All of Kerbin is excited as KSEA announces the next phase of the space program: AURORA! 
The Aurora Program is designed to reach Mun and Minmus. The first test vehicle is the Aurora Crew Vehicle – designed solely to test the command pod, and provide a reliable means of taking crew to orbit and back. The first test will be Aurora 1… taking the the rest of the crew to the Kerbin Space Station! Construction starts at once!
The next Scout probe, Scout 4, launches and quickly reaches orbit. The launch heads to Mun!
A few days after landing, communications with Scout 2 is re-established! The small lander transmits its findings – barely a trace of an atmosphere and very low gravity, as predicted. With 990 d/v of fuel remaining, it may be possible for Scout 2 to land elsewhere in the future. A very successful mission!
Scout 2 arrives at Minmus! Thankfully all the probe’s systems appear to be working normally. 
Scout 2 slowly decends…. it’s important the craft land exactly where KSEA scientists have planned, as the communications systems on board requires a direct line of sight with Kerbin. As Minmus rotates, it will take Scout 2 out of range! Scout 2 sets down… JUST IN TIME! Communications go dark as Minmus’s rotation carries Scout 2 out of range!
Scout 2 blasts off! The launch is identical to Scout 1, except for a new more aerodynamic fairing on top of the Discovery Rocket. 
Once in orbit, Scout 2 matches planes with Minmus, and fires its engines to intercept the small green moon!
Discovery 2 returns from Minmus! Jebediah and Bob are both exhausted from the journey, but report being in good health! 
The Discovery 2 pod sets down in the deserts, west of the KSC.
“Wow! What a trip! I can’t wait to go back!”
-Bob
Jeb closes the orbit of Discovery 1 to a very close 20km.
Bob hops out and starts running the planned experiments!
“It’s amazing out here! Kerbin looks so small! And Mun, it just looks super tiny!”
-Bob
The next phase is even more exciting! Jeb adjusts the orbit so that the Discovery 1 will get very close to the surface of Minmus. How close? Almost 8000 meters! 
Jeb maneuvers Discovery to a nice, low pass of Minmus.
“I’m going a little ways out from the ship to get a good look!”
-Bob
“Um… Ok… OK! That’s enough space walking! Minmus looks so close I can practically taste it!”
-Bob
After calming down Bob returns to Discovery 1, and the crew waits for their scheduled return!
After 18 days in space Jebediah arrives at Minmus! 
“It looks so far away still – but it’s amazing to see it this close! I can’t wait to go back!” Jeb says. Horizon 10 flies back to Kerbin. The return trip will be only 5 days!
Horizion 10 will have an early, early morning launch. “The lights on the towers make the rocket look awesome!” Jeb remarks.
Horizion 10 takes off, and settles into orbit after some initial piloting difficulty. “Dang… wasted some fuel there! We’ll do the math in orbit and see if I can still make it to Minmus!” Jeb says. Fuel is tight on this mission.. so everyone is a bit nervous! 
Thankfully it looks like there’s enough fuel in the craft to make it to Minmus and back using a free return trajectory. The burn is a success! Now the REAL test… the long, long flight to Minmus. Jeb says he’s prepared for it though! Good luck Jeb!
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