Aurora 30

Year 24, Day 7 (Aurora 30 Departs toward Minmus!)

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In orbit, the Aurora 30 mission is getting ready to depart Kerbin!

Aurora 30 Mission Summary

  • Crew: Mission Commander Malcolm, Tourists: Urberry, Guswin, Siski
  • Mission: Crewed mission to Minmus. Reach orbit, land on surface, return to Kerbin!

“Decoupling… starting transposition maneuver…“
-Malcolm

“Moving in to dock…“
-Malcolm

The spacecraft docks! Fortunately, Lobert watching at Mission Control, notices something is off in the mission parameters!

“So I did the math guys… I am pretty sure they don’t have enough DeltaV to complete the mission with that rover attached!“
-Rozer

The rest of the Space Center engineering staff looks at the numbers… Lobert is right!

““Everybody secure? Disconnecting docking clamps!“We have some sharp eyed Kerbals down here Aurora 30! Lobert spotted some problems… you need to eject that rover! And after that … we’ll need you to do the transfer burn using the lander engines!“
-Gene, at Mission Control

“Roger that… nice work Lobert! Detaching the rover!““Moving in to dock…“”
-Malcolm

Next, everyone holds on as the lander’s engine fires!

“Um, should our eyes feel like this??“
-Guswin

“We don’t normally point the spacecraft this way when we fire engines… I think we’ll be fine though… I think!”
-Malcolm

Aurora 30 soars off toward Minmus! In just a few days the first tourism mission will arrive!

Year 24, Day 6 (Aurora 30 Crew Launches!)

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After a short training period, the winners of the planet-wide raffle Urberry, Guswin, and Siski board the Aurora 30 Crew Vehicle – piloted by veteran pilot Malcolm!

Aurora 30 Mission Summary

  • Crew: Mission Commander Malcolm, Tourists: Urberry, Guswin, Siski
  • Mission: Crewed mission to Minmus. Reach orbit, land on surface, return to Kerbin!

“Oh wow! I can’t believe we’re going to Minmus!“
-Siski

“OK – hold on everyone! Liftoff!”
-Val

“Ahhhhhh!“
-Siski

Year 23, Day 417 (Aurora 30 Crew Raffle Winners Announced!)

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Aurora 30 Mission Summary

  • Crew: Mission Commander Malcolm, Tourists: Urberry, Guswin, Siski
  • Mission: Crewed mission to Minmus. Reach orbit, land on surface, return to Kerbin!

KSEA announces the winners of the planet-wide raffle! Urberry, Guswin, and Siski are announced as the winners! Experienced pilot Malcolm will pilot the mission! The Aurora 30 rocket is amost ready and will be rolled out to the launchpad soon!

Year 23, Day 330 (KSEA Announces Contest to Choose New Crew!)

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KSEA is holding a planet-wide contest! Three winners will be selected to be the first non-astronaut Kerbals to launch to space to celebrate the 30th Aurora mission! This will be the first time a mission has non-specialist Kerbals, and the entire planet is clamoring for a chance to be on the flight even if they will just be tourists!

The vast majority of the population of Kerbin is desperate to join the space program, so many Kerbals see this as a chance to jump in line and get a chance to fulfill every Kerbal’s dream: to explore space!

The mission is a fairly simple one – travel to Minmus, land, and return safely to Kerbin. Malcom has been selected as the pilot!