Space Launch Results: November 2020
Nov 1, 2020 18:27:37 GMT -5
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Post by Paffnia on Nov 1, 2020 18:27:37 GMT -5
This month, two nations have rockets ready for launch at the Islands Space Center: Free Las Pinas and Wischland. After some clouds earlier in the day, Mission Control has now cleared the pads for launch. Today, longtime Island Mutanatia had the honor of hitting the big red button to start the countdown:
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Liftoff!
First off the launchpad was the lunar colony from Free Las Pinas. This is the fourth month FLP had tried to launch, with three prior failures. This time, the scientists had quintuple-checked every part for space-worthiness. The rocket blasted off straight and true, and, with the citizenry holding their breath, the astronauts successfully established a colony at the north pole on the far side of the moon. The colony has particularly jumpstarted FLP's space weapons industry, boosting the mission's economic payout.
Next off the pad was Free Las Pinas' long-delayed lunar probe. Would this time be successful? The probe arced into the sky, rocketed towards the moon, and this time, did set down without incident within the bounds of FLP's new lunar colony.
Finally, Wischland's lunar probe was last off the launchpad this month. To the slight chagrin of the scientists from Free Las Pinas, Wischland's probe reached the moon successfully on their first attempt. The probe landed in the northern half of the eastern hemisphere of the far side of the moon.
The updated moon map can be found here. Payouts and details to come in a moment.
