The not-plagiarized logs of Jebediah Kerman

[Whirligig Girl]

Log#1

I've decided to extend the capabilities of the junkyard. Maybe I'll support that new Kerbal Space Center. I guess I'd better read up on this whole "Rocketry" thing.

Log#2

I got my little brother Bob to help me with the rocketry, cause he's kind of a nerd. He says rockets are just explosions that happen at the same rate constantly, so I just got some boom from the south and stuck it in a trash bin, and it went pretty well. I got the explosion part right!

Log#3

So that famous rocket scientist Wernher Von Kerman did a lecture on rocketry, and I snuck in. Turns out it needs to happen slowly. I've built a test stand out of assorted junk and a force gauge, and rolled the RT-2 Solid Fuel Rocket onto the stand. After ignition, the rocket fired steadily at 200 kilonewtons of thrust until T+01:02, when the vehicle blew up, destroying the test stand.

Log#4

Okay, I'm publishing these logs after this one. Maybe some other rocket scientists at the Kerbal Space Center can give me a little help. Anything guys?

Log#4.5

Seriously guys I need some help with this rocket problem. Any tips would be nice.

Log#5

So it turns out I forgot to detach the rocket from the test stand. And guess what? RT-3 was a success! Well, kinda. Bill says perhaps adding some kind of heat radiator might help the rocket from exploding. Bob says the whole flipping the F out problem might be helped by adding wings. Those ideas could be added together to make a better rocket, because the wings could radiate heat away. RT-4 will have these additions.

Log#6

RT-4 and RT-5 launches are going to be supervised by the KSP. I hope this goes well. I've hired by brothers Bill and Bob, and they will be sitting at launch control. The launch went off without a hitch, but the rocket fell back down right on top of the scaffolding that was used for building a Vehicle Assembly Building. Gene Kerman yelled at me, but not for the scaffolding problem. He said "We don't want a puny little launch vehicle! We want a rocket that can help us build bigger launch vehicles! Get that rocket to work without wings!"

So I got Bob and Wernher to help me go back to the drawing board. The final determination has shown that the only way to recover the booster, have it not explode, and STILL have control was if the rocket was actually controlled. This meant we'd need a control pod for a test pilot to sit in. Me, Bill, and Bob are all test pilots, so I've volunteered to launch first. Kerlington Model Rockets have sent us a full-scale demonstration mock-up to place on the vehicle as a test weight. I've also designed a series of O-Rings and inline radiators to keep the rocket from exploding. RT-6 will launch soon.

Edited February 2, 2014 by GregroxMun

[Weegee]

*Jebediah

Looking good so far, I like the origin story type fan-fictions.

[Whirligig Girl]

I've been spelling Jebediah wrong for over a year?

[TheDataMiner]

Hmm...that title seems oddly familiar.

Edited February 2, 2014 by TheDataMiner

[Whirligig Girl]

What? naah. I don't see any similarity. Not at all. ANyway I think Jeb needs a bit of help with his rocket, maybe we could help him.

[TheDataMiner]

What? naah. I don't see any similarity. Not at all. ANyway I think Jeb needs a bit of help with his rocket, maybe we could help him.

Methinks that he forgot to detach the rocket from the test stand.

[Whirligig Girl]

Updated Logs.