United Kerbdom Korperations

[Skylon]

Welcome to my Career Save.

 

After hundreds of hours of KSP, I still have never really gotten anywhere with career saves. It went like this: I would start a new career, do a few things, get science and get bored and start a new one. I even did it with sandbox. But now I feel I am really getting into a career save. I call it the United Kerbdom Korperations. Here are my craft:

Launchers:

Station Modules:

Landers:

Bases:

Mun Base Alpha

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Left: Resupply probe. The base has capacity for 4 (comfortably), possible 6 or more and has a science lab and transmitter, airlock and KIS storage.

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by Skylon
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[Skylon]

Mission 1 will come shortly. Today or tommorow. I did attempt it earlier but with 2 stages to be reused and low fuel margins I decided to install FMRS. It will be to transfer a pre-launched Orbital Labs Module (OBL-L2) to Minmus orbit. Mission 2-3 will be launching the crew/service module and landing module to orbit, and landing on minmus. I plan to return science to the lab module to be processed. Mission 4 will launch a contract sattelite/s, though I do not yet have a good launcher with a reusable sattelite stage. Mission 5 may test launch a refueller for the KS-C1 'Atlas' transfer module.

Edited April 4, 2017 by Skylon

[Skylon]

What is the easiest way to move this to the spacecraft exchange? Or is this post in the right place?

Edited April 4, 2017 by Skylon

[Skylon]

Mission 1: KSO-01

Objective: Transfer lab module to Minmus

Craft: OBL-L2 (Launched), KS-C1 'Atlas'

Launcher: MLA-2RB (to be recovered)

Order of Operations: Launch-Sep-Orbit-First stage recovery-Sep-Docking-Stage 2 recovery-Transfer to Minmus

Stage 1:

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Launch pad Lift-off!

Gravity turn...Separation and coast to boostbackBurn, baby, burn.Not enough fuel for return to KSC, I was pushing it with 80m/s left in vacuum.No re-entry pics. Relatively cool though, no worrying heat. Chutes deployed and...Splashdown! Back to Stage 2 with FMRS...

Stage 2:

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After separation...Fairing deployment at over 50,000mOrbital insertion Deorbit Heating...Chutes out... Touchdown!

Docking and Minmus Transfer:

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Intercept Approach Docked Forgot to take more pics, but here is the final orbit.

OBL-Min

Result: Success. Both stages recovered.

Minmus communications network to be set up.

Next Mission: Satellite launch

Adding those pictures took a while. I may stick to albums for now.

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by Skylon

[Skylon]

Mission 2: CS-01 and Minsat-A

Objective: Place a commercial sat in orbit and set up a Minmus communications network

Craft: KSat+ OBL-M1 Stage

Launcher: MLA-2R 'Storm'

Order of Operations: Launch craft to orbit>Recover launcher>Separate commercial sat and place in specified orbit>Transfer craft to Minmus>Release 1 sat in 100km orbit>Release the other sats after two orbits of 3/4 the orbital period

Images:

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Launch pad Fairing separation Craft separation (recovery was nominal, no pics because I forgot) Commercial sat deployed to specified orbit A rather unfortunate encounter with the Mun messed with my inclination...Sat deployment partially successful; they function but I meant for them to be further apart

Minsat-02 in orbit

Result: Success; booster recovered, contact completed and communication network partially set up

Trying to cut down on the amount of pictures now. Avoiding recovery pictures, though I will normally add one splashed down/landed.

Mission 3 will land on minmus, though it may be pushed back 

Edited April 5, 2017 by Skylon

[Kerbinchaser]

Nice save!

[Skylon]

This thread can be closed now

[CobaltShock]

Before you close this, which mod makes Minmus glow??

[Skylon]

21 hours ago, Steeeeve said:

Before you close this, which mod makes Minmus glow??