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Nov 22 2019

Operations Summary – Week of 11/18/19

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OFU-009(A) (11/18/19)
Despite the advance notice of it skimming through the atmosphere, not enough funding was acquired in time for astronomers to lay out any observation stations along its path, so its fate is completely unknown at this time

New Alaba Orbit (11/18/19)
After spending barely 14 minutes in Mun's SOI the last encounter, just a small tweak to its trajectory was made

Stacked Up (11/18/19)
A Progeny Mk6 Block I stands fully stacked to test parts that need to carry load. The third stage is undergoing testing right now and then the supports on the second stage will be removed. Off in the background Ascension parts await assembly

Loading Up (11/20/19)
Cranes lower the Progeny Mk6 Block I onto the carry vehicle while work continues in the background to ready two more rockets for launch next month

Tanked Up (11/21/19)
A fuel tanker gets ready to depart the launch site after loading propellant onboard the Progeny Mk6 Block I mounted out on the North Field. Cold upper-atmospheric air is indicated by a hazy ring around Mun formed by ice crystals

Clearing Out (11/22/19)
The last of the crew vans departs the launch site out in the North Field, leaving the Progeny Mk6 Block I ready for lift off

Progeny Mk6 Block I No.13 (11/22/19)
Carrying two more student-designed and built science instruments up into space from the North Field launch site

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Tags: Ascension Mk1 Flight 10, ATN, Block I, Deuce, Genesis, Kerbal Sounding Project, Monolith, Progenitor, Progeny Mk6, Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 13

Nov 22 2019

Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 13 (Kerbal Sounding Project 2)

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The second of 4 launches carrying 2 experiments designed and built by students with mentoring from industry professionals to further study properties of the ionosphere, radiation belts, sun, zero-G, and more

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Tags: 0.35m, 0.625m, Block I, Delay, Kerbal Sounding Project, Kerbin, kOS, Liquid Fuel, Oxidizer, Probe, Progenitor, Progeny Mk6, Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 13, Solid Fuel, Splashdown, Sub-Orbital, Success

Nov 15 2019

Operations Summary – Week of 11/11/19

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North Field Launch Site (1/11/19)
An alternate point of departure for Progeny Mk6 rockets that do not rely on the launch pad infrastructure. Generally used when the pad is occupied, out of service or if the rocket needs to launch northwards, which would be towards the service towers if launched from the pad

Storm Chasing (11/13/19)
A Deuce takes off from the runway at KSC, taken from a chase vehicle, with sensor pods under each wing that will be used to measure atmospheric conditions while it flies through rough weather to help better understand storm systems

Launch Sunrise (11/14/19)
Light spills over the horizon as the sun approaches - the rocket to launch today is out on the North Field, hidden behind the raised terrain of the runway. Look again to spot the sliver of Mun

Progeny Mk6 Block I No. 12 (11/14/19)
Carrying the first two of eight student-designed and built experiments on a sub-orbital flight

OFU-009(A) Plot (11/14/19)
Set to areobrake in our atmosphere, projections place it on a trajectory back out into Kerbolar orbit if it survives the pass

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Tags: Block I, Deuce, Genesis, Jebediah, Kerbal Sounding Project, Progenitor, Progeny Mk6, Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 12, Valentina

Nov 14 2019

Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 12 (Kerbal Sounding Project 1)

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The first of 4 launches carrying 2 experiments designed and built by students with mentoring from industry professionals to further study properties of the ionosphere, radiation belts, sun, zero-G, and more

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Tags: 0.35m, 0.625m, Block I, Kerbal Sounding Project, Kerbin, kOS, Liquid Fuel, Oxidizer, Probe, Progenitor, Progeny Mk6, Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 12, Scrub, Solid Fuel, Splashdown, Sub-Orbital, Success

Oct 04 2019

Operations Summary – Week of 9/30/19

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New Orbital Data for Alaba (9/29/19)
Despite confidence in their trajectory predictions, astronomers still kept a close watch on the moonlet and caught it making an unscheduled pass through Mun's SOI

New Orbital Data for Tantalus (10/1/19)
As predicted, it will exit the system before the end of the week

Asteroids of September 2019 (10/1/19)
14 tracked with 1 of these impacting is another average month and we hope the trend continues downwards next year as surface activities continue to increase

MLP & Dhumla Progress (10/2/19)
The Mobile Launch Platform is nearly complete, with its main deck finished off and just needing the SRB mounts in the launch bay. It has also added a second command cabin so it can roll back in the opposite direction without turning around. Behind it the Dhumla's main fuselage is almost fully assembled and the engines have begun to be installed.

Space Communication Network Dishes (10/2/19)
A look at the hardware used to communicate with objects in space. The 60m dish will be built for future deep space missions while the 18m dishes will be built as needed to relieve the 27m dishes already in place when orbital traffic starts to grow so they can focus on deep space missions as well

New Orbital Data for Vieras (10/2/19)
Also as predicted, Vieras will impact Kerbin's southern hemisphere the same day Tantalus is due to exit the system, leaving behind only Chikelu and Alaba in orbit around Kerbin

Mk2 to Mk1 (10/3/19)
The lifter stage originally meant for the first Mk2 flight is the closest to flight-ready and will be used for Captain Jeb's mission that was pushed up when the Mk2's first flight was delayed. It will just need to lose the decouplers for the solid rocket motors

Empty Quarter (10/4/19)
The Great Desert doesn't feature much in the way of plants or surface features, with the land scoured clean by winds and sand. It does have some of the roughest terrain on the planet with interesting atmospheric effects, which this high-altitude KerBalloon is on its way up to study

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Tags: Alaba, Ascension, Ascension Mk1, Ascension Mk1 Flight 10, Block I, KBHigh, KBLow, Kerbal Sounding Project, KerBalloon, Progenitor, Progeny Mk6, Tantalus, Vieras

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we’ve also placed another order for K2-X engines. This latest Ascension Mk3 mission has shown we want to move faster than planned to the Mk4 so the thrust vector control version of the WildCat-V will begin development immediately and we will order more when that is ready

Thu Feb 18 11:57 EST 2021

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a final round of static fires last week has completed the WildCat-V’s second qualification run & we’ll know for sure by next month if it is finally ready for production. If so, two will be ready by Q3 2021 for Extremis I and a Min/Minmus mission

Thu Feb 18 11:56 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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the Viklun upper stage will be systematically dismantled to help determine the cause of the flexing and what effect it had on the overall structural integrity of the rocket. The damage from splashdown will reduce these findings but hopefully the effort will still prove valuable

Thu Feb 18 09:37 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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onboard vid shows the pitch oscillations during the Ascension Mk3’s ascent were way worse than we imagined – the *entire rocket flexed* 😱 inherent structural issue? Could also be from the air pressure at the nose (think boat bow slamming up & down on hvy seas) from shallow angle

Thu Feb 18 09:36 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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when the Viklun stage splashed down the empty fuel tanks blew out, helping to alleviate impact pressure on the payload but fragments pierced the flight computer & damaged the flash memory. Onboard tlm data was lost but the ops log final mins were able to be pieced back together

Wed Feb 17 16:23 EST 2021

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one of the things that led to the win was research done by KSA scientists to prove that asteroids contain mineral wealth which could greatly alleviate the need for surface mining. We are committed to working on a system of space resource gathering for deployment later this decade

Wed Feb 17 13:41 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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here we can say we are actually working closely with Monolithic followers to protect Kerbin’s pristine environment that developed after the asteroid strike. A major victory was won today in court with a 5-year moratorium established against surface mining

Wed Feb 17 13:40 EST 2021

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the KSA has been involved for the past two years, led by a legal team put together by Lead Scientist Cheranne, in helping environmentalists to fight against companies looking to incorporate with the purpose of mining the surface of Kerbin to extract raw materials

Wed Feb 17 13:39 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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some Ascension Mk2 bit.ly/KSARecords have now been claimed by the Mk3:

(previous record)
Heaviest Rocket Launched, Minus Payload: 19.862t (17.5t)
Heaviest Payload Launched, Orbital Trajectory: 1.662t (767kg)
Tallest Rocket Launched: 16.782m (16.212m)

Wed Feb 17 10:40 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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at this time we do not know the nature of the threat or the time frame, but given that we have suffered an attack in the past (kerbalspace.agency/?p=9965) we have no choice but to take this seriously & deal with the relatively minor inconvenience compared to a potential loss of life

Tue Feb 16 17:58 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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there is also now apparently a threat against KSC and we have complied with orders from the government security forces earlier today that the entire facility be evacuated. We will continue to operate at limited capacity from our HQ in Umbarg until the threat has passed

Tue Feb 16 17:57 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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the original plan to develop a 1.25m TVC vacuum engine was put on hold to instead work on the 1m vac engine suitable for payloads and also because our experience with the Progeny Mk7 made us want to get more TVC engineering data from the Mk8 for a fully TVC Ascension Mk4 by 2022

Tue Feb 16 14:22 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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in putting together the Ascension Mk3 mission report timeline (kerbalspace.agency/?p=11619), since it is the first, we go all the way back thru the rocket’s development as well. That reminded us of this tweet outlining the Mk3’s design goals. What happened to the TVC vacuum engine?

Tue Feb 16 14:21 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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the Viklun stage & Kerbin III have been transported via rail back to KSC after arriving in port at Umbarg on Sunday. We still have to confirm that Kerbin III remains fit for flight but visual inspection looks good. Entire Viklun stage will need to be rebuilt but that was expected

Tue Feb 16 11:12 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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we are working on a full launch video but here is a look at initial ascent and booster drop from the ground tracking cam atop the Tracking Station & cam atop the crew tower. Bonus to upper-stage recovery is that we will get high FPS video from the booster camera for once!

Mon Feb 15 12:13 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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our crew did not miss the launch and are excited to one day ride this rocket up into orbit. Several years ago they didn’t know for sure if they’d even get to take a ride up into space yet! The final frontier is broadening bit by bit…

Sun Feb 14 16:57 EST 2021

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Kerbal Space Agency
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post-launch operations wrapping up with the final booster heading back to the VAB where it will be inspected with the others before being shipped back to Periapsis Co. in Umbarg for refurbishment. Rocket should be back at KSC by Tuesday

Sat Feb 13 18:45 EST 2021

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Tag Archive: Kerbal Sounding Project

Operations Summary – Week of 11/18/19

Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 13 (Kerbal Sounding Project 2)

Operations Summary – Week of 11/11/19

Progeny Mk6 Block I Flight 12 (Kerbal Sounding Project 1)

Operations Summary – Week of 9/30/19

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