In orbit of Kerbin, Jeb, Shepley, and Gillian prepare the newly commissioned Deep Space Vehicle Odyssey to leave orbit!
“What a great way to kick off the start of a New Year! Jeb, you are clear to depart… Odyssey good luck Odyssey!“
-Gene, supervising at Mission Control
“Just about finished checking all the scientific instrumentation! We’re good!”
-Shepley
DSV-5 Crew Mission 1 – Tekto Exploration
- Crew: Mission Commander Jeb, Mission Scientist Shepely, Mission Engineer, Gillian .
- Mission: Explore and if possible land on Tekto!
- Result: Mission in Progress
“OK – science good! Gillian, reactors ready? We’re going to need every bit of those reactors energy to power two of these LF-9 engines!“
-Jeb
“Radiators are on, showing cooling has started! Starting reactors 1 and 2… port reactor climbing to 100 percent power. Starboard reactor same…. both reactors are showing full power! -Gillian
With pre-flight checks complete, Jeb undocks from Crew Vehicle 4! With a loud clunk and some whirs, the two craft detach, and start to drift away from each other. With a brief reverse thrust of Odyssey’s RCS system, Jeb gives the ship a good distance for maneuvering!
“We are clear! Preparing course for burn to Sarnus!“
-Jeb
“I show full power to the engines! Temperatures nominal.. I show good for burn!
-Gillian
“Just about finished checking all the scientific instrumentation!”
-Shepley
“OK – Pedal to the metal! Thrust at 100 percent!“
-Jeb
The two colossal LF-9 engines fire! Powered by two Discovery class reactor assemblies together generating 6,000 e/c per second this is the first time TWO have been run simultaneously on a spacecraft!
“Things are heating up… but we are still within mission parameters!“
-Gillian
After quite a long burn, Jeb throttles down! Odyssey is now rocketing away – heading right toward an intercept with Sarnus!
“Trajectory looks good everybody! Just a little under three years and we’ll be at Sarnus!“
-Jeb
“I checked the cryo-systems during the burn! Glykerol levels are good, and the freezing systems are ready to go! “
-Shepley
Everyone locks their stations, and heads to the aft of the crew compartment!
“Brr! It’s always so cold in the cryo-chambers! Let’s get this space-nap going! “
-Gillian
“Oh – the deep space relays have been deployed too! See you guys in orbit of Sarnus!“
-Shepley
“Communications are good Odyssey – we’ll see you soon!“
-Gene, supervising at Mission Control
After triple checking the ‘wake up’ timer is correct, the crew enters cryo-sleep for the trip to Sarnus!
Kerbin Space Exploration Administration | Space Program Funding
| Funding / Income | Costs |
|---|---|
| Next Funding Period: – 8 days | Space Center Costs: -136,000 |
| Current Reputation: 453 | Assigned Kerbal Wages: – 65,000 |
| Unassigned Kerbal Wages: -5000 | |
| Estimated Gross Funding: + 905,459 | Vessel Maintenance: -108,204 |
| Project Reserve: +175,747 (savings) | Launch Costs: -222,426 |
| Estimated Net Funding: | +368,829 (available) |
Gillian
Frontier 2 adjusts its orbit to encounter Tekto! Toe encounter will be in 11 days!
Thankfully, the Frontier 2 Probe will soon perform a minor course correction in just 36 days. If calculations are correct, this will let the probe fly extremely close to Sarnus itself, and then have an encounter with Sarnus’s moon, Tekto. With any luck there will be enough fuel to allow the spacecraft to circularize around this mysterious Moon!
