that it keeps missing the ground! (Point D) That's all that an orbit is: Falling and missing.

Please note that the larger the velocity, the higher the apogee of the orbit on the other side. The projectile will always come right back to where it was fired due to inertia, the First Law, so be sure to duck when it comes back.

As for changing orbits while in orbit, that simply requires shooting a cannon into space, and then firing the cannon IN space. That will affect the orbit in much the same way. And that's all a rocket is! A big cannon!

Edited March 20, 2015 by Maximus97

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Kosmos 1 A Success, Also Bill Kerman Took Lots of Really Cool Photos!

19/3/15

The recent spacefaring mission, Kosmos 1, incidentally a success, while returning lots of useful information about space travel, and eliciting the use of waaaaay too many commas, also equipped crews with cheaper cameras for in-flight picture taking! The Space Program recently released the collection of photos from Kosmos 1, taken by Chief Engineer Bill Kerman on his first spaceflight. Enjoy!

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Edited March 21, 2015 by Maximus97

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KSP Frozen In Order to Complete Duna-Ike-3

22/3/15

KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman announced today that no further missions will be undertaken prior to the completion of important exploration mission, Duna-Ike-3. This mission is intended to explore Duna's only moon, Ike, sending back scientific data and eventually going on to land on the Ike-ian surface. Regular missions will resume once the mission is completed successfully, and large amounts of funding have been doled out as results.

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KSP CEO Orders Freeze of Space Program

2/4/15

As rumors abound about a large technological revolution on Kerbin, KSP CEO Maxwell Kerman announced just hours ago that the Space Program will be put on hold while the Program recieves so-called "Major Updates" and advancements. The space enthusiasts are concerned, but excited to see what the Space Program comes up with next as Kerbin ushers in a new era.

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Very interesting reads.

I like how it's newspaper-like.