Kerbal Exploration and Expansion Program

[ruiluth]

After many years of brutal warfare, the people of the planet Kerbin had desolated their planet. All the cities on the surface had been destroyed, the only survivors living in the few underground bunkers and fortresses which were fortunate enough to survive. the population of the world was about 7 million Growing tired of living underground because the surface was too radioactive to live on and would take years of terraforming to restore, the people began to look to space. On December 10, 639 A.C., the greatest scientists, engineers, and aviators in the world met to discuss the future. They ended up forming the Kerbal Exploration and Expansion Project (KEEP), whose goal it was to break free from the confines of their planet and take the Kerbal race to the stars. They built the Kerbin Space Center, which was simply a launch pad, vehicle assembly building, plane hangar, and a runway. The first rocket launched was the Peace I, named for the fact that Kerbalkind had finally come together to achieve something epic.

The Peace I is the first artificial satellite launched from the Kerbin Space Center. It has no onboard power generation, but it has enough batteries to last it a while. It was launched atop the Progress II rocket.

Pictures (they're a little big):

The Progress II lifting off

The Progress II after discarding its boosters

Final stage separation

Peace I being deployed

The first artificial satellite in orbit

Not sure if those spoilers worked...

KEEP will be doing more missions in the future, but I wanted to do something simple to see if people liked my idea. Tell me what you think!

Note: I know some of the terms I used aren't quite corrrect, but i thought they worked better in these circumstances. I used KW rocketry and MechJeb here.

Edited May 1, 2013 by ruiluth
I accidentally stole someone else's name

[halocon720]

On the KSP Roleplay there's an organization with the same name as this. I was told they were not amused.

[ruiluth]

Oh. I honestly had never heard of it. I'll rename or remove this if they want.

[ruiluth]

actually I'll just change the name