SSEP-Swiss Space Exploration Program

[Mefi282]

Switzerland is a small country in the heart of Europe and this is the both manned and unmanned attempt to create a working space program. In this thread I will keep you up to date with the newest mission reports, proposals and launch schedules.

Long term goals

-Create a crew launch rocket or SSTO plane to resuply a station in orbit

-Establish a space station in LKO for fuel storage and spaceship building

-Develop heavy rockets for cargo delivery

-Send manned mission to the moon

-Create a base on the moon to prepare Kerbals for Kerbin gravity when they are returning from long trips

-Send unmanned orbiters and landers to other celestial bodys

-Send manned mission to Duna

-Explore the Kerbol system

Running Missions

-Cube [Moon landing and orbiter] Launched

-Tell Rocket family [Launch vehicules] Ongoing

-Bussard [Not reusable CSM] in development

-Nicolier-Station [LKO space station] in planning phase

Proposed Missions

-Dufour [Heavy crew\cargo lander]

-Matterhorn [recovery Moonbase for long term astronauts to prepare for Kerbins gravity]

-Verdict [Moonrover]

-InterPlanetaryOrbitalTransfervehiculeIPOD [Deliver payload from one orbit to an other]

Launch schedule

29.06.2013: Cube "Glob" Moon orbiter and lander

30.06.2013: Bussard "BS-1" Unmanned test launch

In the first post you will find the mission reports.

You can also propose missions if you want to.

Thanks for coming by.

Edited June 29, 2013 by Mefi282

[Mefi282]

Mission Name:Cube "Glob"

Goal:Land a lander on the surface of the moon and an orbiter around it

Outcome:Full success

Spacecraft:Standart Cube Lander without power supply, New developed Orbiter "Ruetli"

Launch date:29.06.2013

The Tell C standing by for launch

Separation of first stage

Beautiful Mün encounter with a 28'000 meter periapsis

Separation of the orbiter with its own propulsion system

Separation of the descend stage

And touchdown

I can say that i took really a lot to much fuel with me. The lander will remain there but it will soon run out of charge like i intended to.

The next possible munar lander will probably include a rover.

Edited June 29, 2013 by Mefi282