New Era!

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Our first Astronaut is Dwayne Brumit for $38 (nowadays no one work for the glory [:D])

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In this turn we can recruit the forth Controller.
I always try to hire/build until the last turn to save money, scientists require a turn to be ready and astronauts two.

Now we can see the GSA after about three years.

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X-15: 75%
Saturn I Booster: 39%
Pegasus Satellite: 77%

Turn income: -$409

Ready for the Flight Test.

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Pretty fast flight!

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Good job!

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Finally our budget has been increased!
In this way we should be able to hire more controller and improve a couple of buildings for the next big project: Mercury.

At the moment is not available until Experimental Flight II has been completed, therefore we need to launch other missions (and they are good for Prestige points as well).

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In the meantime we are going to research the first Lunar Probe.

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Saturn I Booster: 52%
Pegasus Satellite: 77%

Juno II Booster: 13%
Pioneer IV: 14%

In the meantime we achieved another success!

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Saturn I Booster: 58%
Pegasus Satellite: 77%

Juno II Booster: 26%
Pioneer IV: 27%

Unfortunately we have suffered our first failure!
Something gone wrong during the ascent phase in the Experimental Flight II mission.

But Prestige points losses I have to divert some scientists to recover the hardware downgrade.

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This time all gone well but we accumulated some delay.

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Project Mercury unlocked! [:)]

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Saturn I Booster: 67%
Pegasus Satellite: 79%

Juno II Booster: 68%
Pioneer IV: 71%

Unfortunately very few research improvements in the last turns...

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Pegasus Mission ready to start....

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Second part of the mission

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Another success!!!

[vonRocko]

Nice aar thanks blind sniper. But please tell me there is more to this game than just picking the mission and research. Looks pretty boring and repetitive.I'll watch for changes in the next few months, but right now, I'm underwhelmed.[:(]

[Blind Sniper]

Nice aar thanks blind sniper.

Thanks to you!

But please tell me there is more to this game than just picking the mission and research.

Yes and no, I mean your goal is to reach the Moon but speaking about the game interaction then...yes it is just picking the mission and research.
But, a big but, it is also no because you have to know what and when research.
Now there is only the sandbox mode, no events and other minor features therefore you can see it like a sparring partner.

Looks pretty boring and repetitive.

I'm a wargamer and I played several games from War in the Pacific to Combat Mission and of course you don't have the same feeling.
I know that my interaction is limited but I like to reach this damned satellite trying different paths.
De gustibus non disputandum est [:)]

I'll watch for changes in the next few months, but right now, I'm underwhelmed.

I'm pretty sure that it will improve and it will be more fun but it is a management game after all.

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Next mission:

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And another two badges in our collection

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Now I have to stop the game here because I'm not able to hire more personnel, and I need more Flight Controllers and Scientists too.
The patch should be ready soon.