4WheelSword
The original N-body Problem
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I will note, @Dark Ness and @Mulisa that without a VAB you can't research rockets. At all. You need boosters for your payloads.
The Space Race
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4WheelSword
The original N-body Problem
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Amusingly, the spaceplane needs a booster to go into space
Dark Ness
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Amusingly, the spaceplane needs a booster to go into space
We can research it without a booster, right?
4WheelSword
The original N-body Problem
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Absolutely, but you'll only be able to fly the atmospheric flight test part of its planned flights until you have a booster. If mulisa agrees, I'll do the turn a bit later.
4WheelSword
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Whoops. I'll aim to update this tomorrow. In the mean time, votes are welcome.
Carlos Augusto
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[X] Dark Ness
4WheelSword
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In the first half of 1955, work proceeded at pace. At a cost of $1200-equivalent, the VAB and headquarers were upgraded, expanding operations considerably. More importantly, plans were presented and approved for the PKA spaceplane.
Costing $2872-equivalent just to open the program, it was to be highly expensive, but it was also to take the first cosmonauts into space and thus was highly worth it. The best scientists available were assigned to the program, ensuring that it would be ready to fly by the time the first group of soviets were trained to pilot it.
The fifth of the first group of scientists was sent on a training course at minimal costs in order to ensure he would be ready to assist in the development of the first launch vehicle.
In the news, NASA opened the explorer program, an unmanned orbital vehicle. It was promptly dismissed as irrelevant by Soviet authorities. Most interestingly is the x-15 space plane they appear to be working on. It may rival the PKA.
Unfortunately, in June we found a major design flaw in the PKA. R&D has been set back significantly. More importantly, however, is the completion of the VAB. We can now choose to commit to a development program.
QUESTIONS:
Shall we build a cosmonaut centre? A mission control centre?
Shall we begin R&D on a booster? The following can lift the PKA into LEO:
- R-7 Vostok - $5,250
- R-7 Voshkod - $5,625
Shall we hire additional scientists to perform R&D?
Are there any other programs that need opening?
In the news, NASA opened the explorer program, an unmanned orbital vehicle. It was promptly dismissed as irrelevant by Soviet authorities. Most interestingly is the x-15 space plane they appear to be working on. It may rival the PKA.
Unfortunately, in June we found a major design flaw in the PKA. R&D has been set back significantly. More importantly, however, is the completion of the VAB. We can now choose to commit to a development program.
QUESTIONS:
Shall we build a cosmonaut centre? A mission control centre?
Shall we begin R&D on a booster? The following can lift the PKA into LEO:
- R-7 Vostok - $5,250
- R-7 Voshkod - $5,625
Shall we hire additional scientists to perform R&D?
Are there any other programs that need opening?
Dark Ness
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[X] Build both
[X] Vostok
[X] Yes, hire 4 and assign them to the booster
[X] No
Misc.
[X] Spy on the Americans, set aside 1,000 for bribes.
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4WheelSword
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One note: Each program has a maximum of 4 scientists to do R&D. 4 are currently assigned to the PKA, giving us one to assign to booster research. It'll take a long time for the rocket to be flight ready.
Dark Ness
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Fixed, thank you for pointing it out. I just hope some one more knowledgable then me joins this quest.
HarakoniWarhawk
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[X] I trust in Comrade Ness for our Glorious Soviet Space Program.