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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.

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HESTIA
HESTIA · Interplanetary
In Duna orbit · 8 crew · orbital science phase · classified propulsion
In Duna orbit
LSI-2
LSI 2 · Lunar Station
8 crew · lunar orbit · HESTIA comms relay · Day 100
Operational
VESTA
VESTA · Cargo Companion
Docked with HESTIA · supplies and return contingency
Nominal
LSI-1
LSI 1 · Heritage Station
Reduced operations · POTHOLE-CAM active · 6 modules docked
Heritage
FARVIEW-1
FARVIEW-1 · Deep-Space Probe
KeedMartin · solar orbit · CLEARVIEW-1 imaging · ion cruise
Active
KERBCOM
KERBCOM · SOLARCOM
Kerbin relays + deep-space relays · Juno probe comms
Nominal
Kerbals to Space
30+
across nine eras
Aboard HESTIA
8
in Duna orbit - orbital science phase
Crew Lost
0
since program inception
HESTIA Status
In orbit
orbital science phase - Duna
01 / 04 Current Programs

HESTIA is here.
Duna is beneath her.

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 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
DUNA ↑VCREW 8HESTIACLASSPROP↓ KERBIN
CREW8
TRANSIT58 days
PROPULSIONClassified
STATUSIn Duna orbit
PRIMARY CREW · LAS-EQUIPPED
R-SLS5+
KOEING
LASCREW 4R-SLS5+LUNAR+
CREW4
RATINGLunar-plus
ABORTLAS · Std
FLEWTENDING
FLAGSHIP · ACTIVE
KLS
KOEING · KEEDMARTIN
LASKLSFLAGSHIPFUEL XFERWINCH
CREWVariable
FLIGHTS2 crewed
LASCustom
FEATURESFuel xfer
HEAVY LIFT · TESTING
BelugaX
KERBALX
BelugaXHEAVY LIFTCARGO4/4TEST
FLIGHTS4
SUCCESSES1 (METEOR)
RECOVERYOcean
STATUSTesting
HERITAGE · RETIRED
R-SLS2
KOEING
LASCREW 3R-SLS2
CREW3
RECORD3/3
REENTRYMach 3+
ERA2-4
HERITAGE · RETIRED
Starship
Heavy 4
KERBALX × KEEDMARTIN
SH-4IONLCH4
FIRST FLIGHTEra 2
PROPULSION3-mode
DELIVEREDLSI 1 core
ERA2-4
HERITAGE · RETIRED
SLS 2
KOEING
SLS 2
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.

Horizontal diagram of the Kerbol system: Moho through outer planets and major moons, with Kerbol on the right.
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
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
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
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.
ADVANCED · SKUNKWORKS
VAJE engines, FSOM upper stage, FARVIEW-1 deep-space probe, CLEARVIEW-1 imaging. Builds HESTIA propulsion (classified). X-9 AURORA alleged. Neither confirms nor denies.
04 / 05 Crew Roster

Eight aboard HESTIA.
Zero losses.

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.

Full Roster
VK
Valentina
Kerman
HESTIA Commander · in Duna orbit

First in space. First EVA. First Mun landing. Commanded the rescue. Now commands HESTIA. 18.7M Crewgram followers.

★ COMMAND8 FLIGHTS
HK
Huddin
Kerman
HESTIA Chief Engineer

Station engineer, Mun walker, rescue survivor. Keeps HESTIA running. "Every subsystem has three redundancies. I found four."

ABOARD HESTIAENGINEER
GK
Gwenford
Kerman
HESTIA Medical Officer

Space Doc. Rode the hot rescue reentry by choice. Now tends HESTIA's crew. Uses she/her pronouns. "Medical status: nominal."

ABOARD HESTIAMEDICAL
05 / 05 Bulletin

Recent dispatches
from mission control.

Y6 · D 239

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.

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