KTP - Kerbal Tourism Program

[Chel]

'We need more income. The money for completing contracts isn't enough to keep our half billion dollar space center running', Gene Kerman said. Wilber, the head of PR, suddenly had an idea: Why only send astronauts to space, when there are so many people on Kerbin? And with that, the Tourism Program was created.

CHAPTER 1: 'Change'

The next day, all the staff and astronauts at the KSC, as well as those on missions (either watching or listening), were given information relating to a new project. It was to work on passenger aircraft, shuttles, and space station designs. The winner, who's design was accepted by the administrators, would be given their own KSC transport buggy. As soon as he'd heard the word 'buggy', Jeb imagined strapping rockets on the sides and flying away, but was bound by a signed contract not to attach anything providing external thrust to a vehicle.

Thousands of drawings were sent in. A new area had to be built for storing all of these. Eventually, five were selected. 

1: A light passenger aircraft, capable of holding six Kerbals (two pilots and four passengers).

2: A small Mk2 shuttle, also holding two pilots, and four passengers, with a cargo bay in the back for supplies.

3: A giant ring station, capable of holding four of the shuttles. In the case of structural failure, all Kerbals would move to the shuttles, and land back on Kerbin.

4: A large, four engined aircraft with the ability to swap out passenger cabins for cargo bays

5: A small, inexpensive colony 'pod'. It had room for four Kerbals, could run on solar power, and most importantly, be airdropped (by the aircraft mentioned above in cargo version). 

The only problem, building all of these in 6 months for the official program launch.

 

 

[Geschosskopf]

So, do you have some mod that floods you with tourist contracts?

[Chel]

13 hours ago, Geschosskopf said:

So, do you have some mod that floods you with tourist contracts?

No, I just use sandbox and some Kerbal customisation mods to make them look like tourists.