MunSat launches on top of a Discovery Rocket! After orbit is achieved, the solar arrays and communications systems are rbought online… 
MunSat begins its automated trip to Mun!
Author: sayburstuff
Year 2, Day 26
Construction begins on a new series of satellites – MunSat! Unsurprisingly, these will provide (hopefully) an extension of the KerbSat communications network to Mun, allowing future missions there to be safer and certainly much chattier!
The two satellites are identical to the KerbSat satellites, except that they will be launched on Discovery Rockets, instead of Horizons.
Year 2, Day 22 (Arrival at Airstrip)
Mitster takes off in the new X-4 Jetplane!
“This thing sure handles nice!”
-Mitster
Mitster pilots the craft around to take a good look at the island near the Space Center. Scientists detected faint radio signals from it! 
Hopping out, Mitster discovers that the island has a small air strip and command tower!
“Wow! This must have been where they did early flights using data from the probe – before KSEA!”
-Mitster
Mitster bows his head in memory of the Kerbals who certainly died at this place, trying to reach the stars. 
Wow! What a great view! I wonder what happened to all their planes!?
-Mitster
Year 2, Day 19 (Discovery 2 Minmus Return)
Discovery 2 returns from Minmus! Jebediah and Bob are both exhausted from the journey, but report being in good health! 
The Discovery 2 pod sets down in the deserts, west of the KSC.
“Wow! What a trip! I can’t wait to go back!”
-Bob
Year 2, Day 16 (Discovery 2 Returns Home)
Val, on board Discovery 2, returns home from the first Mun orbit! Landing just west of the KSC, some KSEA engineers are hopeful that some form of re-usable space craft might be possible, if it can be recovered so close to the Space Center!
Researchers begin pouring over the data brought back by Discovery 2, and the Kerbal Congress is extremely impressed by the feat! Rumor has it monthly funding will be markedly increased in the near future!
Year 2, Day 7 (X-4 Jetplane Announced)
KSEA engineers and scientists release a secret project they’ve been working on: The X-4 Jetplane!
The successor to the first atmospheric craft built by the Kerbal States, the craft has been designed to allow one pilot to explore the areas surrounding the Space Center.
Mitster will be the first to take it up!
Year 2, Day 6
Val arrives at Mun on board Discovery 2! After achieving orbit (a first!) Val brings the orbit in a little tighter to get a better look.
“Setting orbital periapsis to 11 thousand kilometers!”
-Val
Val conducts an EVA and gathers scientific data from Discovery 2’s instruments. 
“Ok – laying in the course home before this thing runs out of supplies!”
Year 2, Day 5
As Discovery 1 prepares to return from Minmus, Discovery 2 is rolled out! Discovery 2 will (hopefully) enter orbit, perform a first-ever space rendezvous and (if fuel remains) perform an orbit of Mun! Val will pilot Discovery 2, and rookie engineer Bill will inspect Spacelab for the scientist who has yet to be chosen! Ideally whoever that is will go up on Discovery 3! 
Orbit is a success!
“”Now let’s see if I can figure out how to rendezvous! I can barely even spell that!”
-Val
Val finds a good place to meet up with Spacelab, and fires the engines at just the right time!
This is Bill Kerman… transmitting from Spacelab! All systems seem functional. It sure is lonely in here though – send someone up soon please!”
-Bill
As Bill gets comfy in Spacelab, Val plots a course to Mun!
I still have over 2000 d/v of fuel… plenty!
-Val
Year 2, Day 4
While Jeb and Bob research Minmus, final preparations are made on Spacelab, the Kerbal States’ first space station! 
Launched on top of a Discovery rocket, the space station slowly lumbers into the sky, piloted entirely by antenna.
Near disaster! During the launch, the entire rocket flips over around 40k – the gravity turn was not done well! Thankfully the rocket recovers, and orbit was achieved! 
Thanks to the Kerb-Sat network the station remains in constant contact with Mission Control! Now it just needs a crew!
Year 2, Day 01 (Discovery 1 Starts Minmus Research)
Jeb closes the orbit of Discovery 1 to a very close 20km.
Bob hops out and starts running the planned experiments!
“It’s amazing out here! Kerbin looks so small! And Mun, it just looks super tiny!”
-Bob
The next phase is even more exciting! Jeb adjusts the orbit so that the Discovery 1 will get very close to the surface of Minmus. How close? Almost 8000 meters! 
Jeb maneuvers Discovery to a nice, low pass of Minmus.
“I’m going a little ways out from the ship to get a good look!”
-Bob
“Um… Ok… OK! That’s enough space walking! Minmus looks so close I can practically taste it!”
-Bob
After calming down Bob returns to Discovery 1, and the crew waits for their scheduled return!
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