Deuce Timeline

there is a lot to talk about regarding this new aircraft & C7 lays out all the juicy details in this press release: bit.ly/Genesis-PR7

here is the ops review for this past week. Of note is our initial Mk3 analysis. Everyone have a relaxing weekend bit.ly/OpsSummary4-10…

the Genesis Program itself is still deep in the red, but that's mainly thx to Deuce development. Genesis profit will come after Deuce profit

over the next month these parts will be assembled into our 1st bit.ly/-Deuce aircraft! Flight trials expected at the start of June

Mortimer says that up until today, Apr was looking like our 3rd straight month in the red for net profit & now we're well in the green again

party on everyone! For those not able to attend, here is our weekly recap. Everyone enjoy their time off! bit.ly/OpsSummary4-24…

Kravass General Airport held its official opening ceremony earlier today, Jeb gave a nice short speech. Congrats to C7 & Kravass Muni Dept

work on the Deuce going well, entire airframe is complete & the twin engines are going on next week while internal cabling/wiring starts

HAB will be spending the rest of the wk finalizing the installation of the twin engines on the Deuce & also prep for ctrl surfaces next wk

final closeout tasks require NO further changes to airframe w/o massive delays & extra cost so everything being double & triple checked!

Head of Finances Mortimer has closed the books on May, you can review all our operational transactions at bit.ly/FinanceReport_…

initially scoffing at the idea, Simon reports he has since started to give it some serious consideration given no Mk4 flights until July...

Simon casually mentioned Jeb's idea to Drew who was like "hahahah- wait you're serious?" Simon admitted he still wasn't sure about it

Deuce is complete! That and more details about today's bizarre KB mission in our ops summary: bit.ly/OpsSummary6-5-… enjoy the weekend, all

however, a fully-assembled Mk1-B will not fit underneath the Civvie, so the one now being prepped will eventually be used with the Deuce

C7 says overall Deuce performance yesterday was excellent, but have found a potential issue in the fuel system they are still investigating

a few workers & technicians staying late to wrap up Mk1-B structural work. Payload integration tomorrow, just batteries & an MCU

C7 has already called in their crash investigation team, thankfully all data recorders are intact. Engines will be dredged up from seafloor

another busy week wraps up here at KSC. Even if you saw it all, additional info almost always included in our bit.ly/OpsSummary6-12…

Jeb is off to Kravass via Umbarg to join Val & pin wings on the new flight instructors. Original plan: fly Deuce there then back w/ Val :/

damage assessment expected to be completed later this week. Wings now focus of inspection, def need replacing but note of damage still req'd

Deuce crash investigation reports both engines were functioning normally, as reported by telemetry data. All mechanical issues ruled out

new engine pods, gear, wings & nose cone ordered for Deuce rebuild, engineers are now looking into the tail section as a source of sideslip

time to close out the work week! As usual, review of this past week & extra details available in our Ops Summary: bit.ly/OpsSummary6-19…

we're scrubbing all missions & calling it a week! *shakes fists at the sky* learn more of this week's activities: bit.ly/OpsSummary6-26…

be sure to stop by the Horizontal Assembly Building, where you can sit in the cockpits of the Deuce and Civvie, also talk to Jeb & Val

Mortimer has closed the books on a profitable June, you can see all our income/expenses by month/program/vessel via bit.ly/FinanceReport_…

final report on the Deuce crash has been published, aerodynamic stability issues assigned primary blame - bit.ly/Genesis-PR8

today is our 300th day of operations! Tho, not much going on as everybody is taking a well-deserved rest prior to a mad crazy launch week 🙂

tl;dr - the Monolith electronically fried the entire KSC campus when the Mk4 passed 70km, also managed to knock out Umbarg & Kravass

KSC full damage assessment is still underway, most staff pulling OT this weekend to inventory everything that needs to be fixed or replaced

KSC damage assessment complete, tomorrow senior staff will meet to lay out the recovery plan & scientists will begin detailed Monolith study

it's going to take 3wks to get KSC back to full ops, but early Aug will see back-to-back Mk4 launches to clear the way for Mk5 later in Aug

Deuce replacement parts are all here, now HAB just needs to get back into gear so the rebuild can begin. It will take around 1.5-2wks

get the rundown on the current status of KSC, the next Mk4 launches and Monolith investigations - bit.ly/OpsSummary7-17…

the tail rework will be carried out during the rebuild and we expect to see the Deuce back in action by mid-August or perhaps even sooner!

HAB swung back into action today. Civvies have good starters & Deuce reconstruction has begun in earnest, targeting early August completion

today marks our 3rd trip around the sun since the KSA's first day of operations. Kerzzah!! (We missed announcing our 2nd trip on April 15th)

Head of Finances Mortimer has bit.ly/FinanceReport_… for an extremely profitable July thanks to the success of the Mk4 in reaching space

a nearly disastrous mistake, chalked up to managing her approach in heavy winds. Something we hope multi-crew aircraft will help avoid

5th Mk4 is ready for rollout on Monday reports Simon. bit.ly/ProgenyMk4-4 has final update. Ops summary: bit.ly/OpsSummary7-31…

from Cdr Val's flight earlier this wk, the abandoned C7 base still has a usable runway for any emergency unable to reach KSC for some reason

as mentioned last month the tail has been modified with a 5° dihedral pitch to raise the vertical stabilizers up out of the prop wash

everyone enjoy the weekend & hope for better weather! Catch up on this past week's activities via bit.ly/OpsSummary8-7-…

runway has been repaired after erosion from last week's heavy rainfall (also regular use), ready to support Genesis operations tomorrow

mechanical inspection will take thru tomorrow but Simon reports C7 already pleased with software data collected during Deuce trials today

boat rescue crews also performed drills this past day cycle as it is likely Deuce will be approaching over water again for landing

Jeb is standing down, but KB team has a larger window in which they can launch, not worried about payload landing at night up in that area

back in the HAB, we don't expect another Deuce flight today or soon. C7 already saying they may need to do another aerodynamic redesign pass

weekly ops review - 3rd Ed! All hail the weekend - catch up on this past week's activities & w/additional info via bit.ly/KSAOpsSummary8…

seems we still have to remind contract submissions we can't observe from hi-atmo. Somehow Mortimer manages to continue to do this politely

the long time is mainly due to having to order up new wing parts, which takes 2wks+ to manufacture. Full details: bit.ly/Genesis-PR9

should the vote pass to authorize the new training regimen Val & Jeb will begin testing it out aboard the Deuce (on the ground) next week

word from Kravass is multi-crew training protocols have been approved, Jeb & Val will begin working out the details in the cockpit next week

Genesis is creeping towards a profit again, but once Deuce is back to flight testing it will stay in the red until Deuce can start missions

new wing sections for the Deuce have arrived, HAB says tail is done & wings will finish this week so flight testing can resume next week

we're not going to do any year-long wrap up of stats or milestones or anything - we'll get in the habit of doing that every calendar year

Deuce is closing out work today to be all rdy for ground trials this coming Monday ahead of return to flight as soon as the next day 9/19

Deuce flight testing tomorrow will be pushed back to 3rd sunrise to free up launch ctrl (which is also flight ctrl) for the Progeny launch

we won't be able to free up resources needed to get a flight off the grnd 2nd day cycle so next Deuce flight trial attempt after Mk5 #4 launches

C7 Aerospace is adamant that Jeb be the sole test pilot for the Deuce to properly gauge changes to how the aircraft handles while in flight

Jeb has been discharged from the med center & is off duty for the next week. Crash was worse than the last one so we are glad he is okay!!

Deuce crash prelim report, Mk5 flight overview for this week's bit.ly/OpsSummary9-18… - everyone relax this weekend you all earned it!!

Genesis has ordered the parts for new Deuce engine pods, in a few more days structural analysis completes to see what else needs replacing

if anything, 280 chars per tweet simply means we can use less acronyms & abbreviations. Have never felt we needed more room to  communicate

C7 still has to determine the roll issue but there are certainly no plans to scrap Deuce development, it's almost a solid design like Civvie

Weeeeeeekeeeennnddd!! Also month end! Everyone is excited for all the cool stuff Oct will bring. But first, a recap! bit.ly/OpsSummary9-25…

crash investigation is still ongoing so we won't have a full report til that has been resolved but C7 estimates ~2mo until Deuce flies again

Mortimer is happy with bit.ly/FinanceReport_… showing a good profit margin despite our 2nd-highest ever month of operational expenses

quiet end to the week, but exciting stuff announced during it so get caught up via bit.ly/OpsSummary10-2… & have a great weekend!

tl;dr Jeb at fault but only from lack of experience, no big design changes, rebuild will take 2 months to make very sure assembly is correct

kicking off our 400th day of operations! Tracking Stn team on console waiting for word from KerBalloon team on how the weather looks today

Kravass air school has been using a Civvie cockpit simulator for the past 2 months now with great success in lowering trainee accident rates

HAB crew had a good 1st day starting to *very carefully* build the new Deuce prototype. They expect to be finished sometime in mid-January

Mortimer has bit.ly/FinanceReport_… published, showing our slimmest profit margin to date (751F). If yesterday's launch had failed... ouch

the success of the AFCS so far has helped C7 become more interested in developing some rudimentary automated flight assistance of their own

Val & Jeb spent their first full day working in the new Deuce simulator. Still very basic setup under development but they say its real cool

Deuce's cabin section, the core of the entire aircraft, has been completed. Now it's time to start building outwards, starting with the tail section then the wings over the next month

with the lack of Civvie missions, Jeb & Val have put more time in the Deuce sim to really get their multi-crew work habits nailed down. We plan to put them both in the cockpit when flight trials resume next year

today marked the 4th time we have traveled around Kerbol since the day the KSA was founded, a distance of 341,458,902.962km. Impressive? Well, despite its smaller orbit, its faster speed means during this same time Moho has traveled 544,970,972.899km

crashing in the simulator is not a failure, it's just another lesson learned - thankfully without any serious injury, loss of life or huge cost of damages. Simulators FTW!

we don't have enough data yet to properly simulate stress forces on Deuce airframe so Jeb has been having fun pulling out of absurdly fast dives in the simulator. Best to get it out of his system in there...

the idea of "rocket planes" or jet-propelled aircraft is but a glimmer in the minds of C7 Aerospace engineers still working to wrap their heads around the Deuce being capable of performing regular operations at well over 100m/s

construction remains on track for Jan 2018 completion of airports at Sheltered Rock and Ockr for fixed-wing aircraft. Jeb and Val both can't wait to pay them a visit - hopefully in the Deuce!

C7 Aerospace has been looking into automated flight assistance - not a true autopilot but still a means of making pilot's jobs easier for basic aircraft handling. They hope to have Val & Jeb test things out next month

Air Safety Administration have been dragging their feet on aircraft external marking regulations for months, its really dumb. Thankfully not something needed when flying

Head of Finances Mortimer has posted up bit.ly/FinanceReport_… which was an easy net gain thanks to no Progenitor or Deuce missions but we get happiness more from pushing boundaries than making lots of funds

Genesis & KerBalloon have both suspended contract work for next week so Val & Jeb can test out rudimentary flight control software while Bill & Bob prep high-altitude balloons in support of the Progeny launch

KSC operations for 2017 are wrapped! Find out why via bit.ly/OpsSummary12-1… and catch up on this past week's activites. KSA operations are set to wrap next week - stay tuned for many year-in-review stats 🙂

2017 Year in Review: Atmospheric Flight. You can review any of these missions via the bit.ly/GenesisProgram and bit.ly/KerBalloonProg… home pages. Everyone is excited to see the Deuce take to the skies once again next year! (full res: flickr.com/gp/kerbal_spac…)

astronauts are finally done being test subjects for the year, had their final day of poking and prodding by the doctors and are shipping out to spend time off at home. Here's what they've all accomplished this past year (ribbon details can be found via bit.ly/CrewRoster)

we posted 900+ photos this year & after much debate the top 100 have been chosen! Some are simply our favorites but many are key events that happened this past year. Do you remember a favorite of yours that didn't make the cut? Our #1 photo is attached flickr.com/photos/kerbal_…

fare thee well 2017!! Kerbal Space Agency signing off for the year! If you hear from us before the 1st of next month it's probably going to be nothing good. We still have one last bit.ly/OpsSummary12-1… for you all. Safe holidays everyone!

🎊✨ HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ✨🎉

We hope everyone rang in 2018 safely with much joy and look forward to returning to KSC tomorrow to begin ramping up operations for the coming year!

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KSA HQ in Umbarg is once again a hive of activity as all staff return from holiday break to get everything in order to return to KSC this week. Full regular ops will begin next week as building surveyors need more time to finish their inspections started last month

great work getting things organized at HQ so far this week, R&D and science labs getting back to work at KSC today while HAB and VAB are still completing their inspections - we expect to get the "all clear" tomorrow so we can finally kick off 2018 operations full swing next week!

VAB & HAB both passed their inspection today, clearing the way for crews to get things setup over the weekend so operations on the Deuce and Progeny Mk5 can get started full swing on Monday

we're back to full operational status here at KSC! We have a lot to look forward to in 2018 and over the past week at KSA HQ many meetings were had to finalize our general timeline for the year. Here's what to expect:

the rebuilt Deuce is undergoing final checkouts this week, which will culminate in a ground test early this Friday followed by a flight test later that day if all goes well. Both Jeb & Val will be at the controls this time

Jeb & Val are psyched to board the real thing tomorrow after spending so much time in the sim. Turning the original Deuce cockpit into a full-motion simulator has been an awesome tool - the primary reason we feel comfortable allowing both to operate for these trials

not bad for our first week of 2018 right? Catch up on anything you may have missed along with additional details via our bit.ly/OpsSummary1-8-… and we hope you all enjoy a relaxing weekend!

an extensive debrief complete, some minor flight control changes will be made for tomorrow and HAB crews will give the Deuce's cabin a final pressure checkout so we can see just how high she can fly

HAB crews have finished their initial post-flight inspection and want to do a detailed breakdown of the undercarriage after that landing so flight trials postponed until at least Thursday

C7 reports the Deuce is fit for flight again and Captain Jebediah will fly solo tomorrow after 2nd sunrise to do some performance envelope testing - high speeds and high G loads, along with single-engine flight

it's been a long day for the HAB crew but the issue has been found, related to the high G forces. Now for a marathon dual-engine rebuild as both were torn down to find the problem & ensure there were no others. One last test flight tomorrow after 3rd sunrise is still the hope

the lack of a rocket launch has made this past week no less exciting, that's for sure. Catch up on all that happened along with additional information via bit.ly/OpsSummary1-15…

everyone is deplaned and a small crowd of aviation enthusiasts has gathered to admire the new aircraft. Here's a shot of mun rising from out Bob's window as they approached Kravass. He says he enjoyed the flight a lot. Bill is still a bit unsure

the Deuce almost suffered a crash earlier today with Aldeny at the controls but unlike the Civvie where Jeb or Val could only just watch anxiously from the ground one of them was aboard to assume control and recover the aircraft. Multicrew FTW!

Ockr General Airport (OKG) had its opening ceremony today. It is the same overall design as SRG and is the highest airport to be constructed. The Deuce will make a visit next week after it stops over at SRG for this weekend

several VIPs were given flights in the Deuce today and the comments were... okay. Everyone enjoyed the experience but lamented the thought of extended trips with loud engine noise, poor views out the windows and little room to get up and move around

Jeb & Val have been waiting all day to get out of KGA and head for SRG but weather has remained against them - Kravass field frequently gets fogged in when cool air descends from the mountain. Can reduce visibility to <1m!

photo from Val looking towards the massive dome of Sheltered Rock Mountain. The approach corridor is designated with an arrow, which takes you around to a recess in the mountain which holds the airfield. Similar approach from the west and that's it. Quite the challenge

more VIPs given rides in the Deuce out of Sheltered Rock, pretty much the same reaction as Kravass - airships still preferential for passenger flights. A few cargo and delivery companies from both cities have approached with interest however

the year's first contract for bit.ly/GenesisProgram will have Val & Jeb perform an aerial survey on their way back from Ockr, checking out an area that could be home to the first surface colony in the 2020s

C7 organized a final publicity event that had Jeb & Val fly two daredevils up to 4.5km from which they jumped and skydived down, making it the highest such stunt to be performed (airships generally do not fly higher than 2-3km)