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
