Progeny Mk1-B Captive Carry & Release Test 5

Ted & Aldy are back on the ground after a smooth landing on Rwy27, recovery team has reached the rocket & report it landed safely. Was this release good enough to finally fire off the rocket next time? Hopefully we will know by the end of the week

from roughly 30 meters below the Monolith researchers continue to carefully bore up into the crystalline structure they hope leads into the edifice itself. They have nearly reached the bottom and have slowed down to ensure they aren't damaging or triggering anything in the way

Genesis & Progenitor teams have concluded they can fire off the Progeny Mk1-B rocket but still want to do one final test as a rehearsal to ensure that release conditions can be replicated, gather additional flight data from the rocket & do everything else except ignite the engine

we were unable to get the Deuce off the ground this day cycle. Ted & Aldy remain on standby and will return to flight readiness as we approach 3rd sunrise. Flight Director Lanalye is running her team through some more drills in the meantime

we are GO for mission start! Weather has improved enough that we can feel confident conditions at release altitude are favorable as well. Flight crew is headed out to the aircraft while Mission Control team gets themselves organized to manage and monitor

Flight Officer Aldeny is in the pilot seat today while Tedman backs him up as co-pilot and also keeps an eye on the rocket operation. Aircraft is ready to go and Flight has given clearance to taxi out and takeoff from Rwy27

hello from KSA HQ in Umbarg! Just calling out to let everyone know we are okay - electrical services are gradually coming back online in all caverns here, but KSC remains off limits until a team sent out yesterday to assess the Monolith's new activity has returned

Aldeny & Tedman were able to return safely to KSC and land after losing radio contact while climbing to their mission altitude shortly after departing - thankfully the aircraft runs on enough mechanical systems the EM field did not totally disable it on approach

we will release more information on the current situation once we have a better idea what we are dealing with; the past two days have mainly been working to recover basic infrastructure & ensure all our injured employees are being taken care of

website and Ops Tracker are now back online as electrical services here in Umbarg become more stable. Still no word from the team dispatched to KSC, but they are not overdue unless they fail to return or get in contact with us by later today

surface team has returned, reports there is a consistent EM field over KSC, tho they found it has a radius of 10km in all directions (assumed out over the water as well) & is not specifically directed @ the space center. Generated current is strong enough to still fry electronics

we have released the report on the events that occurred this past Tuesday, which will serve as our Ops Summary for this week. Additional updates will be posted as we get more information on the EM field surrounding KSC. kerbalspace.agency/?p=7917