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The Space Centre Reborn!


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Epilogue.

Epi-log. Epi-lo-gue. I like that word.

And now, it is time for the Grand Opening.

Wernher Kerman: "Ladies and Gentlekerbs, good evening. And welcome. To our new space center!"

It was 6pm. Well, almost.

Not long before the evening sunrise, a traditional hour of celebration. And what a celebration this would be!

Everyone was there, veterans, VIPs, engineers, scientists, even the design team for the new buildings, which were about to see their first launch.

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Bill: "Are you certain there will not be an issue, with the risk of the hitting the buildings so soon?"

Bac Kerman (chief architect): "All the buildings are plated with Nokininite, so they should be able to take a few hits."

The fireworks lit the night sky, watched by many kerbals.

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But there was one kerbal who was not there.

Deep inside mission control, Gene Kerman was working away.

He had Wernher's latest porkchop plots in front of him, looking at the opportunities for Eve.

135 days until the next window, with about 180 in between them. This means any colonist would need provisions to survive at least

That long between supply drops.

There was also the question of the recently noticed craters on the Mun. They would need a scientific investigation of their own.

It was highly likely survey work for the proposed Mun Base would need to be redone. Three kerbals should be able to do it, over about ten days. They'd probably be fine just with their rocket packs, but perhaps a small rover wouldn't hurt..

Gene focused on the logistics, as fireworks continued to rain down.

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Then, Gene felt a tap him on his shoulder.

Jeb: "Gene! Why are you still in here! We need you outside to celebrate!"

Gene (excitedly): "Well, there is an Eve window in 135 days, a Moho window in 24, and the Mun-"

Jeb: "Yeah, yeah, come and join us outside!"

Gene: "Sure, later-"

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He continued to punch numbers into his computer.

Jeb: "Man, there's plenty of time for that later! But what's going on outside, it's happening now! If you don't come and join in, you're gonna miss out!"

. . .

Gene felt someone grabbing him under the arms. A Mk12 safety helmet pressing against the back of his head.

Gene: "Jebediah, what are you doing!?!"

Jeb: "Gene, man, you've done so much work for this space program, and that's awesome. But now, it is time for you to come and join your friends."

Gene: "Bu-"

Jeb proceeded to heave a somewhat protesting Gene out the door, and over to the others to enjoy the fireworks display.

(Which was awesome.)

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Even King Kerman LXIX was impressed.

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As the evening sun rose, the last SRB roared over the horizon, symbolising the hopes and dreams of all kerbal kind.

And with that, the new space centre was open. There will be rockets. There will be rovers, there will be shuttles, stations and whatever else the engineers can come up with.

There are planets to explore, adventures to be had, and secrets to discover!

We will go, where kerbal hasn't, as well as has, been before!

Yes, the Kerbal Space Program will have a bold, bright future.

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â—ÂThe End â—Â

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I hope you enjoyed the story. Comments most welcome. :)

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Simply Amazing, we will have a story in the future about those Mun craters and that mentioning of the 3 kerbals for the survey, they better be Jeb Bill and Bob.

As my first mission in version 0.21, it was infact Jeb, Bill and Bob who marked out the sites for my Mun base. They are currently in a hab module, preparing to board Starbug 7 to go look at some interesting features, so maybe I will include some bits about the exploration of the craters.

But mostly, the next story will be about a brave kerbal on an expedition to explore Eve's islands, and oceans.

I'll name it something appropriate, and get it up in a while.

But first, let the credits roll for the last story:

Jebediah Kerman

As himself, and as King Kerman LXIX.

Bob Kerman

As himself.

Bill Kerman

As himself

Gene Kerman.

As himself

Other Veteran astronauts, and KSC staff:

Memly Kerman

Milly Kerman

Duney Kerman

Chad Kerman

Jack Kerman

Special mention for the KSC ground crew, and the engineer who posed for Wernher von Kerman, who was ill during the photography period.

Extras:

Camly Kerman, Edny Kerman, Gregmon Kerman, Gussel Kerman, Hernard Kerman, Jerbas Kerman, Lentop Kerman, Lodlas Kerman, Milgas Kerman, Nedford Kerman, Nedmal Kerman, Nelski Kerman, Philgrad Kerman,

Ronlan Kerman, Tomely Kerman, and Thompgard Kerman.

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Written by TW1, based on real(ish) events.

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