Part 16: Fall 1960: Pre-Vote
I... uh... don't actually recall ever seeing this news report before.
Wow, it even updates how the Cape looks. That's pretty neat, really.
Unfortunately, it appears that this particular thing isn't bugged. Apparently you shot those Explorer satellites directly into God's eye or something and he's really not happy about it. So... uh... you have 54 MB to work with. I'm really sorry about how this turned out. So... uh, here's the status:
Purchased Projects and relevant information
Explorer Satellite
Unit Cost: 1
R&D Cost Per Team: 1
Unit Weight: 300
Current Safety: 97%
Max R&D: 95%
Max Safety: 98%
Atlas
Unit Cost: 3
R&D Cost Per Team: 2
Max Payload: 600
Current Safety: 85%
Max R&D: 84%
Max Safety: 98%
Titan
Unit Cost: 12
R&D Cost Per Team: 4
Max Payload: 1500
Current Safety: 48%
Max R&D: 90%
Max Safety: 98%
Mercury Capsule
Unit Cost: 2
R&D Cost Per Team: 1
Unit Weight: 500
Current Safety: 80%
Max R&D: 80%
Max Safety: 90%
Other Notes: One man capsule. No Lunar Landings or Docking ability.
Gemini Capsule
Unit Cost: 6
R&D Cost Per Team: 2
Unit Weight: 1200
Current Safety: 34%
Max R&D: 84%
Max Safety: 94%
Other Notes: Two man capsule. Can make it to the moon with a kicker and also dock. Can use a 1 man LM.
EVA Suits
Unit Cost: 0
R&D Cost Per Team: 1
Unit Weight: 0
Current Safety: 83%
Max R&D: 91%
Max Safety: 94%
Other Notes: It's a spacesuit. Needed for EVA stuff.
Equipment List
Missions you could attempt
Orbital Satellite: 3 steps, 2 checks v Rocket, 1 check v Satellite. Requires 1 rocket, 1 Satellite. 0 Penalty
Unmanned Suborbital: 3 steps, requires 1 Rocket, 1 Capsule. 0 Penalty.
Unmanned Orbital: 3 steps, requires 1 Rocket, 1 Capsule. 0 Penalty
Manned Suborbital: 3 steps, requires 1 Rocket, 1 Capsule, Primary/Backup teams. -1 Penalty.
Manned Orbital: 6 steps, required 1 Rocket, 1 Capsule, Primary/Backup teams. -4 Penalty.
Manned Orbital EVA: 7 steps, requires 1 rocket, 1 capsule, EVA suit, Primary/Backup Teams. -4 Penalty.
Manned Orbital Duration: 7 Steps, requires 1 Rocket, 1 Capsule, 1 Man, -14 Penalty
Manned Orbital Duration EVA: 8 steps, requires 1 Rocket, 1 Capsule, 1 EVA, 1 Man, -14 Penalty
Astronaut Stats and Location
Grissom: Cap 3, LM 0, EVA 0, Dock 3, End 2, 71 Mood, Nowhere
Schirra: Cap 3, LM 2, EVA 0, Dock 0, End 1, 75 Mood, Nowhere
Cooper: Cap 3, LM 3, EVO 0, Dock 0, End 4, 70 Mood, Mercury Program (This guy is awesome.)
Slayton: Cap 4, LM 1, EVA 1, Dock 0, End 1, 80 Mood, Mercury Program
Kincheloe: Cap 4, LM 1, EVA 0, Dock 1, End 2, 70 Mood, Mercury Program
Walker: Cap 3, LM 0, EVA 3, Dock 0, End 2, 66 Mood, Nowhere
Wood: Cap 1, LM 1, EVA 0, Dock 0, End 2, 80 Mood, Mercury Program
Missions to occur this season
None: Cancelled due to weather.
Voting for what to do will end at 2:00PM EST on Friday, Feb 25th. I hope I got everything that needed to be updated updated this time.
