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!
KSS Crew Shuttle
Year 3, Day 56 – Kerbin Exploration
The newly launched Kerbin Surveyor begins scans of Kerbin – right away several anomalies are detected! The X-5 is sent to investigate! Mitster and Bill fly there…. quite fast!
Sadly… they can’t find anything at the site indicated!
“We’re gonna need some more precise readings if we hope to find anything here! It might help to put a sensor package on the X-5 itself! ”
-Bill
Mitster returns the X-5 to base for refurbishment and the crew for refreshments!
Meanwhile, construction begins on two new crew shuttles – the Endeavor and the Intrepid! Along with Adventure this will raise the number of crew shuttles to three!
Year 3, Day 12 (First Crew Shuttle Test Flight)
KCS Adventure is readied for launch at the Primary Launch site! 
The automated systems carry it up easily!
“Wow! Look at it go!”
-Jeb
The Launch Vehicle detaches, and Adventure’s engines carry it the rest of the way! 
A normal Crew Shuttle flight would head to orbit at this point, but instead Adventure fires its engines to simulate a very high speed re-entry to Kerbin’s atmosphere. 
As the shuttle comes in for reentry, it performs a bit of a “belly flop” as it slows down. 
Eventually Adventure slows down enough to attempt a landing. A green field across the sea from Cape Kerman is selected for the test landing. 
Almost there…. 
A perfect landing! Adventure glides to a complete stop, and crews are dispatched to investigate the Crew Shuttle for any stresses or damage incurred in the flight!
The KCS-LV is recovered 250km from the Space Center! Engineers estimate it can be recovered for about 85% of its total construction cost. Not bad!
Kerbal States | Kerbin Space Exploration Administration 