Category: C Class

C-2 Block 1: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 346

6/23/2018

Launch Facility: Woomerang
Mission Objectives:

Place spacecraft into stable orbit of Kerbin

Crew:

None

This is our first attempt at placing a spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft has very little functionality, and only a small amount of battery power, but will represent an important milestone in our space program's history.

Unfortunately, due to a software upgrade error, the upper stage failed to perform its orbital insertion burn, and the spacecraft fell into the ocean.

C-2 Block 1: Flight 2 - Year 1, Day 369

Unfortunately, the problem was misdiagnosed, and occurred in flight 2 as well.

C-2 Block 1: Flight 3 - Year 1, Day 392

The software glitch has been resolved and our first satellite is now in orbit around Kerbin!

C-1 Block 2: Flight 3 - Year 1, Day 323

6/21/2018

Launch Facility: Woomerang
Mission Objectives:

Launch first kerbal into space
Return him safely to Kerbin

Crew:

Commander: Jebediah

Our space program is ready for its next big step: launching a kerbal into space.

C-1 Block 2: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 277

6/20/2018

Launch Facility: Woomerang
Mission Objectives:

Test uncrewed launch & re-entry test of first crewed vehicle

Crew:

None

A C-1 booster has been fitted with a Mk-1 capsule in an uncrewed ballistic test flight, in preparation for the first crewed flight.

All went well until the capsule failed to orient properly and the parachute subsequently failed to deploy. This is why test launches are performed before crewed missions.

C-1 Block 2: Flight 2 - Year 1, Day 300

The installation of a heat shield causes the capsule to orient itself correctly during re-entry. This rocket is now rated for crewed flight!

C-1 Block 1: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 254

6/20/2018

Launch Facility: Woomerang
Mission Objectives:

Test new liquid fuelled first stage
Test new launch guidance system
Transmit scientific data from space

Crew

None

This is a test of our new liquid-fuelled, orbital-class booster. The payload is a mass simulator for a planned future second stage.

The booster succeeded in placing the upper stage on a suborbital trajectory. Unfortunately, the scientific data was not successfully received due to an unknown failure.

To Duna... and Beyond

C-2 Block 1: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 346

C-2 Block 1: Flight 2 - Year 1, Day 369

C-2 Block 1: Flight 3 - Year 1, Day 392

C-1 Block 2: Flight 3 - Year 1, Day 323

C-1 Block 2: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 277

C-1 Block 2: Flight 2 - Year 1, Day 300

C-1 Block 1: Flight 1 - Year 1, Day 254

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