The Heavy Cargo Shuttle Enterprise blasts off from Cape Kerman!
The launcher disconnects, then guides itself back to the surface. Meanwhile, the Orbital Assist Vehicle (OAV) fires, taking the shuttle to its desired 80k orbit!
The OAV disconnects… and Edan pilots the craft to a rendezvous with the Unity Space Station!
Mission Control – Enterprise is ready to begin installation maneuvers!
-Edan
Uh oh. There’s a small problem! Looks like the Habitat Module wasn’t equipped with a communications device. What a disaster! But… there might be hope.
“I’ll head up there and fix it! Installing an antenna on that thing can’t be too hard!”
-Gilian
KSEA decides to green light the mission – in fact, this will allow testing of a new cargo module for the Crew Shuttle program! The small module will allow a small cargo payload to be carried behind the shuttle, and once emptied will still allow crew to move through the module! It should also solve the problem of where to put solar panels on the crew shuttles. Endeavor is rolled out, and has some antennas put on it that can easily be detached in orbit. No one’s ever tried something quite like this! Rookie engineer Gillian says she’s practiced just this kind of thing underwater, and assures it can’t be that much more difficult in orbit!
Endeavor blasts off, just a few hours after the Enterprise. Val and Gilian take Endeavor into a high orbit….
“Looks like the engine exhaust isn’t heating up the payload beyond what it’s rated for… this might work! ”
-Val
“Alright Edan – I’m pretty close – I see the Unity Station Module… moving in to let Gilian do her work!”
-Val
Endeavor gets very close to the dead-in-space module!
First Gilian connects the antenna… then the solar array!
“Well – that was easy! Heading back to Endeavor!”
-Gilian
Everyone at the Space Center is impressed! Once Module’s onboard systems are powered up, the module moves in to dock with Unity Space Station…
Almost there… 
Connection established! Hopefully the next launch is less dramatic!
Endeavor sets down! Gilian and Val get some well deserved rest!
Next, Enterprise heads down!
Not a perfect first mission for Enterprise, but everything went well in the end! Enterprise tested several new design features of the Heavy Cargo Shuttle – and after the successful flight, similar upgrades will be undertaken on Resolute – including outfitting it with the new Launcher!
The lander sets the crew down perfectly at HSSLS01-A, the Greater Flats. This is the first time a mission has been conducted entirely by a science team – some of the pilots look a bit nervous about this!
Next, on to HSSLS01-C – the Midlands! This landing goes much better… however not much science is gathered. Hopefully site “D” will have better luck! This time, a more precise landing along the Slopes of Minmus will provide some interesting data. Probably another tricky landing though!
The lander docks with Harmony Space Station! However, a small problem has become clear… the station is not equipped to handle refueling of the RCS thrusters that make docking possible! A mission will have to be done soon to resupply the station… and Unity Space Station’s design has already been changed, swapping out two Life Support bays for RCS fuel. This will reduce the amount of time crews can inhabit the station, however it is doubtful a crew would be left without supplies for over a year!
Harmony Space Station finally reaches Minmus, and after another very long and akward burn, circularizes.
MunBase Alpha launches! The Sarnus V Heavy rocket easily carries the base into orbit! The night launch goes perfectly, and before long, the base is on its way to Mun… where Aurora 15 is waiting!
Aurora 13 comes in hot!
Made it! The last time KSEA got this close to a a loss of crew was Aurora 3, on Year 2, Day 242! 
Aurora 13 arrives in at Minmus! And not a moment too soon, supplies are getting a little tight on the spacecraft. At 45 days into the flight, the crew is defenitely feeling the strain.
Mitster, Robart, and Chrisnic are chosen to be the first crew to take the Sarnus V Launch Vehicle up to 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.
