Val, Orlas, and Robart report that the Explorer 4 has arrived at Dres! The spacecraft’s engines fire to circularize in a roughly polar orbit of the distant world.
Huh, for coming this far out I wasn’t expecting it to look like another Mun!
-Val
Indeed, Dres does look very much like Kerbin’s sattelite Mun. Unlike Mun though, no Kerbal has set foot on a world this far out!
Anytime we get to visit another world I’m excited, even if they all look like Mun!
-Orlas
The Jool Surveyor’s engines fire, altering the probes course and putting it on a path to encounter Tylo in 23 days!
KSEA releases plans for the refitted Heavy Cargo Shuttle (HCS) Resolute! After initial tests Enterprise will be similarly refit.
Heavy Cargo Shuttle Refit Goals:
Engineers and scientists are confident that all these goals will be met!
Jool Surveyor approaches Pol!
Instruments record that Goo Scans are… unusual to say the least. Tentacles grow up from the goo, reaching up, then break off. Bizarre, but fascinating!
As the probe passes over Pol’s highlands, gravity scans indicate multiple layers on the world’s surface.
Electricity this far out is proving to be the mission’s main obstacle, transmissions require a great deal of the craft’s power!
The onboard multi-spectral scanner is also able to get the first close look at the surface! Future passes will hopefully add to the data and help create a full picture of the surface.
In all, a very successful start to the Jool Surveyor mission!
Kimmy, Dunwin, and Mitster all board Explorer 2, and wish Duna Spaceport farewell!
“It’s a shame we can’t stay!”
-Kimmy
Other Kerbals deserve a chance to explore Duna… we’ll be back!””
-Dunwin
Well I want to get back… I can’t wait to get my chance at flying that shiny new Super Duna Lander!
-Mitster
Explorer 2’s journey home will take 314 days!
Engineers start refit work on the Heavy Cargo Shuttle (HCS) Resolute!
The key goals of the refit are:
Part of this refit will involve the V3 launcher to lose its Orbital Assist Vehicle (OAV), which has proven to be an expensive and wasteful addition to the HCS, as this stage is entirely disposable.
The deep space probe Jool Surveyor 1’s engines fire and the probe enters orbit of Jool! KSEA engineers are hopeful that this probe will be able to conduct a general survey of the entire Joolian system… starting with the outer moon Pol!
Explorer 3, the next Duna Mission, is being prepared for launch – take off will be in 5 days!
Edan, Glenica, and Sean are spending the time training for using the new Super Duna Lander!
The new lander should allow exploration (safely) of most of Duna’s surface!
Edan, Samner, Bob, and Glenica all leave the KSS onboard Endeavor.
The shuttle sets down and the crew takes some much needed time to rest and relax! KSEA plans to do some minor upgrades on Endeavor before its next launch!
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