First Mun missions completed!

 Year 1, Day 12

In the previous article, we discussed KSA planning a crewed Mun mission. And now, just a few days later, they have been completed!

Mungram 1 was a partial success. Not as much data as was wanted to be captured was captured, but otherwise, it was a success! The rocket, Munship V, took off from Kerbin at the 5th hour carrying pilot Jebediah Kerman, engineer Bill Kerman, and scientist Bob Kerman. They orbited the Mun for a few hours and returned to Kerbin.

Mungram 11, the technically second Mun mission was the more exciting one. This time, they took off from Kerbin into a parking orbit, and went for the Mun. After about 2 days of waiting, they arrived at the Mun and slowed into a low orbit. The LM (Lander Module) was waiting for Jebediah and Bill to enter. After entering, the LM disconnected from the Service Module and begun its descent to the surface of the Mun.

After a perfect landing in a small crater not far from the East Crater Basin, Jebediah stepped out of the LM and became the first Kerbal to ever walk on the surface of the Mun!

After collecting a sample of the surface and reporting on his surroundings, Jeb went back into the LM and Bill went out and did the same thing but collected a few extra samples.

They then ascended using the ascent stage of the LM and successfully docked back to the Service Module to get back with Bob, who had to stay because then no one could have serviced the main ship or open the docking hatch, as it was a one-way system.

The crew then exited the Mun's SOI and arrived back at Kerbin and splashed down safely in the ocean.

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