Aurora 9 returns home! 
After climbing out of the Aurora Command Pod, the crew celebrates the most successful mission yet!
Mitster
Year 2, Day 406 (Aurora 9 Departs Minmus)
After a long, long day, Mitster and Bob return to the Aurora Spacecraft! Aurora 9 sets history as conducting the most scientific research of any launch – making 5 seperate landings on Minmus. 
After rendezvousing, a return trip is plotted back to Kerbin.
“We should be there in no time!”
-Mitster
Year 3, Day 405
Aurora 9 orbits Minmus, and the lander detaches to head down! 
Mitster lands the Aurora Lander, and Bob hops out!
“Minmus is great! You can hop everywhere you go! ”
-Bob
The guys pose for their landing portrait, then head back to the lander, to set down at the various locations scientists back on Kerbin want to investigate!
Year 2, Day 390 (Aurora 9 Launches)
Aurora 9 takes off! 
Chrisnic, Bob, and Mitster wait patiently for their encounter with Minmus!
Year 2, Day 385 (Pyramid Exploration)
Mitster and Robart take off in the X-5, heading west!
The X-5 seems to perform best at an altitude of about 6,000-15,000 – so Mitster keeps it in that range on the flight west. Tje X-5 maintains speeds of around 850 m/s, and even reaches a new aircraft speed record of 920 m/s!
“Ok – coming up on the coordinates… wow! Look at that, you can see the structures from up here!”
-Robart
“Let’s do a pass, then circle around for a landing!”
-Mitster
Robart hops out, as Mitster watches from the cockpit.
Eventually the two scout the pyramid site – how strange! No doubt pre-ogre Kerbal Civilization built these ages ago! Robart is able to translate some of the strange writing, and ancient form of Kerbalese:
“My name is Tut-Un Jeb-Ahn, king of kings: Look on my works, ye MIghty, and despair!”
-Ancient Pyramid Inscription
Confused, the two take several pictures and some samples, before heading back.
“What an odd place – further study is certainly needed!”
-Robart
The X-5 returns to the Space Center, having performed it’s mission perfectly! Once back, the existing X-5 is refurbished, and construction starts on a second!
Year 2, Day 372 (First X-5 Flight)
Mitster volunteers to be the first pilot to fly the X-5! 
“Ok – taking off! WOW! This thing has quite a kick!”
-Mitster
Mitster takes off the runway, and banks toward the island airstrip.
“Weeeeeee!”
-Mitster
“I’ve spotted the runway. I’m gonna fly past it, and circle around for a landing! ”
-Mitster
As he flies by the island, Mitster opens the science bay and runs the automated studies.
“Ok… setting up for a landing! ”
-Mitster
Mitster lines up for the landing… looking good!
Success! The X-5 sets down.
Mitster hops out, and poses for the cameras!
Year 2, Day 338 (First Mun Landing!)
Aurora 6 arrives at Mun! After a few short maneuvers, the craft is brought into a fairly close 40k orbit.
Mitster and Bob move into the Lander, and separate!
The lander moves lower, and lower…
Almost there!
Mitster hops out!
Followed by Bob!
Mitster plants the flag!
The two pose, then start collecting some rocks and other scientific data. 
After several difficult but exciting hours collecting Mun-stuff, Mitster and Bob blast off, and head to a rendezvous with the Aurora 6 Spacecraft! 
After docking, Mitster and Bob transfer over, being sure to take all their vaulable science with them!
“That exterior illumination sure proved valuable – docking on the dark side of Mun would have been a real trick without ’em!”
-Chrisnic
Mitster makes a small course correction on the way back to Kerbin…
“If these numbers are right, I think we’ll set down just outside of the Space Center! Really!”
-Mitster
The Aurora Spacecraft is designed with a fairly large “reserve” fuel pool, to allow corrections for… imprecise maneuvers. This extra fuel lets Mitster correct a rather wide departure from Mun into a fairly precise return maneuver for Aurora 6!
The crew makes it to the surface – welcome home guys! 
The crew returns to KSC, and shakes lots of Mun-dust out of their boots!
Year 2, Day 355
Blast off! Aurora 6 carries Mitster, Bob, and Chrisnic into orbit! All of Kerbin watches and waits as the crew chosen for the first Mun Landing rocket away!
Once in orbit, the scheduled burn for Mun goes well, and the Munar Insertion Stage is ejected. 
Mitster successfully completes the docking and transposition maneuver!
The crew settles in for the trip to Mun!
Year 2, Day 317 (Aurora 5 Launch)
The Aurora 4 Crew is reunited for Aurora 5… hopefully this time goes better! The rocket is rolled out in the early morning. What a sight!
Blastoff! The Sarnus V takes the Aurora 5 Spacecraft into orbit… Where the crew trains with docking and transposition. Things don’t go smoothly at first, but eventually Mitster gets the hang of it!
Docking is achieved! It’s essential this be performed well, as the maneuver for the actual mission to Mun will be done on the way to Mun, after the insertion burn has been completed! 
The Aurora Capsule sets down just off the coast of the old runway. Time to head home… Good job guys! The Aurora 5 Lander is left in orbit. The mission is deemed a complete success… Aurora 6 will be the next launch, and will (with any luck) head to Mun!
Year 2, Day 307
Mitster, Robart, and Chrisnic are chosen to be the first crew to take the Sarnus V Launch Vehicle up to orbit!
The launch goes perfectly! However during the orbital maneuvers, sensors indicate the Oxidizer on the Aurora Spacecraft is leaking! Good thing this just a test in orbit!
For safety, the mission is scrubbed, and the crew returns home. Sorry guys! Thankfully a second Sarnus V Launch Vehicle has been under construction and should be ready to go, for another test.
“We’ll get this right! Just hang tight everyone!”
-Bill, Senior Engineer
Kerbal States | Kerbin Space Exploration Administration 