The Apollo Applications Program: 1.0 Edition

[Xeldrak]

Today the sixth fight of a Sleipnir rocket took place: SO-101

This is the first time the the booster carried a boilerplate CSM into orbit. Stay tuned for more exiting news about the Odin Program, our nations voyage to the Mun!

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Gene K.: "Wernher, did you see the test results?"

Wernher von K.: "Of corse - aren't zey amazing?"

Gene K.: "Amazing? Wernher! We had to use the CSM Engine to reach orbit! The Sleipnir I is underpowered!"

Wernher von K.: "Ah, nonsense - it vorks just fine."

Gene K.: "You need to redesign the first stage! We had to take fuel out of it's tanks just get it to lift of the pad!"

Wernher von K.: "Ze first stage? Impossible Gene, we have just testet it zorroly! Maybe ve can do somezing about the second stage."

Gene K.: "You this might help?"

Wernher von K.: "Ve vill give it a try, but ve vill need some time."

Gene K.: *sighs desperately*

[Bioman222]

Sorry for how late these images are, but this is the album for Daphne 8 with CM "Ocho" and MEM "Eightball"

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Daphne 9 coming soon.

[Xeldrak]

Another test of the by now fully operational Sleipnir I rocket: SO-102

With a new, improved second stage design the rocket is now even more powerfull than before!

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Wernher von K.: *sips his coffee* "So? Are you happy now, Gene?"

Gene K.: "It is better, Wernher - but still. The Rocket is underpowered."

Wernher von K.: "Ah, ve vill come up wiz somezing better for ze S-IV stage. But now ve have to consider ze future!"

Gene K.: "Consider the future?"

Wernher von K.: *takes another sip of coffee* "Yes, Gene - ze Sleipnir I is almost a zing of the past by now"

Gene K.: "You mean you don't want to spent anymore time further developing it?"

Wernher von K.: "Yes."

Gene K.: "Because the Sleipnir V is much more exiting..."

Wernher von K.: "Exactly."

[Bioman222]

Daphne 9 went as planned.

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Next up is Daphne 10 and 11 with the Block 2 MEM.

[Xeldrak]

Gene K.: "Ah, Wernher, how are you?"

Wernher von K.: "Satisfactory, Gene. Ze new parts for ze Sleipnir V are delayed."

Gene K.: "I see - so you've got nothing to do?"

Wernher von K.: "No, far from it. I vent to see Guenther on ze pad. We modified ze rocket."

Gene K.:"What rocket?"

Wernher von K.: "Ze Munin II obviously."

Gene K.:"You modified it? Wernher, the suits are here!"

Wernher von K.: "Yes, we made sure they will be zorroly impressed!"

This afternoon the Odin Launch Escape System had to prove itself once again! In the O-002 Mission!

A upgraded Munin II missile accelerated the command module to incredible Mach 2 before the LES fired and pulled the CM away from the rocket to safety.

Once again the test was a complete success!

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[Guest]

PM - 6 has launched my Apollo 8 analog.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/123221-Challenge-My-attempt-at-The-Apollo-Applications-Program-1-0-Edition?p=2106075&viewfull=1#post2106075

PM - 7 will be conducting my Apollo 10 analog, after the Munar Flight Testing is completed 'Project Mun' will be go for landing.

Edited July 28, 2015 by Guest

[Xeldrak]

The Sleipnir I one stands on its pad, poised to fullfill the SO-103 Mission: to send the Brinsingamen 1 satellite into orbit. The world largest rocket shakes the ground as it as it generates its 1477.68 kilonewtons of thrust. When the satellite is in place it goes into action on its own to thrust out large, winglike panels. These will measure the damage tiny meteorites might cause as they hit a spacecraft with sandblast effect, while they speed through the reaches of outer space!

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[Coga19000]

Artemis X is up!

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Finally, no more playing around and tedious testing; next time's the big one!

[Bev7787]

Apollo 7

[Xeldrak]

This is the last time the LES has to proof itself in flight: The O-003 Mission!

The rocket started to roll shortly after launch, but continued to accelerate to Mach 1.4. At supersonic speeds, the command module was once again pulled into safety by the LES and shortly after spashed down safely in the KSC bay. Engineers are now convinced that the Kerbonauts can be pulled into safety, should anything go wrong during launch.

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[Xeldrak]

The Sleipnir I launches to put the second Brisingamen satellite into orbit: SO-104

This is the first nighttime launch of the Odin program. Once the countdown reaches zero the mighty rocket lights up the surrounding landscape as it soars into the sky! In orbit the Brisingamen 2 will deploy its wings to further collect informations vital to the survival of comming kerbonauts!

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Edited July 29, 2015 by Xeldrak

[Bev7787]

My computer keeps crashing when uploading Apollo 8 trying again soon...

[Bev7787]

Apollo 8 now live

[Xeldrak]

Gene K.: "Wernher...I've been thinking."

Wernher von K.: "Have you, Gene?"

Gene K.: "How far did the capsule get in the Pad Abort Test?"

Wernher von K.: "About a hundred meters, Gene"

Gene K.: "I see. And how much does the Sleipnir V weigh?"

Wernher von K.: "Ze Sleipnir V? About 350 tons."

Gene K.: "Most of it high explosive?"

Wernher von K.: "Exactly. Oh....I see...."

Today the second Pad Abort Test took place at the launch complex. The improved version of the LES is supposed to put a even bigger distance between the Command Module and the rocket in case of a problem during the launch.

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[Xeldrak]

Today marks the fifth and hopefully last launch of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft: SO-105

This is also the third and final Brisingamen micrometeroid detection satellite that will be carried into space

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I just wanted to mention that I'm somewhat proud of the Brisingamen missions: They look like the real thing

Also, my to-do list.

Fair warning: It's directly from my notes, so its part german, part english.

1961-10-27 SA-1 (Suborbitaler Test der S-1 Stage, Dummy Uppersstages) [X]

1962-04-25 SA-2 (Suborbitaler Test der S-1 Stage, Project Highwater) [X]

1962-11-16 SA-3 (siehe SA-2) [X]

1963-03-28 SA-4 (S-1 Stage test, eine Antrieb fällt aus) [X]

1963-08-28 QTV Little Joe Test [X]

1963-11-07 Pad Abort Test-1 [X]

1964-01-29 SA-5 (two stages, highly elliptical orbit) [X]

1964-05-13 A-001 (LES test, Little Joe II) [X]

1964-05-28 AS-101 (SA-6) (Boilerplate CSM, circular orbit) [X]

1964-09-18 AS-102 (SA-7) (SA-6 Rerun) [X]

1964-12-08 A-002 (LES Test, Little Foe II) [X]

1965-02-16 AS-103 (Pegasus satellite) [X]

1965-05-19 A-003 (LES Test, Little Foe II) [X]

1965-05-25 AS-104 (Pegasus 2 satellite) [X]

1965-06-29 Pad Abort Test-2 [X]

1965-07-30 AS-105 (Pegasus 3) [X]

1966-02-26 AS-201 (Test des CSM Block I [keine docking-fähigkeit])

1966-05-30 Surveyor 1 (direct approach, no parking orbits)

1966-07-05 AS-203 (S-IVB test, kein CSM)

1966-08-25 AS-202 (AS-201 rerun)

1966-09-20 Surveyor 2

1967-04-01 Surveyor 3

1967-07-14 Surveyor 4

1967-09-08 Surveyor 5

1967-11-07 Surveyor 6

1967-11-09 Apollo 4 (Unmanned Saturn V, mit CSM & splashdown)

1968-01-07 Surveyor 7

1968-01-22 Apollo 5 (Umanned Test of LM, Saturn IB)

1968-04-04 Apollo 6 (translunar test)

1968-10-11 Apollo 7 (manned, kein LM, 11 Tage im Orbit. Saturn IB)

1968-12-21 Apollo 8 (manned, lunar orbit, kein LM)

1969-03-03 Apollo 9 (Manned, SaturnV, CSM, LM, S-IV in solar orbit)

1969-04-26 Apollo 10 (dress rehersal)

1969-07-16 Apollo 11

1969-11-14 Apollo 12 (precission landing, Surveyor 3)

1970-04-11 Apollo 13

1971-01-31 Apollo 14

1971-07-26 Apollo 15 (J-Mission, Rover, subsatellite)

1972-04-16 Apollo 16 (J Type, Rover, Highlands sabsatelite)

1972-12-07 Apollo 17 (J Type, landing in valley,

1973-05-14 Skylab

Also I know, the Surveyor Program is a seperate program, but I will need Surveyor 3, so I decided to do every surveyor while I'm at it

[Guest]

Also I know, the Surveyor Program is a seperate program, but I will need Surveyor 3, so I decided to do every surveyor while I'm at it

It's alright. I did one Pegasus, (my meteorite detector was made from ladders! I didn't have any solar panels) and five surveyor missions as well. Are you playing in sandbox or career mode?

Edited July 31, 2015 by Guest

[Guest]

PM-6 is finished. The Mun is now in reach.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/123221-Challenge-My-attempt-at-The-Apollo-Applications-Program-1-0-Edition?p=2113157&viewfull=1#post2113157

[Xeldrak]

It's alright. I did one Pegasus, (my meteorite detector was made from ladders! I didn't have any solar panels) and five surveyor missions as well. Are you playing in sandbox or career mode?

I'm playing in sandbox mode - I tried career a few times but I couldn't get warm with it.

[Bev7787]

KSP crashing. Trying to get Apollo 4 done soonâ„¢

[Xeldrak]

The first flight of the mighty Sleipnir IB: SO-201

Today the first fully functional Command and Service module was put through its paces together with the improved Sleipnir IB booster. After liftoff the rocket headed down the missile range east-by-south on a high ballistic trajectory. The first stage worked flawlessly, after lifting the rocket to a hight of 22 km the S-IVB took over and boosted the craft to an 183km apoapsis. Once the second stage was spent, the CSM fired its engines twice. This proved that the engine could restart in space, a crucial part of any manned flight to the Mun.

The Capsule reentered the atmosphere shotly thereafter, splashing down in the ocean mere 14 minutes and 43 seconds after liftoff - 600 km away from its launchpad.

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We have just procured our newest rocket: the Naglfar-Logi

The first stage of this new rocket is a modification of the old Naglfar ICBM. However, this old workhorse will from now on pull the chariot of science! Outfittet with the new Logi Second stage it becomes a top of the line two-and-a-half stages expendable launch system, that can be used to send satellites into orbit or probes to the mun.

Edited August 1, 2015 by Xeldrak

[Xeldrak]

Gene K.: "Ah, Wernher - things are getting interesting now, don't they? With the Sleipnir IB and all."

Wernher von K.: "Yes, zey surely have, Gene."

Gene K.: "You seem to be at the KSC all the time these days, Wernher - you should take some time for yourself. You know - a hobby."

Wernher von K.: "A hobby?"

Gene K.: "Yeah - you know, get some quality time. Relax."

Wernher von K.: "Ah, Gene, you are looking after me. But don't vorry, I allready have a hobby."

Gene K.: "You do?"

Wernher von K.: "Yes, I build probes ve can send to ze Mun before ve send any kerbals."

Gene K.: "What?"

Today the first Naglfar-Logi rocket launched from the KSC to bring a unmanned probe to the Mun. The mission proceeded flawlessly, flying to the Mun nonstop, without any parking orbits. The probe showed that a powered, soft landing on the Mun is possible. It will remain on the ground near the edge of the huge Northwest Crater on the Mun. A monument to kerbal ingenuity.

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[Guest]

Xeldrak,

Where do you come up with those rocket names?

[Xeldrak]

Well, I called it Odin program, so my basic Idea was to replace all greek/roman names with names from the norse mythology.

So instead of Atlas-Centaur it became Naglfar-Logi. It try to find fitting names. For example the Atlas used to be a ICBM, therefore Naglfar seemed fitting, since it's prominent role during ragnarok (the norse apocalypse).

What I'm trying to say is: wikipedia

In the case of the Seer probe I just wanted something that was like surveyor just...more fitting to my theme.

Giving names to things is something I wierdly enjoy.

[Xeldrak]

Gene K.: "Ah..Wernher....it's seems like there is problem with the CSM"

Wernher von K.: "A problem?"

Gene K.: "Yes....the workers seem to be on a strike.."

Wernher von K.: "A strike? Zis is ze munar program! How can zey strike? Zis is important!"

Gene K.: "They...didn't get any snacks in the last month"

Wernher von K.: "oh....OH.......vell....in zis case. Ve vill postpone ze SO-202 mission. Ze next flight will be ze SO-203 launch."

Gene K.: *sighs and steps over to the window* "Guys! Yes! Pull out the other rocket! Yeah! No! The 203!"

Today the SO-203 mission launched from the KSC. It carried no Odin Command/Service Module spacecraft, as its purpose was to verify the design of the S-IVB rocket stage restart capability that would later be used in the Odin program to boost kerbonauts from Kerbin orbit to a trajectory towards the Mun.

Six minutes and twenty seconds after launch the second stage entered a circular orbit around kerbin, where it performed numerous test and experiments.

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[Coga19000]

Just something I realised; how do you include ballast on your test rockets? The nosecone and adapter are, IIRC, much lighter than a Mk1-2 capsule.