The tape shot up, 82 kilometers, 90 kilometers, 100 kilometers! Mission control lit up with glee, a shout rolling over them. Then, as abruptly as it stopped, the data rolled in. A silence fell over the crew in the tower. 10 kilometers, 30 kilometers, 60 kilometers! The tape suddenly stopped, telemetry data stopped coming in. Small tapes flicked up, showing the altitude of the craft. At 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time a small rocketry team sat in the control tower and began to shout as the rocket began transmitting telemetry data, "5.! 4.! 3.! 2.! 1.! Liftoff!" The rocket's solid rocket booster roared and crackled as the slivery craft shot off the pad. How will they do this? They begin building rockets and broadcast the launches on television! They will also be sending up a small scientific payload for the R&D Branch of CSP. XR-1: Launch a small solid rocket to the upper atmosphere.Īs public interest continues to slow CSP needs a way to bring it back up. Mission: FAILURE! (18 = Engine Failure (Space)) The flight ended in tragedy, and the accountants breathed a sigh of relief in the knowledge that the smoking wreckage meant they would no longer have any explaining to do. The atmospheric engine unsurprisingly failed in the vacuum of space and the plane hurtled back down a few minutes later with an unconscious Dumphrey unable to arrest the descent. Incredibly, and not at all by design, Dumphrey took the X-2 right up through the upper atmosphere and off into space. The mission began flawlessly as the plane rocketed upwards for this high-altitude test. All eyes were on the airstrip as the X-2 prepared for takeoff. How did they build this X-2 in just a few days? Why did it look identical to the X-1 but with the '1' clumsily scribbled out and the number '2' written next to it in chalk? Why did this supposedly brand-new plane appear to be used? Why did it cost so much more than the X-1?įor now, these questions would all remain unanswered. The press had also found their way into the area and many of them were trying to piece together some answers to questions that had thus far gone unanswered. After the dazzling success of the X-1 mission just days earlier, the crowds had gathered to get a glimpse of the much-hyped successor the X-2. Everyone who was anyone was there for this glorious day in the bright spring sunlight, accompanied by a considerable number of nobodies who had somehow snuck into the invite-only event. It was 18th March, 1961 and Dumphrey Kerman steered the prototype aircraft onto the runway accompanied by the upbeat and slightly off-tune rhythm of a marching band that had only had three days of practise. Honorable mention for TOTM JAN 2023! Edited January 3 by Kerbalsaurus They take of from the Forum Space Center located in the Philippines, and around 30 minutes after take off, they break the sound barrier, and an hour later, they land back at the runway. Our commander is American Pilot Warren Barber, and our other pilot is Russian Pilot Basil Konovalov. To get funding from governments around the world, we have to prove we can fly something. Today, on March 14 th, 1961, the CSP has there first launch: The launch of the X-1. Here's the first mission, and this is how the missions will be formatted: 1-4 means that the crew successfully aborts the mission. Depending on the number, the severity of the fail can vary.ġ5= Launchpad failure: Same mission can be launched by the next thread.ġ6= Vanguard Moment: Spacecraft crashes on the launchpadġ7= Engine Failure (Atmosphere): Engine fails in the atmosphere.ġ8 = Engine Failure (Space): Engine fails in space.ġ9= Comms Failure (probe) Controls Failure (Crew): Spacecraft’s communications break crew control no longer works.Ģ0= Pressure Build Up: Pressure in a fuel line builds up to an extreme degree, and the spacecraft blows up.įor crewed mission, if there's a mission failure of 16 or 17, you must roll a six sided die. You have to roll a 20 sided dice (online, of course), and if it's 15 or above, the mission failed. The way this game works is you have to do a mission, and tell us what rocket is launching, what time it launched at at, which day of the month and year, and tell us if the mission succeeded or failed via a dice roll. Behold! The CSP! Our goal is to land on Mars, no matter how long it takes! But, we want your help doing it.
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