[Completed] JNSQ Space Race 2: Two Race, Two Space

[Geoplex_Official]

Just now, Kraken that doesn't exist said:

it's kinda been started for 5 days

Yeah I did realize that

But if i could maybe catch up really fast

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

hey look new page

[Geoplex_Official]

yeah

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

Koviet Union: we're back in the race and at the mun

 

[Misguided Kerbal]

2 hours ago, Geoplex_Official said:

So is this thing open to join?

not anymore... but I might be hosting a 3d one. We'll see.

[The_Stinky_Broccoli]

So my computer won’t turn on. I guess I’m out of the race. Hopefully if you start a 3rd one my computer will be working again. And if your wondering I’m writing this on my I pad

[Misguided Kerbal]

1 minute ago, epicfailure2020 said:

So my computer won’t turn on. I guess I’m out of the race. Hopefully if you start a 3rd one my computer will be working again. And if your wondering I’m writing this on my I pad

so... another drop out. ok then  

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

Just now, epicfailure2020 said:

So my computer won’t turn on. I guess I’m out of the race. Hopefully if you start a 3rd one my computer will be working again. And if your wondering I’m writing this on my I pad

secretley you're thinking that @jimmymcgoochie is too op

Just now, Misguided_Kerbal said:

so... another drop out. ok then  

also im back in the race

[Misguided Kerbal]

Just now, Kraken that doesn't exist said:

also im back in the race

I know

[jimmymcgoochie]

Advanced Audacious Aerospace Research Group: What's that burning smell?

The Board have just discovered that we at AAARG have been following the "career mode" style of mission planning, where every spare gram of mass is a waste and everything should be done to maximise efficiency. As the Mun Orbiter 2 and then our two surface bases have demonstrated, adopting a different mindset- one where outright speed matters more than efficiency and delta-V overkill is actively encouraged- can slash travel times considerably. The Board are demanding to know why we didn't think of doing this from day 1, and are insisting that this new approach be used for our three probes to Eve, Duna and Jool. As such, we've built those probes with vast reserves of delta-V (the Duna probe ended up with about 10km/s more than the 'optimal' transfer window would require!) and launched them towards their targets with little regard for such trivial details as "transfer windows", and will rely on aerobraking to establish orbits of Jool and Eve.

This approach was greatly aided by our continued talks with Post-Kerbin Mining: after concluding a deal with their Launch Vehicles division, we were approached by their nuclear division and discovered that they make a range of nuclear rocket engines as well. Despite the better ISP offered by using liquid hydrogen as propellant for these engines and the reduced fuel mass it would bring, ultimately the low fuel density and power cost of cooling the tanks meant that we went for the less efficient liquid fuel powered versions of these nuclear engines instead as these offered greater range for the same fuel tank size.

The Duna probe's excessive delta-V was going to be put to use performing a fairly aggressive transfer followed by a braking burn into orbit, but due to inefficiencies in the burn execution compounded by dangerous overheating issues with its 'Liberator' nuclear engine, an aerobraking attempt will be made despite the tenuous atmosphere at Duna; ailing that, an attempt will be made to crash the probe directly into Duna at a frankly ludicrous speed, as an impactor probe is still a probe!

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Between the Jool probe's kick and transfer burns, Space Station 3 arrived at the Mun and braked into orbit, completing yet another key objective:

• First station around the Mun: Valentina, Siesy and Dunler Kerman in Space Station 3, achieved after 15 days, 2 hours and 19 minutes.

"HA! Complete orbits this time! HAHAHAHhahahahaHAHA!" Val sounded slightly deranged over the radio and it took both Siesy and Dunler to pry the microphone from her hands. A minor scheduling mixup was discovered yesterday that resulted in two pilots and a scientist being sent aboard Space Station 3 instead of one pilot, engineer and scientist each; since Space Station 4 was launched with the established team of Jennie, Nathanael and Buzz and the only other engineer available was Frodo (first Kerbal to orbit the Mun, remember?), it's probably for the best... We're still not quite sure which law enforcement agency would be called upon for a murder in space, or indeed whose laws they would be enforcing, and it's probably best if we keep those questions theoretical for the foreseeable future!

Full album is here: https://imgur.com/a/q2k2Io0

AAARG's space program has been running for 17 days, 0 hours and 47 minutes. Space stations are in orbit of Kerbin and the Mun, with Space Station 4 due to arrive in Minmus orbit in a little under 3 days. Surface bases are in place on both the Mun and Minmus, and probes are inbound to Eve, Duna and Jool.

(OOC: @Misguided_Kerbal What exactly counts as successfully completing the probe milestones? Reaching the SOI? Capturing into its SOI, even on an unstable orbit with a periapsis inside the atmosphere? Stable orbit? Does colliding with the surface count?)

[GuessingEveryDay]

Tree Industries

After a mild hurricane, Geoff Kerman wanted to speed up things, and started an expansion of the KSC, renaming it the TSC (Tree Space Center), and started training as a kerbonaut. Only 1 hour later,

The next rocket was ready only 10 minutes later. Named Stick 1, its pilot would be recently-graduated kerbonaut and CEO, Geoff Kerman.

 

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Liftoff! With a nice view back at the new TSC.

After quickly running through its stages, the rocket was in orbit.

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Then Geoff saw something outside the window.

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Taking an unautorized EVA, he found this:

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It was Mun. "I'll be the first on you someday."Geoff muttering to himself.

Shortly afterwards, the deorbit burn was set, and Geoff was burning through the atmosphere when he saw this:

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Geoff made it home safely, and was the first Kerbal for Trees Industries.

After 6 hours, we now have a kerbal in space.

Edited August 7, 2020 by GuessingEveryDay

[Misguided Kerbal]

14 minutes ago, jimmymcgoochie said:

(OOC: @Misguided_Kerbal What exactly counts as successfully completing the probe milestones? Reaching the SOI? Capturing into its SOI, even on an unstable orbit with a periapsis inside the atmosphere? Stable orbit? Does colliding with the surface count?)

It has to complete at least 1 stable orbit around the body to complete the milestone. Sorry for not being very clear

 

[jimmymcgoochie]

Advanced Audacious Aerospace Research Group: Over to Bobak for a traffic update!

A quick update here with a few small but significant events. Minmus Orbiter arrived back at Kerbin and re-entered flawlessly, splashing down into the ocean and ending Natagard's nearly 20 day mission. A couple of hours later, Space Station 4 braked into Minmus orbit, and a few hours after that Minmus Lander re-entered and splashed down, with Hilsey snatching Natagard's record by mere minutes. There was one moment of alarm in Mission Control as Hilsey's parachute opened much slower than expected, resulting in excessive velocity right down to the last 10 metres or so above the water where it slowed down just enough to stay intact on splashdown. All future missions will be sticking to the default 1km full opening altitude instead of reducing it in a bid to shave a few seconds off the descent time; it just isn't worth the risk.

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One more milestone falls in Phase 3:

• Space station in orbit of Minmus: Jennie, Nathanael and Buzz Kerman in Space Station 4, achieved after 19 days, 11 hours and 29 minutes.

In other news- three new Kerbals have been press-ganged into voluntarily joined our space program: say hello to Mirsy, Dildan and Luing!

Full album is here: https://imgur.com/a/FP9iT7m

AAARG's space program has been running for 20 days, 0 hours and 17 minutes. All Phase 3 Milestones are now complete and only the probe prerequisites remain. While the probes continue their journeys (and new probes may be launched with MOAR FUEL to ensure that stable orbits are achieved around all target bodies), additional missions are being planned to recover all the crews from the stations and bases to return them to Kerbin. We're getting a bit worried about Val trying to land on the Mun with just her EVA jetpack, so this may happen sooner rather than later!

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

oh btw i forgot to say this but either i forgot to set this setting when making my save or the game won't let me change it but i have the game time with real time 24hr per 1 day 365 days in a year

i saw a setting in the settings thing in the main menu

but it won't change

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

krussia is boneless koviet union

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

Koviet Union: The Explorer programme pt. 1

btw at the end i ran out of fuel so i had to terminate it by using the whack-a-kerbal thing

[jimmymcgoochie]

@Kraken that doesn't exist you seem to be climbing for a long time before starting your turn, then turning very aggressively and adding more drag than you need to with that high angle of attack. Try turning earlier, at about 100m/s, to an angle of 10 degrees and then holding prograde from there, you may find you get into orbit with more delta-V remaining and a shorter circularisation burn at apoapsis.

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

1 hour ago, jimmymcgoochie said:

@Kraken that doesn't exist you seem to be climbing for a long time before starting your turn, then turning very aggressively and adding more drag than you need to with that high angle of attack. Try turning earlier, at about 100m/s, to an angle of 10 degrees and then holding prograde from there, you may find you get into orbit with more delta-V remaining and a shorter circularisation burn at apoapsis.

okay thanks for the advise, then again the rocket is weird, it has a fairing that goes to like 10 meters from 5 meters in an instant

[Misguided Kerbal]

7 hours ago, Kraken that doesn't exist said:

oh btw i forgot to say this but either i forgot to set this setting when making my save or the game won't let me change it but i have the game time with real time 24hr per 1 day 365 days in a year

i saw a setting in the settings thing in the main menu

but it won't change

yeah, JNSQ does that.

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

1 minute ago, Misguided_Kerbal said:

yeah, JNSQ does that.

right

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

i want to drop out because it is clear i will lose the koviet union is breaking apart which is explained well in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQGVsts3FI

 

[Misguided Kerbal]

Just now, Kraken that doesn't exist said:

i want to drop out because it is clear i will lose the koviet union is breaking apart which is explained well in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQGVsts3FI

 

ok then.

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

20 hours ago, GuessingEveryDay said:

Tree Industries

After a mild hurricane, Geoff Kerman wanted to speed up things, and started an expansion of the KSC, renaming it the TSC (Tree Space Center), and started training as a kerbonaut. Only 1 hour later,

The next rocket was ready only 10 minutes later. Named Stick 1, its pilot would be recently-graduated kerbonaut and CEO, Geoff Kerman.

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Liftoff! With a nice view back at the new TSC.

After quickly running through its stages, the rocket was in orbit.

  Reveal hidden contents

Then Geoff saw something outside the window.

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Taking an unautorized EVA, he found this:

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It was Mun. "I'll be the first on you someday."Geoff muttering to himself.

Shortly afterwards, the deorbit burn was set, and Geoff was burning through the atmosphere when he saw this:

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Geoff made it home safely, and was the first Kerbal for Trees Industries.

After 6 hours, we now have a kerbal in space.

also can you see the problem with your thing in my qoute

[Misguided Kerbal]

Just now, Kraken that doesn't exist said:

also can you see the problem with your thing in my qoute

?

[Kraken that doesn't exist]

Just now, Misguided_Kerbal said:

?

i didn't quote you i quoted @GuessingEveryDay