E.S.X [Entity Space Exploration] Mission Log (Pic Heavy)

[Odo]

Background

With the largest nations of Kerbin having their own space programs, a private owner stepped forth and founded his own. Fascinated by the stars and cosmos since he was a young child, he was finally living his dreams. He hired the best engineers and scientists he could find, and the young genius and millionaire stepped forth and into space, together, they named the program "Entity Space Exploration."He abandoned his chains of convenience stores to his heir, which had gained him his initial wealth, and started anew in the stars.

Missions

Mission 1: Success

Mission 2: Success

Mission 3: Success

Mission 4: Success

Mission 5: Success

Mission 6: Success

Mission 7: Success

Mission 8: Failure

Mods being used:

Mapsat

KWRocketry

KAS

Chatterer

Lazorcam

Crew Manifest

Policies:

We will never use asparagus staging.

We will never quicksave.

We will never use the cheat menu no matter the circumstances.

Casualties: 4

Jebediah Kerman: Killed during test flight of Timberwolf 1 prototype

Bill Kerman: Killed during test flight of Timberwolf 1 prototype

Adam Kerman: Killed by an engine malfunction during the ascent from the Mun.

Danly Kerman: Killed by an engine malfunction during the ascent from the Mun.

Edited July 4, 2013 by Odo

[Odo]

Mission 1

Objective:

Launch an object into space.

Rocket:

Hawk Mk I.

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 4

Payload: Unmanned, scientific probe

First stage engines: 1 Rockomax BACC Solid Fuel Booster

Lift off! The Rockomax solid rocket booster roars into the sky.

The next stage is a LV-T45 Liquid Fuel Engine. This smaller engine will carry the rocket the rest of the way into space.

The soothing music of space begins to play, and the KWRockery fairing of the Hawk Mk I releases the probe. It soars to an apoapsis of 96km and then plummets back to Kerbin.

Mission Outcome:

Success

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Mission 2

Objective:

Launch a satellite into a low kerbin orbit of 80km.

Rocket:

Hawk Mk II.

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 5

Payload: Unmanned satellite

First stage engines: 1 Rockomax BACC Solid Fuel Booster, and 4 Globe V SRBs.

Lift off! The First bundle of solid fuel boosters carry the rocket flying into the sky at a speed of 300m/s!

The second stages engines carry the Satellite the rest of the way into space, and circularizes the orbit at the desired measurements.

The satellite is released from the fairings and is free to begin mapping out Kerbin, taking scientific readings, and transmitting them back down to Kerbin.

Mission outcome:

Success

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Mission 3

Objective:

Launch a kerbal into space.

Rocket:

Wolf Mk I

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 4

Payload: Jebediah Kerman

First stage engines: 1 Rockomax BACC Solid Fuel Booster, and 4 Globe V SRBs.

Lift off! Jebediah Kerman soars off into the sky!

The solid rocket boosters decouple and the next stage kicks in.

A view of the cockpit

The music kicks in, and the capsule flies into space. Jebediah takes a quick EVA, and then climbs back into his capsule.

The capsule. It has 2 parachutes, some batteries, and 4 landing legs. The landing legs are for re entry, so that if they come in for a rough landing the force will be applied to them instead of the command pod.

Our apoapsis reached 87 km.

Reentering the atmosphere.

The parachutes deploy, and the landing legs are extended

Splashdown! The first kerbal to space has gone up and returned safely!

Mission Outcome:

Success

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Mission 4

Objective: Place a kerbal in orbit around Kerbin and then return to Kerbin.

Rocket: Wolf Mk II

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 5

Payload: Jebediah Kerman

First stage engines: 6 Globe VI SRBs and 1 Globe X SRB.

And we have lift off!

Second stage initiates, and carries Jeb farther into the atmosphere. Jebediah is looking excited!

Burning for an orbit.

The 3rd engine stage activates, and begins where the last stage left off.

Successful 80km orbit around Kerbin!

Jebediah performs a space walk, after getting into the stable orbit.

Jebediah has retreated back into the command pod, and prepares to burn into Kerbin's atmosphere.

Burning back to Kerbin!

We have a course back to Kerbin, and are now decoupling from the engine stage.

Re entering atmosphere!

Parachutes deployed and landing legs down!

We have splash down! *Ground control cheers* The first successful manned orbital flight and return is a success!

Mission Outcome:

Success

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Mission 5

Objective: Place an Iris communication satellite in orbit around Kerbin. It will be used to relay communications for all mission which stray from Kerbin.

Rocket: Hawk Mk III

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 5

Payload: Iris Communication Satellite

First stage engines: 8 Globe VI SRBs and 1 Globe X SRB.

Our first night launch! Lift off!

Second stage initiated and burning to orbit.

200 km orbit around Kerbin achieved!

Iris Satellite has been released from the fairing and is now sailing through space. This satellite is obviously designed to look like the famous Sputnik, and is powered by an RTG.

Mission Outcome:

Success

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[Odo]

Mission 6

Objective:

Place a second Iris communication satellite around the Mun to supply communications from the Mun, to the first Iris satellite, and down to KSC.

Rocket:

Griffin Mk I

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 7

Payload: Iris Satellite

First stage engines: 1 KW Rocketry Griffon XX and 2 Rockomax Mainsails.

Lift off! This massive rocket has a very slow lift off speed, making it seem like a very realistic rocket launch!

Liquid fuel boosters are dropped and the core engine rockets off into the sky!

Parking orbit achieved

Burning to the Mun!

Successful encounter!

Orbit achieved around the Mun! A nice shot of Kerbin from the Mun here.

The 2nd Iris satellite is in a stable 100km orbit around the Mun.

Mission Outcome:

Success

Edited July 4, 2013 by Odo

[Odo]

Mission 7

Objective:

Land an unmanned scientific probe on the Mun, and relay its findings back through the 2 Iris satellites.

Rocket:

Griffin Mk I

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 7

Payload: Unmanned Munar probe lander

First stage engines: 1 KW Rocketry Griffon XX and 2 Rockomax Mainsails.

Liftoff of the Griffin!

Orbit achieved

Burning for the Mun.

Encounter!

Mun's sphere of influence, maneuver node set up for insertion.

Successful maneuver!

Descending.

Larger engine ran out of fuel, so the fairings opened and the landing probe itself has begun descending. Almost to the surface.

Touch down! We have successfully landed an object on an orbital body other then Kerbin! We didnt have to use the emergency solid boosters either!

The probe has begun taking scientific readings and measurements related to the living conditions of the Mun and is now relaying them back to Kerbin via the Iris satellites.

Mission Outcome:

Success

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[Odo]

Mission 8

Objective:

Land a manned lander carrying Adam Kerman and Danly Kerman on the Mun and return to Kerbin.

Rocket:

Timberwolf 1

Rocket Specs:

Stages: 9

Payload: Danly Kerman and Adam Kerman

First stage engines: 3 KW Rocketry Griffon XXs

The Timberwolf 1. The pinnacle of Kerbin engineering. This massive behemoth has the capability to travel interplanetary and return, It's nuclear engines provide such efficiency that it should be able to return from the Mun with still 3 quarters of its fuel left. It is truly the flagship of E.S.X.

The 3 massive Griffon engines roar and the Timberwolf slowly ascends into the sky!

The 2 liquid fuel boosters decouple and the main engine kicks in.

As we preform an insertion burn to orbit the Mun is visible just over the horizon.

Burning to orbit.

The huge engine drops off and the smaller stage picks up where the last dropped off.

Orbit achieved!

Burning to the Mun!

As we float above the Mun, the fairing opens, revealing the massive all purpose lander.

200km orbit achieved!

The mapsat satellite hooked to the nose of the lander is now activated and decoupled. It will map out the Mun and assist the lander in choosing a good landing site.

Having chose the landing site, and the satellite safely in orbit, the 2 nuclear engines burn retrograde.

Descending.

We have touch down!!!

Adam Kerman: One small step for a kerbal.. *breathes* One giant leap, for kerbal kind.

Planting a flag for Mother Kerbin.

The rover is decoupled from the bottom of the lander, and rolls out of the garage like shelter.

Adam takes it out for a drive.

The rover uses RCS to either boost or break in low gravity enviroments, such as the gravity on the Mun.

Danly Kerman comes out and hops in the back seat.

The RCS is also helpful for situations like this.

After flipping the Rover back up, and collecting some rock samples, the Cosmonauts pile back into the lander and prepare for lift off.

Good bye Rover!

What the ****! The engines just blew up!

Adam: KSC We have a problem there was an explosion out the window! We've lost all thrust and control of the rocket!

Danly: The engines are blown! We're falling back to the Mun!

Adam: We got a fire in the cockpit and we cant stop our descent! Get us outta here!

Danly: We're coming in fast! AHHHHHH- *Muffled screaming and static*

Mission Outcome:

Catastrophic Failure

Edited July 4, 2013 by Odo

[Lewiskerbington]

Great thread! I hope the campaign missions will be somewhat similar to these (but with all the part costs and other things). Looking forward to reading some more of your mission reports.

[Odo]

Great thread! I hope the campaign missions will be somewhat similar to these (but with all the part costs and other things). Looking forward to reading some more of your mission reports.

Sorry about not updating this in a while, Ive got a ton of missions documented but it takes ages to upload all the pics with tinypic.com