Launch 5-14: Biko 1 Refuel

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.

Payload: Orange Tank

Lifter: DLSv3 Atlas V+2x

Docking was on the night side.

Phase one complete.

Mission Summary:

1. Dock orange tank with Biko 1 [Kerbin]: success!

​The station already has "capacity" of 14 crew, so docking our five-crew ferry is all we need to satisfy this contract.