Over into Darkness (7/19/20)
A last photo before he had to get ready for re-entry earlier this week, Specialist Bob managed to capture some northern aurora as well as look over the terminator towards the island he was falling towards
Ascent Profile Comparison (7/21/20)
The red line is how the 14th Ascension Mk1 flew off the pad carrying Specialist Bob up into space. The green line is how it should have flown. Due to it thinking it was following proper guidance, no automatic LES activation was triggered and kerbed activation was held off before ultimately deciding the trajectory was nominal enough to continue ascent - it was a close call tho!
JLH-722(A) Over Sheltered Rock (7/21/20)
The asteroid was spotted on approach back in early June so astronomers were ready to catch it burning through the upper atmosphere shortly after sunset. It did not explode so there's a chance it was captured into a decaying orbit. It exited the atmosphere sunward so it will be a few days before it possibly comes back around the night side to be spotted again
Hot! Hot! Hot! (7/21/20)
Static fire testing continues for the new WildCat-V lifter engine set to debut with the launch of the Ascension Mk3 at the start of 2021
Kerbin II (7/22/20)
Testing a functional RTG, comms tech & perform science and kerrestrial observations
Progeny Mk8 (7/22/20)
Made by Luciole Space Systems, will be a two-stage orbital-capable rocket with gimbaling engines as well as a cluster of engines on the first stage. Set to debut in early 2021
Purple Planet Appulse (7/23/20)
Eve and Neidon come together in the pre-dawn sky over KSC. Eve is getting brighter as it works towards superior conjunction, when more of its light is reflected back towards us. Despite Neidon being 3x bigger than Eve it is 21x further away
Load Up Time (7/23/20)
UTVs board a Dhumla, which can ferry two at a time along with additional supplies
Re-Entry G-Force Comparison (7/24/20)
A look at all 4 crew coming back from their sub-orbital flights. Bill was the first and we were very conservative of his flight profile. Val then Jeb were next and finally Bob's mission went the highest. Bob was the only one who blacked out and we are still working to determine if it was just a bit too rough, he was over-stressed or some micro-g physiology effects are to blame
To the Great Plains (7/25/20)
Some fog is still burning off from the river as the high-altitude KerBalloon team sets out for a ~450km traverse north of the Kongo River base to the largest open plain on the planet
Urlum vs. Moho (7/26/20)
Urlum appears nearly as bright as Moho in the early morning sky down by the shore of Cape Kernaveral. This is mostly due to color contrast & less absorption of blue light but also because Moho is close to us on its orbit meaning its sunlit face is mostly turned away right now
KSA/KSC Hangars (7/29/20)
Enclosures for Civvie and Deuce aircraft owned by the company and the campus. While the HAB is currently empty and serving the same purpose, should it become active again aircraft will no longer have to park outside and incur greater maintenance cost
Vast Plains (7/29/20)
The largest expanse of relatively flat land on Kerbin can be found up near the northern tundra region, so the northern aurora are seen on the horizon as a high-altitude balloon begins its ascent to 26km
Kerbin II Processing (7/29/20)
The next orbital satellite has arrived in the VAB to begin getting ready to integrate with the fairings and then the launch vehicle. A missing component, the RTG, has yet to complete assembly and will not arrive to be installed until just prior to launch as being enclosed in the fairings for long periods of time could overheat the satellite within
New Alaba Trajectory (7/30/20)
The last minor orbital change before the big one that will likely void the current long-term prediction
New Alaba Trajectory (7/30/20)
The last minor orbital change before the big one that will likely void the current long-term prediction
