Kerbinchaser Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) It is the first day of the newly formed private space industry called the KECC. Jedediah Kerman stands at the foot of his space craft, the "kiwi." Named because it barely got off the ground, and only reached a altitude of about 1600 meters. The sky was clear, and it was about 7:00 in the morning. Jedediah posed for a few photos, and then climbed into the command pod of his ship. The view from the pod was not that exciting, and Jeb was anxious to get off the ground. After performing a few science experiments and crew reports,he awaited the countdown from mission control. "T-minus 1 minute and counting, guidance is nominal. Give me a go-no go for launch." "Guidance?" "Go." "Telemetry?" "Go flight." "Flight surgeon?" "We are go." "Capcom?" "Go flight." "snacks?" "Go" "Alright Jeb, this is Gene Kerman. We are go. How are ya feeling?" "I'm good Gene. A little bit of static in here." "Okay Jeb. T-minus 15 seconds." Jeb flipped on the SAS module, and prepared himself for the force of liftoff. "Jeb here, T-minus 10 seconds and counting. Nav-ball is go, SAS is go, stage is go, parachute is go. We are go for launch." "Alright Jedediah. The whole world is watching. T-minus 3 seconds, ignition sequence launch, T-minus 2, 1, liftoff." The solid fuel booster ignited, forcing Jeb into his seat. As the craft lifted off, he felt something he couldn't quite describe, like he was floating in air. Jeb took the moment to snap a photo of the cockpit from the camera attached to the side of his helmet. "Gene? This is Jeb. SRF speed 122 m/s. ROT is good, altitude 1000 Meters." "Roger Jeb, the flight surgeon reports you're doing fine. How do you feel?" "I'm doing Fine Gene. Engine burnout in 3 seconds. My heart is pounding. It feels like there is an elephant on on my chest." The engine shut-off, and instantly Jeb felt a relief from the weight. He could see out of his window the blue sky, and the ocean below it. Pressing the guarded switch marked "stage," the parachute instantly snapped open, and Jedediah felt a sharp jerk. As he slowly drifted to the ground, he thought about what he had just accomplished. He had broken an altitude record of 2000 meters, set a new speed record of 130 m/s, and had been the first Kerbal to be recovered from any flight. When he stepped out of his spacecraft, Jeb was instantly surrounded by reporters and KECC staff. As Jedediah Kerman settled into bed that night, he couldn't wait to fly again. Edited July 22, 2016 by Lo Var Lachland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbinchaser Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 UPDATE: I just installed RPM. That way I'll have better IVA screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I like the shock absorber things, never thought of that! nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbinchaser Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, NSEP said: I like the shock absorber things, never thought of that! nice! Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbinchaser Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 @Vanamonde @Frybert could one of you lock this? I'm abandoning it and moving to another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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