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Laythe Base 1-Lost base due to Kraken... Close please!


DMSP

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Laythe. The only other celestial body besides Kerbin with a breathable atmosphere. The only Mün with an atmosphere.

I have always have loved Laythe, but I never got there built a massive permanent colony. I have built bases, but eventually I think they are too "old" and transfer the crew to new bases. So, in 0.90, I have Bob on the North pole, due to a crash. I'll rescue him, but first here you are, Laythe Base 1.

(Coming Later today...)

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I lost the base due to save corruption...

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I like your landing area. Planning on taking any boats?

Maybe Later.

But anyway, here you go:

For the first launch, I wanted to have two planes (For reconnoissance) and a Hab module. I had the Hab idea straight away, but I needed to test the plane.

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The takeoff was great, and it was very maneuverable.

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The landing got me. It was not stable enough, and rolled over. I managed to save Jeofrey.

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I made some changes and did another test, and everything went flawlessly.

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When I was at Insular Airfield, I tested the Ladder and planted a flag. I decided to test this craft's STOL capabilities.

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Craft preformed wonderfully.

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I thought gliding in would be a good option to test because if there was an jet shutoff, it could glide to safety.

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Months After Launching two Base craft to Jool, the first one arrived. I attached two planes and a Habitat. Apparently, I have no photos of the Launch or the de-orbiting and separation (I did take some, I just can't find where I put them.) But, Aircraft Ponodora came in nice and steady.

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I got no photos of reentry, because it was routine. The landing was something else.

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But, Joefrey made it. He was the second Kerbal on Laythe (For me) in 0.90 and my first plane landing on Laythe.

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The ceremonial flag was necessary. I was pretty proud!

Meanwhile in Orbit:

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After de-orbiting the whole IPV (Inter-Planetary Vehicle) I re-orbited (Is that even a word?) the random Capsule thing. I actually have no idea why I did not just bring the Capsule too... I think it was because I wanted to test my Pin-Point landing skills.

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The trajectory of my craft was right on target. The Habitat was coming in!

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Just for the coolness.

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The habitat was perfectly positioned, and I decoupled the descent stage and deployed the 'chutes.4j5J7EL.png

The parachutes open as the first stage hits the ground. What a relief.

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He must be happy finally having some Gravioly.

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