Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 14 (Kerbal Sounding Project 3)

submissions are already underway and dates for the launches will be announced in October. Depending on the response, the funding for the program can provide for up to 6 launches with 2 experiments on each. KSP's last activity was back in 2016-17: kerbalspace.agency/?p=1722

although the program was originally announced to have the budget to fly 6 missions, not enough submissions were eligible for actual deployment. Many were just plain not feasible or not possible within the constraints of the rocket. There certainly was not a lack of submissions!

TL;DR (it is a lot to take in) - our current stance is to work to determine all the details of how this attack was carried out and put in place measures to prevent future attempts. We are not backing down nor is any action yet able to be taken against those responsible

the Kerbal Sounding Project launches have all been rescheduled due to the construction delay from evacuating KSC. The new launch dates are

#1 - 11/13
#2 - 11/22
#3 - 12/10
#4 - 12/18

Times are available on the Ops Tracker

Lead Engineer Simon reports from the Vertical Assembly Building that the Progeny integration is well on the way to being back on track to meet the updated launch schedule now that they've sidelined all Ascension work for the time being

the Progeny Mk6-I has completed final check outs and is being loaded up onto the carry vehicle now for roll out tomorrow. The non-reusable parts for the rockets scheduled to launch in December are already well on the way to being assembled into complete stages

between launch campaigns now, the Tracking Station is taking the time to perform some maintenance and calibrations on the three 7m dishes to ensure they continue to steer and point accurately for future missions

flight analysis is up for last week's mission. Gives you a brief look at how adding a few kilos can really affect recovery chances - we almost didn't get this one back either! Final two should be good to go though. kerbalspace.agency/?p=10098

several things to detail this past week - overall ops are running smooth. Rocket builds are on schedule & so is launch pad repair. R&D is quiet but that's also good in its own way. Anything you feel you might have missed can be found in our Ops Summary: kerbalspace.agency/?p=10089

we've re-opened registration for public weekend tours at KSC and tickets for viewing the next Progeny launches this month are also now available. Please pay careful attention during registration of the new security protocols. Thanks to everyone for their cooperation!

topped off once again in the VAB, next week's Progeny Mk6-I rocket undergoes load checks to ensure all couplers are structurally sound. Lead Engineer Simon reports some VAB workers have been tasked back onto the Ascension parts to the rear to ready the Mk1 we hope to fly in Jan

another successful rocket build completed and loaded up onto the carry vehicle for rollout next week! The final rocket is in a similar stage of preparation to how the current rocket was when this photo was taken. Lead Engineer Simon reports assembly is on schedule

photo from the belly cam on today's flight as the aircraft flew over the low-pressure system @ 6km, just before the crew dove in to begin "slicing" it up and collecting data from various altitudes and flight angles from its edges through the center (did you spot Minmus?)

all launch readiness reports have been reviewed & approved by Operations Director @DKerman_KSA - we are GO for launch operations to begin tomorrow @ 14:40 UTC. All visitors viewing the launch should allow for 45min to get through security before boarding shuttle buses to KSC

distress call was received from MSV Aldeny & we have word ships are responding to get it towed back into port after suffering an engine failure. No worries, it's an old hull we've had to fix up. Crew & rocket are fine, they just won't be back until Thursday now

MSV Aldeny was towed into port at Umbarg earlier today and the rocket has been returned to KSC. Telemetry data has been posted while the science data will be passed along to the students & their collaborators for analysis docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

heading into the weekend with a good report from Lead Engineer Simon that the rocket has passed load checks and will undergo final closeouts at the start of next week. That and more that went down this past week in our Ops Summary: kerbalspace.agency/?p=10164