Part 18: Spring 1961: Pre-Vote

Another year, another Research booster for someone. Game's been handing these things out like candy.



Base is starting to look pretty busy, isn't it? Looks like you've also upgraded your vehicle assembly building there. One last thing to mention...



The next set of astronauts are in! It'll cost 15 Mb to recruit 9 of the following:

Young: Cap 2, End 1
McDivitt: Cap 1, End 2
E.White: Cap 1, End 2
Conrad: Cap 2, End 3
Stafford: Cap 1, End 1
Borman: Cap 2, End 1
Lovell: Cap 2, End 4
Armstrong: Cap 4, End 1
See: Cap 2, End 3
Knight: Cap 2, End 1
Crews: Cap 4, End 2
Givens: Cap 2, End 2
A.White: Cap 1, End 3
R.White: Cap 1, End 3
Crossfield: Cap 1, End 3
Lousma: Cap 1, End 3
Rushworth: Cap 1, End 3
Petersen: Cap 1, End 3

And now for the status report. You have 111 MB to work with:

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: 68%
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: 57%
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: 91%
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, 65 Mood, Mercury Program
Schirra: Cap 3, LM 2, EVA 0, Dock 0, End 1, 69 Mood, Mercury Program
Cooper: Cap 3, LM 3, EVO 0, Dock 0, End 4, 68 Mood, Mercury Program (This guy is awesome.)
Slayton: Cap 4, LM 1, EVA 1, Dock 0, End 1, 77 Mood, Mercury Program
Kincheloe: Cap 4, LM 1, EVA 0, Dock 1, End 2, 68 Mood, Mercury Program
Walker: Cap 3, LM 0, EVA 3, Dock 0, End 2, 60 Mood, Nowhere
Wood: Cap 1, LM 1, EVA 0, Dock 0, End 2, 77 Mood, Mercury Program

Equipment in Stock
1 Titan Rocket
1 Mercury Capsule
1 Gemini Capsule

Missions to occur this season
Pad A: Orbital EVA
Pad B: Orbital EVA Duration (B)

Voting for what to do will end at 2:00PM EST on Saturday, Feb 26th.