Testing the 'Intrepid' Part 1, Episode 155 of Journey Into Space
0This video was a little shorter than I realized, but I left it at a good cutting-off point.
We, and Valentina Kerman, and Clauberry and Joewin Kerman, are about to embark on an epic voyage of discovery. Darwin's Beagle ain't got nuthin on us. But first: testing. And more testing. And other boring science shit.
We must make sure that the landing leg apparatus can withstand the stresses of landing the giant craft. We must make sure the astronauts can actually egress safely from their vehicle. Then we must get the interplanetary spaceship into orbit, using huge rocket boosters.
Then (next time,) we are going to test all the functions that the spaceship 'Intrepid' will have to perform, but we will be testing them on the Mun instead of in interplanetary space. We will fly to the Mun, uncouple the lander from the orbital module, land, extract resources, and fly up and dock with the orbital module again.
After refueling we will then be ready to travel to Ike, moon of Duna.