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Our biggest endeavor yet! A multi-stage rocket that got us into orbit with enough fuel to get us out of the orbital influence of Kerbin! Many samples were taken before we dropped the science module off to burn up in atmosphere.

Future note, we need some solar panels installed on future modules. It was getting to be a bit touch and go at the end there in terms of power!

Science:

• Materials study while in space high over the Mun
• Mystery Goo observation while in space high over the Mun
• Crew report while in space high over the Sun
• Materials study while in space high over the Sun
• Mystery goo observation while in space high over the Sun
• EVA Report while in space high over the Sun
• Crew report from Kerbin’s highlands
• Surface sample from Kerbin’s highlands
• EVA Report while flying over Kerbin’s highlands
• Recovery of a vessel returned from orbit around the Sun

Total science awarded: 596

 

 

Sindani II is a space probe designed to go out of Kerbin’s spacial influence. It will take heat and pressure sensing equipment as well as goo stations out of our immediate area and send analysis back. It is a multi-stage rocket with boosters.

It made it all the way to an orbit around Eve! This is a good thing, and will get us some valuable science!

Lando II is an upgraded version of Lando I. It had an added pressure sensor on it to enhance the science.

Mission achievements:

• Mystery goo observation from launchpad
• Materials study from launchpad
• Atmospheric pressure scan from launchpad

Science points: 5.9 earned

 

Lando I is a mockup science lab that was never intended to go into space. It just had a capsule on top with a mobile processing station attached to the bottom in order to do some research on the ground. It did get us some decent research, however.

Science achievements:

• Crew report from launchpad
• Temperature scan from launchpad
• Mystery goo observation from launchpad
• Materials study from launchpad

Science earned from mission: 14.4

 

 

Second in the series, this did make it into orbit. Unfortunately, no battery packs were installed and control surfaces were not sufficient to maneuver properly. Some science was gathered from this vehicle once it returned to Kerbin, however.

This was a space probe to be sent to the Mun. Two stages with a booster package, unmanned but with battery packs and a science experiment. The launch did achieve orbit around the Mun, and most of the science was able to be broadcast back to Kerbin before the batteries ran out of power. The unit is currently orbiting around the Mun in a very high, pretty much polar orbit.

Maybe someday we can go and recover it.

Vendetta I was supposed to reach a stable orbit, but was not quite able to reach an orbital velocity. Instead it eventually came down in Kerbin’s ocean.

Experiments recorded:

• Crew report from Kerbin’s Water
• EVA report from space just above Korbin’s Water
• Crew report while in space near Kerbin
• Mystery Goo observation while in space near Kerbin
• Crew report from Kerbin’s upper atmosphere
• Mystery Goo observation from Kerbin’s upper atmosphere
• Surface sample from Kerbin’s water
• EVA report while flying over Kerbin’s water
• Recovery of a vessel after a sub-orbital flight

Science +61

 

 

This is a very simple rocket, designed to test the rocket functionality:

• FL-T200 Tank
• LV-T30 Liquid Fuel Engine

This was almost a complete failure! When launched, the pilot had forgotten to set the throttle to full on launch, so the ship just sat on the pad. Then, while he was trying to figure out what had happened, he deployed the parachute that was supposed to float him down to safety. He would have been fine at this point, except he then decided to actually apply the throttles…with the chute deployed. The spins that were caused by this were quite amazing, and we at mission control are quite surprised that he survived at all without crashing into the ground!

Eventually the engines ran out of fuel and the vehicle floated down to earth, where the engine and tank were crushed beneath the capsule.

We were able to get some data from this flight, however:

• EVA report while flying over Kerbin’s shores
• Crew report from KSC
• Surface sample from KSC
• EVA report from KSC
• Recovery of a vessel that survived a flight

Total science: 23