Clean-up crews have the situation at the Space Center under control! In orbit, the Seeker-1 crew gets the all clear from Mission Control!
“Let’s get you underway – good luck Seeker 1!“
-Gene, at Mission Control
Seeker 1 Mission Summary
- Crew: Mission Commander Malcolm, Mission Scientist Gilian, Mission Engineer, Lobert .
- Mission: Investigate unknown object in Kerbin orbit thought to be pre-Kerbal States satellite. If possible repair, then return to Kerbin!
- Result: Repaired satellite, returned to Kerbin!
“OK everyone, let’s get out there and see what that strange reading is!”
-Malcolm
“All systems are go – we’re ready!”
-Gillian
“Confirmed – I’ve got your repair kits packed too Gillian! Wow I can’t wait to discover something out here! “
-Lobert
Seeker 1 fires its engines, and drifts away – moving closer and closer to the anomaly!
“We are closing on the reading… orienting craft … firing reverse thrusters. We should be pretty close if the math was right!”
-Malcolm
“Everybody secure? Disconnecting docking clamps!”
-Val
Lobert climbs up and takes a look out the crew cabin window…
“Wow – there it is! We look about 200 meters from it. Nice flying! What a strange design though…”
-Lobert
“No surprise it’s strange! Before KSEA was founded… before the Kerbal States… we were just launching all kinds of crazy stuff into space! I’ve heard rumors of all kinds of stuff launched into space!.”
-Gillian
“We are at station keeping… zero relative velocity. You’re good to get out there Gillian – good luck!
-Malcolm
Gillian suits up, grabs a repair kit, and heads outside the craft!
Gillian lets go of the Crew Vehicle and uses very slight burst of her EVA pack to get closer, and closer the to strange satellite!
“Hmm.. I wonder if this satellite was originally planned to launch to Mun? There’s some water sensors on it… this is the strangest configuration of struts I’ve ever seen! Hmm – no means of propulsion. Maybe it exploded? No obvious damage other wise… I’ll have to do a part by part inspection!”
-Gillian
Gillian floats about the probe, checking each component, until…
“Found it! The communications dish. This will be a while!”
-Gillian
After quite a while, repairs are done!
“Seeker 1 – we are picking up a signal from that satellite! Nice work up there!“
-Gene, at Mission Control
“That’s great! Time to get back to the Crew Vehicle – this was tough work! This would have been easier if we had a ladder or something I could climb out on to do the repairs!
-Gillian
Lobert thinks about Gillian’s comment…
“That shouldn’t be too hard – maybe we can try that in the next Crew Vehicle we make! I’ll start drawing up some plans on the way home…”
-Lobert
With the mission completed, Malcolm fires the engine to take Seeker 1 home!
“Telemetry looks good – let’s get into orbit then head down to Kerbin!”
-Malcolm
Gillian packs up the Crew Vehicle along with Lobert, getting the spacecraft ready for re-entry!
After reaching orbit, Seeker 1 does its de-orbit burn, and separates from its orbital stage!
“Hold on everyone… it’s getting hot!”
-Malcolm
“Readings nominal… temperatures… hot! But within limits!”
-Gillian
“Reactor powering up … radiators are showing full dispersion… full power available!”
-Lobert
“We are in the clear – pull the chutes! Sounds like rain out there!”
-Malcolm
It’s a rainy day at the Space Center – but crews are still on standby to rescue the Seeker-1 crew!
Seeker-1 sets down safely! Crews head out to recover them!
