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Freedom - A Kerbalized Assembly of Space Station Freedom


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May 28th, 2005 | STS-118

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Wow, sorry it's been over a week!
I experienced burnout because of how horribly long the load times were, so I have been playing in stock-ish KSP for the past week. I will find the motivation to finish this though, before I get a new CPU. 

Also from now on, I will post less screenshots cram almost all of them into just one spoiler to avoid boring you and to finish posts quicker, unless you want it the old way.

 

 

Atlantis will take the second solar-truss-segment to the orbital laboratory, that being P-3. A fuel tank will also be brought to Freedom to refuel ROAV; the mission will last just under 6 months..

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Atlantis came to a stop on Runway 33, landing the Shuttle how it was intended, unlike last time. That's when the crew realized something was off...

 

Jeb: "Hmm, nobody asked me to do something stupid this time, why is that?"

Bill: "Oh I don't know, maybe because we installed the second-to-last solar-truss and stayed for an entire 6 months?"

Val: "Bill's right, I don't think we would need to do anything else to make it a mission that stands out, ha."

Jeb: "No, that's not the point. Do you guys think maybe a certain Kerbal that was supposed to be on this flight is missing?"

Bill: Oh no, don't tell me...

Jeb: ...We forgot Cal.

Bob: I blame it on memory loss for you landing us backwards last time, Jeb!

Jeb: Yeah, hahaha. I'm sure he'll understand.

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December 24th 2005 | STS-120

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Ho Ho Ho! Discovery Spreads it's wings on Christmas Eve of 2005, bringing yet another solar-truss up to the nearing-completed station.

 

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  On 9/16/2023 at 8:24 PM, Kerbalsaurus said:

The screenshots your taking seem to be getting a lot better! If you told me this was blender, I'd believe it. Also, what is Calbert's obsession with landing backwards?

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Thanks so much man!

 

I don't really know. It was the first thing that came to his mind when Jeb asked everyone, and he thought it would be funny so he just said it out of the blue, and didn't think Jeb would actually accept it.

He did it again because he knew it drove some other crewmates crazy, and wanted to get back at them in a funny way.

Also the dialog in the past 3 posts of mine have been changed to better suit the crew's characters just FYI

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July 21st, 2006 | STS-122

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After another 6 month stay of Discovery, Columbia will take ST-P propulsion modules (tanks with RCS thrusters) up to Freedom, have them attached to the ITS via an EVA done by the very first engineer of the space program, who helped save the lives of the original 4 on the Moon; Bill Kerman. Next, the P-5 truss will be relocated to the end of P-4, which will be it's final resting place.

 

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Awesome, man! I do have suggestion though. In the shot of Columbia lifting off the pad, you had the chromatic abberation there, which would mean it was most likely shot by a camera on the launchpad. Maybe you could have more shots like that, caught by onboard cameras aboard Freedom and the shuttles too. I feel this screenshot would go well with it:

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  On 9/20/2023 at 11:11 PM, Kerbalsaurus said:

Awesome, man! I do have suggestion though. In the shot of Columbia lifting off the pad, you had the chromatic abberation there, which would mean it was most likely shot by a camera on the launchpad. Maybe you could have more shots like that, caught by onboard cameras aboard Freedom and the shuttles too. I feel this screenshot would go well with it:

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Thanks again dude!

Also I'm sorry, I forgot to say that I was tampering with TUFX settings the past few missions, so there were some inconsistencies like this. I'm also working on profiles for docking cameras and cameras like that, so that'll hopefully look pretty cool :)

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April 21st, 2007 | STS-126

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After a long history of the shuttle program and putting together the massive orbital station known as FreedomAtlantis will unfortunately embark on it's final endeavor; that being taking the ST-F fuel modules for the propulsion system up to the station.

 

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Probably the most exciting mission to date! Sorry it took so long, I'll explain why;

@Fossilized convinced me on Kari's KSP Mods Discord server to try out Real Solar System and Realism Overhaul, so that's what I've been doing for the past week. I've gotten Explorer 1 into orbit, sent a mercury capsule on a suborbital trajectory and trying getting one into orbit (never managed to do so), and had a crewed Gemini capsule dock with Agena. Today I'm going sending crew to the Moon, which I will do several times, and then do some shuttle stuff, head back to the moon with a mix of constellation (favorite space architecture to date (especially their crewed Mars mission, man, I am infuriated that constellation was cancelled)) and Artemis, and eventually send crew out to Mars.

I've been massively considering finishing this series in RSS/RO. It wouldn't be that hard to transfer over.
Do you want that? Or do you want me to keep using KSRSS? Tell me everything. I love you :)

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  On 9/23/2023 at 10:13 PM, Toaster355 said:

April 21st, 2007 | STS-126

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After a long history of the shuttle program and putting together the massive orbital station known as FreedomAtlantis will unfortunately embark on it's final endeavor; that being taking the ST-F fuel modules for the propulsion system up to the station.

 

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Probably the most exciting mission to date! Sorry it took so long, I'll explain why;

@Fossilized convinced me on Kari's KSP Mods Discord server to try out Real Solar System and Realism Overhaul, so that's what I've been doing for the past week. I've gotten Explorer 1 into orbit, sent a mercury capsule on a suborbital trajectory and trying getting one into orbit (never managed to do so), and had a crewed Gemini capsule dock with Agena. Today I'm going sending crew to the Moon, which I will do several times, and then do some shuttle stuff, head back to the moon with a mix of constellation (favorite space architecture to date (especially their crewed Mars mission, man, I am infuriated that constellation was cancelled)) and Artemis, and eventually send crew out to Mars.

I've been massively considering finishing this series in RSS/RO. It wouldn't be that hard to transfer over.
Do you want that? Or do you want me to keep using KSRSS? Tell me everything. I love you :)

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I feel like you should stick to KSRSS, and save yourself from the headache of RSS/RO. As for Freedom, if the shuttles are being retired, what's going to continue flying crew to Freedom?

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  On 9/23/2023 at 10:13 PM, Toaster355 said:

April 21st, 2007 | STS-126

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After a long history of the shuttle program and putting together the massive orbital station known as FreedomAtlantis will unfortunately embark on it's final endeavor; that being taking the ST-F fuel modules for the propulsion system up to the station.

 

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Probably the most exciting mission to date! Sorry it took so long, I'll explain why;

@Fossilized convinced me on Kari's KSP Mods Discord server to try out Real Solar System and Realism Overhaul, so that's what I've been doing for the past week. I've gotten Explorer 1 into orbit, sent a mercury capsule on a suborbital trajectory and trying getting one into orbit (never managed to do so), and had a crewed Gemini capsule dock with Agena. Today I'm going sending crew to the Moon, which I will do several times, and then do some shuttle stuff, head back to the moon with a mix of constellation (favorite space architecture to date (especially their crewed Mars mission, man, I am infuriated that constellation was cancelled)) and Artemis, and eventually send crew out to Mars.

I've been massively considering finishing this series in RSS/RO. It wouldn't be that hard to transfer over.
Do you want that? Or do you want me to keep using KSRSS? Tell me everything. I love you :)

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I think you should stick to the KSRSS since the RSS/RO has a wide-ranging complex apoapsis and periapsis that make it difficult to navigate.

What would the successors to the Atlantis be like since the space shuttle itself has been damaged from splashing down in the ocean or on the sea?

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  On 9/25/2023 at 12:02 AM, Kerbalsaurus said:

I feel like you should stick to KSRSS, and save yourself from the headache of RSS/RO

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Alright, I'll stick with KSRSS.
I was no longer considering RSS/RO either because of how long it takes to do literally anything, when I can get more done in less time in KSRSS while staying semi-realistic.

Thank you man :)

  On 9/25/2023 at 12:02 AM, Kerbalsaurus said:

As for Freedom, if the shuttles are being retired, what's going to continue flying crew to Freedom?

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I'll... leave it a secret for now. ;)

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  On 9/25/2023 at 2:04 PM, AstroRangerBeans said:

I think you should stick to the KSRSS since the RSS/RO has a wide-ranging complex apoapsis and periapsis that make it difficult to navigate.

What would the successors to the Atlantis be like since the space shuttle itself has been damaged from splashing down in the ocean or on the sea?

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Yeah... and literally everything else is difficult, too. :/ 

Freedom will be complete with the remaining 3; Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavor.

You all might also be wondering what happened to Challenger (most may think they already know, but it's actually not what you think) and Explorer. And the answer to that is that they were simply just old. Challenger was the very first shuttle to ever fly, carrying the original 4 in it, and Explorer was the second. They were both technology demonstrators. They were outdated and heavy, so it didn't make much sense to use them as often as more modern shuttles like Columbia, Atlantis, and so on. Explorer  was briefly modified to put Union-1, PMA-1, and Cupola-1 into orbit, but it didn't make sense to keep using these early shuttles because of how expensive the modifications were for an outdated shuttle, when the 4 others could do the job much better.
But if you miss the original 2 and want to see them in action, don't worry; I am planning on posting a couple bonus missions on this thread of them once Freedom is complete.

 

The successor to the shuttle program will be kept secret for now, as I told @Kerbalsaurus. It will be revealed soon ;)

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  On 9/25/2023 at 8:09 PM, Toaster355 said:

You all might also be wondering what happened to Challenger (most may think they already know, but it's actually not what you think) and Explorer. And the answer to that is that they were simply just old. Challenger was the very first shuttle to ever fly, carrying the original 4 in it, and Explorer was the second. They were both technology demonstrators. They were outdated and heavy, so it didn't make much sense to use them as often as more modern shuttles like Columbia, Atlantis, and so on. Explorer  was briefly modified to put Union-1, PMA-1, and Cupola-1 into orbit, but it didn't make sense to keep using these early shuttles because of how expensive the modifications were for an outdated shuttle, when the 4 others could do the job much better.
But if you miss the original 2 and want to see them in action, don't worry; I am planning on posting a couple bonus missions on this thread of them once Freedom is complete.

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What about other countries that might be able to participate in building the space station Freedom when sending the particular modules or parts to complete the construction?

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  On 9/26/2023 at 7:46 AM, AstroRangerBeans said:

What about other countries that might be able to participate in building the space station Freedom when sending the particular modules or parts to complete the construction?

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Huh, I never really thought of that until now.
But the next modules will actually be from foreign nations like Europe and Japan, so I hope that satisfies your request.

Russia does not play a part in this timeline because of the inclination of Freedom not intercepting Russia (< it actually does intercept Russia, but there are no compatible ports for Russian spacecraft (we can also just pretend that the relationship between these countries are higher than they are in reality, I guess), sorry for the lie), and the station obviously being all American (and allies of America).
And because there is no Russia and no Soyuz for Freedom, a new program for rotating crew on the station after the shuttle retires will be critical, as there will be no other vehicle capable of doing so.

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May 5th, 2009 | STS-128

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Hey everyone, I'm back!

Upgrades on the final 3 orbiters have been complete, so Freedom's construction can be finished.

Endeavor will lift Erikson and ROAV 2 up to the station on Mexiko's independence day.
ROAV 2 will be a smaller, lighter, less complex upgrade to ROAV 1 for the completion of Freedom and future service for the station.

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Before you all and I go, I must ask a question.
I'm currently working very hard on a bonus mission, and I'm debating between a couple skyboxes for it;

Should I use Pood's Deep Star Map or Pood's Milky Way Skybox?
The Deep Star Map is more calm, toned down, and slightly more realistic looking one, and the Milky Way SKybox is a much brighter and more beautiful one IMO.
I'm not including the Calm Nebula Skybox because it feel's a little too cartoony for KSRSS and just better matches the stock system.

(I wonder what the milky way would look like from space IRL; would it look more like the Deep Star Map or the Milky Way Skybox?)

It's up to you guys. You can check out @Poodmund's thread for screenshots if you're not sure.

 

Love you all! :)

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I feel the Milky Way one is better, as Earth, as you know, is in the Milky Way. Also, I've been using that one for months now with no reason to change it. If you want to have a black background during the day, I suggest @Lisias's mod Distant Object Enhancement".

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  On 10/1/2023 at 11:56 AM, Poodmund said:

I prefer the Deep Star Map. ;) 

These shots are incredible by the way, thank you for sharing.

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Alright, that's a good choice. I'll try the next mission here with it!

Thanks man!

  On 10/1/2023 at 2:53 PM, Kerbalsaurus said:

I feel the Milky Way one is better, as Earth, as you know, is in the Milky Way. Also, I've been using that one for months now with no reason to change it. If you want to have a black background during the day, I suggest @Lisias's mod Distant Object Enhancement".

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That's also a good choice!

I actually already use it.
But if you rotate your camera away enough from the planet below, the skybox will be shown again, and that's what can sometimes bug me.

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I actually prefer Pood's Calm Nebula. It's definitely not realistic, but the light blues and blacks and few stars are kind of calming. It's also the most similar to KSP2's skybox, in my opinion.

And I like the Steven's TUFX. It's less saturated than BallisticFox and a bit more realistic, IMHO.

Also, you spelled "United States" on the orbiter's fuselage wrong (I'm sorry to be this kind of person).

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  On 10/1/2023 at 4:07 PM, TwoCalories said:

I actually prefer Pood's Calm Nebula. It's definitely not realistic, but the light blues and blacks and few stars are kind of calming. It's also the most similar to KSP2's skybox, in my opinion.

And I like the Steven's TUFX. It's less saturated than BallisticFox and a bit more realistic, IMHO.

Also, you spelled "United States" on the orbiter's fuselage wrong (I'm sorry to be this kind of person).

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Alright, I understand. However, I just think it looks a bit too unrealistic for my standards, hence it was not an option.
Alright, me too!

Oh... SHOOT!!! How did I not see that?!?! :0.0:
No need to apologize, thank you for telling me!! 

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Heres an Apollo mission I quickly threw together to test out Pood's Deep Star Map:

(You can enjoy a little bit of Apollo eye candy from me too! :))

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I think the skybox looks really nice, and will still even look pretty good with a low FOV. I still think the Milky Way is a bit more beautiful though.

Have I changed anyone's mind, or do you still want the Milky Way Skybox?

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January 4th, 2010 | STS-130

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In the early winter of the new decade, Discovery will embark on it's final journey with the Japanese Experiment module; Tomodachi.

Discovery has been an absolute workhorse since it's first flight in 1984, carrying a huge variety and a huge amount of people and payloads. But todays launch will be it's last, after 36 years of service at NASA.

 

I chose this day because this is the exact day I turned a year old, which I thought was pretty nice.

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In loving memory of my cat, Socks. He was put down today as he was suffering from liver failure because of his 10 years of age.
He was no longer eating and was barely moving, so we ultimately decided to put an end to him suffering.

I think you can imagine the grief I'm going through.

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  On 10/5/2023 at 1:51 AM, Kerbalsaurus said:

The new TUFX profile honestly lookin’ pretty slick. And sorry about your cat. It’s always sad to lose a long time pet/friend ;.;.

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Thanks, I really like it too! Steven did a fantastic job, so I figured I would just yoink it and change it up a bit.

Yeah... he was a good kitty. He loved getting his belly rubbed. He would even come sleep with me sometimes

 

But anyways, I really like the spooky PFP :)

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Hello again, Kerbonauts! No new Freedom mission just yet sadly.

Sorry for the lack of anything; I've been grieving the loss of my cat, watching/helping my sister in her marching band, and dealing with Scatterer which is refusing to work in my KSRSS install  (which I still have zero clue as to why).

But what I have been doing in KSP is toying around with @blackrack's volumetric clouds (which, currently, you unfortunately must pay 5.37$ American dollars for on his Patreon) in a stock-ish install, and... just let the screenies speak for themselves.

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Atmospheric flight with a MiG-21 inspired plane I threw together:

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Orbital flight with my Ares 1 and custom Orion:

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I don't even have any words for these clouds, but what I will say is that I am going to try using them in all missions from now on! Worth every penny.

Thank you all for being patient, I will fix the Scatterer issue and finish this thread Soon™

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