Klonkworks is ready to 'remotety' conquer the universe - Mission #1 Part1 (Pics galore)

[ColKlonk]

KW have been planning and developing this mission for some years now and today is 'D-Day'.

The mission outline is to put remote communication satellites around, firstly Kerbin, then Mun and lastly Minmus.

These satellites will facilitate control communications to all ships exploring these two moons and later, as KW moves onto bolder projects to the more distant planets.

Mun and Minmus are to be the testbeds of KW's space technologies

Once KW has established conditions and prospects remotely, manned missions will be sent to the most 'lucrative' (did I say greed ) planets.

The satellite that has been 5 years in development:

- A sufficiently large supply of fuels to place it in nearly any orbit of the target planet

- 4 solar panels that will supply more than enough power for all instruments

- 1x short range (10MKm) comms 'whip' aerial for local control

- 2x medium range (40MKm) directional aerial for comms between the planets and transferring ships.

The multipurpose mothership (rocket) coming in at 371 tons of 'high explosive'.

Starting at the top:

- 1x long range (400MKm) directional aerial (once the ship has finished it's main mission the secondary mission will be to send it as far as possible to the outer planets)

- 4x medium range (40MKm) directional aerials

- 2x short range (10MKm) 'whip' aerials for local area comms

- 1x Remote control unit The latest in KW remote control technologies

- 1x large battery backup pack

- 4x large solar panels

- 4x body solar panels

- 6x satellite containers housing the satellites to be put into planetary orbit

- 340 tons of rocket fuels

It was a wonderful quiet, crisp morning at launch time... then the sound of sweet thunder of the new era !

First stage is dropped as fuel tanks run dry..

Chasing the sun into the heavens..

Second stage is dropped..

Aiming for 400km..

The critical task was to get into orbit before control communication was lost ( = lost ship).

This was achieved within 12 minutes of launch - everyone at mission control was relieved :)

We're in orbit with plenty fuel.. 'This ship is going far'!!

More later... must do some real work now !!

Edited February 19, 2015 by ColKlonk

[ColKlonk]

Had two slight problems..

1) Forgot to disable the crossfeed (I'm a twat)

2) Somehow couldn't separate the satellite from the faring

Cancel the above flight (amazing what you can do in the 'future')

Do some testing.. with interesting results..

381 tons just vanished

So all is ok .. Back to where we were => in orbit

4x Satellite launches around Kerbin.

Having done that let's 'trot' along to Mun.

All comms look well covered.

A nice pic before launching the last two satellites..

[ColKlonk]

With only 2 'minor' glitches to contend with, mission #1 has been accomplished

The mothership, yesterday, finally arrived at it's final orbit at Minmus.

There was a slight delay in the route traveled, due to KW launching out of the transfer window, however our engineering staff minimised fuel usage with time, with great success.

The mothership is now using it's long range transmitter to target the inner planets of the system. In this case Eve is the current target

Minmus Orbital approach

Orbit established.

[ColKlonk]

The Kerbin local system is now under surveillance

Scanners are busy at Mun..

.. and Minmus.

Q?: Are the anomalies on the scan maps of any interest ?

[Randazzo]

Q?: Are the anomalies on the scan maps of any interest ?

Well, depending how keen you are on visual exploration, it's worth it to send down a surface probe or manned lander.

I can PM you pics of a couple of the sites I explored, if you like. Might spoil it for you though.

[ColKlonk]

I can PM you pics of a couple of the sites I explored, if you like. Might spoil it for you though

No please don't do that, I had the Kerbonauts walk into my office and threaten to resign, if I don't put a big rocket under their rear-ends and send them to the Mun

I was wondering what type of rocket they were talking about, but you know these 'right stuff' green guys.. they seem to think there's never any shadows behind them.

We had an emergency meeting and showed them the scan maps of Mun and Minmus, and the anomalies detected.

We explained that the plan had changed somewhat , that we needed to find out what the anomalies were, and that 'only manned flight' could do that.

When asked whether they could land on a pin-point target, it was like a circus of little children.

But anyway they happy about this and somehow they'd lost their resignation papers !!

Edited February 20, 2015 by ColKlonk

[ColKlonk]

Klonkworks Press Release:

With only a +1.9 degree node adjustment at Kerbin... Gernie, Kirsy and Ronmore fly down the 'Valley of the Gods' at 10Km.

These, ladies and gentlemen.. are skilled Kerbinauts.

Mission Control will be soon revealing the first anomaly landing site, which is most likely to be on Mun's equator.

Released here in a short recording filmed by Ronmore's 'selfie camera'.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6al5raczrhwhmif/ValleyOfTheGods.mp4?dl=0 (18MB)

Or download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6al5raczrhwhmif/ValleyOfTheGods.mp4?dl=0

Edited February 21, 2015 by ColKlonk

[ColKlonk]

Just Released:

KlonksWorks are happy to announce that the three Kerbinauts (Gernie, Kirsy and Ronmore) that went to Mun, and Minmus have all returned safely.

It was an outstanding trip with one Anomaly site visited on each moon.

KlonksWork's CEO, ColKlonk, reported that

'We were very excited about these two visits, but sadly there is nothing unsual to report.

Soil samples and rocks have been brought back for analysis, as we trust that our high tech scanners have detected something.

We kindly ask the public to now respect Gernie, Kirsy and Ronmore's privacy after such an enduring voyage.

We are very proud of them and their families wish to be alone with their new heroes

Thank you all for sharing in this voyage and there will be plenty more in the future "

Pictures of the moon anomaly sites

Ronmore at Mun

Kirsy on Minmus