DMSP-The beginning of a space program. [Final Chapter] Chapter 33-When the clock hits zero.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Now I'm worried as to what you plan on doing with that lifter I sent........

*Determination.

[Just Jim]

Wow... That had to be the most brutally evil cliffhanger ever... well done!!!!   

[max_creative]

9 minutes ago, DMSP said:

Well we'll see how the relations are between Kolonia and Katax.

And no! We don't know how many fourth walls could be damaged!

Fourth walls are expensive. That's why I don't even have one.

Can I at least redirect my rtg powered ion probe at them? Can I please drop something really big and heavy full of explosive fuel on them? 

[DMSP]

14 minutes ago, SpaceplaneAddict said:

Now I'm worried as to what you plan on doing with that lifter I sent........

*Determination.

Oh don't worry, it only involves Tsar Bomba Delivering peaceful probes to explore the Kerbol System! Nuclear Annihilation Yay!

6 minutes ago, Just Jim said:

Wow... That had to be the most brutally evil cliffhanger ever... well done!!!!   

Thank you, now if I'm right, you've left quite a few epic ones yourself! I mean that Purple Pyramid on Eve is pretty Ominous. I learn from the best.

4 minutes ago, max_creative said:

Fourth walls are expensive. That's why I don't even have one.

Can I at least redirect my rtg powered ion probe at them? Can I please drop something really big and heavy full of explosive fuel on them? 

Fineeeeeeeeee.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

1 minute ago, DMSP said:

Oh don't worry, it only involves Tsar Bomba Delivering peaceful probes to explore the Kerbol System! Nuclear Annihilation Yay!

oh no... pls... don't do this...

listen man, i dont know how long i have before they find agai- mmpph mph! Mmmph!! MMMMPH!

[DMSP]

Just now, SpaceplaneAddict said:

oh no... pls... don't do this...

listen man, i dont know how long i have before they find agai- mmpph mph! Mmmph!! MMMMPH!

Oh well. Poor SpaceplaneAddict. Anyone else have some nice lifters I can use for total destruction peace and love?

 

Message to all: In the past 10 seconds DMSP-The beginning of a space program hit 10,000 views. When I first started this story, I expected something that I would write for a few chapters, get a reply or two, and then it would probably die off. Never would I imagine the story would get to this point, and that I would have awesome people like you guys reading and sticking with me. It elates me so much that I hear you have fun reading this.

Thanks for sticking by guys, I am so thankful for you.

So onward to 15,000! Chapter-30 in a week.

Oh, and it would be unfair to leave you guys without something to look at for the week. Here's a map of all Countries (Blue on good terms with Kolonia, Green is indifferent, and Red is what Kolonia's government considers "enemies", but the Kolonia government can be a bit crazy at times). Red crosses are Airbases and Yellow Crosses are Heliports.

Oh and a friendly reminder, these borders are fixed, and no RP when I am out, but feel free to speculate! See you in a week.

DMSP Out.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Just now, DMSP said:

7 minutes ago, SpaceplaneAddict said:

 

Oh well. Poor SpaceplaneAddict. Anyone else have some nice lifters I can use for total destruction peace and love?

I'm still fine with whatever, as long as you can help me get away from thos-

AAAAAAHHH! *screams of agony*

[Angelo Kerman]

No role playing! Dangit! There goes my plans for world domination...

Fine. Back to Titan retexturing for me!

[UnusualAttitude]

Glad Bob is OK. As for performing interplanetary transfers using the Flea as a solid rocket kicker stage...

Just two words: awe some!

[DMSP]

29 minutes ago, UnusualAttitude said:

Glad Bob is OK. As for performing interplanetary transfers using the Flea as a solid rocket kicker stage...

Just two words: awe some!

Thank you!

36 minutes ago, SpaceplaneAddict said:

I'm still fine with whatever, as long as you can help me get away from thos-

AAAAAAHHH! *screams of agony*

Not again! Call in the defenses this time! Xenon powered nukes!

35 minutes ago, Angel-125 said:

No role playing! Dangit! There goes my plans for world domination...

Fine. Back to Titan retexturing for me!

Aww, darn, an Angel-125 ran world may not be the worst idea. But new Titan rockets are 100% good!

30 minutes ago, UnusualAttitude said:

Glad Bob is OK. As for performing interplanetary transfers using the Flea as a solid rocket kicker stage...

Just two words: awe some!

Thank you! I never thought of it until the launch. Heck, when I was doing the boostback burn was when I thought of going to Duna, that probe wasn't actually supposed to go anywhere! Instant plot developments FTW!

[Raptor9]

3 hours ago, DMSP said:

Bob got on the rover, and Bill already knew where to drive. They were going to inspect Governor-1 themselves.
Driving up to the door opposite of the launchpad, they hopped out and went inside.

A dark, secretive meeting outside a government building...how cryptic. 

[Bev7787]

How is your landing gear working properly? Mine always bounce before exploding

[OrbitalBuzzsaw]

DMSP, please do not go the route that things like ForgottenSpaceProgram and Emiko Station have gone. Although those stories are great, I would like to see one that was more of a space exploration focused and less on the sort of things that have been done over and over. I have never seen a KSP story that stays on Space Exploration but I would like too.

 

- Buzzsaw

[Angelo Kerman]

Ok, now that DMSP is offline for a bit.... Dibs on the Islands of Wassu!  Our motto is: wassuuup! We produce telecommunications satellites.

[OrbitalBuzzsaw]

My operation base is in Folus. Just saying,

[max_creative]

My base is on Dres! And nobody can take it from me! And- what's that? I have to have a Kerbin base too?

Fiiiiiine. I'll just have it on that island with the heliport. The one above the words "Republic of Kolonia."

[DMSP]

First of all, I'm back!

On 6/14/2016 at 2:40 PM, Bev7787 said:

How is your landing gear working properly? Mine always bounce before exploding

No idea, I just don't clip them. Always on the outside.

On 6/15/2016 at 8:36 PM, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

DMSP, please do not go the route that things like ForgottenSpaceProgram and Emiko Station have gone. Although those stories are great, I would like to see one that was more of a space exploration focused and less on the sort of things that have been done over and over. I have never seen a KSP story that stays on Space Exploration but I would like too.

 

- Buzzsaw

Yes, don't worry, space exploration will always be #1 here, but there will be more plot developments including the Katax-Kolonia developments. Unfortunately it is a tiny bit too late to change it completely off from where we are now, but I always will have Space Exploration as my goal.

I do like Nuclear war, though...

12 hours ago, Angel-125 said:

Ok, now that DMSP is offline for a bit.... Dibs on the Islands of Wassu!  Our motto is: wassuuup! We produce telecommunications satellites.

Sweet! Wassuuup is too good!

3 hours ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

My operation base is in Folus. Just saying,

33 minutes ago, max_creative said:

My base is on Dres! And nobody can take it from me! And- what's that? I have to have a Kerbin base too?

Fiiiiiine. I'll just have it on that island with the heliport. The one above the words "Republic of Kolonia."

Well, live your dreams guys.

If you're hopeful, chapter up by tonight. #30!

[Just Jim]

On ‎6‎/‎15‎/‎2016 at 2:36 PM, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

DMSP, please do not go the route that things like ForgottenSpaceProgram and Emiko Station have gone. Although those stories are great, I would like to see one that was more of a space exploration focused and less on the sort of things that have been done over and over. I have never seen a KSP story that stays on Space Exploration but I would like too.

 

- Buzzsaw

Hey!!!  Whatcha trying to say here????  

Just kidding!  I actually agree, and will be the first to admit Emiko Station has gone off the deep end, so to speak.  But in my own defense, Emiko jumped the fence right from the start, and didn't start out being just about space exploration. 

Back on topic, I also like this story the way it is, being focused mostly on space exploration.  But I don't mind seeing some plot twists added to make things more interesting, and I'm really curious where @DMSPis going with it. 

[DMSP]

19 hours ago, Just Jim said:

Back on topic, I also like this story the way it is, being focused mostly on space exploration.  But I don't mind seeing some plot twists added to make things more interesting, and I'm really curious where @DMSPis going with it. 

Thanks, and there will be some, trust me!

And also, I'm calling @max_creative, @KerbalOmmex, and @OrbitalBuzzsaw. See why below!

Anyways, I present the longest chapter ever:

Chapter 30-Private-3 and Artemis A.

The success of the two Duna probes before was a huge kick for the program, allowing for the final pre-window probe, Overseer-3, to be constructed.

It launched like usual, on a Butane lifter. The probe would end up around Ike.

The launch was going fine until a minute of so in, when the first emergency in a couple dozen launches took place.

"Gene, this is Booster." A Kerbal spoke in mission control.

Gene responded immediately. "Go ahead Booster."

"We've lost Engines 3,4,5 and 6."

"Moho."

The booster struggled upwards for a bit, but eventually it was decided to ditch it and try to make orbit with Stage 2.

The stage burned low through the atmosphere, gaining speed and climbing. Eventually, once all the fuel was spent, the heated fairings were ditched.

Overseer-3 made it to orbit by using its two separation solid rocket boosters.

It would await in orbit until the ground crews decided to send it onward or not.

A couple days later, it was realized that the Butane production line had a slight flaw. This would delay Private-3 indefinitely.

So Private-3 was off the list until Valentina suggested making a few new solid rocket boosters, throwing them together, and sending it into space.

So the "Valentina Solid Fuel Lifter" was born.

With representatives from Creativity Aerospace, Buzzsaw Aerospace, and Ommex Industries watching, Private-3 lifted off on the most revolutionary booster in existence. 

Cheers filled mission control as it passed Max-Q and headed upwards, everything nominal and ok.

The second stage created a massive light show for everyone watching. Eventually Private-3 vanished into the blue, headed towards the black.

The Valentina got the Theodore Von Kerman space telescope, OreSat, and the PANCAKE-1 constellation into orbit.

Only minutes after orbit was achieved, the Theodore Von Kerman Space Telescope (TVKST) was separated and burned to reach a 4,000 x 75 kilometer orbit.

Half an orbit later, the Private-3 stack ignited its engine once again, for a Munar intercept.

As Private-3 cruised to the Mun, the TVKST arrived at its apoapsis, and entered a circular orbit.

It soon began its multiple astronomy tasks.

Private-3 then began the slow climb, and then its slow fall to the Mun.

Leaving the stack behind, OreSat entered orbit around the Mun a little more than 5 hours after lifting off on the stack.

And the scanning begun.

The Private-3 stack, now only the PANCAKE-1 constellation, used the gravity well of the Mun to get in a extremely high orbit for no fuel whatsoever.

And roughly a day later, Private-3 entered a circular orbit high over Kerbin. This is where the fun began.

The 12 Pan satellites were deployed.

Their solar panels unfolded, and immediately began transmitting everywhere. the constellation began "talking" to Overseers 1 and 2, along with all of the Mun probes, and the Stationary link.

What was left of Private-3 began a retroburn, which put it on a collision course with the Mun, ending the Private-3 mission.

The Pan satellites slowly drifted away from each other, but they had become the first of Kerbin's sat constellations.

 

The "Valentina" had worked so well that it was immediately put as the lifter for the next test, Artemis A.

Artemis A was the first of the Artemis missions. This one was an unmanned one to test the future command module of the hopeful Kerballed Missions to the Mun.

Off it went.

Artemis A reached orbit safely, to begin its short trip around Kerbin.

Less than an orbit later, it deorbited.

Reentry was nominal, and Artemis A parachuted safely a couple kilometers away from the coast of Kolonia.

The mission was a complete success, testing all of the systems a real Mun command module may use, along with pressure testing the 3 Kerbal command module and stress testing the Valentina booster.

With so many recent victories, ground control gave the go for Overseer-3 to do its escape burn.

It ended up on a great trajectory to Duna, which would make it arrive a hundred or so days after Overseers 1 and 2 got to Duna.

Off it went, into the void.

[OrbitalBuzzsaw]

Good to see the TVK put to its proper use.

[DMSP]

10 minutes ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Good to see the TVK put to its proper use.

So am I. It will be servicing the public, Buzzsaw Aerospace and the Space Program for many years to come.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

I'm becoming very worried about something I had sent you earlier. So frightening me!

*Extreme Concern.

[Raptor9]

I like those PANCAKE satellites, interesting design and oh so compact.  If the new small relay antenna coming in 1.2 is compact enough to fold up on those, that's a relay satellite shotgun blast right there.

[DMSP]

39 minutes ago, SpaceplaneAddict said:

I'm becoming very worried about something I had sent you earlier. So frightening me!

*Extreme Concern.

Well, I think I may not use it soon, but I promise that I will use it.

37 minutes ago, Raptor9 said:

I like those PANCAKE satellites, interesting design and oh so compact.  If the new small relay antenna coming in 1.2 is compact enough to fold up on those, that's a relay satellite shotgun blast right there.

Yep! Thank @max_creative because he gave them to me! I'm in love with the simplicity and complexity (at the same time) in the design!

[max_creative]

1 hour ago, DMSP said:

Yep! Thank @max_creative because he gave them to me! I'm in love with the simplicity and complexity (at the same time) in the design!

I know. The satellites are awesome! The only problem is I have so many in LKO I've actually gotten hit once! 

2 hours ago, Raptor9 said:

I like those PANCAKE satellites, interesting design and oh so compact.  If the new small relay antenna coming in 1.2 is compact enough to fold up on those, that's a relay satellite shotgun blast right there.

Yep. In the meantime I have a version with two DTS-M1's and another with 1x6 panels and 88-88's. Definitely not going to have communication problems anytime soon. 

Creativity Aerospace is now the first to own a satellite constellation!