Mission report: Vondaren I-Y unmanned test flight

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Mission report thread for the Vondaren/Kondraki program

The Vondaren/Kondraki program is a manned space program that aims to reach to the Mun, Minmus and beyond.

It consists of several exploration phases, which are the following:

Phase 1: First LKO flights(Vondaren I-Y, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)[COMPLETE]

Phase 2: The first space stations(Vondaren 6, 7 and several additonal missions)[ONGOING]

Phase 3: Munar flyby/orbiting phase(First flyby and orbiting mission will be unmanned)

Phase 4: Asteroid study missions(Will consist of only two or three missions)

Phase 5: Munar landing and base construction phase

Phase 6: Manned Minmus exploration

Phase 7: Manned missions beyond Kerbin's SOI

Vondaren I-Y

Vondaren I-Y was an unmanned test flight of the Vondaren spacecraft aboard the rocket of the same name.

It also was the maiden flight of both the spacecraft and the rocket.

From liftoff to landing, the mission lasted 1 hour and 38 minutes.

It orbited Kerbin three times before landing near one of Kerbin's mountain areas.

The test flight was successful and was soon followed by manned missions.

Gallery:

The Vondaren rocket before liftoff.

Vondaren I-Y during ascent(Note that the boosters are seperated).

The rocket after ignition of the second stage and seperation of first stage and LES.

The spacecraft in low Kerbin orbit.

The Vondaren command module(CM) after seperation of the service module(SM).

The CM during re-entry.

The CM after parachute deployment.

Edited September 10, 2014 by Zaphod12

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Vondaren 1

Vondaren 1 was the first manned flight of the Vondaren spacecraft.

It was an success and lasted 3 hours and 18 and a half minutes.

The crew consisted of following kerbonauts:

Commander: Jebediah Kerman (1st flight)

Flight Engineer: Bill Kerman (1st flight)

CM Pilot: Bob Kerman (1st flight)

The exact number of orbits is unknown but it is estimated that Vondaren 1 orbited Kerbin five to seven times before re-entry.

Gallery:

The Vondaren rocket shortly before launch.

The rocket during ascent.

The spacecraft shortly after second stage seperation.

Vondaren 1 in LKO.

Pictures shot by the kerbonauts.

Edited August 31, 2014 by Zaphod12

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Vondaren 2

Vondaren 2 was the second manned flight of the Vondaren spacecraft.

It was successful and the flight lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes.

The crew consisted of:

Commander: Shepdun Kerman (1st flight)

Flight Engineer: Jenfal Kerman (1st flight)

CM Pilot: Dorim Kerman (1st flight)

During the mission, Jenfal Kerman conducted the first EVA of the Vondaren program.

Jenfal was outside for around 3 to 4 minutes.

Gallery:

Vondaren spacecraft after second stage seperation.

Jenfal Kerman during his EVA.

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Vondaren 3

Vondaren 3 was the third successful manned flight of the Vondaren spacecraft.

The mission lasted 1 day and 38 minutes and was occupied by the following crew:

Commander: Doodsel Kerman (1st flight)

Flight Engineer: Bartming Kerman (1st flight)

CM Pilot: Sidzer Kerman (1st flight)

During the flight, there were two EVA's conducted by Doodsel and Sidzer Kerman each.

During his EVA, Doodsel Kerman had set an new distance record as he had moved 79 meters away from his ship.

Gallery:

Vondaren 3 before launch.

Doodsel Kerman during his EVA.

Sidzer Kerman during his EVA(Which was the second EVA of this mission).

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Vondaren 4

Vondaren 4 was the fourth successful manned flight of the Vondaren spacecraft.

The flight lasted 5 hours and 19 and an half minutes and had the following crew:

Commander: Jebediah Kerman (2nd flight)

Flight Engineer: Dean Kerman (1st flight)

CM Pilot: Oblas Kerman (1st flight)

The mission's objective was to test the docking system by successfully docking with Vondaren 5 in low Kerbin orbit.

During the mission, Oblas Kerman switched the spacecraft alongside Bob Kerman, meaning that Oblas landed with Vondaren 5, while Bob with Vondaren 4.

After Vondaren 5, it was the second-last mission of the first phase of the Vondaren/Kondraki program.

Gallery:

Vondaren 4 during it's ascent.

Vondaren 4, docked with Vondaren 5.

Bob and Oblas Kerman during their spacecraft switch.

The Vondaren spacecraft, shortly before re-entry.

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Vondaren 5

Vondaren 5 was the fifth successful manned flight and the sixth successful flight overall of the Vondaren spacecraft.

It's crew consisted of following kerbonauts:

Commander: Jenfal Kerman (2nd flight)

Flight Engineer: Bob Kerman (2nd flight)

CM Pilot: Calrey Kerman (1st flight)

It's objective was to test the Vondaren docking system by successfully docking with Vondaren 4.

During the flight, Bob Kerman switched the spacecraft together with Oblas Kerman from Vondaren 4, meaning that Bob returned home with Vondaren 4 and Oblas with Vondaren 5.

It was the last mission of Phase 1 of the Vondaren/Kondraki program.

Gallery:

The rocket after launch.

Vondaren 5, docked with Vondaren 4.

The spacecraft with it's paracutes not fully deployed.

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Kondraki-A

Kondraki-A was an space laboratory and was the first space station of the Vondaren/Kondraki program.

It was successfully launched aboard an unmanned Kondraki rocket, which placed it in an low equatorial orbit around Kerbin.

Vondaren 6 visited Kondraki-A for over two days before departing, slightly raising the station's orbit around Kerbin.

The next mission, Vondaren 7 remained docked with Kondraki-A for more than five days before returning home.

After Kondraki-A was deorbited by the first ever launch of the Dologan resupply craft, another, larger orbital laboratiory was launched(Kondraki- before the construction of an permanent, modular space station(Yuri Gagarin Space Station) begins.

Gallery:

The laboratory before launch.

Kondraki-A, after being placed into orbit.

Kondraki-A, with the Dologan-1 resupply craft docked to it.

Kondraki-A/Dologan-1 during their destructive re-entry(Note the breaking solar panels of Dologan-1)

Edited September 11, 2014 by Zaphod12

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Vondaren 6

Vondaren 6 was the sixth successful manned flight and the seventh flight overall of the Vondaren capsule.

It's crew had following members:

Commander: Bill Kerman (2nd flight)

Flight Engineer: Doodsel Kerman (2nd flight)

CM Pilot: Gerdos Kerman (1st flight)

Vondaren 6 was the first spacecraft to visit the Kondraki-A space laboratory and remained in orbit for over two days before splashing down on Kerbin.

It also was the first Vondaren flight of Phase 2 of the Vondaren/Kondraki program.

Gallery:

Before lift-off...

Vondaren 6, after docking with Kondraki-A.

An rare look inside Kondraki-A.

The capsule after splashdown.

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Vondaren 7

Vondaren 7 was the eighth successful flight of the Vondaren spacecraft.

The crew consisted of following kerbonauts:

Commander: Bartming Kerman (2nd flight)

Flight Engineer: Dean Kerman (2nd flight)

CM Pilot: Shepdun Kerman (2nd flight)

It docked with the Kondraki-A orbital laboratory, being the second Vondaren mission to do so, the first being Vondaren 6.

The crew was in space for over five days, before landing back on Kerbin.

It also was the final crew to visit Kondraki-A, the next crew(Vondaren 8) visited it's larger successor, Kondraki-B.

Gallery:

One of the kerbonauts during his switch to Kondraki-A

Vondaren 7, after un-docking from Kondraki-A.

Edited September 15, 2014 by Zaphod12

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Kondraki-B

Kondraki-B is the second space laboratory of the Vondaren/Kondraki program.

It is the successor of the retired Kondraki-A station, which had undergone an destructive re-entry several days before launch of Kondraki-B.

It also is larger than Kondraki-A and it is planned that Kondraki-B will be visited by at least four manned Vondaren missions and two or three Dologan resupply craft.

The station has three docking ports, which allows two Vondaren crews to stay onboard at the same time, it also allows that an resupply ship can dock to the station while the six kerbonauts(Two Vondaren spacecraft) would be on-board.

Kondraki-B was first visited by the Dologan-2 and Dologan-3 resupply craft, which was soon followed by the first crew aboard Vondaren 8, which remained there for 14 days before splashdown on Kerbin.

Additional visits to Kondraki-B were conducted by Vondaren 9 and 10.

Jenfal Kerman(Vondaren 10) and Dorim Kerman(Vondaren 9) remained on-board Kondraki-B as part of the LT-1 long-term crew.

During Vondaren 9 and 10's stay at Kondraki-B, Oblas Kerman(Vondaren 9) and Elsby Kerman(Vondaren 10) had deliberatly destroyed some solar panels of the Vondaren 9 and Dologan-3 spacecraft, as well as one panel of Kondraki-B itself.

As an result, Elsby and Oblas Kerman were expelled from the astronaut corps, meaning that they are not allowed to fly on space missions anymore.

An final planned manned mission to Kondraki-B will be Vondaren 11, which will bring the LT-1 crew home as well as the Dologan-4 resupply mission to deorbit the station for good.

Scientific equipment of Kondraki-B include:

- Observation telescope on top of the Skylab-style solar panel structure.

- Magnetometer

- Anomalous signal scanner

- Science bay

The equipment used on Kondraki-B will later also be used on the Yuri Gagarin Space Station(YGSS).

Gallery:

Kondraki-B in orbit.

Kondraki-B with all it's docking ports occupied, before the incident.

Edited September 20, 2014 by Zaphod12

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Vondaren 8

Vondaren 8 was the ninth successful mission of the Vondaren/Kondraki program.

The crew only consisted of rookies and members were the following:

Commander: Losted Kerman (1st flight)

Flight Engineer: Edwig Kerman (1st flight)

CM Pilot: Ortop Kerman (1st flight)

Vondaren 8 was the first Vondaren mission and the second spacecraft overall to visit the Kondraki-B space station.

It remained in LKO for over 14 days before Vondaren 8 undocked and returned home.

Gallery:

Kondraki-B, with Dologan-2 and Vondaren 8 docked.

Vondaren 8 after seperation of it's service module.

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Vondaren 9

Vondaren 9 was the tenth successful flight of the Vondaren spacecraft.

It's crew had following members:

Commander: Desbo Kerman (1st flight)(Returned to Kerbin aboard Vondaren 10)

Flight Engineer: Oblas Kerman (2nd flight)(Expelled from kerbonaut corps after the Kondraki-B panel incident)

CM Pilot: Dorim Kerman (2nd flight)(Remained on-board Kondraki-B as part of the LT-1 long-term crew alongside fellow kerbonaut and good friend Jenfal Kerman from Vondaren 10)

Vondaren 9 was the second Vondaren mission to dock with the Kondraki-B space station.

It remained in space for 15 days before returning home with Oblas Kerman and Geofwin Kerman(Vondaren 10).

During it's stay at Kondraki-B, Oblas Kerman and Elsby Kerman(Vondaren 10) had deliberatly destroyed some solar panels of the Vondaren 9 and Dologan-3 spacecraft, as well as one panel of Kondraki-B itself.

As an result, Elsby and Oblas Kerman were expelled from the kerbonaut corps, meaning that they are not allowed to fly on space missions anymore.

Gallery:

Vondaren 9 with it's second stage.

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Vondaren 10

Vondaren 10 was the eleventh successful mission of the Vondaren spacecraft.

It's crew consisted of following members:

Commander: Jenfal Kerman (3rd flight)(Remained on-board Kondraki-B as part of the LT-1 long-term crew alongside fellow friend Dorim Kerman)

Flight Engineer: Geofwin Kerman (1st flight)(Returned home aboard Vondaren 9)

CM Pilot: Elsby Kerman (1st flight)(Expelled from the kerbonaut corps alongside Oblas Kerman after the solar panel incident at Kondraki-B)

Vondaren 10 was the third Vondaren mission to visit Kondraki-B.

The mission lasted over 13 days before landing in the polar region of Kerbin.

During it's stay at Kondraki-B, Elsby Kerman and Oblas Kerman(Vondaren 9) deliberatly damaged several solar panels including two of the Dologan-3 craft, one of Vondaren 9 and another panel of Kondraki-B itself.

Due to the nature of this incident, Elsby and Oblas Kerman were expelled from the kerbonaut corps, meaning that they are no longer allowed to participate in space missions.

Gallery:

Vondaren 10 during ascent.

Vondaren 10 shortly before landing in the polar region.