![]() Mitster and Kimmy continue their descent, as the pearly surface of Eeloo gets closer and closer! “All systems nominal – landing sequence started.”īack at mission Control, the time delayed transmission has everyone on the edge of their seat! This is the most distant landing ever attempted! Once the craft is clear of Horizon, the lander fires it’s main engine to de-orbit and land! “Scientific equipment is fully operational… recording data! The view is amazing!” “If everything works out with Adventure we’ll see about adding a few new space-planes to our roster! We’ll need some new names though – the DSV fleet took ‘Endeavor’ and ‘Intrepid’ for their latest vehicles!”Īfter weeks in orbit calibrating equipment and scouting out a new landing site, Mission Control gives the OK to land on Eeloo! Mitster and Kimmy board the lander and undock from Horizon’s payload bay! The new Crew Transport Shuttle launches using the Nebula Rocket as a re-usable lifter, which should make the entire Crew Shuttle mission reusable! The vehicle is en route to the White Mesa desert launch facility for initial testing. Since then, engineers have been working on a way to make a safer Crew Shuttle – the result is the refit of the only surviving Crew Transport Shuttle – Adventure! (Intrepid was badly damaged, and Endeavor was dismantled!) KSEA engineers are excited to reveal the refit of the Crew Shuttle Adventure! The entire Crew Shuttle Program was shut down in Year 17 after the CTS-3 Intrepid suffered a major catastrophe – major nose cone damage from re-entry heat that nearly destroyed the spacecraft! Val is widely credited with saving the entire crew with her calm handling of the disaster! “Good work everyone! If everything checks out Adventure will be back in service soon, and we can build a few new Crew Shuttles to supplement our orbital crew vehicles!” With a generally successful first flight everyone at KSEA is delighted! With the screech of its tires Adventure sets down at White Mesa! “Good! Hold on! These White Mesa landings are always a little tricky!”Ĭarson burns fires the engines for a little extra thrust, and glides the shuttle to line up with the landing strip! “Looks good from the outside! Just normal thermal wear… Looks like it’s within tolerances!”Īfter a full orbital systems check, Edan and Carson start the de-orbit burn back to Kerbin! The Nebula Rocket drifts away using its own RCS system to preform a powered de-orbit propulsive landing!Īdventure then fires its LV909 engines to finish propelling itself to a 200km orbit!Ĭarson suits up, and performs a spacewalk to inspect the shuttle! “Decoupling complete, powering RCS thrusters to move clear for Nebula de-orbit…” The newly refit Crew Shuttle blasts off – lifted by a Nebula Rocket!Īt the vehicle reaches it’s 100km apogee, the Nebula Rocket powers down, and the protective aerodynamic nose shield ejects! “This is White Mesa Control Tower – you are clear to launch when ready!” “All systems nominal … Fuel lights are green…. At the White Mesa launch facility the refit Crew Shuttle Adventure is rolled out and fully fueled!Ĭarson and Edan board the shuttle and start flight checks!
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