FizziksGuy Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Team Name: Garalles Conglomerates Members: Gareth Daunton, Clayton Kralles Starting Funds: $70,000 Notes: You represent a large conglomerate of varied high tech industrial firms who have come together in an effort to sweep in and take over the Kerbal space industry. Software tycoon Daunton and hired music video mogul Kralles fresh off a multi-year humanitarian effort to head the conglomerate as CEO, hoping his strong social and relationship skills would help temper the money-thirsty greed of the conglomerate’s financial backers in an effort to safely and efficiently monopolize the market. It is further hoped that Daunton’s digital integration skills will provide some side income for the firm through innovations yet to be discovered. The Kerbal government is keeping a close watch on Garalles Conglomerates as they are worried about a monopoly situation. As such, Garalles is prohibited from engaging in any joint ventures with the other civilian space exploration organizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FizziksGuy Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 And a view of Gareth running the show at the Kerbal Space Center: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Team Name: Garalles Available Funds: 70,000 Vehicle Name: 10k Vehicle Parts List and Cost: 1 Command pod MK1: 600 1Mk16 Paracute:422 1 TR-18A Stack Decoupler: 600 3 Rockomax BACC solid fuel booster: 800 3 TT-38K Radial Decoupler: 600 1 Advanced SAS Module: 1100 Total: 6922 Design Goals: Be able to easily reach 10k meters and safely back. Launch Goal: Gain 10K meters and deploy parachutes with minimal chance of harm to all kerbals involved Pilot Plan: Just a solid stage of rockets than rockets will be released and the capsle will drift back to kerban with the aid of 4 parachutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Launch Time: about 1:20 Team Members Present: Just Gareth Play-by-Play: Solid Boosters Fired, First stage released, parachutes deployed, saftly drifts back to kerban Photographs: Time-of-Flight: about 30 min Summary: Kerbal safely reached 10K meters and drifted back to kerban Opportunities / Learnings: Staging and proper parachute deployment Strategies / Project Timeline: We feel that we are ready to go for a manned orbit Milestone Awards Presented: manned 10K launch Available Funds: $66,539 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Team Name: Garalles Available Funds: $66,539 Vehicle Name: orbit Vehicle Parts List and Cost: 1 command pod mk1: 600 1 MK16 Parachute: 422 3 MK2-R radial-mount parachute: 700 6 rockomax BACC solid fuel booster:800 1 Rockomax brand decoupler: 200 1 TR-18A Stack decoupler: 600 1 Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel tank: 12500 1 mainsail: 850 6 Hydraulic detachment manifold: 200 1 Rockomax fuel tank: 1800 1 poodle engine: 600 1 SAS Module: 600 1 adapter 02: 50 Total: 24,922 Design Goals: make a successful stable orbit and have little room for disaster while doing so Launch Goal: create a manned stable orbit and return to kerban unharmed Pilot Plan: The pilot will be positioning the ship for a proper course for orbit and then once the stable orbit is reached, prepare a course for reentry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Launch Time: about 2:00 Team Members Present: Gareth and Clayton Play-by-Play: launch, solid stage released, aim for orbit, main sail released, poodle used to create stable orbit, backwards burn at apoapsis to create reentry, reentry achieved slight regression burn to slow down ship, parachutes deployed, safe landing Photographs: Time-of-Flight: I think it was about a 2 days flight Summary: The mission was a great success, the ship was recovered along with the kerbal. This was a momentous occasion for all of kerban. Opportunities / Learnings: How to achieve a stable orbit and have a safe reentry to kerban Strategies / Project Timeline: We will next perhaps try for the mun Milestone Awards Presented: manned stable orbit Available Funds: $54,078 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FizziksGuy Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Garalles Conglomerates awarded $10K for the second manned launch to 10km, and $50K for first stable manned orbit. Excellent start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Team Name: Garalles Available Funds: $114,078 Vehicle Name: space station Vehicle Parts List and Cost: 1 main sail 1 large fuel tank 6 solids 6 radial decouplers 2 medium tanks 2 decouplers 1 poodle 1 small tank 1 advanced sas 1 mk2 lander-can 6 structural beams 8 small rcs tanks 8 rcs boosters 5 docking ports 4 large solar panels 4 spot lights 4 batteries 4 battery packs total: 51,340 Design Goals: Create a space station that has enough ports to eventually become a refueling station. Launch Goal: Figure out how to launch a space station base in to orbit Pilot Plan: Primary stage is the solid boosters plus some help from the main sail. After the soilds are gone the main sail will carry the ship in to sub space where the poodle will take over to put the station into orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Launch Time: about 1:50 Team Members Present: Gareth Play-by-Play: Initial stage with solid boosters and main sail fired. Solids exhausted, sperated, angling ship to 45° toward the water off of kerbal space center. Main sail burnt until in sub space. Main sail detached, poodle engaged. 45° angle maintained up till disired orbital height is reached. Positioned at 90° in direction of trajectory. Wait until apoapsis. Power up utill orbit is expanded to a realativly square orbit. Deployed solar panels and lights. Objective acheved Time-of-Flight: about 38 hours Summary: With this successful journey a manned space station and perhaps future refueling station has been put in place. Opportunities / Learnings: How to get a large object out of the atmosphere and into orbit Strategies / Project Timeline: Will perhaps try to send up some large fuel tanks to create a refuelling station and perhaps build on the space station Milestone Awards Presented: Manned Space station around kerban Available Funds: $62,738 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FizziksGuy Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Milestone award of $130,000 to be released to Garalles following posting of appropriate screenshots. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 screenshots of accomplishment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FizziksGuy Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Outstanding!!! Way to go guys -- I especially like the solar arrays. Are there docking ports on the satellite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 yep it has five docking ports, I figured I'd fit as many as I could on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Team Name: Garalles Available Funds: $192,738 Vehicle name: Cool mun rover parts: 2 large tank 1 main sail 6 solids 6 radial decouplers 1 advanced sas 3 decouplers 1 poodle 1 medium tank 3 landing struts 4 rove max wheels 9 small solar panels 2 small mono tanks 2 rcs boosters 1 linear rcs booster 3 batteries 1 medium rcs tank 2 lights 1 mk2 cockpit 1 large nose cone total: 43,510 design goals: get a speedy rover to the moon launch goal: take our proven speedy rover to the muns surface and do some sweet doughnuts pilot plan: get into orbit around the earth, transfer to the muns orbit, decrease orbit and descend to the surface of the mun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdaunton Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Launch time: about 1:50 Team Member Present: all Play by Play: launch, solids exhausted decoupled, main sail burns up until low orbit, poodle used to achieve full orbit, transfer close to periapsis of orbit, retrograde burn to achieve orbit around mun, decrease orbit until on collision course, slow decent, ran out of fuel just before landing, hit at about 20 m/s engine, fuel tank and nose cone explode, rover miraculously lands wheels down intact attached to decoupler, decoupler decoupled, rover drives off. Time of Flight: 1 day, 5 hours, 55 min, 31 seconds Summery: sweet fast rover landed on the surface of the moon. We can now explore the surface in style and comfort. All systems are in order and running well. Might try to find the Apollo 11 landing site. Learnings: Rovers are hard to get off of the ship you put them on, until the ship underneath it explodes. Will look into a safer way to deploy rover that involves less random explosions. Strategies: Continue forward with our landing skills and try to figure out what to do next Milestones: Working rover on the mun Available Funds: Waiting on the CFO to put in the hours to get this measure, also not sure who the CFO is. Will try and find that out. Well I found the CFO and he said we still have $149,228 in the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FizziksGuy Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Great job, and that looks like a lot of fun. Milestone award: $500,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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