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Kerbal Space Program (2015)

Duration: 7:40

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Watch the intro to the series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoCGvpqDV1s

On the first unmanned mission to Dres, the ARD-1I, an interplanetary version of the previously tested Asteroid Redirect Device, uses an extended xenon reserve and an efficient upper stage to boost itself to Dres after some maneuver node issues. A long ion engine burn puts it into orbit.

After a close few orbits to view Dres from up close, the ARD-1I returns to a high orbit to rendezvous with a massive 1900 TON Class E asteroid. From here, Dres is visible but small. The probe docks with the asteroid and awaits the future arrival of a mining ship at the net transfer window.

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Next time, Pol-2 Rover lands on Pol and surveys the ground for a good landing site for the colony.

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