Smotheredrun's Jool 5 Challenge! Episode 4: The Something! (fixing stuff)

[smotheredrun]

Hello all, it's been almost forever and several updates to KSP since I last posted a mission report thread...  Here is my entry into the Jool 5 Challenge, Jeb's Level:

Episode 1 is here:

The craft file is here:

The mothership was inspired by this photo:

Mass on the pad: 3 014.78 tons

Cost: 1 825 046.0 (on the pad, no refuelling missions... yet)

Parts on the pad: 410

Crew Capacity: 33

Crew on Mission: 2 of 6

Snacks/not Snacks on board:  Loads... 

 

[smotheredrun]

Episode 2:  The Refuellening!

Still off of work, so more KSP for me!  

The second and third launches to set up for the trip to Jool are covered here.  Found out that something was very wrong with the Vimy, and found some neat tools within my editing suite too!

Episode 2:

 

The vessels of episode 2:

 

Jool 5 Refueller 1 is here

Mass on the pad: 2901.285 tons

Cost:  951 430.0

Parts on the pad: 134

Crew Capacity: 2

Crew onboard: 0

 

Jool 5 Refueller 2 is here

 

Mass on the pad: 3 113 920 tons

Cost:  431 704.0

Parts on the pad: 91

Crew Capacity: 0

Crew onboard: 0

[smotheredrun]

Nothing this week because:

Spoiler

 

Edited March 14, 2019 by smotheredrun

[smotheredrun]

Episode 3: MOAR Fuel and Boosters!  ...(and food)... (and minerals)....

Finally, after a couple weeks away from both KSP and my country, including a conference and some reno work I get back to (KSP) work:

Episode 3: (HIGHLY recommend using headphones, or 5.1 surround sound... my own 2.1 sound system absolutely ruins the audio (music is too loud)...

 

 

The vessels of Episode 3:

 

KSO Super 25 Ascension is here

Mass on the pad: 2 351.783 tons

Cost:  353 039.0

Parts on the pad: 91

Crew Capacity: 6 (well 7 if you strapped someone in the airlock in the cargo bay...)

Crew Onboard: 6

 

Mark IV Booster mk ii is here

Mass on the pad: 3 694.924tons

Cost:  649 069.0.0

Parts on the pad: 112

Crew Capacity: 0

Crew Onboard: 0

 

EDIT:  For some reason this video either didn't get produced into 1080p or it didn't get uploaded to youtube in 1080.  I'll try to redo those 2 processes to see if can make it show better.

EDIT EDIT: Internet gremlins

Edited March 29, 2019 by smotheredrun
Never mind...

[smotheredrun]

Episode 4:  The something!

With about 6 days before our launch window, the Providence is launched on it's maiden voyage - to conduct an emergency installation of the life support parts that both Bill and Werner Von Kerman forgot to include in the last redesign of the Vimy mothership.  Happily, Tifrey Kerman has been training with the engineers at the KSC for these types of situations.

 

 

KSO Super 25 Providence is here

Mass on the pad: 2 346.808 tons

Cost:  257 208.00 

Parts on the pad: 97

Crew Capacity: 6 (well 7 if you strapped someone in the airlock in the cargo bay...)

Crew Onboard: 3

[smotheredrun]

That moment when you realize you forgot to record ALL of your Kerbin escape and transfer to Jool....  

 

Good thing I saved before leaving orbit!

 

[KerballingSmasher]

OH NO

[smotheredrun]

Hello community,

Once again, it's been forever and a massive number of updates to KSP, but I'm back. 

If I necro my own thread, does that make it a revival/resusctitation instead?  (Moderators, I'd really like to keep this thread going for continuity if that's ok)

Episode 4.5:  Where am I and What am I doing?

 

 

The emergency repair probe is here:

Mass On Pad:  2 276 727 tons

Cost: 105 901

Parts On Pad: 67

Crew Capacity:  0

Crew onboard:  0

 

 

The 3rd refueller is here:

 

Mass On Pad:  2 844 984

Cost:  224 950 

Parts On Pad:  106

Crew Capacity:  0

Crew Onboard:  0