The Purity Campaign - Permament Presence on 7 different Celestial Bodies

[Raven.]

Press Release:

Kerbal Space Center – Kerbin Science Initiative (KSI Inc.) revealed to the newly announced “Purity Campaign,†an incredibly ambitious campaign that is very likely to cause KSI Inc. to declare bankruptcy in the long run. Gene Kerman today revealed the multi-phase plan to establish permanent and/or long term presences on seven different celestial bodies outside of the Kerbin planetary system, saying “We’re going past the Mun.â€Â

The Purity Campaign, as it has been come to known at the Kerbal Space Center, is a nine phase expedition to establish either a base or an orbital station around multiple planets and/or moons around the Kerbol system. Planets listed by the KSI included Duna, Eve, Jool, and several others. The Mun and Minmus are not included, being stated that the point of the campaign was to establish a presence on a truly alien world. KSI has also noted the (debatably) successful Reach Campaign, of which (unsuccessfully) successfully landed multiple landers on the Mun along with an orbital station.

KSI has also mentioned that the campaign would take several years to complete, and several new technologies would need to be introduced, the most daunting being the interplanetary communication system that the KSI is proposing. However, KSI made mention that several new space craft are currently under development, thus marking the beginning of the first phase of the Campaign, the “Research & Development Phase.†The comment was made that the R&D phase of the campaign is one of the most vital, and that the campaign will be considered a failure if the proper technologies could not be developed.

The KSI was met with some criticism, with several critics stating that the KSI is very unlikely to secure enough contracts to properly fund the project; there is concern that KSI Engineering will have to cut corners in the development of new space craft in order to make the finances work. Some critics have event stated that the project will never get off the ground, or may blow up in mid ascent.

However, the KSI is confident that enough funding will be secured to properly finance the project, making note that the KSI has already secured enough contracts to fully fund the Research & Development phase of the campaign.

Time will only tell, as KSI has stated that new launches are schedule rather soon. In the meantime, KSI has released the list of all nine phases:

Phase 1: Research & Development

Phase 2: Supporting Infrastructure

Phase 3: Interplanetary Probes & Survey

Phase 4: Duna Expedition

Phase 5: Eve Expedition

Phase 6: Moho Expedition

Phase 7: Dres Expedition

Phase 8: Jool & Laythe Expeditions

Phase 9: Eeloo Expedition

Previous Missions:

DA6-01

FA1-01

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Edited October 21, 2014 by Raven.

[Raven.]

Press Release:

Kerbal Space Center – Kerbin Science Initiative (KSI Inc.) announced today the launch of mission DA6-01, the first launch in a very long series of missions that KSI is calling the “Purity Campaign.†Purity is a very ambitious project to develop a permanent presence on seven different celestial bodies within the Kerbol system. The Purity campaign will take place over nine different phases, the first of which is the “Research & Developmet†phase of the program. The Research & Development phase of the program will develop and test several new spacecraft and other technologies that are critical for the success of the Purity Campaign.

DA6-01 is the first step for the Research & Development phase of the Purity Campaign, and is also the first test mission for the new Danub A6 orbiter. The Danub Orbiter Program has in the past produced the most successful spacecraft utilized by KSI Inc., the Danub A4. The Danub A4 was a nuclear powered orbiter that produced thrust through a thermal rocket. Although successful, the A4 was known by many pilots as being “underpowered and overworked.†The new A6, addresses previous problems of the now retired A4 by using a more traditional “nerva†rocket engine, thus providing twice the amount of thrust of previous Danub generations while still maintaining the absurd fuel efficiency that the Danubs are known for.

Mission DA6-01 is manned by Jebidiah, Bob, and Bill Kerman. Once in orbit, the mission will fire its nerva engine to push the orbiter from a target altitude from approx. 125 km to 300 km. During the mission, the orbiter and its crew will conduct different science experiments to fulfill current outstanding contracts, of which are providing funding for the Danub Orbiter Program.

The Danub A6 will be used as a general purpose orbiter for support roles for the Purity Campaign. It will form the backbone of the short range spacecraft fleet. It will use the "Mark II" rocket, a two stage rocket composing of a solid fuel first stage and a liquid fuel upper stage. The Danub A6 is also equipped with a liquid fuel transfer stage of which is hidden inside the Mark II fairing. The Danub A6 is expected to be able to launch directly into Kerbin high orbit.

Mission DA6-01:

The orbiter was able to launch and fire its first stage engines without any kind of issues. The first stage was able to propel the rocket to an altitude of approx. 30 km before stage separation and jettison. The second stage, however, failed to engage the liquid fuel engine due to an error in the stage sequence. The second stage was immediately jettisoned without any of its fuel being used. The orbiter's transfer stage was used to propel the orbiter to its target apoapsis, after which the transfer stage was jettisoned. The orbiter's nerva engine finished the circulation burn at the target altitude of 125 km.

At 125 km, the crew performed several experiments, include a broad spectrum analysis and a mystery goo experiment, of which were stored in universal storage containers of the orbiter's fuselage. The orbiter then increased its altitude to 300 km, at which altitude an orbital camera experiment was performed. Jebidiah Kerman performed a space walk to manually move results from the experiment containers to the return module.

The return module splashed down approx. 97 km east of the Kerbal Space Center.

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Mission FA1-01

KSC2 – Nuclear Dynamics, a subsidiary and contractor for Kerbin Science Initiative (KSI Inc.) has today announced the success of mission FA1-01, a test flight of the brand new Fenris A1 space plane. The Fenris A1 space plane today established an orbit of approx. 125 km and then returned to Kerbin and landed at the Kerbal Space Center.

The Fenris A1 project is a part of the Research & Development phase of KSI’s ambitious project (of which is projected to epically fail), and will act as a personnel carrier from the ground to orbital stations and interplanetary space craft. Nuclear Dynamics have stated that a cargo variant may be developed to help fulfill outstanding contracts to help fund the Purity Campaign.

The Fenris features two thermal turbojet engines powered by two nuclear fusion reactors. Nuclear Dynamics have stated that the engines should provide enough thrust and ISP to give the Fenris a decent long range within planetary systems, such as the Jool system. In addition, the Fenris’s engines make it a likely candidate for an attempted landing and takeoff from the surface of Eve in phase 5 of the campaign. It is expected that because of the reusability of the space craft, that the Fenris will cut down on launch costs of future missions, a direct response to criticism that the Purity Campaign is a project the KSI is not able to finance.

FA1-01 launched from the older KSC2 runway and then established an orbit of 125 km with an inclination of 45 degrees. The space craft then re-entered Kerbin’s atmosphere and successfully landed at the much newer Kerbal Space Center.

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