My space program tales - SaEman Space Agency

[SalehRam]

I have been playing some self RP lately, but today sadly my save file has crashed and all I did during the past 2 weeks just got lost

So I restarted everything, this time, I attempted more organizing and more "formal" language... and I would love to share it with you guys, because of few reasons:

1. I'm not a pro, and I want other better people to how I do and get me few tips, advise while I progress.
   
2. RP is something I like, and to combine it with a game I like, I just love it
   
3. I want to see more "space program RP", but seems I am not looking the right way, so I thought, why I don't do my own
   
4. I also put a section for my drafts and notes and other random stuffs related to this topic at the end of this post hidden inside a spoiler tag, I aim to share my views or ideas about this in order to make it more interesting... so ANYTHING you guys have on this or any new ideas or suggestions, just let me know.
   

RL updates:

* I am planning a mission per day at minimum, but I really apologize if a day happen without anything as I'm kind of lost literally due to the massive pressure I got at work.. long story, but my job really sucks, but I love what I do though :S

* On Friday, 3rd April my save file crashed... ALL of the career folder was crashed, so I thought that was it. luckily I have enabled versions backup on the whole career folder, so I was able to recover with only 1 mission lost which was the station, but I will relaunch it again (with some modifications ).

* April, 16/2015: Between 6th April, and yesterday 15th April, I had a sudden business trip that came at work on me and my colleagues, we had to be out of the city for few days to work and finish a new important and large project we got it after few weeks of debating... I will resume the activities on this post as soon as possible.

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So enough talking, and here we go:

SaEman Space Agency

After that catastrophic disaster we had at our previous space center, we did not give up!... even with backers and shareholders are getting thin day by day, we are determined to prove that everyone was wrong about us! we will reboot our space program and we will make it shine everyday.

Program objectives:

• => Re-establish the space program after that catastrophic disaster
  
• Build a low-orbit fueling station for interplanetary projects.
  
• Build stable and life-sustaining Mun outpost.
  
• Build a stable and life sustaining Duna outpost.
  
• => Establish a solar system-wide communications and relay network.
  
• Run experiments on Mun, Minmus various biomes.
  
• Implement a 100% reusable shuttles and space crafts.
  
• Perform researches and experiments on the atmosphere and gravity effects of Eve.
  
• Research on the possibility of SSTO launches from Eve surface
  
• Attempt a permanent life-sustaining base on Eve.
  

Latest activity: * Press Con. #11 - 26/Apr/2015 - Kerbin Space Station (KSS) is fully operational in LKO

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[TD]Missions history[/TD]

[TD]News/Press releases

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[TD]Crew status

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• Phase 1: rebuilding our space program...
  
  
  • 20 March 2015: Test Obj - I, partial success (report)
    
  • 20 March 2015: Test Obj - II, success (report)
    
  • 20 March 2015: Test Obj - III , failed (report)
    
  • 20 March 2015: Test Obj - IV, success (report)
    
  • 21 March 2015: Test Obj - V, success (report)
    
  • 21 March 2015: Test Obj - VI, success (report)
    
  • 21 March 2015: Test Obj - VII, success (report)
    
  • 21 March 2015: Test Obj - VIII, success (report)
    
  • 22 March 2015: Orbit Test - I, failed (report)
    
  • 22 March 2015: Orbit Test - II, success (report)
    
  • 22 March 2015: Rayton recovery mission - success (report)
    
  • 24 March 2015: ComSat g1.A01-I launch - failed (report)
    
    
  • 24 March 2015: ComSat g1.A01-I re-launch - success (report - press)
    

  [*]Bruno program

  • 25 March 2015: Bruno I - success (report)
    
  • 27 March 2015: Bruno II - success (report)
    
  • 29 March 2015: Bruno III - success (report)
    
  • 30 March 2015: Bruno IV - success (report)
    
  • 30 March 2015: Bruno V - success (report)
    
  • 1 April 2015: Bruno VI - success (report)
    

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[TD]* Press Con. #1 - 24/Mar/2015 (about that disaster no one knows about)

* BREAKING 24/Mar/2015: Eng. Rayton Kerman was rescued after the major agency disaster

* Quick news: Admon Kerman joins the space program as a pilot!

* Press Con. #2 - 25/Mar/2015 - First short range satellite into orbit

* Press Con. #3 - 25/Mar/2015 - The end of phase 1, the beginning of a new time for our space program

* Press Con. #4 - 25/Mar/2015 - Announcing the Bruno missions program

* Quick news: Dr. Geneley Kerman and Pilot Kelrick Kerman joined the space program!

* Quick news: Eng. Seandan Kerman, Drs. Seanski Kerman and Ludrie Kerman joined our agency!

* Press Con. #5 - 1/Apr/2015 - Mun landing and an outline for the future missions

* Press Con. #6 - 2/Apr/2015 - Beginning deployment of our surface communications array (SCA) antennas in the area around the KSC

* Quick news: Drs. Seanby Kerman, and Hadbald Kerman just joined our space program in research department!

* Quick news: Dr. Dunwise Kerman, Eng. Kevin Kerman joined our space program.

* Press Con. #7 -3/Apr/2015 - Our Muna Space Station (MSS) enters service today!

* Quick news: Capt. Dudlong Kerman joins our space program!

* BREAKING 4/Apr/2015: Eng. Ruben Kerman was resuced from LKO

* Quick news: Pilots: Riblin Kerman, Jorbles Kerman joined the space program!

* Press Con. #8 - 17/Apr/2015 - MSS construction is complete, station is fully operational

* Quick news: Pilots: Teddred Kerman, Lodzor Kerman, and Orton Kerman joined the space program!

* Press Con. #9 - 23/Apr/2015 - Jool test mission went out of control

* Press Con. #10 - 24/Apr/2015 - Initiating 'Dawn' program to explore Duna

* Quick news: control was restored to the Jool_TEST craft after establishing a link with our new LKO long-range satellite.

* Press Con. #11 - 26/Apr/2015 - Kerbin Space Station (KSS) is fully operational in LKO[/TD]

[TD]14 assigned Kerbals

0 missing/dead Kerbals

Pilots team:

Jebediah kerman (MSS)

Siggan Kerman (KSS)

Admon Kerman (MSS)

Kelrick Kerman (MSS)

Dudlong Kerman

Riblin Kerman

Jorbles Kerman

Teddred Kerman

Lodzor Kerman

Orton Kerman

Engineering team:

Biil Kerman (MSS)

Al Kerman (MSS)

Bobby Kerman (MSS)

Rayton Kerman (MSS)

Seandan Kerman

Kevin Kerman

Ruben Kerman

Scientists team

Bob Kerman (MSS)

Geneley Kerman (KSS)

Seanski Kerman (KSS)

Ludrie Kerman (KSS)

Seanby Kerman

Hadbald Kerman (MSS)

Dunwise Kerman (KSS)

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Change log:

• 22/Mar/2015 - Changed the layout of the main post, to allow it to fit more activities.
  
  
• 23/Mar/2015 - Changed dates formatting to be more flexible with new content such as media presses.
  
• 24/Mar/2015 - Removed the link to the Google Doc, no point of doing the same thing 2 times... will keep this post only.
  
• 1/Apr/2015 - Added section below for drafts and notes
  
• 1/Apr/2015 - Change the main post formatting to make it better looking.
  
• 17/Apr/2015 - Added section called "Latest Activity" to make it easier to track the most recent activity in the post.
  

Drafts & notes

Possible future programs titles:

Kronos, Horizon, Dawn, Helios or Sol (only for sun study), Alexander, Atlas, Galileo, Arcturus, Enyo, Icarus, Cassini, also it is a good idea to consider the names of scientists were given in Neil deGrasse Tyson's Cosmos series...,

Edited April 25, 2015 by SalehRam

[SalehRam]

Operation: Test Obj - I

• Date and time: 20 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Successfully launch a craft, achieve altitude of 5000m
  
• Status: Partial success, failed to achieve required altitude - Full craft recovery.
  
• Cost: 4,797$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 5m
  
• Mission report: We wanted to test our new hardware and launch pad, this is required to kick-start the new space program which is aiming to explore the local solar system, Pilot Jebediah Kerman led the test himself, but unfortunately, he seemed to be not feeling well, as he screwed over the controls of the vessel, and an abort command was about to be issues if he did not pull it together again!
  
• Mission media: No media content available due to the sudden need to perform this test.
  
• Mission rating: Mission is rated 6 out of 10, due to the failure in achieving the second objective.
  

Operation: Test Obj - II

• Date and time: 20 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Achieve altitude of 5000m
  
• Status: Success - full vessel recovery
  
• Cost: 7,447$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 4m
  
• Mission report: Jebediah was in good shape this time, and he managed to fulfill his task!
  
• Mission media: No media files are released yet.
  
• Mission rating: Mission is rated 10 out of 10, due to Jeb’s well control and management.
  
• Science results: 3.5 points.
  

Operation: Test Obj - III

• Date and time: 20 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Achieve altitude of 11000m
  
• Status: Failure - vessel failed due to critical aerodynamics fail.
  
  • Only capsule recovered
    
  • Pilot is safe!
    

  [*]Cost: 7,447$

  [*]Duration: 0d, 0h, 0m, 6s

  [*]Mission report: Jebediah was in good shape this time, and he managed to fulfill his task!

  [*]Mission media: No media files are released yet.

  [*]Mission rating: Mission is rated 0 out of 10, due to the engineers bad mistake in neglecting aerodynamics effects in their vessel design!.

  [*]Science results: 0 points.

Operation: Test Obj - IV

• Date and time: 20 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Achieve altitude of 11000m
  
• Status: Success, Full vessel recovery, Pilot is safe!
  
• Cost: 7,447$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 3m, 44s
  
• Mission report: The engineers have instructed us that their design is not having any issues, and it was the fault of Jeb who pushed the craft to it’s limits!, however, everything went well in the test launch and Jeb is not chilling in the KSC swimming pool!
  
• Mission rating: 10/10 due to well executed launch from all teams, we even landed back on the launch pad!
  
• Science results: 13 points
  

Mission media:

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[SalehRam]

Operation: Test Obj - V

• Date and time: 21 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Achieve altitude of 22000m
  
• Status: Success,Full vessel recovered, Pilot is safe
  
• Cost: 8,555$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 6m
  
• Mission report: Jeb had set a new record in reaching higher altitudes, with a value of 27,042m
  
• Mission rating: 10/10 for good mission execution
  
• Science results: 0 points
  
• Mission media: None.
  

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Operation: Test Obj - VI

• Date and time: 21 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Test emergency abort system on Mk1 pod.
  
• Status: Success, Pod recovered only, Pilot is safe.
  
• Cost: 8,555$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 7m
  
• Mission report: Jeb was asked to test the abort mechanism in the testing crafts that are being used for our base missions.
  
• Mission rating: 10/10 for well execution and after landing activities.
  
• Science results: 23.9 points
  
• Mission media: None.
  

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Operation: Test Obj - VII

• Date and time: 21 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Jeb was instructed to achieve new altitude of 33,000m
  
• Status: Success, Full vessel recovered, Pilot is safe.
  
• Cost: 8,555$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 9m
  
• Mission report: Mission was smooth and an altitude of 34,0454m was easily achieved.
  
• Mission rating: 10/10
  
• Science results: 6.8 points
  
• Mission media: None.
  

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Operation: Test Obj - VIII

• Date and time: 21 March 2015
  
• Participants: Jebediah Kerman
  
• Objectives: Jeb was instructed to achieve new altitude of 56,000m
  
• Status: Success, Full vessel recovered, Pilot is safe.
  
• Cost: 10,125$
  
• Duration: 0d, 0h, 15m
  
• Mission report: Mission was smooth and an altitude of 89,115m was easily achieved.
  
• Mission rating: 10/10
  
• Science results: 21 points
  
• Mission media: None.
  

Edited March 24, 2015 by SalehRam
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[SalehRam]

Orbit Test - I

• Date and time: 22 March 2015
  
• Participants:
  
  • Jebediah Kerman (Pilot)
    

  [*]Objectives:

  • Achieve orbit around Kerbin
    
  • Perform science experiments while in orbit
    
  • Deorbit and safely land back on Kerbin
    

  [*]Status:

  • Failed
    
  • Last stage recovered
    
  • Pilot is safe
    

  [*]Cost: 18,768$

  [*]Duration: 0d, 0h, 0m, 15s

  [*]Mission report: Mission failed due to launcher mechanical failure, abort sequence successfully engaged!

  [*]Mission rating: 0/10

  [*]Science results: 39 points

  [*]Mission media: None

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Orbit Test - II

• Date and time: 22 March 2015
  
• Participants:
  
  • Jebediah Kerman (Pilot)
    

  [*]Objectives:

  • Achieve orbit around Kerbin
    
  • Perform science experiments while in orbit
    
  • Deorbit and safely land back on Kerbin
    

  [*]Status:

  • Successful
    
  • Top stage recovered only
    
  • Pilot is safe
    

  [*]Cost: 18,768$

  [*]Duration: 0d, 0h, 25m

  [*]Mission report:

  • Mission was successfully launched, SRBs were detached at an altitude of 60,000m, middle stage engine put us in orbit and the following tests were performed:
    
    • Exposed materials bay to vacuum and noted down the observed changes
      
    • 2 containers of mystery goo were activated and observed
      
    • An EVA report by Jebediah Kerman
      
    • An IVA report for the internal vessel systems and status
      
    • 1 mystery goo container was activated and monitored upon re-entry to atmosphere
      
    • An EVA report on the landing site to record the effects caused by the very hot vessel on the ground beneath it
      
    • A surface sample from the landing site was recovered
      
    • A flag was planted at the landing site as a landmark in case the site was needed in future
      

  [*]Mission rating: 10/10

  [*]Science results: 120.7 points

  [*]Mission media: None

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[SalehRam]

Rayton Recovery Mission

Date and time: 22 March 2015

Participants: None (unmanned mission)

Objectives: Following a catastrophic failure to his craft in orbit resulted of its complete destruction, rendezvous with Ryton Kerman in orbit and rescue him before he die.

Status:

• Success
  
• Pod was recovered only
  
• Ryton has been rescued and now being examined for any health issues
  

Cost: 23,826$

Duration: 0d, 0h, 33m

Mission report:

The unmanned vehicle was successfully rendezvoused with Ryton allowing him to quickly navigate to the vessel using what’s left of his RCS jet pack… an investigation will be launched to investigate the reason of Ryton’s vessel crash.

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 14.5 points

Mission media:

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[SalehRam]

Press Con. #1 - 24/Mar/2015

A brief review for our latest incident, what caused it and the future of our space program

SaEman CEO: As you may have knew or heard (or maybe you did not yet!...), our space program was one of the most successful programs ever to be established... and by SUCCESSFUL, I mean by achieving its targets by ANY means necessary... I have to admit that in the past we underestimated (if not completely ignoring) safety procedures... and that led to a very sad disaster...

Our once thriving space program went to ruin!... we lost complete communications with our orbital satellites and stations... we can no longer contact our planetary bases and stations... and we lost track to every single object at our tracking station... all crew who were abroad when that accident happened were lost communications with... and now we are launching SAR missions every now and then, hoping to find them!

We had many accidents during regular operations and missions... accidents usually involving losing Kerbals lives... and sometimes, parts of our KSC get destroyed by crashing and failing rockets and planes...

THIS IS ALL HAPPENED BECAUSE WE DID NOT HIRE A SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS... WE DID NOT HAVE JANITORS (so roaches and bugs were messing around with our devices and computers, issuing random commands to stations and satellites!

But no more! we are reforming! we are rebuilding what was destroyed, and we will get everything back better than it was!

I announce the new space program! this shall be a scientific piece of art!

#Transmission_end

[SalehRam]

BREAKING - 24/Mar/2015

Eng. Rayton Kerman was rescued after the major agency disaster

Engineer Rayton Kerman was successfully rescued from low Kerbin orbit after more than 10 days spent in space... a SAR mission was quickly assembled and launched shortly after receiving a signal from his emergency transponder, giving the team new hope to find the missing group of scientists and pilot who got stranded and lost after the major incident...

The engineer was recovered in a good shape, and when debriefed about his situation following the failure and destruction of his vessel, he stated:

"I was in an EVA task, checking the solar arrays and see if they need any fixes or cleaning, then suddenly, all the arrays got retracted, and I saw the communication antennas getting retracted as well... I used my short range radio to talk to the crew inside the ship, and their response was: 'Get your a** inside now'... I panicked, but then suddenly I heard in my radio: 'zzzzzzt... shhhh... psst', and a flash.

Next thing I remember is the remaining of the vessel empty and only me... I got lucky and found some intact life support containers, and using my skills, I managed to access them, I also managed to repair one solar array panel and hooked it to my suite to give me power while working on repairing my emergency transponder... I just realized I spent DAYS working on that thing until I finally repaired it and got it to transmit signal!

Can't believe how lucky I am! and all I can say is I wish the remaining of the people who were up there to comeback safe and sound"

The space center administration is now considering reinstate Eng. Rayton after he proved that he is well fit and remarkably has no health or mental issues.

Edited April 1, 2015 by SalehRam

[SalehRam]

ComSat g1.A01-I launch

Date and time: 24 March 2015

Participants: None (unmanned mission)

Objectives: Place a short range satellite into LKO

Status: Failed, 100% vessel lost, aerodynamics failure, engineers to blame

Cost: 14,012$

Duration: 0d, 0h, 2m, 44s

Mission report:

The rocket started to lose control at an altitude of around 5000m, followed by a change of course to fall into the sea not too far from the space center, the reason was a failure in aerodynamics as the engineers (again) forgot to add fins and control surfaces to the rocket which has its first stage consisted of 3 SRBs

Mission rating: 0/10

Science results: 0 points

Mission media: Image of the fallen rocket designed (note the lack of fins at the bottom of the rocket, which is something the engineers keep denying!)

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[SalehRam]

ComSat g1.A01-I re-launch

Date and time: 24 March 2015

Participants: None (unmanned mission)

Objectives: Place a short range satellite into LKO

Status: Success, satellite is in orbit (AP: 92,680m , PE: 92,357m)

Cost: 15,932$

Duration: 0d, 0h, 41m, 37s

Mission report:

After forcing our engineers to admit that they forgot to put fins on the rocket (they even denied the fins are not there when we showed them their design, and accused us of not seeing them!), the new vessel was successfully launched, having drifted higher than we wanted in orbit (due to some extra fuel left in the SRBs), we had to command the satellite to perform several maneuvers to correct its orbit... the current orbit now is between AP of 92,680m and PE of 92,357m...

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 0 points

Mission media: The agency released images showing the new fixed design of the rocket just at the moment of launch, and also few photos for the satellite burning in orbit and after its final orbit correction maneuver.

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Edited March 25, 2015 by SalehRam

[SalehRam]

Press Con. #2 - 25/Mar/2015

First short range satellite into orbit

During late night time of yesterday, 24th of March, 2015, we were successful in launching and putting our first short range satellite in LKO, this mission is a re-launch for the previous one which has failed due to aerodynamics error.

This will mark the end of our first phase of our space program, which we re-established our standards and prepared for the future launches during this phase, the next phase will be focusing more on unmanned missions to the Mun and Minmus, while we work more on expanding our communications and relay network.

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[SalehRam]

Press Con. #3 - 25/Mar/2015

The end of phase 1, the beginning of a new time for our space program

SaEman CEO: With the latest successful launch of our short range satellite I consider our rebuilding phase has been completed!, I believe we are ready to begin a new phase in our rising space program...

We are now ready to send unmanned vehicles around Mun and Minmus, and soon we will be ready for manned missions, our team has proved that we can rebuild and we can adapt to whatever situations we get at hand... this is a great moment that none of us will forget!

#Transmission_end

[SalehRam]

Press Con. #4 - 25/Mar/2015

The Bruno missions program will start by a Mun flyby mission

SaEman CEO: As the previous phase of our space program has been successfully established, we are happy to announce our next phase which be named Bruno missions. We decided to name the next set of missions after the one who stood and died for his truth, which turned out to be THE true about our massive universe and cosmos... Giordano Bruno's name will be forever remembered, and as a tiny tribute from us to him, the first serious space missions shall have his name.

The objectives of this program are:

1. Explore the Mun.
   
2. Study the surface of the Mun and have multiple landing sites marked for manned missions.
   
3. Establish a relay network between Mun and Kerbin.
   
4. Building a permanent life sustaining outpost on the Mun.
   
5. Put a scientific and logistical command station in orbit around Mun
   
6. Explore Minmus.
   
7. Study the surface and mark possible landing sites for landers and manned missions.
   
8. Establishing a relay network between Minmus, Mun and Kerbin.
   

With the help of our great team, I am sure we will be able to finish the program quickly and efficiently.

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More on Giordano Bruno (quoted from Wikipedia):

Giordano Bruno (Italian: [dʒorˈdano ˈbruno]; Latin: Iordanus Brunus Nolanus; 1548 – 17 February 1600), born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and astrologer.^[3] He is celebrated for his cosmological theories, which went even further than the then-novel Copernican model. He proposed that the stars were just distant suns surrounded by their own exoplanets and raised the possibility that these planets could even foster life of their own (a philosophical position known as cosmic pluralism). He also insisted that the universe is in fact infinite and could have no celestial body at its "center".

Beginning in 1593, Bruno was tried for heresy by the Roman Inquisition on charges including denial of several core Catholic doctrines (including the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the virginity of Mary, and Transubstantiation). Bruno's pantheism was also a matter of grave concern.^[4] The Inquisition found him guilty, and in 1600 he was burned at the stake in Rome's Campo de' Fiori. After his death he gained considerable fame, being particularly celebrated by 19th- and early 20th-century commentators who regarded him as a martyr for science,^[5] though scholars emphasize that Bruno's astronomical views were at most a small part of the theological and philosophical beliefs that led to his trial.^[6][7][8] Bruno's case is still considered a landmark in the history of free thought and the future of the emerging sciences.^[9][10][11]

During the seven years of his trial in Rome, Bruno was held in confinement, lastly in the Tower of Nona. Some important documents about the trial are lost, but others have been preserved, among them a summary of the proceedings that was rediscovered in 1940.^[26] The numerous charges against Bruno, based on some of his books as well as on witness accounts, included blasphemy, immoral conduct, and heresy in matters of dogmatic theology, and involved some of the basic doctrines of his philosophy and cosmology. Luigi Firpo lists these charges made against Bruno by the Roman Inquisition:^[27]

• holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith and speaking against it and its ministers;
  
• holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith about the Trinity, divinity of Christ, and Incarnation;
  
• holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith pertaining to Jesus as Christ;
  
• holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith regarding the virginity of Mary, mother of Jesus;
  
• holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith about both Transubstantiation and Mass;
  
• claiming the existence of a plurality of worlds and their eternity;
  
• believing in metempsychosis and in the transmigration of the human soul into brutes;
  
• dealing in magics and divination.
  

He was turned over to the secular authorities. On February 17, 1600, in the Campo de' Fiori (a central Roman market square), with his "tongue imprisoned because of his wicked words", he was burned at the stake.^[29] His ashes were thrown into the Tiber river. All of Bruno's works were placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1603. Inquisition cardinals who judged Giordano Bruno were: Cardinal Bellarmino (Bellarmine), Cardinal Madruzzo (Madruzzi), Cardinal Camillo Borghese (later Pope Paul V), Domenico Cardinal Pinelli, Pompeio Cardinal Arrigoni, Cardinal Sfondrati, Pedro Cardinal De Deza Manuel, Cardinal Santorio (Archbishop of Santa Severina, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina).^{[citation needed]}

[SalehRam]

Bruno I

Date and time: 25 March 2015

Participants: None (unmanned mission)

Objectives: Perform a quick Mun flyby, and perform science experiments, then perform maneuvers to get into high Munar orbit.

Status: Success, satellite is in orbit (AP: 787,713m , PE: 743,764m)

Cost: 24,448$

Duration: 9d, 3h, 55m

Mission report:

The first mission in our Bruno program is tasked to perform a Mun flyby to report general surface and geography conditions. While it is in Mun's SOI, the Bruno I craft will perform 2 science experiments with a mystery goo container and a materials bay.

Once the initial flyby is completed, and escaped from Mun's SOI, Bruno I will complete 1 full orbit around Kerbin with its latest AP, PE attributes from its initial Mun flyby, once the full orbit is completed, Bruno I will perform 3 more maneuvers to get in Mun's SOI again and establish a high orbit around it.

All above conditions and objectives have been perfectly completed, and the Bruno I vessel is now functioning as a medium range satellite between Kerbin and Mun, at altitude between 787,713m and 743,764m relative to the Mun.

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 74 points

Mission media: The agency released images showing the new Bruno I vessel mounted on its booster rocket right before moving it into the launch pad, in addition for other multiple images during maneuvers and final orbit status.

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Edited March 26, 2015 by SalehRam

[Specialist290]

Interesting format for a mission report. I like the press releases and the concise style of the outline reports -- it invites the reader to fill in the details from their own imagination.

Hoping to see more!

[SalehRam]

Interesting format for a mission report. I like the press releases and the concise style of the outline reports -- it invites the reader to fill in the details from their own imagination.

Hoping to see more!

Thanks for the feedback

I am surely won't stop, I'm just getting warmed up

[SalehRam]

Bruno II

Date and time: 27 March 2015

Participants: None (unmanned mission)

Objectives: Land on Mun and perform basic science experiments

Status: Success, lander has landed and is transmitting data

Cost: 26,572$

Duration: 2d, 1h, 40m

Mission report:

Having Bruno I pointed some possible landing sites on Mun's surface, we found a perfect launch window to launch a new mission with a basic lander to land on the surface of the Mun... If the lander successfully make it to the surface as a vessel (not debris), we will examine the surroundings to see if they will fit as an outpost site, in case the site was not good, then we will keep looking for more possible sites.

The lander has successfully landed, however with some complications right after the launch... the fuel amount turned out not to be enough for a regular mission, so we decided to alter the course of the rocket to be at direct impact with the Mun surface upon getting in its SOI... then we will use the remaining fuel on it to slow down and land.... it was a very delicate mission, and maneuvers had to be executed at 100% accuracy meaning any 0.001% chance of error could have ruined our mission!

Engineers have been notified of this design failure of the rocket, and they should be working to modify the design by having more fuel available.

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 100 points

Mission media: The agency released images showing the new Bruno II vessel mounted on its booster rocket right before moving it into the launch pad, in addition for other multiple images during maneuvers and final landing site

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Bruno III

Date and time: 29 March 2015

Participants: None (unmanned mission)

Objectives: Establish a high Minmus orbit, and perform science surveys.

Status: Success, all science experiments were completed, current orbit data (AP 308km, PE 302km),

Cost: 29,533$

Duration: 10d, 1h, 42m

Mission report:

As we have a functioning communication satellite around the Mun, we thought getting a satellite around Minmus is going to facilitate more missions to and from both moons... right now we don't have a 100% KSC-connected communications array, so our goal is to reduce black outs and offline times as much as we can, so we have decided to modify the same satellite we sent to the Mun and tweak it to be able to reach Minmus... having a medium range antenna and 2 mystery goo containers for science, we came with a very light design, but slightly higher cost (due to more fuel required obviously)...

The mission took about 10 days, it went smoothly and with no incidents or mistakes from our engineers!!! which we made party for them due to that!

Right now, current satellite orbit is between 308km, and about 302km altitude relative to Minmus... we are using the satellite's instruments to check and make some good landing sites for our due manned mission to Minmus!

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 106 points

Mission media: The agency released images showing the new Bruno III vessel mounted on its booster rocket right before moving it into the launch pad, in addition for other multiple images during maneuvers and final orbit status

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Bruno IV

Date and time: 30 March 2015

Participants: Jebediah Kerman

Objectives: Successfully land on Minmus, perform site surveys and scientific experiments, and retrieve surface samples, and plant a flag for a possible outpost if landing site was meeting the criteria.

Status: Success, pod and scientific equipment were recovered, pilot is safe.

Cost: 53,131$

Duration: 20d, 1h, 43m

Mission report:

Having a manned mission to Minmus before Mun is more useful to our program for many reasons... the most important is due to the distance and gravity force on Minmus, it leaves us some good error margin, as we are not going to let our Kerbals die reluctantly like we did in the previous space program... Jebediah Kerman was selected to be on this mission, and he came back safe!

Once Bruno IV was in Minmus orbit, Jeb prepared for the landing process, he first took some measures and observations to help him with the process, then he picked one of the pre-marked landing zones and started the maneuvers... his descent was smooth and has no issues, once touched down on the surface, he immediately reported his fuel level, which was more than enough for a return trip...

Jeb performed the 2 main tests he was sent to do, using the 2 mystery goo containers... then reported to us his landing zone status and the terrain surrounding it...

While he was taking the surface samples he also noticed that the location around him is perfectly fit for an outpost, so we will consider that area seriously upon that mission time and planning...

A flag was planted at the landing site, holding the mission name and Jeb's name!

The ascend from Minmus also was smooth and fast, an escape trajectory directly into Kerbin's atmosphere was achieved and Jeb was on his way back to home.

Descending to Kerbin however was a little bit pesky, as we lost 2 of our antennas due to the re-entry heat... however, the vessel remained intact and landed smoothly on the icy surface of the northern pole!

We have learned many new things about this mission, and for sure this knowledge will help us do more tests and explore more in our universe!

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 375 points

Mission media: The agency has released various photos of the mission including ones Jeb has taken

* PS: not sure why the images came reversed from the end of the mission to start, but anyway, just move to the latest image in the collection and move along to get it right.

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Bruno V

Date and time: 30 March 2015

Participants: Siggan Kerman

Objectives: Successfully land on Mun, perform science experiments, soil analysis and site survey for possible outpost location.

Status: Success, pod and scientific equipment were recovered, pilot is safe.

Cost: 227,597$

Duration: 3d, 5h, 5m

Mission report:

Having Jebediah exhausted after his recent mission to Minmus, this mission came in quick after that last one... so Jeb did not easily accept that he will stay on Kerbin this time!

Siggan was instructed to perform some science tests and make a site survey on the selected landing site, this will be useful for us in the future when we will build our outpost on the moon... the mission went smooth and the fuel levels proved our engineers did plan well for the mission!, the landing process went smooth as well, all science requirements were met, and the site will be considered for an outpost location...

The return trip was smooth as well, however, same as Bruno IV, we had our 2 antennas burned and got completely destroyed... the vessel landed on the western part of the KSC peninsula.

Siggan was recovered along with the vessel, and he was in pretty good shape... he did well in that mission.

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 344 points

Mission media: The agency release a set of photos for the mission including landing site on Mun and the re-entry process of Kerbin

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Press Con. #5 - 1/Apr/2015

Mun landing and an outline for the future missions

SaEman CEO: Siggan Kerman has written his name to be the first Kerbal to step on our beloved Mun!, his mission went smooth and no issues were ever recorded during the whole mission (other than the antennas overheating issue on the re-entry), you can find the report for his mission here...

This last mission, and the Minmus landing (report), both have given us a massive amount of science and data, that we will take our time to analyze and work on... but however, we will keep sending unmanned missions to those 2 celestial bodies orbiting our planet.

The next few missions will focus on exploring the two closest bodies to our planet, Eve, and Duna... we will be sending probes and landers, and (in future) rovers to the surface of these planets and their moons.

We are also considering starting to establish the basics of our space plane and reusable vessels programs as well.

We are expanding our team, and on the close range targets, we are planning an orbital command and refueling space station, it might be a one station or multiple stations according to our budget capacity and hardware limits*.

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* The hardware limits are actually my computer... :S if it will fry if I build a single large station for both command and fuel purposes, then for sure that won't happen , instead there will be one smaller station for each role.

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Press Con. #6 - 2/Apr/2015

Beginning deployment of our surface communications array (SCA) antennas in the area around the KSC

Engineering Chief: The past few weeks saw a great achievements for our program, we in engineering department have supported and will keep supporting the other teams in order to make a more successful program... and in order for us to make is easier for our teams and instruments to communicate between them and our space center, we have decided to launch a daring project, which will take a while to implement, but once completed shall maintain an all time online connection between our space center and every instrument and vessel up in space...

We will start deploying what is known as SCA or surface communications array antennas, those antennas will be active all time to maintain a connection between KSC and all objects that can reach them, the project will be divided into few phases to make it easier for us to work and focus on one thing at a time:

• Phase one: deploying around KSC.
  
• Phase two: deploying to reach north pole point.
  
• Phase three: covering the direct opposite side to KSC of Kerbin.
  
• Phase four: optimizing the network by deploying in more locations in case that was needed.
  

Weekly reports will be released to track the progress of this large scale operation.

We already have prepared some designs for the antennas, and the below one we are showing is just a prototype still, which is highly expected to be the final version after few modifications related to its batteries and power usage.

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Bruno VI

Date and time: 1 April 2015

Participants: Jebediah Kerman (pilot), Bill Kerman (engineer), Bob Kerman (scientist)

Objectives: Perform site surveys on 2 marked locations and return back.

Status: Success, pod and scientific equipment were recovered, pilots are safe.

Cost: 223,767$

Duration: 2d, 5h, 52m

Mission report:

Bruno I has identified 3 strange locations on the surface of Mun, those locations are a set of craters of unknown age, what is special about them is they seem a bit hot than their surrounding terrain, and also, they are on the far side of the Mun, near the landing site of Bruno V by about 80km to the east.

We decided to send the original 3 in this mission, due to their massive experience and the nature of this mission, we did not want any mistake or error, as this is the first mission of its kind, and if it succeed, we might look for more sites like that and study them.

The launch was smooth, Bruno VI then established an orbit around Mun, then started the deorbit and landing maneuvers, once on surface, the crew discovered that they were a bit far from the designated area, so few maneuvers were needed to get their vessel closer to the 2 areas... after 3 launch and land maneuvers, they came in the middle between the 2 areas, and the Kerbals had to EVA and use their RCS jet-packs to travel to the 2 sites.

The required reports and test were successfully completed and the Kerbals returned safely to the vessel.

The return trip was smooth and easy, their fuel amount was just enough to get them into a good trajectory to Kerbin, then landing safely in the ocean.

Mission rating: 10/10

Science results: 1141 points

Mission media: The agency release a set of photos for the mission including landing site on Mun and the re-entry process of Kerbin

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Press Con. #7 - 3/Apr/2015

Our Muna Space Station (MSS) enters service today!

SaEman CEO: Our engineers and scientists were busy lately finishing our very important project, which we did not release anything about it because we felt we needed the secrecy on this one... but as of now, I can announce that we finally have a fully operational command station in high Munar orbit!

It can fit up 13 Kerbals, and has six long range antennas and other short/medium range antennas. This station main function will be to provide solar system coverage for communications, as well as sending probes and landers to Mun's surface to perform studies and experiments.

We however, are going to send a small expansion module to the station that holds two heat radiators, due to the fact the current two we have installed cannot be used, because of they are getting in the path front of the 2 small docking ports we have.

We have released this photo for the station right after it established its orbit around Mun.

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BREAKING - 4/April/2015

Eng. Ruben Kerman was recovered from low Kerbin orbit

During late afternoon of 4th of April, our communication satellite (ComSat g1.A01-I) has picked up an emergency transponder signal from low Kerbin orbit, further investigation led us to find out that that was Eng. Ruben's transponder...

Ruben was on a long time mission on the main space station in LKO, until the moment we lost communications with him and the rest of his crew and station during our major incident...

Because we were expecting to find our lost crew, we already have a rocket assembled and on standby for any sudden findings like this, Ruben was rescued quick and landed back safe on Kerbin.

After debriefing, we knew that an explosion happened on the station due to an overheating processing unit after its cooling system failed for unknown reason.

No further information known yet about the rest of the crew or the location of the station's wreck, but we think it is not so far from where we found Ruben... we are conducting intense scans for any signal around that location using our nearby satellites, and will update once we get any result.

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Press Con. #8 - 17/Apr/2015

MSS construction is complete, station is fully operational

SaEman Speaker: During this long holiday that our engineers took on ground, work was going on in space to complete the final touches on our first primary space station in Mun orbit... after we sent few addons to the station, which were 2 more life support modules, and a command module to enable our stationed engineers to control any in-range craft, also we have now two mission ships, named Probe M-A01 and Probe II, those vehicles are equipped with the required instruments to carry any science mission we need on Mun's surface and in orbit as well...

The crew on the station already pinned some locations for inspection and experiment with, and we will start sending manned and unmanned missions to the surface of the Mun as soon as possible.

We have released few images for the final status of the station, and a map as well for the locations pinned on Mun's surface.

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