The Space Race: A simulation

[dubiousmaths]

As the Mission reports section is gone, I believe this is the best place for this:

A Kerbal Simulation of the Space Race (1957 - 1970 and beyond)

Date: Fall 1958

News:

• USSR sends Vostok I on suborbital trajectory, securing title of first Kerbal in space
  
• USA puts Bill Kerman and Mercury I in orbit around Kerbin
  
• USSR puts Vostok II in orbit
  
• USA impacts Ranger I on Mun
  

Missions Completed:

Orbital Satellite: USSR

Suborbital Flight: USSR

Orbital Flight: USA

Munar Impact (Probe): USA

Prestige:

USSR: 11

USA: 11

Budget:

USSR: 208 million

USA: 239 million

Edited May 5, 2013 by dubiousmaths

[dubiousmaths]

Most Advanced Launcher:

Vostok:

Stages:

0 - 16 Rokeleyev 24-77

4 Rokeleyev LV-909

1 - 1 Rokeleyev LV-T30

2 - 1 Rokeleyev LV-909

Launchers:

• R-7
  
• Vostok-K
  

Most Advanced Capsule:

Vostok

Capsules:

• Vostok
  

Most Advanced Probe:

Probes:

• Sputnik
  

In Development:

• Luna Probe
  
• Vokshod Rocket
  

Edited May 5, 2013 by dubiousmaths

[dubiousmaths]

Most Advanced Launcher:

Redstone Mk.2

Stages:

0 - 1 Rockomax LV-T30

1 - 1 Rockomax LV-909

Launchers

• Redstone Mk.1
  
• Redstone Mk.2
  

Most Advanced Probe:

Probes:

• Explorer I
  

In Development:

• Mercury Capsule
  
• Atlas Rocket
  
• Ranger Probe
  
• 
  

Edited May 5, 2013 by dubiousmaths

[Cdr_Zeta]

All I can say here...

is "NICE!"

Our Kerbal engineers want a similar role going on here...we are scratching the surface soon !

Keep up the good work !

Cdr Zeta

[dubiousmaths]

On February 3, 1958, the United States launched Ranger I on an Atlas-D Rocket. 13 hours later, it crashed in a controlled impact on the southeast quadrant of the Mun, providing valuable data to the composition and density of the Mun's surface, in preparation for a manned mission planned within 10 years

[BabaGanoosh]

this could be interesting...

[kookoo_gr]

very nice thread, i've looking on the space race timeline along with their ships, would it be okay if i joined this thread and post the ships i design?