Monday, August 26, 2013

Pedigrino space Agency-- Step 2


     The Pedigrino Space Agency is proud to announce the completion of step 2 of our new space program. Step 2 is the successful launch and orbit of a new Space Station core, the PSA SS 'Unity' Core, which will be expanded upon in the future. Following the success of step 2 will be step 3, the launch and orbit of a satellite which will orbit the mun, but in the meantime here are the details of step 2:

The PSA SS 'Unity' Core

Name:
    PSA SS 'Unity' Core

Unity.

Mission Status:
    Success, station core is orbiting above Kerbin.
Fly!
Ship Details:
    The station core itself contains a docking port with 5 docking areas which will act as the main part of the space station expansion. After the docking port, there are two 'hitchhiker cans', which currently do not contain crew, as well as two big solar panels and three large battery packs. There is also one more singe docking port at the bottom of the station core in order for a small expansion towards that direction. Most likely, that is where the stations command section will be docked from. The rockets on the bottom consist of four large fuel tanks covered by 6 solid fuel boosters, all in order to successfully bring the core into orbit. 
Prepare for liftoff.
Launch Details:
    It was a nice sunny day on Kerbin, when the PSA SS 'Unity' Core was sitting on the launch pad ready for liftoff. After the countdown was complete the rockets were on full blast, and liftoff was a success; the beautiful core was on its way into orbit. There were no problems during the initial liftoff, and fuel was being watched closely. Thankfully, the fuel was looking good with no signs of running out before orbit was complete. Once the rocket reached the upper atmosphere a few bursts with the rocket helped get an ideal orbit for the core at ~155,000m.

We have liftoff!

Space Station Details:
         Currently, the Space Station core is in orbit around plane Kerbin, and its details are as follows:
Highest point of orbit (Apoapsis): 155,532m
Lowest point of orbit (Periapsis): 154,697m
Velocity: ~2,161 m/s
The PSA SS 'Unity' Core.
     Comment below if you have any ideas for future missions.

Happy Gaming,
Pedigrino.

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