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

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.

Payload: Zephyrus Science Lab

Payload stage: Automated Docking Module

Lifter: Zephryus mk I

Ignition...

Liftoff.

Climbing through the clouds.

Fairing sep.

Coasting to apo.

25m/s circularization burn.

Rendezvous with the station.

Docked! Now we need to move the habitation module to the starboard dock.

Unfortunately there isn't enough clearance to deploy the fore solar panels.

The station after deorbiting the Automated Docking Modules.

Mission Objectives:

1. Dock science module to Kerbin MSS: success!

So the idea is that we keep the service module, but as we unlock orbital UKS parts, we can upgrade the science and habitation modules.