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HESTIA is the first interplanetary vehicle of the MSC program, currently in Duna orbit with a crew of eight: the HESTIA Eight. Commander Valentina Kerman confirmed departure with two words: "She is away." The post received 18.7 million likes, the all-time Crewgram record.
HESTIA was assembled in Kerbin orbit from modules delivered by KerbalX and KeedMartin, with propulsion integration by KOEING. The ship carries three redundancies on every subsystem, four on some, and five on one. The crew is in Duna orbit. Read more →
In the news
- · HESTIA in Duna orbit - eight crew, nominal status, SOLARCOM relay active. Commander Valentina's departure post at 18.7M likes and climbing.
- · Juno anomaly confirmed as wormhole topology by independent OMQ analysis. NASA has used the phrase "anomalous spacetime feature" in three press briefings. Nobody at NASA has said "wormhole" out loud.
- · LSI 2 fully operational - eight modules, eight crew, all ports occupied. Mun base greenhouse yields first harvest.
- · MunShot Phase 2 complete - six crewed Mun landings, zero crew lost. The Mun has been walked on. Murray Kerman was not available for comment.
- · SSTO program setback - test vehicle returned intact but did not reach orbit. OMQ published the thermal model corrections. The thermal model was optimistic.
Did you know...
- ... that kerbals do not die of natural causes, and consider this unremarkable?
- ... that the Kerbin Council Chamber roof has been "due for repair" for one hundred and fifty years?
- ... that HESTIA carries enough snacks for a Duna round trip with a 40 percent margin, and the engineer responsible called this "adequate"?
- ... that the Juno anomaly was first detected from a telescope module designed to photograph potholes?
- ... that Valentina Kerman has a total of seven Crewgram posts and 18.7 million followers, making her the least prolific and most followed kerbal on the platform?
On this date
1 Snackuary, Year of Kerbol 419
- · The Greening is observed (annual; required).
- · Valentina Kerman reached orbit aboard SLS 3C. (12 years ago)
- · HESTIA arrived at Duna. First crewed interplanetary arrival. (this year)
- · First crewed Mun landing. MunShot Phase 2. (3 years ago)
- · The Pothole Question was first raised in Council. (95 years ago)
- · Kerbol rose. (today; routine)
From today's featured list
Recognized causes of death in kerbals - a short list. The full canonical inventory contains exactly seven entries. None are "old age," "heart failure," "cancer," or "stress." All seven involve unscheduled contact with a hard surface, an explosion, or a combination. Zero MSC kerbals have been lost to any of them, through nine eras of spaceflight.
- · Lithobraking (informal term for terrain impact at unscheduled velocity)
- · Unplanned rapid combustion
- · Vacuum exposure (helmet-related)
- · Drowning (rare; requires conviction)
- · Snack famine (last documented case: pre-Greening)
- · Disagreement with the Mun (one case, disputed; see note on Mun landings)
- · Volunteer status (procedural; see entry)