HESTIA IN DUNA ORBIT · 8 CREW · ORBITAL SCIENCE PHASE · CLASSIFIED PROPULSION LSI 2 STATION CREWED · 8 ABOARD · LUNAR ORBIT · HESTIA RELAY VESTA CARGO COMPANION · DOCKED WITH HESTIA · NOMINAL SOLARCOM-1 DEEP RELAY · JUNO PROBE COMMS SOLARCOM-2 DEEP RELAY · JUNO PROBE COMMS KERBCOM E/W NOMINAL · 412.6 km KERBCOM N/S NOMINAL · POLAR LSI 1 STATION REDUCED OPERATIONS · HERITAGE · POTHOLE-CAM ACTIVE FARVIEW-1 SOLAR ORBIT · CLEARVIEW-1 IMAGING · ION CRUISE HESTIA IN DUNA ORBIT · 8 CREW · ORBITAL SCIENCE PHASE · CLASSIFIED PROPULSION LSI 2 STATION CREWED · 8 ABOARD · LUNAR ORBIT · HESTIA RELAY VESTA CARGO COMPANION · DOCKED WITH HESTIA · NOMINAL SOLARCOM-1 DEEP RELAY · JUNO PROBE COMMS SOLARCOM-2 DEEP RELAY · JUNO PROBE COMMS KERBCOM E/W NOMINAL · 412.6 km KERBCOM N/S NOMINAL · POLAR LSI 1 STATION REDUCED OPERATIONS · HERITAGE · POTHOLE-CAM ACTIVE FARVIEW-1 SOLAR ORBIT · CLEARVIEW-1 IMAGING · ION CRUISE
Era 9 · The Interplanetary Era · HESTIA IN DUNA ORBIT · LSI 2 CREWED
She is here.
HESTIA is in Duna orbit. Eight kerbals aboard, 58-day transit complete, classified propulsion. LSI 2 orbits the Mun with a crew of eight, serving as comms relay. The programme has been to the Mun, confirmed a wormhole, and launched its first interplanetary vehicle. Zero crew lost. Still.
First interplanetary vehicle. Eight crew. LSI 2 relays the signal. The Mun is behind us. A wormhole is confirmed. The programme is interplanetary now.
Era 9
The Interplanetary Era
PROGRAM 009 · INTERPLANETARY · ACTIVE
In Duna orbit
HESTIA Interplanetary
Eight crew, classified propulsion, 58-day transit to Duna. Launched across two crew flights. VESTA cargo companion docked. In Duna orbit, orbital science phase under way. LSI 2 serves as deep-space comms relay.
8Crew aboard
58Day transit
In orbitCurrent
DunaDestination
PROGRAM 008 · LUNAR STATION
Operational
LSI 2
Second-generation lunar orbital station. 12-kerbal capacity, science lab, hydroponics. Current crew of 8 serving as HESTIA comms relay. Day 100 of rotation.
8Aboard
12Capacity
PROGRAM 005 · HERITAGE
Mun Programme
Three landings. One rescue. First permanent base (FOUNDATION, now decommissioned). The Mun is a destination we have been. TRANQUIL, MERIDIAN, DRIFTING, RETRIEVAL.
3Landings
1Rescue
PROGRAM 001 · COMPLETE
Operational
KERBCOM · SOLARCOM
Kerbin relay constellations plus deep-space relays. SOLARCOM's purpose is now public: communicating with the Juno wormhole probes. Also carrying HESTIA telemetry through LSI 2 relay path.
4+Spacecraft
100%Uptime
JunoConfirmed
CLASSIFIED · ERA 6
Confirmed
Juno
A confirmed traversable wormhole leading to another stellar system. Passage 1 confirmed it. Passage 2 crossed it. SOLARCOM was built to talk to it. FARVIEW-1 is looking at it. The programme's secret is everyone's knowledge now.
ConfirmedStatus
2Passages
PublicKnowledge
02 / 05 Operational Fleet
The vehicles doing the work.
Active platforms across three contractors. HESTIA carries the programme to Duna. Heritage vehicles built the foundation.
30+
Kerbals to orbit across nine eras
★ INTERPLANETARY · ACTIVE
HESTIA
KERBALX · KEEDMARTIN · KOEING
CREW8
TRANSIT58 days
PROPULSIONClassified
STATUSIn Duna orbit
★ PRIMARY CREW · LAS-EQUIPPED
R-SLS5+
KOEING
CREW4
RATINGLunar-plus
ABORTLAS · Std
FLEWTENDING
● FLAGSHIP · ACTIVE
KLS
KOEING · KEEDMARTIN
CREWVariable
FLIGHTS2 crewed
LASCustom
FEATURESFuel xfer
◆ HEAVY LIFT · TESTING
BelugaX
KERBALX
FLIGHTS4
SUCCESSES1 (METEOR)
RECOVERYOcean
STATUSTesting
● HERITAGE · RETIRED
R-SLS2
KOEING
CREW3
RECORD3/3
REENTRYMach 3+
ERA2-4
● HERITAGE · RETIRED
Starship Heavy 4
KERBALX × KEEDMARTIN
FIRST FLIGHTEra 2
PROPULSION3-mode
DELIVEREDLSI 1 core
ERA2-4
● HERITAGE · RETIRED
SLS 2
KOEING
FIRST FLIGHTEra 1
DEPLOYEDKERBCOM
RECOVERYWater
ERA1-3
Reference
Kerbol system — where the fleet goes
Program traffic today is HESTIA transit to Duna, LSI 2 lunar operations, and SOLARCOM deep relays. This chart is a quick geography reminder for everything past Jool when the press asks why a contract mentions Urlum.
Fan-made Kerbol system chart (includes Outer Planets Mod–style destinations). Not to scale · for orientation only.
03 / 05 Program Partners
Four organizations. One program.
MSC writes the contracts and chooses where the rockets go. Our partners build them.
PROGRAM AUTHORITY
NASA
Mission objectives, contract authority, satellite networks. Unlimited operating budget. Administrator Clane renamed the preceding era "The Training Era." Everyone answers to NASA.
MAJOR · LAUNCH SYSTEMS
KOEING
Built the SLS family from SLS 2 through R-SLS5+. The KLS flagship now flies with custom LAS and fuel transfer. R-SLS5+ delivered the first HESTIA crew. The reliable answer, every era.
MAJOR · STATIONS & HEAVY LIFT
KerbalX
Built LSI 1 and LSI 2. Won SOLARCOM. OTS Confidence delivered HESTIA crew. BelugaX heavy lander in flight test. The station and transport operator for the interplanetary era.
Every kerbal who has flown for MSC has come home. Eight are aboard HESTIA in Duna orbit right now. Eight are aboard LSI 2 in lunar orbit. We intend to keep that streak as we extend toward Duna and beyond.
0
Crew lost across nine eras
Astronaut Corps.
Recruited from across Kerbin. Trained at MSC's flight school in the lowlands. Over thirty have flown across nine eras. Eight are aboard HESTIA in Duna orbit. Eight are aboard LSI 2 in lunar orbit. Zero lost.
HESTIA arrives at Duna - first crewed interplanetary arrival in program history
Duna orbital insertion complete on the first pass. The 58-day transit from AWAY is done. All eight crew nominal. Valentina Kerman performed the first EVA in Duna orbit, the kerbal closest to Duna. Orbital science phase under way.
Interplanetary
Y6 · D 186
HESTIA transit Day 6 - coolant valve adjusted, science continues
Dosos Kerman identified coolant loop valve 2-B cycling at 4.2 Hz. Huddin Kerman adjusted deadband to 3.8 Hz, holding. Katdorf Kerman continues observation passes. Medical status of all eight crew: nominal.
Interplanetary
Y6 · D 181
HESTIA departs Kerbin - first interplanetary vehicle in Duna orbit
Departure burn executed at 14:23 UTC. Valentina Kerman confirmed: "She is away." Eight crew aboard, 58-day transit, classified propulsion. LSI 2 serves as deep-space comms relay. The programme became interplanetary.
Interplanetary
Y6 · D 178
All eight HESTIA crew aboard - MUSTER completes second crew launch
Confidence delivered the remaining four crew to HESTIA via OTS-5. Valentina Kerman received them across the threshold. Eight kerbals are now aboard the interplanetary vehicle.
Crew
Y6 · D 165
LSI 2 crew home - THRESHOLD completes final training-era retrieval
Retrieval attempt 3 succeeded. LOS vehicle docked with LSI 2 and returned the crew safely. Administrator Clane renamed the preceding era "The Training Era" in a public address.
Station
Y6 · D 098
MARE and TRANQUIL - MunShot Phase 1 and 2 complete
MARE achieved first crewed Mun orbital. TRANQUIL achieved first Mun landing. Valentina Kerman, Huddin Kerman, and Katdorf Kerman walked the Mun. The Mun is no longer a destination we are planning to reach. It is a destination we have been.
Mun
◉ HESTIA Mission Tracker · Live from transit
Follow HESTIA to Duna.
Daily updates relayed through LSI 2. Crew status, transit progress, science programme, Crewgram posts. Eight kerbals, 58 days, one destination. The mission tracker is live.