Although we've featured numerous photos of Mun and Minmus sharing the sky together this is a bit different as its shadow passes by Minmus during a kerbolar eclipse over KSC
Off to the Pad (12/7/20)
A Progeny Mk6 Block I makes its way slowly from the HAB out to the launch pad, passing behind rather than in front of Launch Control in order to have an easier time turning towards the pad
Aligned and Ready (12/7/20)
A Progeny Mk6 Block I rocket waits for launch, aimed southeast to avoid the inner radiation belt as it travels through space. It will easily clear the lighting towers although it is not directly pointed at any of them
Progeny Mk6 Block I No.17 (12/8/20)
Carrying student experiments up into space for the Kerbal Sounding Program, launching to the southeast to avoid the inner radiation belt, following the same flight path as the 4th rocket of this type back in 2018
Thin Blue Shield (12/10/20)
That's the atmosphere, all 70km of it, protecting us from the harshness of space. Incredible
Celestrial String (12/13/20)
The four brightest plants Eve, Jool, Sarnus and Moho visible well into the dawn light, with Mun up top for good measure
Topping Off the Top (12/14/20)
A tanker truck pumps fuel and oxidizer up into the tanks atop the third stage of the Progeny Mk6 Block II as it undergoes a wet dress rehearsal in readiness for launch
Perfect Launch Weather - If Only... (12/15/20)
Looking down at KSC (yellow dot) the space center sits near the middle of a high-pressure region bringing clear skies but due to tanking issues yesterday that resulted in an explosion damaging the rocket, there will be no Progeny Mk6 Block II launch today to close out 2020
The spacecraft will be the first capable of carrying kerbals into orbit as well as probes to other planets
Clearer Sunrise (11/14/20)
Out first orbital photo from Kerbin I was of a sunrise but the camera was damaged from unplanned travel through the outer radiation belt and the image quality was not great. We have now rectified this with a crisp image from Kerbin II
Duna & Jool Appulse (11/15/20)
On a dark Mun-less night, taken from the deck of the Astronaut Complex looking west shortly after sunset. Jool and Duna pass each other in the night sky
Peeking into Shadow (11/17/20)
Looking over the terminator Kerbin II spies Minmus next to a red Mun, currently deep in Kerbin's shadow undergoing an eclipse. The red light bending through the atmosphere still strikes it and colors it so
Luciole Vacuum Engine Test (11/18/20)
The rocket company that is designing the Progeny Mk8, set to debut in 2021, has begun to test its vacuum engine - just for function of course not performance. Note the plume under-expansion due to air pressure. In space the plume will expand to properly fit the nozzle and produce as much as 12kN of thrust
Busy HAB (11/18/20)
The Progenitor program is making use of the ample space withing the Horizontal Assembly Building to put together the three Progeny Mk6 rockets that will capping of our operational year this month and December
A low-altitude KerBalloon begins its ascent to 16.5km from the grasslands southeast of the Sea Ring crater rim
Mun Shadow (10/14/20)
Kerbin II caught up to the shadow cast by Mun as it eclipsed the sun traveling over the ocean between DSN Central and Arekibo
Minmus & Duna Appulse (10/15/20)
Wandering through the sky due to its inclined orbit, Minmus doesn't always come so close to the planets and this pass with Duna was close enough to be able to resolve the red planet (and its large moon Ike) in the same frame as our furthest moon. At the time this photo was taken Duna was 19,841,966km from Kerbin
Mun is Not Alone (10/15/20)
Although it looks lonely up there, it is currently accompanied by a tiny companion as the asteroid Alaba swings through its SOI during the time this photo was taken. It will be the last time, the 49th on record, because this pass will give the asteroid a push and send it back out into orbit around the sun after being a companion to Kerbin for almost 3 years
Alaba's Journey (10/18/20)
a look at all 50 trajectories that resulted in 49 Mun encounters during its nearly 3yr stay in orbit
Sunrise Departure (10/18/20)
A Dhumla heavy-lift cargo aircraft departs from KSC at sunrise, one of many aircraft that pass through the space center, which acts as a commercial freight hub for the nearby cavern of Umbarg
Payload Integration (10/19/20)
The smallsat prototype from Luciole Space Systems is getting its final checkout in the HAB prior to being lifted up atop the waiting Progeny Mk7-B rocket
Overlooking KSC (10/21/20)
Traveling south of the Cape the Kerbin II probe looks "upwards" along Kerbin to spy the coastline of the continent upon which rests KSC, partly obscured by clouds
Kerbin II looks down upon the central uplift of the antipode to the Sea Ring crater, atop which sits the DSN/ATN Central communications/observatory facilities at an altitude of 3.759 km
Asteroids of September 2020 (10/1/20)
Although a near-record month was expected, thankfully things fizzled out and only 7 known asteroids whizzed past, with no recorded impacts
Reset for Progeny (10/1/20)
The Mobile Launch Platform has been rolled back to the VAB and the support legs along with engine mount are now in place to prepare for the upcoming Progeny Mk7-B launches this month
Shores of the Kongo (10/2/20)
Near the mouth of the longest river on Kerbin a high-altitude KerBalloon begins its ascent to collect weather data
New Orbital Data (10/2/20)
Astronomers have confirmed that Alaba will indeed be ejected from the Kerbin system later this month
New Orbital Data (10/2/20)
Astronomers have confirmed that Alaba will indeed be ejected from the Kerbin system later this month
Vertical in the HAB (10/2/20)
Although it's mostly assembled horizontally we still like to stand the rocket up prior to rollout to ensure that vertical loads are properly handled by the various structural support elements
Getting Wet (10/5/20)
A Progeny Mk7-B rocket sits on the pad getting fueled up with liquid propellants so it can undergo a wet dress rehearsal to ensure the ground service equipment is functioning properly ahead of launch the next day
Progeny Mk7-B No.3 (10/6/20)
Still attempting a mission success for the Mk7-B, although it appeared to go alright upon recovery it was discovered the lower part of the rocket had broken off during re-entry, so the engine was not recovered
Recovered & Reused (10/6/20)
The first stage booster from a Progeny Mk7-B launch is trucked back to the HAB after being recovered offshore so it can be stripped of flight hardware and sent back to its manufacturer Periapsis Co. to be refurbished and recast with solid fuel so it can be used again for a 4th time. This was the first booster recovered that had also been previously used, twice on the static-fire stand in this case prior to being used in a flight
Inner & Outer (10/8/20)
Two inner planets and two outer planets hanging out together, with Duna and Neidon near appulse, or their closest apparent visual distance to one another. They look close but Neidon is so far away that if you zoomed in to resolve Duna you still couldn't resolve Neidon. Also it's really dark out when no Mun is in the sky
Mk1-B Capsule Mockup (10/7/20)
Arriving on the train, the mockup is a partly-functional version of our new kerbed space capsule that will be used for exercises. It can't go to space but will allow us to certify that it is capable of recovery
Crispy Re-Entry (10/7/20)
The downwards facing camera lenses quickly get toasted during re-entry but the booster cam also has an upwards facing camera that can still see the heat and flames caused by air friction as the Progeny MK7-B comes falling back from space at over 1km/s
Sea Ring Crater (10/8/20)
Site of the massive impact that forced kerbal civilization underground after nearly wiping us out completely. The uplift in the center is home to the Arekibo Radio Observatory, a massive 200m kerb-made bowl that gathers faint signals from the cosmos and can also beam radio waves up into space. The Deep Space Network and Asteroid Tracking Network also have a presence there. Photo taken by Kerbin II near its 227km apokee
As seen from a Progeny Mk7-B on initial ascent, KSC has been expanded to handle more aircraft traffic and be able to ship goods to/from Umbarg via rail as well as road
80km Apokee (8/30/20)
Looking back down towards the Cape from the highest point on its trajectory, the second Progeny Mk7-B will soon have to prepare for re-entry
Genesis Program Mission Paths (8/30/20)
A look at the routes from all 125 missions undertaken by the now shuttered Genesis Program from 2016-2020. These aircraft and all that have been produced continue to fly of course, just no longer under the purview of the KSA and are thus no longer tracked like this by us
Stormy Sunrise (9/1/20)
A low-altitude KerBalloon begins its ascent up to 16.5km over the grasslands west of KSC as threatening clouds loom over the mountains to the north
Ascension Mk2 Kerbin II (9/2/20)
The various segments of the second Mk2 undergo final checkouts before being vertically stacked atop the Mobile Launch platform parked behind them
Departure to the North (9/2/20)
A caravan of Utility Task Vehicles head out carrying a high-altitude KerBalloon crew. The balloon itself is strapped atop the 3rd vehicle, with the second vehicle carrying other mission-critical supplies and the first vehicle carrying less-critical supplies so it can act as a pathfinder to discover any poor terrain or sink holes
Asteroids of August 2020 (9/3/20)
11 known encounters with 2 impacts nearly brings it into a 3-way tie for busiest month which still stands at 12
MLP & GSE (9/4/20)
The Mobile Launch Platform is driven out to the pad and parked next to the Ground Service Equipment to ensure that it is still in good working condition after its only other use early this year
REZ-109(E) Plot (9/6/20)
The first recorded asteroid pass through the Eve system. Although just a graze, with additional observations to the slight change in orbit, astronomers can better nail down the gravitational effects of Eve and its small moon Gilly to help with future orbital missions to the system
Second Time a Second Time (9/8/20)
We successfully static fire a booster that was already static fired then refurbished for the second time in a row without any apparent mishaps. Further data checks will need to be made to ensure it performed as expected but this is another big step on the way to re-flying a used booster! In the background a train departs for Umbarg from the rail depot and framed in the trusses of the vertical test stand you can find Minmus
the best look back at the cape we got, from 84km apokee, before the rocket flipped around to prepare for re-entry
On the Move (8/16/20)
The rocket was moving fast enough while re-orienting retrograde that the exposure rate on the camera was too slow to get a crisp image looking north towards Sheltered Rock and Ockr
Coming Back Down (8/16/20)
Dropping back into the atmosphere, we can see Mun hanging off the limb of the planet. Look veeery closely to spot faint Dres above it
Genesis Program Lifelong Statistics (8/18/20)
Ending with a profit of 33,413 funds, this was our 2nd-most successful program at the time of its decommission. While unfortunate, we are proud to have spawned a new industry that is experiencing growth on its own now
Progenitor Moves into the HAB (8/19/20)
When the Genesis program was shut down at the end of July the Horizontal Assembly Building was given to the Progenitor program to integrate their 0.625m rockets, leaving the VAB more room to handle larger and larger Ascension 1.25m+ rockets
Highlands Between (8/21/20)
Looking west towards Sheltered Rock and about halfway to Ockr a high-altitude KerBalloon begins its ascent to study weather over this region, which could have an impact on the future surface colony to the south
Largest Moons to Scale (8/21/20)
We take the largest (in some cases only) moon from each planetary system and place them the same distance from Kerbin as Mun to see how they scale up against one another. Where is Karen, the moon of Plock? Technically it's not a moon, they are a co-joined planetary system
Ascension Mk1-A Capsule (8/22/20)
This is the kerbed capsule that carried Bill and Val into space and saved Jeb during a pad abort event. It is the first *actual* flight hardware to grace our rocket garden here at KSC
Rail Depot Warehouses (8/24/20)
Seen from atop the HAB, these warehouses will be the hub of shipping to/from KSC, where things will be stored as they are prepared to be sent to Umbarg via rail or flown out of KSC via aircraft
Longer Drive (8/25/20)
Leaving the HAB, new home to the Progenitor program, the carry vehicle has an extra 662m to travel, basically twice the distance as from the VAB from takes almost 3x as long since it needs to navigate several turns along the way
Launch Day Dawns (8/2720)
The sky brightens, beginning to wash out Jool and Sarnus as the pad stands unlit as full daylight will arrive before launch crews will need to work on it
Progeny Mk7-B No.2 (8/27/20)
This flight aims for better performance than the first, testing some new control dampening to reduce the effects of shock turbulence when traveling at high speeds in the dense lower atmosphere
Booster Tow (8/27/20)
After it splashes down, the first stage of the Progeny Mk7-B is towed back to shore so it can be refurbished and hopefully flown again
Rocket Trail (8/28/20)
The long smoke trail from the solid motor at the bottom stage of the Progeny Mk7-B hangs in the sky as the rocket races towards space past Minmus and Mun
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
This area of the new commercial aviation complex houses facilities for aircraft repair and for fuel trucks to gas up before tanking that fuel into aircraft
Two Chicks in the Nest (7/2/20)
A pair of Progeny Mk7-B rockets are fully assembled and ready to be launched, with two more boosters waiting integration with the rest of their flight hardware
Alaba Update (7/2/20)
Latest trajectory after Encounter No.43
Alaba Update (7/2/20)
Latest trajectory after Encounter No.43
Viklun Improvements (7/4/20)
here's a look at the various improvements made to the Viklun orbital stage that will fly on the next Mk2 as early as late August. Quad thrusters are to keep the nose from falling too low, dual thrusters are in case it needs to be pushed down a bit more
Planet March (7/4/20)
Right now all the gas giant outer planets are strung across the sky shortly after sunset, with Sarnus higher out of the frame near zenith
Asteroids of June 2020 (7/6/20)
Tying the record minimum set in April, meaning the record high in May is likely a spike and not a sign of an upward trend in encounters
Doesn't Look So Bad.. (7/7/20)
A high-altitude KerBalloon begins its ascent up to 25km over the Badlands region of Kerbin, a harsh environment that looks deceptively lush but is home to wildlife highly-adapted to the harsh heat and low humidity
Dres and Eve (7/7/20)
Even though Dres is almost as far away as possible at the moment, near conjunction, having its full face towards us keeps it bright enough to be seen at dawn during times when its inclined orbit brings it out from behind the sun
Final Kerbin II Render (7/8/20)
Kerbin II is undergoing final integration at our OKTOsat partner facility in Kravass for launch on the next Ascension Mk2 in late August. Going from 0.625m to 0.75m for the fuel tank is a tight squeeze for a 1.25m fairing but designers made it work for longer commsat life. Kerbin II's mission will not last more than several weeks and in addition to the goals for the commsat qualification will carry out science observations regular commsats will not, such as radiation monitoring, solar wind detection and Kerbin observation (cam opp rad instrument)
Duna and Moho share a close encounter in the dawn sky, moving past each other as Duna continues to rise while Moho sets. Eve is also rising, becoming visible again after passing through inferior conjunction with Kerbin
Minmus Occults Urlum (5/31/20)
Because of its large 6° inclination (large because it's so close to us) Minmus wanders around the sky a lot an rarely encounters other nearby celestial objects. Despite Urlum's distance, its massive size still makes it appear rather large in comparison
Pink Sunrise (6/2/20)
Looking west from outside the Tracking Station as the sun finishes rising to the east and colors the clouds. Another beautiful day at KSC!
Asteroids of May 2020 (6/3/20)
The highest amount in one month so far for the year at 12, but thankfully with no known impacts
North of the Wall (6/3/20)
Releasing a low-altitude KerBalloon while looking west back towards Kravass, which is behind the Wall. That the clouds seem to stop over the ridgeline of the mountain range known as the Wall is not a coincidence. This large terrain upthrust regularly acts as a frontal boundary and stalls or redirects weather coming from the polar regions, keeping the northern plains temperate
Alaba Orbital Update (6/8/20)
The trajectory after the latest encounter, No.40
Alaba Orbital Update (6/8/20)
The trajectory after the latest encounter, No.40
Alaba Mun Encounters 6/2020-6/2021 (6/8/20)
After increasing inaccuracies in the previous prediction made back in March, and new long-term propagation was created. However although it shows Alaba is no longer ending up thrown out of the system by the end of the year, astronomers are cautious of the 45th encounter, which will see a large change in eccentricity and argument of periapsis - a similar encounter is what began to throw off the calculations from March
Alaba Mun SOI Transits 6/2020-6/2021 (6/8/20)
The paths the moonlet will take as it passes by Mun over the next year
KSC Airport Diagram Rev2 (6/10/20)
With the addition of a new runway, hangar complex and taxiways, the first half of a major renovation to support commercial/private aviation and provide a link to UmbargWith the addition of a new runway, hangar complex and taxiways, the first half of a major renovation to support commercial/private aviation and provide a link to Umbarg
Position and Hold (6/10/20)
A Deuce piloted by Commander Valentina and Captain Jebediah taxis out onto Runway 03/21 for departure, heading southeast to deploy dropsondes over a Kerblantic storm
VAB Integration Resumes (6/12/20)
After suspending operations for over two months for procedural reviews and assessment of integration processes workers are getting back to building Progeny and Ascension rockets with renewed vigor
Perfect weather greeted the low-altitude KerBalloon team as they released their payload to ascend to 16.5km
Rail Depot (5/11/20)
A high-capacity cargo link to the nearest cavern of Umbarg, which until now only serviced us by road. It will be responsible for moving cargo and also less-frequently passengers
Rundown Runway (5/12/20)
Now that we have an alternate runway open for use, the original Runway 09/27 will be shut down to allow the surface to be repaired. We're not blaming anyone in particular for all the rough landings. They happen
Vant (5/13/20)
This photo was taken shortly after the announcement of its discovery, when the orbit had been constrained enough to understand that we were approaching opposition and were at the closest point to get a good image. Ridgelines are evident on the surface in addition to its rather oblate shape. A few large craters may also pockmark its surface, which would of course not be in any way surprising given its location out in the Main Belt region of asteroids
Inner Tarmac from On High (5/15/20)
Looking from the roof of the Horizontal Assembly Building towards the new inner tarmac hosting small hangars for kerbs flying in on private aircraft. This keeps them separate from the main campus and they can hitch a ride from here straight to the Support Village or rail station
Inner Tarmac from Down Low (5/15/20)
The new inner tarmac hosting small hangars for kerbs flying in on private aircraft. This keeps them separate from the main campus and they can hitch a ride from here straight to the Support Village or rail station
Kablooie (5/16/20)
keologists sharing data gathered from their various seismic/acoustic stations have finally allowed astronomers to pinpoint where the asteroid that buzzed us repeatedly earlier this month met its end. Triangulation shows it exploded about 16-20km above the surface on the 3rd pass
Alaba 38th Encounter (5/19/20)
making its 2nd-closest flyby of this year only 566km above the Munar surface, the close pass will bring about a significant change in Alaba's trajectory. This is the key encounter that will set the moonlet on the path to be ejected at the end of the year, if predictions hold. The big change in trajectory will also be a big test for our modeling
R&D Campus Grounds (5/20/20)
Although more buildings could one day cover this ground, the open space also proves useful. The pristine condition is testament to the KSC groundskeepers, who have had to fill in craters, tend to burnt grass and smooth out tire tracks
Mun Phasing, Wax to 1/4 (5/21/20)
Commander Valentina spent the last two years capturing Mun at the same time of day. The entire sequence covers about 1.5 months of time but due to weather and her astronaut duties she wasn't always able to make the captures
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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!
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…
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
