The two KerbStar Relay Satellites arrive at Minmus and put into position.
“Samner here – it looks like we have full communication, even when Harmony Station is on the dark side of Minmus! The KerbStar Relays seem to be working!”
-Samner
Year 4
Year 4, Day 249 (KerbSat Minmus Launches)
A KerbStar Relay Sattelite launches for Minmus, to allow better communications while exploring!
Year 4, Day 242 (Guardian Launches)
The Guardian Satellite launches – once in orbit, it burns to leave Kerbin’s sphere of influence, and sit in a solar orbit, where it will start its scan for asteroids!
Year 4, Day 235 (Minmus KerbStar Satellites Constructed)
Two Relay Satellites are constructed, identical to the KerbStar relay satellites launched for Kerbin. These will be sent to Minmus, so that the automated lander doens’t need to be in direct line of sight with Kerbin to operate!
Year 4 Day 233 (Duna Surveyor Launches!)
The Duna Surveyor launches! The satellite will stay in Kerbin Orbit until an appropriate window opens!
Year 4, Day 230 (Guardian Project Announced!)
KSEA releases plans for the Guardian Project – a mission to detect asteroids near Kerbin that pose a potential threat to Kerbin!
Construction begins on the Guardian Spacecraft, using the basics of the Frontier Probe design. The sattelite will be launched on a Sarnus V Heavy Rocket.
Year 4, Day 226 (Frontier 1 Sarnus Fly-By!)
The Frontier 1 space probe, launched just over a year ago on a high speed course to Sarnus, finally arrives at the distant world! The probe was launched as a test platform for long-range probes, and has succeeded with flying colors! 
Interesting data on Sarnus is recovered, and engineers promise future missions will yield even more results. For now, simply getting a probe this far into space is a major accomplishment for the space program!
Year 4, Day 223
Things are busy at the VAB! Resolute and Enterprise are both being refurbished for their next missions, and the Crew Shuttles Endeavor and Adventure are both being outfitted with the second generation launchers! (Intrepid is currently docked at the Kerbin Space Station – it will be outfitted with a new launcher once it returns!)
Meanwhile, construction has begun on the Duna Surveyor… based off the Mun and Minmus Surveyors, this advanced probe will scan the surface of Duna for future missions!
It’s now just days until Frontier 1 reaches the influence of Sarnus – Kerbin’s longest range probe has worked well so far… although scientists note that the signal strength is only at 70 percent. Hopefully this won’t result in any lost scientific data!
Year 4, Day 217 (Enterprise’s First Mission!)
The Heavy Cargo Shuttle Enterprise blasts off from Cape Kerman!
The launcher disconnects, then guides itself back to the surface. Meanwhile, the Orbital Assist Vehicle (OAV) fires, taking the shuttle to its desired 80k orbit!
The OAV disconnects… and Edan pilots the craft to a rendezvous with the Unity Space Station!
Mission Control – Enterprise is ready to begin installation maneuvers!
-Edan
Uh oh. There’s a small problem! Looks like the Habitat Module wasn’t equipped with a communications device. What a disaster! But… there might be hope.
“I’ll head up there and fix it! Installing an antenna on that thing can’t be too hard!”
-Gilian
KSEA decides to green light the mission – in fact, this will allow testing of a new cargo module for the Crew Shuttle program! The small module will allow a small cargo payload to be carried behind the shuttle, and once emptied will still allow crew to move through the module! It should also solve the problem of where to put solar panels on the crew shuttles. Endeavor is rolled out, and has some antennas put on it that can easily be detached in orbit. No one’s ever tried something quite like this! Rookie engineer Gillian says she’s practiced just this kind of thing underwater, and assures it can’t be that much more difficult in orbit!
Endeavor blasts off, just a few hours after the Enterprise. Val and Gilian take Endeavor into a high orbit….
“Looks like the engine exhaust isn’t heating up the payload beyond what it’s rated for… this might work! ”
-Val
“Alright Edan – I’m pretty close – I see the Unity Station Module… moving in to let Gilian do her work!”
-Val
Endeavor gets very close to the dead-in-space module!
First Gilian connects the antenna… then the solar array!
“Well – that was easy! Heading back to Endeavor!”
-Gilian
Everyone at the Space Center is impressed! Once Module’s onboard systems are powered up, the module moves in to dock with Unity Space Station…
Almost there… 
Connection established! Hopefully the next launch is less dramatic!
Endeavor sets down! Gilian and Val get some well deserved rest!
Next, Enterprise heads down!
Not a perfect first mission for Enterprise, but everything went well in the end! Enterprise tested several new design features of the Heavy Cargo Shuttle – and after the successful flight, similar upgrades will be undertaken on Resolute – including outfitting it with the new Launcher!
Y ear 4, Day 211 (Unity Space Station Core Launched!)
The Unity Space Station core blasts off, carried by the mighty Sarnus V Ultra Heavy Launcher – the most powerful orbital lift vehicle KSEA has available!
The launch goes perfectly… and Unity Space Station sits in its 100k orbit, waiting for the Heavy Cargo Shuttles to deliver its expansions! The construction mission will be Enterprise‘s first mission!
Kerbal States | Kerbin Space Exploration Administration 