[AAR] Grand Tour or Bust - A tour of the whole system in one mission

[BigBoy734]

Please make sure this image doesnt die out:http://imgur.com/aizJ6Ty

Hello everyone,glad you could make it!

(Since I got 'banned',I think it was from my posts,so if so,could a mod please move this to fan works and label it as [Writing]?)

Thanks!

Today,we have began KSP's most beloved challenge.

The Grand Tour!

This challenge was attempted before,but failed miserably.

Our crew attempting this dangerous challenge:

Jeb

Neddrin

Riboly

Bill (Captain's Assistant)

Bob (Captain)

Shepald

James

Gus

Ferely

Thats right,NINE kerbals are going on this journey.

So we shall introduce this craft to ride around the solar system!

We give you:

http://imgur.com/Am7KXAP

Ethernia! This craft has been docked in orbit,which is capable of mining on the way!

This grand tour will be my first big mission. Lets see what you think and I may continue it!

CHAPTER LIST:

CHAPTER 1: Kerbin Orbit - Mun Encounter

CHAPTER 2: Communications Blackout - Fatallity

CHAPTER 3: Moho Orbit - Kerbol Orbit

CHAPTER 4: Eve Encounter - Eve Orbit

CHAPTER 5: Eve Orbit - Gilly Orbit

CHAPTER 6: Gilly Orbit - Duna Orbit

CHAPTER 7: Ike Orbit - Dres Orbit

Edited May 12, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 1: Kerbin Orbit - Mun Encounter

KSC: Okay guys we got a maneuver set for encountering the mun in 21 minutes.

Delta-V required is 850-ish.

http://imgur.com/36gDWtb

Bob: Easy Peasy!

Neddrin: Wait,what is our mun periapsis?

KSC: About 270km.

Bill: Alright so that will bring us into a 270km orbit,will our landers be able to take that,Ethernia?

ETHERNIA COMPUTER:80% Chance Of Landing. 70% Chance of Orbit and Redocking.

Gus: Aww man,thats pretty scary.

Jeb: WHAT IS SO SCARY ABOUT 80-70%?

Gus: Well,its just that its not absolutely guaranteed,I mean-

Bob: SHUTUP YOU TWO PINHEADS,WE CANT GO ON THE GRAND TOUR LIKE THIS CAN WE?

Jeb and Gus: No...

Bob: Well stop arguing!!!

James: Uhhh,you guys,we should probably begin burning now,since the maneuver is pretty close.

Bob: Okay okay,sheesh. Ethernia,begin burning

ETHERNIA COMPUTER: WARNING,POSSIBLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL,OVERRIDE?

Bob: Override.

ETHERNIA COMPUTER: COPY,BEGINNING BURNING PROCEDURE,BUCKLE UP!

*WOOSH*

Edited May 4, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 2: Communications Blackout - Fatality

KSC: Ethernia,do you read me?....Ethernia,YOU THERE?

Anrel,tell me their status.

Anrel: They are still in orbit,but we lost them.

-1 minute later-

Anrel: They crashed...

KSC: WHAT? A BILLION DOLLAR CRAFT CRASHES IN THE MIDDLE OF ORBIT? HOW?

Anrel: Look,Im sorry,but we lost them.

KSC: GET EMERGENCY ANTENNAS,I WANT EVERY COMSAT IN ORBIT CONNECTING TO ETHERNIA!

Anrel: Ill try.

-50 Minutes Later-

Anrel: We got bad news.

KSC: What?

Anrel: Six kerbals died,pressure burst.

KSC: Oh..my...god.

Anrel: The only survivers were Jeb,Bill,and Bob. The rest have been reported dead/missing.

KSC: So...another fatal one. Are we gonna be down to one by the time we get to-

*COMMUNICATIONS ONLINE*

KSC: Okay,online,Anyone copy?

Steve: We copy,have you heard what happened?

KSC: Yeah,Im so sorry.

Bob: Yeah,they were kinda friends after a while. Atleast they died trying.

KSC: Well atleast we have you guys.Wait,your at minmus?

Jeb: Yes,we already deployed our probe,kethane is full.

KSC: Okay guys,this is the one where we leave Kerbin's SOI.You ready?

(All): Ready!

KSC: Okay,lets go for burning.

Edited April 28, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 3: Moho Orbit - Kerbol Orbit

Meanwhile at Moho:

Jeb: Alright our probe has landed!

KSC: Copy that.

Bill: Doing great so far. I can't wait for the welcoming committee back home.

KSC: Heck,all 7 billion kerbals are watching! Even hobos tried robbing banks to watch this!

Jeb: Alright lets get this show on the road!

KSC: Next stop,EVE!

Bill: Wait,EVE? That place is a torture place! Not even a single kerbal came home to tell the tale!

Bob: Calm down,those are rumors,Taltu Kerman from the Kerwaiian Islands was the first to land on eve and come home.

Bill: Now I feel embaressed.

Jeb: Dont be! This is the grand tour I tell ya!

KSC: Guys,we should burn now.

(10 days later)

KSC: We are in kerbol orbit.

Jeb: Wow,kerbol looks so...bright.

Bill: JEB NO!

*Jeb goes blind*

Jeb: Did the power go out!?! Oh my...IM BLIND!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Bob: Bill you went to medical college right?

Bill: Right!

Bob: Well take him to the medical room ASAP!

Bill: On it.

Jeb: I can still Imagine things. Pretty cool.

Bill: Just wait.

(1 hour later)

Bill: Hes back! His vision has improved too!

Jeb: I love seeing the world-well,everything again!

Bob: Great! Lets get some shut-eye,since the next maneuver is in about 23 days.

Jeb: Yeah,after some stuff like that we should.

Edited April 29, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 4: Eve Encounter - Eve Orbit

23.2 days later...

Jeb: Yeah! Second planet! I cant wait to see the faces on kerbin when we get home!

Bob: Yeah,like moho is EVEN a planet.

Bill: It might be an asteroid,or a dwarf.

KSC: Well we got the encounter with Eve,so we can take a break for a month or so.

Jeb: Well that's time to aero-*puts on shades*break.

Bill: Nice one!

Jeb: Learned from the Kerbal Network.

Bob: Lets get some sleep,we can play around in the morning.

Jeb: Yeah your right.

1 month(ish) later...

ETHERNIA: Eve SOI in 20 minutes.

Jeb: Shutup you stupid computer,your making me lose to chess-

Bill: Checkmate!

Jeb: Aww KANGIT!!!! I hate that computer.

*Ethernia gives jeb a spanking with its robotic arm.*

Jeb: Its intelligent,thats for sure.

Bob: Prepare for Aerobraking.

KSC: Copy that,we'll loose all camera and radio contact with you,so your on your own.

Jeb: Ethernia,give us predicted structural loss.

ETHERNIA:15% Will be lost in aerobrake.

Bill: Good enough.

Bob: Atmosphere reached,hang on tight!!!

*After Aerobrake*

Jeb: Wow,eve gave us a perfect circular orbit! Fuel,ethernia?

ETHERNIA: 95%.

Bob:Wow,this fuel can withstand the whole tour,who needs kethane when you got OP nucleareleactreolicious engines!

KSC: And we are back! Begin the probe deployment.

Edited May 3, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 5:Eve Orbit - Gilly Orbit

Jeb: Probe Landed.

KSC: We got a photo from the satellite we launched a year ago.

Bill: Yay!

KSC: Now,move on to gilly.

Bob: Copy that KSC.

(after encounter)

Jeb: Aww man I didn't take a picture of the encounter

Bill: Don't worry you got the rest of the tour to take photos of.

Jeb: COME ON PHOTOBUCKET...

Bill: You forgot the id...

Jeb: Oh sorry.

Jeb: Thanks for correcting.

(30 minutes later)

Bob:And...LANDED!

KSC: Okay,now for duna.

Bill: We should establish colony there soon.

KSC: We cant afford it now we have Ethernia.

ETHERNIA:WARNING,PRESSURE BURST IN SECTION 1B,ONE CASUALTY UNAVOIDABLE (no-one has to die )

Edited May 5, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 6:Gilly Orbit - Duna Orbit

Jeb:What?

Bill: One of us has to die...

KSC: TROLLED.

Bob: You little ****

Bob: Ethernia,status report.

*Bob glares at the radio*

ETHERNIA:BURN IN 1 MINUTE,CALCULATED BURN TIME 1 SECOND(S).

Bill: Woah,gilly has lower gravity than I thought!!!

KSC: Lets do one boys!

*WOOSH*

Meanwhile in Kerbol Orbit...

*Measuring time*

Jeb: HOLY COW,I GREW A FOOT!

Bill: OMG AWESOME!!

ETHERNIA: Reaching Hoffman Transfer Point, Prepare for burning procedures.

Bob: Come on guys, its now or never.

*The team wake up a year later*

Jeb:Wow, we'll see ourselves in the world record book for longest space mission, AND longest sleep!

Bill: Hah! we knocked out Shelby Kerman with 10 days!

*High five*

Bob: You guys,we should start burning for circulization.

Jeb: FINE.

*5 MINUTES LATER*

Bob:Orbit achieved.

*50 MINUTES LATER*

Bill: Probe landed!

ETHERNIA: NEXT BODY:IKE

Jeb:Yes,we aren't dumb.

Bill: Shutup!

Jeb: Me?!?

Bill: THE COMPUTER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!

Edited May 5, 2013 by BigBoy734

[Holo]

It was just because the KSC went through the TEMPEST portal. How else do you think Merald (I think his name was) time travelled back after he landed on Gilly?

[Frankiebolo]

ETHERNIA: Reaching Hoffman Transfer Point, Prepare for burning procedures.

First time ever I hear of HOFFMAN Transfers...

PS: I know it's a horrible pun and a comprensible mistake, but I could'n resist!

[BigBoy734]

Next chapter should be up in about 7-11 hours.

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CHAPTER 7: Ike Orbit - Dres Orbit

(After tons of argument with ksc about turning off the computer)

ETHERNIA: IKE ORBIT ACHIEVED.

Bill:Gr....

Jeb: Calm down.

Bob: Fine,deploy the stinkin probe.

Jeb: Got it,sir.

*Jeb presses a button*

ETHERNIA: PROBE DEPLOYED.

Bob: I MUST STRANGLE....COMPUTER...

(Jeb calms them both down.)

Bob: Okay..Bill..pilot the probe down to Ike.

Bill: Copy that.

(1.5298345632 minutes later)

KSC: Okay guys,lets go to dres!

Jeb: YAY!!!!!!!

(about 5 days later)

Bob: Come on....YES AN ENCOUNTER!

(about 210 days later)

Jeb: Happy birthday to me with a dres orbit!

Bill: You were born 30 years ago jeb, while dres was born like.. months ago.

Edited May 10, 2013 by BigBoy734

[BigBoy734]

CHAPTER 8: Dres Orbit - Kerbol Orbit

ETHERNIA: Probe Deployed

Jeb: Copy that we are go for landing.

Bob: Lets get this show on the road!

'about 1 minute 32.43743423 Seconds later...'

Jeb: 100,80,40,30,20,10,5,2...TOUCHDOWN!

Bill: So far so good! I wonder if we're placing down a satellite network or just proving to Kerbin we completed it.

KSC: Classified. Just kidding,its the second one. Kinda like flags before they develop.

Jeb: So are we gonna head to Jool or what?

Bill: JOOL! AWESOME! I almost forgot about it! So many moons.

ETHERNIA:Kerbol Orbit Achieved.