KASDA mission log | Y108, D327 | Endgame: escaping Eve, conclusion (FINAL MISSION)

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Missions 101+102+103: Hope Kibo Base 1c, 1d, and 1e (note: retroactively named MIKU-03 through 05 for Mobile Interplanetary Kolonization Unit)

Description & objective: Expansions to the Minmus base: 1c and 1d are habitation modules with small solar arrays; 1e is a science lab with large solar arrays. 1c also utilized the Kerbal Inventory System to carry small radiators that would improve the thermal efficiency of the WiM-2 mining vehicle. It was determined that 3 kerbals per Omnibus crew container (max 8 kerbals) was sufficient for long-term habitation [i.e. looking like a proper base], so 6 more Kerbals will be launched to Minmus for a total population of 12.

Mass:

Hope Base 1c (MIKU-03): 8813 kg (18991 kg with tug)
Hope Base 1d (MIKU-04): 8573 kg (18751 kg with tug)
Hope Base 1e (MIKU-05): 9270 kg (19786 kg with tug)

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch dates:

Year 29, Day 380 (Hope Base 1c)
Year 29, Day 387 (Hope Base 1d)
Year 29, Day 396 (Hope Base 1e)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/lai1m

should I even bother making albums? nobody seems to click on them anyway.

 

Edited July 5, 2020 by Pipcard

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Mission 104: WiM-3a

Description & objective: Expansion node to the WiM-3 fuel depot.

Mass: 3560 kg dry (19560 kg full)

Mission 105: Moon Rabbit 4

Description & objective: 2nd crew lander for Hope Base 1 on Minmus.

Mission 106: Negi Star 07

Description & objective: 2nd Minmus crew to WiM-3, in order to transfer to MR-4.

Crew (6): Linsa, Herdred, Lelenna, Genedrin, Daphta, and Ludvis Kerman

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch dates:

Year 29, Day 406 (WiM-3a)
Year 29, Day 407 (MR-4)
Year 29, Day 409 (NS-07)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/8U5Bm

should I even bother making albums? nobody seems to click on them anyway.

 

 

 

Edited October 28, 2017 by Pipcard

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Mission 107: Wanderer-3 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: The first of four flyby probes to the outer planets, featuring KASDA's first use of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. With over 6000 m/s of delta-v, the spacecraft will rendezvous with Plock in just over 4 years, instead of taking 40 years with a minimum-delta-v trajectory.

Mass: 10515 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch date: Year 30, Day 110

Expected Plock SOI arrival date: Year 34, Day 395

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/StxQ2

should I even bother making albums? nobody seems to click on them anyway.

 

 

Edited June 13, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 108-110: Wanderer-4 (Part 1, Part 2), Wanderer-5 (Part 1, Part 2), and Wanderer-6 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: High-velocity nuclear rocket probes to fly past the new gas giants: Wanderer-4 to Neidon, 5 to Urlum, and 6 to Sarnus.

Mass (each): 10515 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch dates:

Year 30, Day 199 (Wanderer-4) [ETA for SOI: Year 34, Day 176]
Year 30, Day 282 (Wanderer-5) [ETA for SOI: Year 33, Day 23]
Year 31, Day 123 (Wanderer-6) [ETA for SOI: Year 32, Day 188]

Expected Sarnus SOI arrival date: Year 32, Day 188
Expected Urlum SOI arrival date: Year 33, Day 23
Expected Neidon SOI arrival date: Year 34, Day 176

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/sO0Xs

should I even bother making albums? nobody seems to click on them anyway.

 

Edited June 11, 2018 by Pipcard

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(I was away because I needed to focus on tests and finals near the end of last semester, didn't have my main PC available over winter break, and was settling into the new semester - sorry for the lack of updates.)

Mission 111: Project DIVA Extend - Ike Lander Module

(edit: As of Year 33, Day 165, the lander was renamed to "Duna Rabbit 2." Duna Rabbit 1 was the name retroactively given to the first crewed Duna lander.)

Description & objective: A lander almost identical to the one used on the Project DIVA 2nd Duna landing mission, which will be docked with the refueled Duna Transfer Module after rendezvous with the WiM-3 orbital propellant depot.

Mass: 16748 kg

Mission 112: Negi Star 08

Description & objective: Ike mission crew to rendezvous with the interplanetary vehicle.

Crew (4): Camlorf, Lemzor, Haltrice, and Tiella Kerman

Mission 113: Project DIVA Extend (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

Description & objective: First reuse of an interplanetary vehicle: this time, on a mission to land the first Kerbals on Ike.

Wet mass: 72328 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch dates:

Year 31, Day 164 (PjD Extend) [note: end of previous day]
Year 31, Day 164 (NS-08)
Year 31, Day 165 (PjD Extend trans-Duna injection)

Expected Ike SOI arrival date (after course correction): Year 32, Day 39

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/KZQiO

 

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by Pipcard

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Missions 114+115+116: Song Princess 7, 8, and 9

Description & objective: A semi-synchronous satellite network around the Mun (a synchronous orbit being outside the Mun's SOI) which will enable communication with any Kerbals that may happen to be on the far side at a future date.

Mass (each): 6255 kg dry, 18755 kg wet

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch dates:

Year 31, Day 239 (Song Princess 7)
Year 31, Day 315 (Song Princess 8)
Year 31, Day 390 (Song Princess 9)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/8D4SV

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Mission 113: Project DIVA Extend (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

Description & objective: First reuse of an interplanetary vehicle: this time, on a mission to land the first Kerbals on Ike.

(Important notice) The Duna Transfer Vehicle has been given a proper name: "Kasei Maru"

Spoiler

"Kasei" is the Japanese name for Mars (literally "fire star"), "Maru" is a common suffix for Japanese ship names.

Wet mass: 72328 kg

Year 32, Day 37 (Duna SOI arrival)
Year 32, Day 39 (Ike SOI arrival)
Year 32, Day 40 (Ike landing)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/QqtGK

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 117: Emerald-1 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: A Jool orbiter + atmospheric entry probe - more advanced than the probe carried on the Wanderer-1 mission (the data of which was unfortunately lost)

Mass: 20563 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch date: Year 32, Day 58

Expected Jool SOI arrival date: Year 34, Day 55
Expected Jool periapsis arrival date: Year 34, Day 108

 

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/4pLOE

Edited June 4, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 118: WiM-5

Description & objective: Ore miner and refinery unit to act as a mobile refueling station for a Munar base (KIS fueling ports to come later). Refueling occurred at the WiM-3 orbital depot.

Mass at launch: 18250 kg

Wet mass: 31250 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Launch date: Year 32, Day 123

Mun landing date: Year 32, Day 124

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/aBbTl

Edited February 12, 2018 by Pipcard

[Clipperride]

Those are certainly some "high visibility" rockets and rovers you have there!  It's good to see a mission log that covers such a long period of (rl) time.

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Finally, KASDA's first intentional mission to the new Outer Planets reaches its target.

Mission 110: Wanderer-6 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: A probe to conduct a flyby of Sarnus.

Y32, D188 (Sarnus encounter)
Y32, D199 (Slate encounter/Sarnus close approach)

 

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/ey3hu

 

 

Edited February 19, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 119-120: Hope Kibo Base 2a + 2b (note: retroactively named to MIKU-06 and 07 for Mobile Interplanetary Kolonization Unit)

Description & objective: Munar base habitation modules almost identical to the ones used in Hope Base 1 on Minmus. Extra battery capacity was needed as the nights on the Mun last over three times as long as on Minmus.

Mass: (at launch/wet mass)
Hope Base 2a (MIKU-06): 18155 kg/27755 kg
Hope Base 2b (MIKU-07): 18304 kg/29504 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Y32, D275 (Hope Base 2a launch)
Y32, D276 (Hope Base 2a landing)
Y32, D362 (Hope Base 2b launch)
Y32, D365 (Hope Base 2b landing)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/VLLnk

Edited July 5, 2020 by Pipcard

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Mission 121: Moon Rabbit 4 flight 02

Description & objective: Moon Rabbit 4 on Minmus is repurposed as a Munar transfer shuttle after being refilled by the WiM-2 mining vehicle. It returns to the WiM-3 depot before receiving the crew and landing near Hope Base 2 on the Mun.

Mission 122: Negi Star flight 09

Description & objective: The first inhabitants of Hope Base 2. An EVA was performed by Miruki in LKO to upgrade the battery capacity of MR-4.

Crew (6): Sherner, Katdi, Glechelle, Bildard, Engar, and Miruki Kerman

Y32, D365 (MR-4 departure from Minmus)
Y32, D372 (NS-09 launch)
Y32, D374 (MR-4 landing on Mun)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/miLq6

Edited February 18, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 109: Wanderer-5 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: A probe to conduct a flyby of Urlum.

Y33, D23 (Urlum encounter)
Y33, D34 (Urlum close approach)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/L7y23

 

Edited February 19, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 123: Emerald-2 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: Two probes (Emerald-2a and 2b) to orbit and land on Bop and Pol (respectively).

Mass: 9057 kg (each)

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Y33, D91 (Launch)

Y35, D20 (Expected Jool SOI arrival for Emerald-2a)
Y35, D26 (Expected Jool SOI arrival for Emerald-2b)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/Jyr13

Edited June 15, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 124-126: Hope Kibo Base 2c + 2d + 2e (note: retroactively named to MIKU-08 through 10 for Mobile Interplanetary Kolonization Unit)

Description & objective: 2 Munar habitation modules (2c and 2e) + 1 lab module (2d) as an expansion to Hope Base 2. Note that due to the lack of clearance on the original module (2a) to dock on the side, the additional central node module had to be launched early with solar panels located at a higher position. Another issue is the base sliding across the Munar surface: this is planned to be resolved using KIS/KAS winches and grappling hooks.

Mass: (at launch/wet mass)
Hope Base 2c and 2e (MIKU-08 and 09) (each): 18283 kg/29483 kg
Hope Base 2d (MIKU-10): 18605 kg/29805 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Y33, D113 (Hope Base 2c launch - landed D115)
Y33, D133 (Hope Base 2d launch - landed D135)
Y33, D153 (Hope Base 2e launch - landed D155)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/PY0sf

Edited July 5, 2020 by Pipcard

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Mission 127: Moon Rabbit 4 flight 03

Description & objective: After refueling from the WiM-5 miner, a round trip from Mun -> WiM-3 Depot (to pick up passengers) -> Mun.

Mission 128: Negi Star flight 10

Description & objective: 6 more Kerbals for Hope Base 2 (total 12). Verzie installed winches and grappling hooks in the base to increase its stability.

Crew (6): Sidhat, Baruna, Obner, Kerigh, Will, and Verzie Kerman

Y33, D156 (MR-4 departure from Mun)
Y33, D160 (NS-10 launch)
Y33, D162 (MR-4 landing on Mun)

LKO population: 24
Mun population: 12
Minmus population: 12

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/MJtf6

Edited March 4, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 113: Project DIVA Extend (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

Description & objective: Launching the Ike lander back to the main interplanetary vehicle, then returning to Kerbin.

(Important notice) The decision was made to rename the lander "Duna Rabbit 2" for future re-use. (the lander used to land the first Kerbals on Duna was retroactively named "Duna Rabbit 1")

Y33, D165 (Lander launch from Ike)
Y33, D167 (Departure burn)
Y33, D325 (Course correction)
Y34, D26 (Kerbin SOI arrival)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/AItdY

Edited April 29, 2018 by Pipcard

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Mission 129: Song Princess 10a/b/c + Wish-5 (Part 1, Part 2)

Description & objective: A series of comsats and a resource scanner for the future colonization of Ike. (The comsats are smaller than previous Song Princess satellites as those were also supposed to test large-scale spacecraft buses and handle high communications traffic in the Kerbol system.)

Mass: 3867 kg (x3 SP-10), 4197 kg (W-5), 15798 kg (total)

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1a

Y33, D248 (Launch)

Y34, D38 (Expected Duna SOI arrival for SP-10a)
Y34, D40 (Expected Duna SOI arrival for SP-10b)
Y34, D42 (Expected Duna SOI arrival for SP-10c)
Y34, D43 (Expected Duna SOI arrival for W-5)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/EQ1MJ

 

Edited May 22, 2018 by Pipcard

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Missions 130-133: Negi Maru

Description & objective: A next-generation interplanetary mothership, composed of four modules: habitation, cargo, a tank, and an engine. The components were launched without fuel (mostly), so a new mining vehicle will have to be launched. There will also have to be KIS struts installed by a Kerbal on a spacewalk.

Mass (at launch):

Negi Maru habitation module: 26410 kg
Negi Maru cargo module: 17040 kg (42040 kg full)
Negi Maru tank module: 17800 kg (117800 kg full)
Negi Maru propulsion module: 29220 kg (partial, 39220 kg full)

Total mass when full: 225470 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1b (36 tonnes to LKO, 3 mainsails on first stage, 1 mainsail on second stage)

Launch dates:

Y33, D280 (Negi Maru habitation module)
Y33, D310 (Negi Maru cargo module)
Y33, D339 (Negi Maru tank module)
Y33, D370 (Negi Maru propulsion module)

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/deNec

Edited March 29, 2018 by Pipcard

[The Minmus Derp]

MOAR MOAR MOAR MOAR!

[The Minmus Derp]

Try Kerbal Origins mod by @amarius1

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On 4/22/2018 at 8:05 AM, The Minmus Derp said:

MOAR MOAR MOAR MOAR!

Okay, I'm back. I was busy with a lot of homework, projects, and exams. I'm graduating from college in a week.

On 4/23/2018 at 8:41 AM, The Minmus Derp said:

Try Kerbal Origins mod by @amarius1

I prefer the Outer Planets Mod, gives a sense of familiarity.

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Mission 134: WiM-6

Description & objective: A combined Minmus miner and liquid fuel tanker powered by two nuclear engines, designed to refuel the Negi Maru.

Mass (at launch): 40085 kg

Total mass when full: 107385 kg

Launch vehicle: Kappa-1b

Launch date: Y33, D400

Click below to see more:

https://imgur.com/a/7jLnSMs

Edited April 28, 2018 by Pipcard

[The Minmus Derp]

You can use both, but I think you would need to use hyper edit to make sure the orbits don’t cross.

example: sarvin to sarnus l5 point and keelon to Urlum l5 point.

And maybe Asclepius and trans keptunian

 

For challenges Sentar expansion

And maybe opm extended currently being worked on by me and some other people 

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43 minutes ago, The Minmus Derp said:

You can use both, but I think you would need to use hyper edit to make sure the orbits don’t cross.

example: sarvin to sarnus l5 point and keelon to Urlum l5 point.

And maybe Asclepius and trans keptunian

 

For challenges Sentar expansion

And maybe opm extended currently being worked on by me and some other people 

But I don't want a too-crowded Kerbol system.