AAR Waiting the SPM I Play the oldie

[kokubokan25]

Fall 1964

The space program announced today that it has managed to recruit a top scientist from a major corporation. R&D will improve from this development. The Group III is graduated from basic training. The problem with the Gemini capsule causes the Gemini IV scrub mission.
In the URSS, the gulags have re-educated some scientist so will be improvements in R&D.
The Luna II is cancelled and the budget will be focused now in manned programs and docking module.

-November 1964: Launching of the Surveyor III. The NASA needs a success mission because the budget is now very low. The starship makes a trans lunar injection but again guidance failure lost the mission in solar orbit.

-November 1964: The Voskhod III, is the first soviet two people manned craft. On board two cosmonauts, Belyayev and Feoktistov . The sickness of the crew forces duration to A and the capsule return safe to earth after a small number of orbits.

[kokubokan25]

Spring 1965

The Air Force has submitted to congress a proposal for a manned orbiting laboratory, or MOL.
This season, NASA will focus on Surveyor and Gemini. Next season will be a huge effort to reach a orbit unmanned docking.
The world is in a Frenzy over the soviet space program so the Politburo decides to add 15 MB to the program this year. The soviets use this money to recruit the Group III of cosmonauts.

-April 1965: The soviets launch the Voskhod IV, the first unmanned docking mission in history. No docking in all. A premature engine burnout causes craft to skip off atmosphere and return to space. On its next orbit, it reenters but out of control.

-April 1965: The USA launch the Surveyor IV, another try to reach and land in the moon. This program is the great fiasco in the space program. The four flight is another disaster. The guidance fails again and the payload fall to earth and disintegrates.

-June 1965: Launching of the Voskhod V, another unmanned docking mission. The mission was a failure and the cause is the same last flight, a engine burn failure.

-June 1965: The NASA launch the Gemini V with Shepard and See onboard. It’s a duration B mission with EVA. The flight was perfectly done however the EVA must be cancelled to a communications malfunction in the suits.

The NASA situation is as bad as seems.

[kokubokan25]

Fall 1965

The Space program engineers have announced today that a potential failure mode has been discovered on the Gemini Program. This was noticed during a systems check and will help avoid this failure during a mission.
The astronauts Glenn, Schirra and See has announced retirement for personal or family reasons.
The budget is very limited now. The NASA focus in docking flights. No more.
In the cosmonaut news, Filipchenko was a physical washout and is retired.
The URSS is facing the same problems as NASA, two planned mission but only money to one. The planned unmanned docking mission is scrubbed and the duration E mission continue.

-October 1965: Launching of the Gemini VI the fist of the two unmanned docking missions planned this season. The mission was a success.

-November 1965: The Voskhod VII go to LEO from Baikonur. A duration E missión and another fiasco. Just after reaching orbit, a total loss of communications occur and the mission is scrubbed. Shatalov and Volynov return safe to earth.

-December 1965: The Gemini VII, the second unmanned docking go to orbit. All docking attempts have failed due to a computer programming error.

[Nacho84]

ORIGINAL: fremen

-December 1965: The Gemini VII, the second unmanned docking go to orbit. All docking attempts have failed due to a computer programming error.

That's why you need to put Buzz in all those missions that involve a docking! [:D]

[kokubokan25]

Spring 1966

Studies have been released on the realiability of capsule landings on the plains of Texas after returning from the moon. The impact of a ground landing will be slightly harder. McDivitt has announced retirement for business opportunity.
The Budget problem increases and the time runs. Start with Apollo capsule but for this reason and the future and present flights, it’s impossible, by the moment, R&D the Saturn. No money also to probes.
The soviet side: The ministry of science has announced that an additional duration mission E will be required before any lunar landings will be attempted. This is a very remarkable optimistic vision about the soviet space race...
Anyway, the comunist start with the Soyuz capsule and planning some probe to inner planets to get prestige.

-February 1966: The USA try to get a giant push with the launch of the Gemini VIII and the Gemini IX. A joint docking mission in LEO. First to flight is the Gemini VIII with Conrad and E. White at controls. After a ordinary launch (all rocket+boosters in 88% safety factor), the rocket disintegrates during ascent and the crew is dead. Obviously, Gemini IX is scrubbed. This is the major disaster to date.

-May 1966: Launching of the Voskhod VIII, a unmanned docking capsule. All docking attempts have failed due to excessive fuel consumption.

[kokubokan25]

Fall 1966

An X-15 air force pilot flew to a new altitude record of 53 miles. After reaching the altitude record, the air force major safely glided the X-15 to a landing at Edwards air force base. The last disaster causes a immediate concern between NASA pilots. Shepard, Glenn, Schirra and See abandon agency.
The disaster of the Gemini VIII has left the safety ratio of the Titan in 42%. It’s a huge setback to agency because this rocket is now the only rocket usable to any possible flight. All future flights are cancelled and must spent the money to Titan.

In the soviet side no better news. There is a 20% loss from the safety factor of the Soyuz capsule. Well, it’s a hard game. May be the best option in this moment is abandon but..anyway was only a play to remember old sensations..bad sensations.
The Group III of cosmonauts graduated from basic training.

-October 1966: The Voskhod IX go to orbit in another unmanned docking mission. The payload suffers a power drain and communications are lost.

-December 1966: The probe Cosmos V is launched from Baikonur to Venus flyby. The mission was a success.

[kokubokan25]

Spring 1967

The USA space program was honored today by a visit from the prime minister of England. Imagine was a surprise to prime minister see no future manned flights planned...
The season has two unmanned flights, and the Titan is now at 83% safety. Many in NASA are fingers crossed and praying. The Apollo capsule is almost ready to test flights.

The soviets suffer another disaster when a major explosion destroyed all rocket fuel reserves for the season. May launch only one mission this season. In the cosmonauts news, Yegorov has announced retirement for health reasons.
The news of the NASA Gemini and Titan disasters had reached the Politburo. May be now they had a very real opportunity to reach before the moon. To this objective, all the money is spent in the new N1 Rocket so during 1967 no more flights with be possible.

-April 1967: Launching of the Gemini XI, another unmanned docking mission. Docking attempts have failed. Craft is wildly spinning and docking was impossible.

-May 1967: The soviets launch the Voskhod X, a manned C Duration Flight with EVA. The mission, with the cosmonauts Shatalov and Volynov was a spectacular success. Is the first duration C flight with happy ending.

-June 1967: Launching of the Surveyor VI . Probe lands on the edge of a crater, tumbles two hundred meters and is destroyed.

[lyonsajh]

Keep the updates coming - loving it

[kokubokan25]

Fall 1967

Anti-space activist have been successful in their drive to cut back the space program budget. Congressional leaders have voted to decrease the funding by 20 mb. Two more desertions, Cernan and Bassett announced retirement.

This season was planned to see the first three person flight in Apollo but the rutine of disasters cut back the budget and the flight is scrubbed. Gemini manned program is over but continue in automatic docking missions.

In URSS severe storms have damaged the Primary launch facility in Baikonur, it will cost 15 mb to repair the launch facility. In this moment i’m very upset...and i hope the future SPM will be different. It’s simply absurd a ratio so hard in bad news, it’s a very miracle to see a good news in any season. Shatalov and Khrunov has announced retirement relocation to Siberia...great!
The soviets are also without money so no flights this season and simply increase the safety factor in Soyuz.

-November 1967: The only flight in this season is the Gemini XII, another unmanned docking mission. And another fail. Payload is momentarily on, but a computer glitch causes a permanent shutdown.

[tiger111]

I agree to the point in the above post.
As I recall in the original the rate of failures were so great that it took the fun out of the game.You too are rediscovering this.

Please please plead to the programmers of the new title -- give us a chance.....Better still an option which massively reduces the risk of mission failure.

Thankyou

[kokubokan25]

Spring 1968

Any possibility of manned lunar landing is far...very far, in both sides. No money no honey. The desertions between astronauts are increasing; Stafford, Borman, Gordon, Anders, Schweickart....
With such amount of abandons is necessary recruit the Group IV in spite the few budget. Other money was spent researching the Apollo to first flight.

In the URSS no bad news this season so the only fail was in the Luna probe and no Luna Probes to future missions. Belyayev announced retirement as ordered by the Kremlin. Excessive use of vodka I guess.
The soviets, with slightly more budget as USA had good omens to a future lunar mission because they had almost done the development of the N1 Rocket.
Both sides make a attempt to reach orbit with a three person capsule this season.

-May 1968: Launching of the Soyuz I, with the cosmonauts Gorbatko, Rukavishnikov and Kubasov, the first manned three person capsule in orbit in Human History. Besides, the missions was a simple duration A to testing ship. The first part of the mission was done without notice but, once again, ignoring the 83% safety of the Soyuz, the program decides killing the crew during descent with a total parachute failure. This mark the end of the URSS space program.

-May 1968: The USA launch the Apollo II with Cunningham, Aldrin and Gordon aboard. Hopefully, the rocket denies to flight. Negative ignition, rocket shuts down safely and the craft is evacuated safely. Another great season in BARIS.

[tiger111]

The new game has to make things easier (more enjoyable) as regards flight failures. This great AAR will put people off buying the game on release unless the developers give us some indication that their incarnation won`t be all doom and gloom.

[Blind Sniper]

The new game has to make things easier (more enjoyable) as regards flight failures.

Uhm...not easy to balance a game like this, I guess that if after few attempts you can reach the moon the game would became quickly boring for the most part of the players.

This great AAR will put people off buying the game on release unless the developers give us some indication that their incarnation won`t be all doom and gloom.

For me is exactly the opposite, more challenge more fun.
Then you have read only this AAR and he has taken several risks trying to win the race, I would not say this game is too difficult only for Fremen's report, surely is not easy and you need some luck but hey..this is the life [:D]


Edit: maybe just reduce a bit the penalty after a critical failure...

[Nacho84]

ORIGINAL: Augustas

The new game has to make things easier (more enjoyable) as regards flight failures. This great AAR will put people off buying the game on release unless the developers give us some indication that their incarnation won`t be all doom and gloom.

Yes, don't worry about this. I'm building the game in such a way that it's very easy for me as a designer to tune the game parameters, so I'm confident that during the beta testing process we'll quickly hit the "sweet spot" regarding the difficulty level.

Cheers,

[kokubokan25]

Anyway, the first disasters in both agencies cause the tipical snowball effect, cutting the budget and I,m forced to take more risks which in turn causes more disasters....

[kokubokan25]

Fall 1968

The moral is down and down and this causes a lower productivity in R/D for one year. And in desertion news...Graveline and Cunningham go away.
With the soviets almost out of the race, the USA focus the program in Apollo and Surveyor again, to raise the prestige and get money to research the Saturn. If the programmed launches had success, may be will possible start with the rocket.

The soviets must scrub the manned flights. Soyuz safety factor down to 43%. Cosmonauts are now a small group between desertions and deaths so is necessary recruit the Group IV.

-October 1968: Launching of the Surveyor VII, another lunar probe landing craft only to get prestige, if possible. And finally, a success!!! Get nine points.

-December 1968: The Apollo III with Armstrong, Scott and Collins is in the Pad to second attempt to orbit and, to general frustration and surprise, another last second countdown abort because a major problem in the boosters!!! That’s amazing. This ship simply denies to flight.

[kokubokan25]

Spring 1969

The president of the USA has insisted that the next space launch will be a manned mission. He has authorized an increase of 10 MB to support this effort. James Webb’s answer is simple: “We try it mister president, we try it”.
The moral in the crews is down and down...Anders retire and Engle, Gibson and Schmitt are a physical washout and unable to finish the basic training.
The situation is now critical. No astronauts to fulfilled two crews! Spent the money in Saturn so no near future flights.

In the URSS Shonin and Gurragchaa are the new desertions. The Soyuz is now at 77% safety....too risky. Moreover, the soviets only had three crews to control the Soyuz missions. Decide scrub second Soyuz flight and focus in N1. May be can schedule a lunar flyby manned after the first Soyuz safe mission.

No flights this season.

[kokubokan25]

Fall 1969

In the NASA the moral crews are at dead point. Lovell, Chafee, Williams and McCandless announced retirement! No pilots available to any flight!!! I will carry on with only the Group IV green astronauts, it’s a complete disaster.
At once transfer the green astronauts to Apollo program and planned a new mission next season.

In the URSS a lot of new desertions and forced transfers to Siberia gulag. However, the Politburo decide send three top fighter Pilots to the Space Program.

Again, no flights this season.

[wolf14455]

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[kokubokan25]

ORIGINAL: Swedewolf

Congratz to 1000 views(hits) )

Thanks.