To the Mun and Beyond

[Zedwardson]

Starting off a long campaign for exploration.   I will be running a full game, but I am not beyond giving myself cash and some starting science.

As a note, I only have a general idea what I am doing.  I have landed on the Mun before, but never landed anything beyond the two moons of Kerbal.  

Mods I will be using include MecJeb, Frontier (for Ribbons), and Kerbal alarm clock.   All my parts will be stock.   I will be operating missions and also picking out fun things to do.  Of course, if the dear readers have ideas, feel free. 

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The New Kerbal Space Administration (NKSA) annouced the opening of the Kerbal Space Center.   In addition, the first 7 Kerbalnuts were announced 

 

 

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These are known as the "Helix 7".  

The Helix program plans to have both kerbaled program, plus some early support satellites.   

Mission log 

Helix Test  0
Tested EVA gear on ground.  (No photo needed to be taken.)   Jeb was used as the test subject.   

Helix 1 

Using a Hydrogen-Able 220, the aim was a suborbital flight.

Crew: Jeb
Mission: Suborbital (Success)  reached 150,000 km, spashdown at 
 
5 17' South
50 35' West

 

Helix 1 at the makeshift pad, ready for the historic first launching of a kerbal in space.  
 

 

Helix 2

The Helix 2 was a 2nd suborbital flight, goals of reaching over 200k km above Kerbil.  Launch was a  Hydrogen-Able 320

Crew: Bill

Mission: Suborbital above 200k (Success).  In addition, Bill did a short 20 second EVA to show it could be done.
Landing: 0 6' North, 37 25 West

 

After Helix 1 and 2, it has been decided that Helix 3-7 will be attempts at orbital flight.  

Edited November 16, 2016 by Zedwardson