After fully cataloging the findings at the Great Face on Duna, Mitster and Kimmy blast off, returning to the Duna Spaceport!
“Wow, that face is huge! You can see it all the way from here!”
-Mitster
The explorers dock at the Spaceport and rest after a long mission!
“That mission really pushed our fuel reserves – we barely had enough to rendezvous with the station! Some brainy Kerbals back at KSC should probably get to work on a second generation lander… a Super Duna Lander!”
-Mitster
KSEA releases designs for the new Eve Rover, Wanderer!
The vehicles design was initially done for a crewed Duna Rover, however an upcoming launch window and some creative engineering saw the craft changed into an automated vehicle that should be capable of exploring the surface of Eve!
Wanderer should be launched any day now!
In order to prepare for future Eve missions, KSEA personnel have come up with a plan to use the existing assets at Eve, the Eve Explorer and the Eve Surveyor, to create an Eve Communications Network.
The planned maneuvers go well – the first two research spacecraft at Eve will now serve a new purpose… paving a path for future exploration of the purple world!
The ECN should provide the groundwork for a future mission that KSEA has cryptically promised will really get things rolling on the exploration of Eve!
The new year is going to start with a new Duna landing at the Northern Basin!
Mitster and Kimmy undock from Duna Spaceport in the station lander.
“Pretty – look Mitster, it’s an “Ike-rise!””
-Kimmy
“The descent angle appears to have been pretty close to the mark! Next time we should try overshooting a little further, the atmosphere here has more drag than you might expect!”
-Mitster
The lander’s parachute deploys, gliding the lander down nice and slow.
“Firing thrusters… nice and easy now… ”
-Mitster
Success! The lander touches down at the Northern Basin! Kimmy and Mitster take a little time to prepare for the exploration outside the lander!
Kimmy hops out, and plants the Kerbal States flag in the red sands of Duna!
“Another step forward for Kerbalkind!”
-Kimmy
After initial scientific readings are gained, Kimmy and Mitster head off to the north to investigate the odd anomalous reading picked up by the Duna Surveyor!
It looks like a strange rock formation!
“It… it almost has a familiar shape about it!”
-Kimmy
As the two gallant explorers get closer, they begin to realize that the strange rock formation… Looks eerily familiar!
“I’m going to use my EVA pack to get up there and see what it looks like from above!”
-Kimmy
It’s impossible!
A rock formation that resembles a Kerbal head!
“I find it highly unlikely this is a naturally occurring object! Let’s take careful readings and report back to KSC immediately!
-Kimmy
Kimmy and Mitster head back to the lander as quickly as they can! But the 2km walk feels like a lifetime!
Kerbol 1 gets as close to Kerbol as its orbit will allow, 470,215,320m!
The probe transmits what will be the last of its findings and whips around the sun!
Kerbol 1 starts transmitting its first data from space near the sun at about 999,000km! The spacecraft appears to be keeping its cool, and so far everything is going well!
Kerbol 1 gets closer and closer to the sun, and onboard systems are starting to really heat up! The main and secondary radiators are keeping the craft cool for now!
Kerbol 1 is just days away from its encounter with Kerbol – scientists at KSEA are eager to see what new insights the probe might provide!
Val, Robart, and Orlas blast off on Explorer 4, headed to Dres! 
The craft’s protective fairings eject!
After circularizing Explorer 4 begings its journey to Dres! The journey will take about 400 days, just short of a year!
“I hope we find something awesome there!”
-Orlas
Mission planners have picked a site for the next Explorer 2 landing, the center of the Northern Basin! Orbital scanners have also detected an odd anomaly at this site.
The landing is scheduled to take place in a few weeks – in the meantime Kimmy and Mitster rest up for the mission!
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