Coam Mission Reports

[Coam]

Hi!

This thread was originally just for StarLab, but I decided it would be more efficient to just put all my reports in one thread. So here are my mission reports!

Most recent report: Aries #1A & #1B

Projects with reports:

Project StarLab:

Similar to SkyLab, this is part of the Persephone Perseverance Project, intended to keep the very powerful, very expensive Persephone Launchers in use. The station provides a basic science environment for 3 crew (theoretical maximum of 5) in low Kerbin orbit, and is outfitted to test Mystery Goo, temperature readings, gravitational readings, and perform materials study.

Mission #1A: StarLab Launch (3 crew space station to orbit without crew) - Bottom of this post

Mission #1B:StarLab Docking (delivering 3 crew and re-entry testing the crew module) - Bottom of this post

Project Aries:

Broadly similar to Gemini, this is a step up from early orbital flights and will test more advanced spaceflight techniques. The ship used is theoretically capable of making a flyby of the Mun.

Mission #1A:Aries Target Vehicle launch (launching an uncrewed probe with a Clamp-O-Tron Jr. fitted to it for docking tests, and ladders for testing mobility in space.)

Mission #1B:Aries Crew Vehicle launch, docking, EVA & return (launching a crewed ship with a Clamp-O-Tron Jr. to dock with the ATV, perform EVA operations, and return to Kerbin.)

Projects intended to have a report at some time in the future:

Project Persephone:

Project Persephone is my Apollo analogue. While a Mun mission has already been completed, the margin of error is not yet good enough to try a report on it.

Other projects are also planned, this is just a general overview.

Below this, the original OP (Starlab #1A and #1B) is unchanged:

Hi!

I decided to do a mission report for the launch and crewing of my small space station, StarLab. Other than KW Rocketry (fairings) and MechJeb (delta-v stats and help docking the crew unit.) everything is stock, so without mods this mission would probably be the same in the hands of a better pilot. As a small note, while the system is based on the Mun launcher I use, it carries less fuel on both first and second stages - it carries too much even without those, making them unnecessary weight. The Visitor Module could probably go interplanetary if flown properly.

Looks wise, the station is very much inspired by SkyLab.

Part 1, StarLab:

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Part 2, StarLab Visitor (crew) Module:

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I will probably try and push StarLab into a higher orbit once it has completed as much research as possible from LKO.

There may be some spelling or terminology errors I missed, hopefully the report is okay.

Edited January 16, 2015 by Coam

[Coam]

I wanted to try using the Clamp-O-Tron Jr. since it doesn't come into use much. I decided that docking operations with the Mk 1. Command Pod would be an ideal application. Other than MechJeb, I believe this mission was done with all stock parts. Initially for aesthetic reasons I wanted to use the twin-nozzle KWRocketry engines to launch the crew module., but they weren't powerful enough to lift the craft off the ground.

Both Mission #1A and #1B are in the album below.

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Mission Result: Total Success.

I think the writing style of this report was a little different to StarLab. Let me know what you think!

Edited January 16, 2015 by Coam

[Perry Apsis]

These are very nice.

[Wabbit]

Oh, nice NASA analouges you have there. Loving your station.