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*[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/112942-historical-rockets-probes-and-stations/ Historical Rockets, Probes, and Stations series] - So, you want the Kerbiets to reach the Mun first, eh? Well, we got you covered!
 
*[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/112942-historical-rockets-probes-and-stations/ Historical Rockets, Probes, and Stations series] - So, you want the Kerbiets to reach the Mun first, eh? Well, we got you covered!
 
**Salyut Stations-Soyuz Ferries - The Soyuz 7k-LOK and LK lander are included in this pack. You're on your own regarding the N-1.
 
**Salyut Stations-Soyuz Ferries - The Soyuz 7k-LOK and LK lander are included in this pack. You're on your own regarding the N-1.
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==Kerbollo Mission Plan==
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The Kerbicans design the Katurn V rocket and a plan for the Kerbollo Mun and Minmus landings.
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*Stage I booster:
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#Extra-large size tank
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#Cluster of 5 engines (1 central, 4 radial)
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#Fins near the radial engines
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#Fire until the craft reaches ~20km (outside of thicker atmosphere)
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*Stage II booster [Optional]:
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#Extra-large size tank, cluster of 5 engines
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#Fire until the craft is in a large sub-orbital trajectory (almost in orbit)
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#Jettison Escape Tower
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*Stage IVB stage:
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#Large size tank, single engine
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#Fire at Apoapsis to reach a 75km parking orbit
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#Orbit at least once so the Kerbonauts can run diagnostics
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#Fire engines for the trans-munar injection
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(try to intercept Mun, maybe including a burn at the ascending/descending node)
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#[Optional] Use a free-return trajectory (aim ahead of Mun) in case engines fail
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*Upper Stages:
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#From bottom to top: Lunar Module (LM), Command Service Module (CSM), Escape Tower
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#CSM: service module (large-size tank, single rocket, standard or relay antenna to reach Kerbin), command module ([[Mk1-2 Command Pod]], heat shield, docking port at nose, parachutes)
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#LM: descent stage (landing legs, ladder, engine, fuel), ascent stage [Optional] (engine, fuel), crew cabin (RCS, room for 1-2 Kerbals, docking port on top, communication antenna)
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#Separate CSM and LM from the S-IVB stage after completing trans-munar injection
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#Rotate CSM to dock with the LM
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#Perform any needed correction burns
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#At closest approach, perform Munar insertion burn to reach a circular parking orbit around Mun
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#Transfer Kerbal(s) to the LM, leaving one behind
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#Undock LM to prepare for landing
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#Use the descent stage to land
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#Celebrate!
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#Board the LM and launch (using the ascent stage if included), rendezvous with the CSM
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#Dock with the CSM, transfer all crew back to the CSM, undock LM
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#Burn to make a return trajectory with Kerbin
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#Make corrections to make the periapsis just inside Kerbin's atmosphere, ~30km. Too shallow and you'll require 2 or more aerobreaks, too steep and you risk overheating and dangerous G-forces.
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#Try to land in the ocean safely
  
 
==Missions==
 
==Missions==
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#You must design a new launcher for the CSM's Mk 1-2 pod.
 
#You must design a new launcher for the CSM's Mk 1-2 pod.
 
#CSM must reach 70 km.
 
#CSM must reach 70 km.
#CSM Escape Tower must eject from the orbiter when above 70 km.
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#CSM Escape Tower must eject from the orbiter when above 70 km.
#Command Pod must separate from the CSM while above 70 km.
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#Command Pod must separate from the CSM while above 70 km.
 
#Command Pod must land undamaged. This is a requirement for all future missions going forward.
 
#Command Pod must land undamaged. This is a requirement for all future missions going forward.
  
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#CSM must be unmanned.
 
#CSM must be unmanned.
 
#You must include the launch Vehicle from the earlier launch; make sure it can go into orbit.
 
#You must include the launch Vehicle from the earlier launch; make sure it can go into orbit.
#CSM must reach a circularized LKO orbit of 100 km.
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#CSM must reach a circularized LKO orbit of 100 km.
 
#CSM must test its RCS balance while in space. (Move it around with RCS and see how it handles)
 
#CSM must test its RCS balance while in space. (Move it around with RCS and see how it handles)
#CSM must change its altitude to a 200 km circularized orbit.
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#CSM must change its altitude to a 200 km circularized orbit.
 
:(Tip: If you want to test out RCS balance in a test launch, do it by entering Debug mode from the launchpad by hitting your modbutton+F12, for Windows, your modbutton is Alt. Once entered, select Hack Gravity to float your vehicle around the launchpad. As wed on't want to cheat, pretend you're as KSC engineer testing out your designs in a simulator. Hit modbutton+F12 again to get rid of the debug screen.)
 
:(Tip: If you want to test out RCS balance in a test launch, do it by entering Debug mode from the launchpad by hitting your modbutton+F12, for Windows, your modbutton is Alt. Once entered, select Hack Gravity to float your vehicle around the launchpad. As wed on't want to cheat, pretend you're as KSC engineer testing out your designs in a simulator. Hit modbutton+F12 again to get rid of the debug screen.)
 
*After this mission, feel free to carry out '''KS-202''', which should be a repeat of KS-201. If you seek completion, hold off on testing the CSM until Kerbollo 4 and make KS-203 a test of the upper stage's engine restart capabilities, as was done with the real AS-203.
 
*After this mission, feel free to carry out '''KS-202''', which should be a repeat of KS-201. If you seek completion, hold off on testing the CSM until Kerbollo 4 and make KS-203 a test of the upper stage's engine restart capabilities, as was done with the real AS-203.
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===Kerbollo Test Flights===
 
===Kerbollo Test Flights===
  
*'''Kerbollo 4''': Command Service Module Flight 3 - Heavy Launcher Test
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*'''Kerbollo 4''' [Optional]: Command Service Module Flight 3 - Heavy Launcher Test
:Launch an unmanned CSM, with the new Katurn V, to 2,000 km.
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:Launch an unmanned CSM, with the new Katurn V, to 2,000 km.
 
#CSM must be unmanned.
 
#CSM must be unmanned.
 
#You must design a Mun capable rocket (without lander) to launch this.
 
#You must design a Mun capable rocket (without lander) to launch this.
#CSM must reach a circularized MKO orbit of 2,000 km.
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#CSM must reach a circularized MKO orbit of 2,000 km.
 
#CSM must deorbit without damage.
 
#CSM must deorbit without damage.
 
:If using the modded approach, the FASA Saturn V is all decked out and ready to go. This file, though, includes the Lunar Module, so you'll need to remove it.
 
:If using the modded approach, the FASA Saturn V is all decked out and ready to go. This file, though, includes the Lunar Module, so you'll need to remove it.
  
*'''Kerbollo 5''' [Optional]: Munar Lander and CSM Docking Test Flight
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*'''Kerbollo 5''' [Optional]: "Fire in the Hole" Test
:Design and launch in a hacked gravity debug mode a Mun lander which will practice docking with the CSM and vice versa.
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:Design and test a 2-stage landing module (LM) that includes a descent module and ascent module.
#Lander and CSM must both be unmanned.
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#Lander must be temporarily unmanned.
#CSM must dock with the LM
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#Descent Stage must have landing legs, an engine, and its own fuel.
#LM must undock and redock with the CSM
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#Ascent Stage must have RCS, a capsule, an engine and its own fuel.
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#Stages must have thrust-to-weight sufficient to land and launch from the Munar surface.
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#In orbit, activate the descent module engines.
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#With engines off, decouple and fire the ascent module.
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#Let the stages burn in atmosphere.
 
:(Tip: Put RCS on both your Lander and CSM to ensure control.)
 
:(Tip: Put RCS on both your Lander and CSM to ensure control.)
 
:If seeking completion, defer the docking test to Kerbollo 9 and instead test the LM alone. Again, FASA has you covered with an LM atop a Saturn 1b all ready to go (make sure to use the No Crew Requirement plugin, and remove the landing legs from the FASA LM, as the actual Apollo 5 LM lacked landing legs).
 
:If seeking completion, defer the docking test to Kerbollo 9 and instead test the LM alone. Again, FASA has you covered with an LM atop a Saturn 1b all ready to go (make sure to use the No Crew Requirement plugin, and remove the landing legs from the FASA LM, as the actual Apollo 5 LM lacked landing legs).
  
*'''Katurn V Test Flight'''
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*'''Kerbollo 6''' [Optional]: Trans Munar Injection and Free Return Abort Test
:Using the Katurn V, launch an unmanned LM and unmanned CSM into LKO orbit of 100 km. Use the Katurn V for all Mun missions in this campaign from now on.
 
#CSM must dock with the LM.
 
#LM must undock and redock with the CSM.
 
#Deorbit both the LM and CSM unhamred.
 
:If using the modded approach, this should be an unmanned LM test flight launched atop a Saturn 1b, as in real life. Leave the CSM docking test flight until Kerbollo 9. The modded approach also means you won't have to hack gravity, as the FASA Saturn V is more than capable of getting the payload to orbit.
 
 
 
*'''Kerbollo 6''': Trans Munar Injection and Free Return Abort Test
 
 
:Launch the LM-CSM craft to the Mun and swing back without circularizing. Make sure your trajectory goes back to Kerbin's surface.
 
:Launch the LM-CSM craft to the Mun and swing back without circularizing. Make sure your trajectory goes back to Kerbin's surface.
 
#All spacecraft must be totally unmanned.
 
#All spacecraft must be totally unmanned.
#Launch the LM-CSM package on a Trans Munar Injection with periapsis above 100 km and below 300 km.
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#Launch the LM-CSM package on a Trans Munar Injection with periapsis above 100 km and below 300 km.
 
#Make sure your trajectory insures a free return in case anything goes awry.
 
#Make sure your trajectory insures a free return in case anything goes awry.
 
:(Tip: a tutorial for [[Free Return Trajectory|Free Return Trajectories]] can be found on the wiki)
 
:(Tip: a tutorial for [[Free Return Trajectory|Free Return Trajectories]] can be found on the wiki)
 
:If using the modded approach, you may want to not use the LM on this flight. Also, feel free to put the CSM in a highly-elliptical orbit to simulate the issues that cropped up on the actual Apollo 6.
 
:If using the modded approach, you may want to not use the LM on this flight. Also, feel free to put the CSM in a highly-elliptical orbit to simulate the issues that cropped up on the actual Apollo 6.
  
*'''Kerbollo 7''' [Optional]: Manned CSM and LM Rendezvous and Docking Test
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*'''Kerbollo 7''': Manned CSM and LM Docking Test
 
:Launch your LM-CSM into LKO orbit of 100km with three Kerbals aboard. Exchange two Kerbals in the Command Pod with the LM while in orbit. (As of 0.25, you can use the transfer function)
 
:Launch your LM-CSM into LKO orbit of 100km with three Kerbals aboard. Exchange two Kerbals in the Command Pod with the LM while in orbit. (As of 0.25, you can use the transfer function)
 
#Vehicles must reach 100km circularized orbit.
 
#Vehicles must reach 100km circularized orbit.
 
#CSM must dock with LM.
 
#CSM must dock with LM.
#Two Kerbals must EVA or transfer to the LM from the CSM.
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#Test the engines.
#LM must undock and change its orbit to 85km.
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#Orbit for 10 days.
#LM must rendezvous and dock with the CSM.
 
#Kerbals in the LM must EVA to the CSM.
 
 
#Command Pod with all three Kerbals must land in water safely. And no, you can't put them down in a typhoon, no matter how snappy the crew becomes from 10.5 days in space. Just never put them on another mission again.
 
#Command Pod with all three Kerbals must land in water safely. And no, you can't put them down in a typhoon, no matter how snappy the crew becomes from 10.5 days in space. Just never put them on another mission again.
:If using the modded approach, save this mission for Kerbollo 9 and instead launch a manned CSM test on the Saturn 1b. Again, you can't put them down in a typhoon.
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:If using the modded approach, save this mission for Kerbollo 9 and instead launch a manned CSM test on the Saturn 1B. Again, you can't put them down in a typhoon.
  
*'''Kerbollo 8''' [Optional]: Korman, Anders, and Lovell Kerman - Far Side Explorers
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*'''Kerbollo 8''': Korman, Anders, and Lovell Kerman - Far Side Explorers
 
:Send three Kerbals to orbit the far side of the Mun and return.
 
:Send three Kerbals to orbit the far side of the Mun and return.
#Must go into a kerbin parking orbit of 75km.
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#Go into a kerbin parking orbit of 75km.
 
#Have a free-return trajectory in case disaster strikes.
 
#Have a free-return trajectory in case disaster strikes.
#Must orbit Mun at altitude of 75km.
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#Complete 10 orbits around Mun at 12km-20km altitude.
#Take a picture of Kerbin-rise for the papers from within the windows of the spacecraft and post it on the forum.
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#Take a picture of Kerbin-rise for the papers from within the windows of the spacecraft.
#Must complete 10 orbits of the Mun.
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#Splash down safely on Kerbin.
#Read religious text on Kristmas Eve and piss of bible-thumpers in the Southern Kerbican States.
 
#Must splash down the Kerbals safely on Kerbin
 
  
 
*'''Kerbollo 10''' [Optional]: The Dress Rehearsal
 
*'''Kerbollo 10''' [Optional]: The Dress Rehearsal
 
:Send the full CSM-LM to the Mun for a dress rehearsal of the Kerbollo 11 landing.
 
:Send the full CSM-LM to the Mun for a dress rehearsal of the Kerbollo 11 landing.
#Must have the CSM and LM.
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#Perform the Kerbollo Mission Plan above
#Must have a free-return trajectory in case disaster strikes.
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#Instead of landing, burn into an orbit with periapsis ~8km
#Must orbit Mun at altitude of 35km
 
#Bring the lander down to the surface, but don't land (don't fullly fuel the lander so the crew isn't tempted).
 
#Must return safely to Kerbin.
 
  
===Kerbollo Moon Landings===
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===Mun Landings===
 
*'''Kerbollo 11''': The First Manned Mun Landing
 
*'''Kerbollo 11''': The First Manned Mun Landing
 
:Update your Mun lander design to contain 2 packages of scientific instruments and land on the Mun
 
:Update your Mun lander design to contain 2 packages of scientific instruments and land on the Mun
 
#Must consist of a computer core each.
 
#Must consist of a computer core each.
#At least one must contain extractable solar panels.
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#At least one must contain retractable solar panels.
 
#At least one must contain a dish antenna.
 
#At least one must contain a dish antenna.
 
#At least one must contain a Communotron antenna.
 
#At least one must contain a Communotron antenna.
 
#They all must have each at least 2 science instruments.
 
#They all must have each at least 2 science instruments.
:Finish the design of the Katurn V rocket to carry out the Kerbollo 11 flight plan:
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:Finish the design of the Katurn V rocket to carry out the Kerbollo flight plan:
#Must go in a Kerbin parking orbit of 100km.
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#Must plant a flag on the Mun.
#Must have a free-return trajectory going to the Mun.
 
#Must have the command pod parked at 35km with a Kerbal inside.
 
#Must land at least two Kerbals on the Mun.#Must have the LM undock from the CSM with 2 kerbals inside.
 
#Must plant a flag on the Mun. (post your pic on the forum)
 
 
#Must setup at least 2 self-sustaining experimental packages on the Mun.
 
#Must setup at least 2 self-sustaining experimental packages on the Mun.
#Must dock and transfer the LM kerbals to the CSM.
 
 
#All Kerbals that participate in the mission must return safely to Kerbin together. Splash down for max accuracy.  
 
#All Kerbals that participate in the mission must return safely to Kerbin together. Splash down for max accuracy.  
  
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#Must have a battery to last it through the night.
 
#Must have a battery to last it through the night.
 
#Must have a communtron 16.
 
#Must have a communtron 16.
#Must go in a Kerbin parking orbit of 100km.
 
#Must have a free-return trajectory going to the Mun.
 
#Must have the command pod parked at 35&nbspkm with a Kerbal inside.
 
#Must have the LM undock from the CSM with 2 kerbals inside.
 
#Lander must carry rover and 1 science instrument.
 
 
#At least one Mun rover and science instrument must be carried on the Lander.
 
#At least one Mun rover and science instrument must be carried on the Lander.
 
:Land a Kerbal on the Mun and repair the [[Campaign: Probes and Rovers|Kerveyor 3]] lander by extracting its stuck solar panel.
 
:Land a Kerbal on the Mun and repair the [[Campaign: Probes and Rovers|Kerveyor 3]] lander by extracting its stuck solar panel.
#Must land within 3 km of Kerveyor 3.
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#Must land within 3 km of Kerveyor 3.
#Must ride the rover to Kerveyor 3 with one or more Kerbals.
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#Ride the rover to Kerveyor 3 with one or more Kerbals.
 
#Must extend solar panel of Kerveyor 3 via EVA.
 
#Must extend solar panel of Kerveyor 3 via EVA.
#Must dock and transfer the LM kerbals to the CSM.
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#Splash down safely with all Kerbals.
#Must splash down safely with all Kerbals.
 
 
*If using the modded approach, or seek completion, don't bring a rover on this mission and instead save it for Kerbollo 15.
 
*If using the modded approach, or seek completion, don't bring a rover on this mission and instead save it for Kerbollo 15.
  
*'''Kerbollo 12.5''': First Manned Minmus Landing
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*'''Kerbollo 12-B''': First Manned Minmus Landing
 
:Repeat Kerbollo 12 for a Minmus mission.
 
:Repeat Kerbollo 12 for a Minmus mission.
 
#Make necessary changes for larger and smaller maneuvers, changing payload and lower surface gravity.
 
#Make necessary changes for larger and smaller maneuvers, changing payload and lower surface gravity.
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#If needed, perform missions similar to Kerbollo 8 and/or 10
  
 
==Final Word==
 
==Final Word==
 
Mun travel became routine after Kerbollo 12. The world went back to watching grass grow, that is, until [[Campaign: Kerbollo 13|Kerbollo 13]] radioed back to the world "Kerbin, amelborp nu somenet!" which roughly translated means, "Kerbin, we have a problem."
 
Mun travel became routine after Kerbollo 12. The world went back to watching grass grow, that is, until [[Campaign: Kerbollo 13|Kerbollo 13]] radioed back to the world "Kerbin, amelborp nu somenet!" which roughly translated means, "Kerbin, we have a problem."
 
[[Category:Campaigns]]
 
[[Category:Campaigns]]

Revision as of 07:23, 30 January 2017

Probes and Rovers Campaigns Kerbollo 13

Introduction

Robotic probes and a rover were on the Mun. Most of them Kerbiet. The public wondered if the first flag planted on the Mun would be Kerbiet. The final lap of the Mun Race was on! With the first launch of Kerbollo Program, Gene Kerbin and rest of the Kerbicans at the Kerbal Space Center were making a statement to the world. They figured the Kerbiets were taking too much time playing it safe with the Mun with their robotic missions. They wanted instead to meet the President's demands to get a Kerbal to the Mun before the end of the decade, and the decade was already half over! Thus began the most incredible engineering endeavor the world had ever seen, the Kerbollo Program.


This will present a mission manifest to allow you to plant a flag on the Mun before the week is out. Missions are based on the American Apollo Program, 4-12 (1967-69).

Specifications

  • Length: 3-5 hrs (8-15 with optional missions)
  • Difficulty: 6/10 (Proficient)
  • Skills needed:
  1. Intermediate navigation via maneuver node
  2. Advanced orbiting
  3. Basic docking
  4. Intermediate landing
  5. Intermediate rocket design
  6. Basic mission planning
  • For version: Every version (tested on 0.20.2)

Recommended Mods

  • Frizzank Aeronautics and Space Administration (FASA) - This is a mod we've mentioned twice prior, but this is where it shines, featuring the Apollo CSM, LM, and the Saturn 1b, Saturn V, and the unmade Saturn C-8. With the Saturn V parts, you can make the unproduced derivatives (INT-20, INT-21, and INT-17 to serve a variety of roles; for more information on these derivatives, visit Encyclopedia Astronautica). After the Mun landings, feel free to continue using the Kerbollo spacecraft as your main manned Kerbican spacecraft and nix the Space Shuttle entirely.
  • Historical Rockets, Probes, and Stations series - So, you want the Kerbiets to reach the Mun first, eh? Well, we got you covered!
    • Salyut Stations-Soyuz Ferries - The Soyuz 7k-LOK and LK lander are included in this pack. You're on your own regarding the N-1.

Kerbollo Mission Plan

The Kerbicans design the Katurn V rocket and a plan for the Kerbollo Mun and Minmus landings.

  • Stage I booster:
  1. Extra-large size tank
  2. Cluster of 5 engines (1 central, 4 radial)
  3. Fins near the radial engines
  4. Fire until the craft reaches ~20km (outside of thicker atmosphere)
  • Stage II booster [Optional]:
  1. Extra-large size tank, cluster of 5 engines
  2. Fire until the craft is in a large sub-orbital trajectory (almost in orbit)
  3. Jettison Escape Tower
  • Stage IVB stage:
  1. Large size tank, single engine
  2. Fire at Apoapsis to reach a 75km parking orbit
  3. Orbit at least once so the Kerbonauts can run diagnostics
  4. Fire engines for the trans-munar injection

(try to intercept Mun, maybe including a burn at the ascending/descending node)

  1. [Optional] Use a free-return trajectory (aim ahead of Mun) in case engines fail
  • Upper Stages:
  1. From bottom to top: Lunar Module (LM), Command Service Module (CSM), Escape Tower
  2. CSM: service module (large-size tank, single rocket, standard or relay antenna to reach Kerbin), command module (Mk1-2 Command Pod, heat shield, docking port at nose, parachutes)
  3. LM: descent stage (landing legs, ladder, engine, fuel), ascent stage [Optional] (engine, fuel), crew cabin (RCS, room for 1-2 Kerbals, docking port on top, communication antenna)
  4. Separate CSM and LM from the S-IVB stage after completing trans-munar injection
  5. Rotate CSM to dock with the LM
  6. Perform any needed correction burns
  7. At closest approach, perform Munar insertion burn to reach a circular parking orbit around Mun
  8. Transfer Kerbal(s) to the LM, leaving one behind
  9. Undock LM to prepare for landing
  10. Use the descent stage to land
  11. Celebrate!
  12. Board the LM and launch (using the ascent stage if included), rendezvous with the CSM
  13. Dock with the CSM, transfer all crew back to the CSM, undock LM
  14. Burn to make a return trajectory with Kerbin
  15. Make corrections to make the periapsis just inside Kerbin's atmosphere, ~30km. Too shallow and you'll require 2 or more aerobreaks, too steep and you risk overheating and dangerous G-forces.
  16. Try to land in the ocean safely

Missions

KS Design and Unmanned Testing

  • KS-101: Command Pod Escape Tower Ejection Test
Design and test a new, updated escape tower for the Mk1-2 Command Pod using Probodobodyne OKTO2 or another small probe body as your unmanned control unit. Alternatively, you can refurbish a Kerbinai Program LES.
  • Alternatively, 0.23.5 adds a Launch Escape System, but making your own from scratch is a useful exercise. If using the modded approach, FASA has an Apollo LES all set to go.
  • In addition, the OKTO2 can be omitted using the Crew Requirement plugin (requires ModuleManager). This is required for the modded approach, as there's no place to put the OKTO2 on the CSM.
  1. Vehicle must be unmanned and therefore contain Probodobodyne OKTO2 with Mk1-2 Command Pod(now developed) attached.
  2. Escape tower must be able to eject itself from the Command Pod using a control group.
  3. Escape tower must fire and lift off Command Pod from the ground high enough to deploy parachutes. Abort control group must be used to initiate the Pod liftoff.
  4. Parachutes must successfully deploy and land Command Pod soft enough that it does not damage anything.
  • KS-201 [Optional]: Command Service Module Flight 1 - Suborbital Reentry Test
Design a Command/Service Module using the Probodobodyne OKTO2 control unit and Mk1-2 Command Pod, and an accompanying rocket. Launch it into space on a suborbital trajectory, testing the Escape Tower ejection sequence once you've cleared the atmosphere.
  1. CSM must be unmanned.
  2. You must design a new launcher for the CSM's Mk 1-2 pod.
  3. CSM must reach 70 km.
  4. CSM Escape Tower must eject from the orbiter when above 70 km.
  5. Command Pod must separate from the CSM while above 70 km.
  6. Command Pod must land undamaged. This is a requirement for all future missions going forward.
  • KS-203 [Optional]: Command Service Module Flight 2 - Orbital Maneuvers
Launch a CSM into 100 km orbit with the updated launcher from the suborbital mission, then circularize. Then move up to a 200 km circular orbit. Feel free to start using Advanced SAS and the Reaction Control System (now developed) on your vehicles going forward.
  1. CSM must be unmanned.
  2. You must include the launch Vehicle from the earlier launch; make sure it can go into orbit.
  3. CSM must reach a circularized LKO orbit of 100 km.
  4. CSM must test its RCS balance while in space. (Move it around with RCS and see how it handles)
  5. CSM must change its altitude to a 200 km circularized orbit.
(Tip: If you want to test out RCS balance in a test launch, do it by entering Debug mode from the launchpad by hitting your modbutton+F12, for Windows, your modbutton is Alt. Once entered, select Hack Gravity to float your vehicle around the launchpad. As wed on't want to cheat, pretend you're as KSC engineer testing out your designs in a simulator. Hit modbutton+F12 again to get rid of the debug screen.)
  • After this mission, feel free to carry out KS-202, which should be a repeat of KS-201. If you seek completion, hold off on testing the CSM until Kerbollo 4 and make KS-203 a test of the upper stage's engine restart capabilities, as was done with the real AS-203.


Kerbollo Test Flights

  • Kerbollo 4 [Optional]: Command Service Module Flight 3 - Heavy Launcher Test
Launch an unmanned CSM, with the new Katurn V, to 2,000 km.
  1. CSM must be unmanned.
  2. You must design a Mun capable rocket (without lander) to launch this.
  3. CSM must reach a circularized MKO orbit of 2,000 km.
  4. CSM must deorbit without damage.
If using the modded approach, the FASA Saturn V is all decked out and ready to go. This file, though, includes the Lunar Module, so you'll need to remove it.
  • Kerbollo 5 [Optional]: "Fire in the Hole" Test
Design and test a 2-stage landing module (LM) that includes a descent module and ascent module.
  1. Lander must be temporarily unmanned.
  2. Descent Stage must have landing legs, an engine, and its own fuel.
  3. Ascent Stage must have RCS, a capsule, an engine and its own fuel.
  4. Stages must have thrust-to-weight sufficient to land and launch from the Munar surface.
  5. In orbit, activate the descent module engines.
  6. With engines off, decouple and fire the ascent module.
  7. Let the stages burn in atmosphere.
(Tip: Put RCS on both your Lander and CSM to ensure control.)
If seeking completion, defer the docking test to Kerbollo 9 and instead test the LM alone. Again, FASA has you covered with an LM atop a Saturn 1b all ready to go (make sure to use the No Crew Requirement plugin, and remove the landing legs from the FASA LM, as the actual Apollo 5 LM lacked landing legs).
  • Kerbollo 6 [Optional]: Trans Munar Injection and Free Return Abort Test
Launch the LM-CSM craft to the Mun and swing back without circularizing. Make sure your trajectory goes back to Kerbin's surface.
  1. All spacecraft must be totally unmanned.
  2. Launch the LM-CSM package on a Trans Munar Injection with periapsis above 100 km and below 300 km.
  3. Make sure your trajectory insures a free return in case anything goes awry.
(Tip: a tutorial for Free Return Trajectories can be found on the wiki)
If using the modded approach, you may want to not use the LM on this flight. Also, feel free to put the CSM in a highly-elliptical orbit to simulate the issues that cropped up on the actual Apollo 6.
  • Kerbollo 7: Manned CSM and LM Docking Test
Launch your LM-CSM into LKO orbit of 100km with three Kerbals aboard. Exchange two Kerbals in the Command Pod with the LM while in orbit. (As of 0.25, you can use the transfer function)
  1. Vehicles must reach 100km circularized orbit.
  2. CSM must dock with LM.
  3. Test the engines.
  4. Orbit for 10 days.
  5. Command Pod with all three Kerbals must land in water safely. And no, you can't put them down in a typhoon, no matter how snappy the crew becomes from 10.5 days in space. Just never put them on another mission again.
If using the modded approach, save this mission for Kerbollo 9 and instead launch a manned CSM test on the Saturn 1B. Again, you can't put them down in a typhoon.
  • Kerbollo 8: Korman, Anders, and Lovell Kerman - Far Side Explorers
Send three Kerbals to orbit the far side of the Mun and return.
  1. Go into a kerbin parking orbit of 75km.
  2. Have a free-return trajectory in case disaster strikes.
  3. Complete 10 orbits around Mun at 12km-20km altitude.
  4. Take a picture of Kerbin-rise for the papers from within the windows of the spacecraft.
  5. Splash down safely on Kerbin.
  • Kerbollo 10 [Optional]: The Dress Rehearsal
Send the full CSM-LM to the Mun for a dress rehearsal of the Kerbollo 11 landing.
  1. Perform the Kerbollo Mission Plan above
  2. Instead of landing, burn into an orbit with periapsis ~8km

Mun Landings

  • Kerbollo 11: The First Manned Mun Landing
Update your Mun lander design to contain 2 packages of scientific instruments and land on the Mun
  1. Must consist of a computer core each.
  2. At least one must contain retractable solar panels.
  3. At least one must contain a dish antenna.
  4. At least one must contain a Communotron antenna.
  5. They all must have each at least 2 science instruments.
Finish the design of the Katurn V rocket to carry out the Kerbollo flight plan:
  1. Must plant a flag on the Mun.
  2. Must setup at least 2 self-sustaining experimental packages on the Mun.
  3. All Kerbals that participate in the mission must return safely to Kerbin together. Splash down for max accuracy.
  • Kerbollo 12: The First Pinpoint Mun Landing & Rover
Build and test on Kerbin a small rover with two command seats. Send it to the Mun, and land it near the Keveryor 3
  1. Must have a battery to last it through the night.
  2. Must have a communtron 16.
  3. At least one Mun rover and science instrument must be carried on the Lander.
Land a Kerbal on the Mun and repair the Kerveyor 3 lander by extracting its stuck solar panel.
  1. Must land within 3 km of Kerveyor 3.
  2. Ride the rover to Kerveyor 3 with one or more Kerbals.
  3. Must extend solar panel of Kerveyor 3 via EVA.
  4. Splash down safely with all Kerbals.
  • If using the modded approach, or seek completion, don't bring a rover on this mission and instead save it for Kerbollo 15.
  • Kerbollo 12-B: First Manned Minmus Landing
Repeat Kerbollo 12 for a Minmus mission.
  1. Make necessary changes for larger and smaller maneuvers, changing payload and lower surface gravity.
  2. If needed, perform missions similar to Kerbollo 8 and/or 10

Final Word

Mun travel became routine after Kerbollo 12. The world went back to watching grass grow, that is, until Kerbollo 13 radioed back to the world "Kerbin, amelborp nu somenet!" which roughly translated means, "Kerbin, we have a problem."