Andetch's STS Mission Journey

[Andetch]

This thread is for me to post my STS mission reports onto and avoid clogging up the main thread even more. "

Starts with STS-2a/b
 

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A standard lift-off, with a bit of showing off through ascent as we did a 180 degree roll on the shuttle's back, and then after getting rid of the side boosters we rolled back onto the front.

 

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Then we got into a GKO transfer orbit. Note, I did bring the PP up so it wasn't technically suborbital, but didn't get the screen capture moment in the video. 

While on the transfer orbit we released the 4 probes on their platform vehicle that had a sepatron to boost is clear of the shuttle. Then all 4 sats were placed in a somewhat wobbly GKO. But the spacing is fairly accurate.

 

 

  Now the sats are placed, let's bring that faulty fuel pod back down to Kerbin

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Set up an RV

Send out the tug

Turn the pod and send it back to the shuttle

Slide it nicely into the cargo bay

On the way back, it was noticed that the wings were not symmetrical and needed to be refitted.  As Jeb is so helpful, he removed them on landing. But everything was returned to Kerbin, including the tug. 
 

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[Vanamonde]

That is an unusually large launch vehicle.