Origins

 The Origins of Kerbal-kind

Kerbals have long looked up at the stars and thought they might be able to reach them one day. One seemingly regular day of their nomad-style lives, a strange rectangular shape appears where a group of Kerbals usually go to find food and water. As new-age Kerbals now call it, a monolith. This group of Kerbals touches the monolith and they grow exponentially smarter. They can now speak to each other fluently, translate each others words, and most importantly, build. Their long shot dream of reaching the stars seems a lot more plausible now.

And so they try. And they fail, a lot. One day, a pioneer in the space-race industry is born. His name is Gene Kerman.

This Kerbal would forever change the space industry. He created the Kerbal Space Center Complex for Kerbals brave enough to fly. He first created planes which succeeded. He then hired 4 brave Kerbals to take on space. Jebediah and Valentina Kerman, the first and bravest pilots of the KSC, Bill Kerman, engineer, who helped build some of the first rockets and even today still builds some. And lastly, Bob Kerman, scientist, who figures out solutions to the weirdest problems and has 24/7 dilated pupils for some reason.

And that is how the Kerbal Space Program and Kerbal Space Administration came to be.



Most popular missions of the year!

KSA launches the first satellite in to Kerbin Orbit!

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  Year 1, Day 1 Today, the Kerbal Space Administration launches its first official mission; a mission to Kerbin orbit! Approved yesterday by mission leader Gene Kerman, this starts the Space Program's quest to reach the stars. Several other launch sites facepalm as they realize the Kerbal Space Administration reached space first! The satellite launched into orbit, called Stayputnik, will attempt to read data from outer space using its sensors. It includes a temperature sensor, gravity sensor, barometer, black and white camera, and 4 antennae for communication back to the ground. The mission will likely end in about 3 months when in reenters the atmosphere and burns up like a shooting star. First photos are expected to come back soon! May this be a huge leap for Kerbal-kind in the advancement of technology! IMPORTANT UPDATE: The first images of Kerbin have come back, and they are absolutely breathtaking! Have a look:
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First Mun missions completed!

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  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 ...
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Evera 1 landed on the surface of Eve!

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  Year 2, Day 100 Evera 1, the uncrewed Eve lander, has successfully landed on the surface of Eve and scientific measurements are being taken right now! Eve also appears to be not as nice and Kerbin-like as we thought. In fact, it seems pretty deadly. If you want more details about the mission, check the last post. Here are the first images from the surface of Eve: Here are the first sounds that have come back from the surface of Eve:
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