
The Explorer 3 spacecraft heads out for Duna! Edan, Glenica, and Sean make themselves comfortable for the long journey to the distant red world of Duna!

The Explorer 3 spacecraft heads out for Duna! Edan, Glenica, and Sean make themselves comfortable for the long journey to the distant red world of Duna!

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!
KSEA announces that mission planning for the next Duna crew has begun! Explorer 3 will be piloted by Edan, with Glenica as the mission Science specialist and Sean as the mission Engineering specialist!
Endeavor is prepared for a mission to resupply the Kerbin Space Station with Oxygen! Edan will pilot, and scientists Samner and Glenica will head up to the station for training! 
The Crew shuttle reaches orbit!
“Now we just need to rendevous and the KSS crew can breath a little easier!”
-Edan

The docking is a success, and the oxygen tanks are transferred over! KSEA Mission planners will leave Endeavor docked for the next month, before returning to Kerbin!
Edan and Glenica return from Minmus aboard Aurora 17, bringing a close to another successful mission in the Aurora Program!
It’s time for Glenica to return home to Kerbin! Edan will pilot Aurora 17 on its return to… meanwhile Samner and Shepely will remain on the Space Station. Before leaving, Glenica installs a backup new solar array to the station, as well as some new battery packs!
Aurora 16 arrives at Minmus, and Edan pilots the spacecraft to dock with Harmony Space Station! Glenica has been waiting for a crew for sometime now!
Aurora 17 docks! Edan and Shepley quickly transfer over to the lander, eager to get their turn down on Minmus!

Mission Planners have decided the next area for exploration will be a region in the lowlands of Minmus designated HSS LS04-A, where orbital scanners have detected an unusual anomaly.

The lander sets down – and already Edan spots the anomaly.
“That looks like one of those Monoliths! Strange though, I’d swear it was green, not black like the others!”
-Edan

Edan is right – the monolith appears to be the same dimensions as the others found, however it has a slight green hue to it. How unusual! Shepley performs all the scientific experiments he can, gets a surface sample, then the explorers return to the Research Lander! 
Edan pilots the lander into orbit… 
Then docks with Harmony Space Station! The crew will stay for a short time before heading back to Kerbin.
Samner, Edan, and Shepley launch on board Aurora 17! Edan is particularly excited, as this will be his first landing! This is the first launch of the overhauled Aurora Mission, utilizing a longer term habitation module, similar to that on the upcoming Explorer 2mission! The purpose is to make space flight more comfortable, and to give crews experience on maneuvers and working environments similar to those in future planned deep space missions.