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Colonizing Duna... and Beyond

Launch 5-15: Minmus Ferry

3/31/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 181.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Dock with Biko 1 [Kerbin].

This will fulfil our contract to extend the station, and provide transport for a future crew to Minmus.

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Launch 5-14: Biko 1 Refuel

3/31/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 169.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Dock orange tank with Biko 1 [Kerbin].

Our focus right now is on getting more science in order to build the kinds of crafts and landers we need for our Duna mission. To that end, we'd like to get a science lab and lander to Minmus, which means getting more fuel in orbit.

We currently have two contracts: getting a five-crew outpost on Minmus, and expanding Biko 1 [Kerbin] to support 19 crew and have 2000 units of liquid fuel. We've expanded our CFV to support a crew of five, and if we dock this and an orange tank to Biko 1 we should be able to fulfil the station contract.

We can then send the lander, a science module, and fuel to Minmus, complete the second contract, and begin doing more research.

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Launch 5-13: Polar GravSAT

3/31/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 157.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Place satellite in polar orbit.
  2. Collect gravimetric data.

​A night launch! We have a contract to put a satellite into a polar orbit, which we'll use to conduct a tiny bit of science. This will also be our first launch of a DEUCES mk 0 rocket.

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Launch 5-12: Biko 2 [Mun] Refuelling

3/29/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 133.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Take fuel to Mun.

We have a station around Mun, in the CFV we have a lander, and we already have crew aboard the Kerbin station. We just need fuel to get them to the surface and back. While we could just use a DEUCES mk 2, we want to land on Mun with a DEUCES mk 1 so we'll take that instead. It wouldn't ordinarily have the dV to get a 30T payload to Mun, but since it can use the fuel from the payload, it should be no problem.

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Launch 5-11: Partial Station Crew Rotation

3/29/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 121.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Bring additional scientist and ORV to Biko 1 [Kerbin].

Crew: Gerby (Scientist⭐️⭐️)

The current return vehicle docked to the station will return the rescued crew from Minmus.

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Launch 5-10: Minmus Double Rescue Retry

3/29/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 109.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Rescue Lemfred (Pilot) and Tangie (Scientist) from orbits around Minmus.
  2. Return them safely back to Kerbin.

Previously.

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Launch 5-9: Minmus Double Rescue

3/28/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 97.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Rescue Lemfred and Tangie from orbits around Minmus.
  2. Return them safely back to Kerbin.

We are launching a reusable Crew Ferry Vehicle (CFV-1) connected to a DEUCES mk I. This can be used to ferry crew between Kerbin and its moons, or to and from the surface of a moon.

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Launch 5-8: Testing the ORV-3

3/27/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 85.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Launch Johnmon (Tourist) and Madlotte (Tourist) into orbit around Kerbin.
  2. Rescue Docal (Scientist) from HKO.
  3. Recover all three safely on Kerbin.

This is a test launch of our new Orbital Return Vehicle (ORV-3). Unfortunately, we didn't read the fine print before accepting the rescue contract, and Docal is on an orbit high enough that we cannot use a DEUCES mk I to recover him, and must launch on a DEUCES mk II rocket.

One of the new safety measures in place is that crewed launches are no longer permitted to use solid rockets. Fortunately, the ORV-3 is fairly light and a place DLSv3 Atlas V, without SRBs, is sufficient to place it in orbit along with a DEUCES mk II.

The plan is to launch into orbit, rendezvous with Biko 1 to refuel, then rescue Docal. After performing the deorbit burn, the ORV will separate from the DEUCES module, which will rendezvous back with Biko 1.

Since this is our first rendezvous with the station using our upgraded flight control, we will not be attempting a direct ascent rendezvous.

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Launch 5-7: Biko 2 Hab/Lab Redux

3/26/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 73.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Dock habitation and science modules to Biko 2.

Previously.

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Launch 5-6: Biko 2 Hab/Lab

3/25/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 61.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Dock habitation and science modules to Biko 2.

One of the DLSv3/DEUCES design tradeoffs made was to minimize the number of launch configurations. Instead of trying to have many sizes for different payloads, we would instead try to piggyback multiple payloads into a single launch to efficiently use the launchers we have.

Toward that end, we are launching our habitation and science modules to the Biko 2 station around Mun in a single launch, as opposed to two with Biko 1.

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Launch 5-5: Mun Modular Space Station

3/25/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 54.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Deploy modular space station core in orbit around Mun.

As with the launch of the KMSS, this launch is built around a new DLSv3 rocket, and features a refined flight plan. Both of these have been heavily simulated, so we have no concerns about this launch. None, whatsoever.

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Launch 5-4: Minmus Rescuer

3/9/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 37.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Recover Allison (Pilot) from orbit around Minmus.
  2. Return Allison safely to Kerbin.

​We need funds.

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Moho Lander Encounter!

3/9/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 35.

Our Moho Lander is getting ready for its encounter!

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Launch 5-3: Kerbin MSS Expedition 1: Talon Orbiter Module mk I

3/9/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 25.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Launch first crew to Modular Space Station.

Crew: Sigeny (Pilot⭐️), Sanya (Engineer⭐️), Dalotte (Scientist⭐️)

Before we send crew to bases around Mun I need to figure out how the new UKS works.

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Launch 5-1: KMSS Launch 2: Halo Habitation Module

3/7/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 1.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Dock habitation module with KMSS.

A new year brings new contracts. We need to provide living space for up to five kerbals on our station.

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Launch 5-2: Kerbin MSS Launch 3: Zephyrus Science Lab

3/7/2016

 
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Year 5, Day 13.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Dock science module to Kerbin MSS.

This will complete the first phase of our station, and verify its functionality before launching identical stations to Mun and Minmus.

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Launch 4-33: Kerbin Modular Space Station

3/7/2016

 
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Year 4, Day 415.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Launch the first modular space station component into orbit around Kerbin.

Now that our R&D facility is fully upgraded, we need to move our emphasis to science. To this end, we are planning on deploying modular space stations in orbits around Mun and Minmus.

Before that, we need to test it in orbit around Kerbin.

The first component is the Biko Service Module, or BSM. This component provides guidance, power, fuel tanks, storage space, an airlock, and docking ports to expand the station.

This is also the first launch using our redesigned DLS v2, along with completely rewritten flight control software.

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Year 4: In Review

3/6/2016

 
Funds: §107,607
Reputation: 53%
Science: 101.4

Buildings:
Tier 3: Launch Pad, R&D
Tier 2: Mission Control, Tracking Station, Astronaut Complex, VAB
Tier 1: Admin Building, SPH, Runway

​Continue reading for detailed mission summaries.

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Launch 4-32: Kerbin Rescue

3/2/2016

 
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Year 4, Day 409.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Rescue Sanya (Engineer) from LKO.
  2. Return Sanya safely to Kerbin.

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Launch 4-31: KomSAT Mk VI

3/2/2016

 
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Year 4, Day 391.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Deploy satellite in highly-eccentric, polar orbit.

Ready to deploy a backup satellite.

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Launch 4-30: KomSAT Mk VI

3/2/2016

 
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Year 4, Day 379.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Deploy satellite in highly-eccentric, polar orbit.

This satellite will be a relay for Jool Explorer-3a.

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Launch 4-29: KomSAT Mk VII

3/1/2016

 
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Year 4, Day 67.
Mission Objectives:
  1. ​Place satellite into KSO above KSC.

This mission will piggyback some relay dishes on a scientific satellite. The relays will be used for additional deep space relays to communicate with our Jool probe.

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Launch 4-28: Moho Lander

3/1/2016

 
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Year 4, Day 355.
Mission Objectives:
  1. Land on Moho's surface.

This is a high-speed encounter, which we've decided to try out nuclear engines on. This lets us get away with a single stage for transfer and circularization, reducing the size of the lifter required to get it out of the atmosphere.

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