After Time Adrift Among Open Stars: The Story of Kerbalkind's Reach into the Stars.

[VASMIR]

After watching Interstellar again, I had decided to try out a similar scenario in KSP. This series is the result. I am planning to have it chronicle the last act of the Kerbal species, as the preview below states.

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"Kerbalkind is dying-years of nuclear wars and resource loss have driven the once-proud race to their ultimate demise. Or has it? In one last, desperate act, the remaining nations of Kerbin have built a starship that would head to the nearest habitable planet, and the crew would restart Kerbalkind there. If only the mission had gone that simply."

OPEN STARS

[Xeldrak]

Nice - very poetic

(You may now dock with the migrant fleet)

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART 1: LIFTOFF 

DATE:  JUNE 3, 2042

BILL: This is Bill Kerman and Stephanie Kerman. We are prepared to launch.

STEPHANIE: This is Stephanie Kerman. Cerberus shuttle liftoff.

BILL: Engine start in 3...2...1

BILL: We have liftoff!

STEPHANIE: We have hit the upper atmosphere, trimming into closed cycle engines.

Bill: Stand by for orbital insertion upon reaching apoapse.

STEPHANIE: This is Stephanie Kerman. Orbital insertion successful.

BILL: I've been up here 5 times. The view is something you can not, and will not, forget.

STEPHANIE: Is that supposed to mean something, old man.

BILL: No offense, rookie.

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[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART II: RENDEZVOUS WITH MEDUSA

DATE:  JUNE 3, 2042

BILL: Beautiful sunset. Gets me every time I'm up here.

STEPHANIE: Keep your eyes sharp, Bill, we need you to dock for us.

BILL: Can you loosen up once in a while?

BILL: There she is, the Exodus.

STEPHANIE: My god-

BILL: Hopefully, we'll fly this thing to Ta Cete and save our damned species!

STEPHANIE: Exodus, this is Cerberus, we are preparing to dock.

JEB: Hey! I thought you guys would never come!

BILL: It would be better if we didn't have you.

JEB: I heard that Billy.

BILL: Exodus, this is BIll, we have a successful docking.

JEB: Come on aboard Bill, we leave Kerbin in a week.

Short chapter, I know, but there is much more to come.

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[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS:-PART III: BEYOND KERBIN

DATE:  JUNE 3, 2042

LOCATION:  LOW KERBIN ORBIT

JEB: This is Exodus, we are preparing for our trans-Kerbol-injection.

KSC: This is the KSC, we read you. Proceed.

BILL: Damn, I felt that!

GaRus: The burn was successful pilot Jebediah.

BILL: Uh...what is that thing?

GaRus: Hello Bill, I am GaRus, the Exodus' artificial general intelligence. I am here to help run this mission.

BILL: How come we have to put up with this thing?!

JEB: Oh shut up Bill; GaRus is pretty nice to have around.

VALENTINA: How high up are we GaRus?

GaRus: We are at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers Valentina.

VALENTINA: Please, call me Va-

GaRus: Hold- Jebediah, what are you doing?

JEB: I'm going on an EVA GaRus, I want to say goodbye to my home one last time.

Once again, a short chapter. I will not be continuing this series until it gets more attention.

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[meve12]

So how many colonists does it carry?

[astrokerb]

You won't continue the story until it gets more attention?

Its awesome!

[Xeldrak]

I will not be continuing this series until it gets more attention.

You do realize that a story that does not continue does not gather attention?

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART IV: HELLO, GOODBYE

DATE:  JUNE 3, 2042- SEPTEMBER 11, 2042

LOCATION:  LOW KERBIN ORBIT- KERBOLCENTRIC ORBIT

JEBEDIAH: GaRus, if anything goes wrong, leave me.

BILL: That's just wishful thinking Jeb.

JEBEDIAH: Oh shut up.

GaRus: I am reading you Jeb, are you planning on giving a speech?

JEBEDIAH: You know it.

JEBEDIAH: Our home used to hold 13 billion kerbals-13 billion!. Now, of course, it's just a radioactive pile of rubble.

JEBEDIAH: Only six kerbals made it off... or 20,000 if you count the frozen embryos. They are the crew of this one ship. We are truly Kerbalkind's last hope.

VALENTINA: Honestly, I find it more poetic than depressing. Us, the saviors of our species; Name a greater honor than that.

GaRus: Jeb, I recommend you enter the ship.

JEBEDIAH: Alright GaRus, I've said goodbye to my home.

GaRus: Cryosleep is required at this moment. All crewmembers, please prepare to become a popsicle.

STEPHANIE: Not funny GaRus!

1 YEAR LATER

GaRus: KSC, this is Exodus-GaRus, we are preparing for our Trans-Cercani-Injection.

(18 Minutes Later)

KSC: Roger that GaRus; Good luck and godspeed.

GaRus: Thank you for building me and starting this mission.

(18 More Minutes Later)

KSC: Always remember: "Ad Astra Per Aspera".

GaRus: Initiating burn.

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[astrokerb]

Amazing!

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART V: It's Full of Stars.

DATE:  JANUARY 21, 2070

LOCATION:  INTERSTELLAR SPACE

GaRus: Unthawing cryo-tubes.

JEBEDIAH: Is there a reason you woke us up GaRus?

GaRus: I just wanted to report that we have entered Cercani's sphere-of-influence.

JEBEDIAH: What do you see Beatrix?

BEATRIX: I'm looking out of the Cerberus Shuttle's camera...my god, the view is amazing.

BILL: Congrats, us, we're the first Kerbals to go past Duna...hell, even out of the Solar System!

GaRus: All right kids, it's bedtime.

BOB: Was that a joke GaRus?

VALENTINA: Well, he tried.

-AWKWARD SILENCE-

GaRus: Re-activating cryo-tubes.

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[Sharkman Briton]

I like this! But is this an actual recreation of Interstellar (with all the deaths and bad stuff and drama) or an awesome interstellar mission with similar circumstances?

[VASMIR]

This is a similar situation, but with no similar plot points.

[Sharkman Briton]

Nice, well I can't wait for the next bit!

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART VI:Let There be Light

DATE:  NOVEMBER 9, 2093

LOCATION:  PARABOLIC ORBIT INTO CERCANI

GaRus: We are only a year away from Cercani.

VALENTINA: My god.

GaRus: I am running a full systems check.

BOB: Look at that orange glow.

JEBEDIAH: Well, we'll be seeing that quite a lot from now on.

STEPHANIE: GaRus has given me permission to do an EVA. I thin-

BILL: Why the hell not.

MARGARET: Systems are all fine.

GaRus: Prepare for Cercani-Orbital-Insertion in a year.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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[Sharkman Briton]

Noice.

[DMSP]

This is quite cool!

Subscribed!

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART VII: Thanix

DATE:  NOVEMBER 7, 2094

LOCATION:  LOW CERCANI ORBIT

GaRus: Firing of the Thanix-Orion drive will begin shortly.

BILL: Currently passing inside the orbit of Cercani's closest planet.

JEBEDIAH: Now is a time I do not recommend going on an EVA.

VALENTINA: I agree.

BOB: The engine has begun firing-

STEPHANIE: Whoah! I felt that!

JEBEDIAH: Oh my god...

Will the crew succeed? Will anyone die? Tune in later for our next episode of "Open Stars"

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[Sharkman Briton]

Dat suspence

[RAINCRAFTER]

I like this. Please make more! It's boodiful!

[DMSP]

Anything new?

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART VIII: Sentarian

DATE:  NOVEMBER 7, 2094- MARCH 20, 2095

LOCATION:  SENTAR'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE

GaRus: Orbital insertion successful. Rendezvous with Sentar in T-100 days.
JEBEDIAH: We survived!


GaRus: Sentar spotted.
BOB: Wow.. look at that.

VALENTINA: The navigation computers say that the white dot is Skelton.
JEBEDIAH: Clouds?
VALENTINA: I don't know, maybe. The blue-ish green dot is Erin ou-
BILL: Our future home.

GaRus: Orbital insertion will begin shortly.
STEPHANIE: Here we go.

GaRus: Congratulations Exodus team, we are now orbiting Sentar.

To Be Continued...

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[DMSP]

Good luck!

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Subbed

[VASMIR]

OPEN STARS-PART IX: Celestial Spheres

DATE:  MARCH 22, 2095

LOCATION:  SENTAR ORBIT

BEATRIX:  We are on our way to Erin, but we will be doing a Skelton gravity assist to get there.

GaRus:  If you are wondering, it is going to be a very safe flyby.  We will pass within 0.7 Munar Distances from Skelton.

JEBEDIAH:  Oh.  Thanks for piloting the ship, GaRus.

GaRus:  Just so you know-I don't pilot the ship, I am the ship.  It houses my mind an functions as my body.

BOB: Huh.  Weird.

VALENTINA:  Coming up on Skelton.

BILL:  We are entering Skelton's sphere of influence.  All passengers, please keep your hands and feet in the vehicle.

JEB: I don't know how you could be so funny.  Isn't he funny.  Look at that guy.  Hilar-

BILL:  Okay, okay.  I get it!

MARGARET:  Look at that volcano!

GaRus:  We are now departing from Skelton.

VALENTINA:  There she is...

GaRus:  Prepare for orbital insertion.

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