Although only one of them can ultimately be the first kerbal into space, both Specialists Bill & Bob are prepared to fly aboard the capsule atop the rocket that will carry one of them into the history books
Tag Archive: Solid Fuel
Jun 24 2019
Progeny Mk7-A Flight 1
May 28 2019
Ascension Mk1 Flight 6 (Capsule Test Flight 2)
May 16 2019
Ascension Mk1 Flight 5 (Ascent Abort Test)
No longer fit for space flight, the test capsule that had been used for previous pad abort tests was still fit enough to fly partway to space so we could conduct an ascent abort test to fully qualify the Launch Escape System
May 14 2019
Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 11 (Radiation Field Study 9)
One of the instruments that was developed to fly on a future Extremis probe is small enough to be a payload for the Mk6 and studies charged particles – perfect for a shot into the inner radiation belt to test it out
Apr 18 2019
Ascension Mk1 Flight 4 (Capsule Test Flight 1)
Changes to the elevator fin angle will allow for greater pitch-down control authority and the first test of the Mk1 space capsule on a sub-orbital flight will take place in a similar manner to the test payload from the previous mission