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Calizorinstan is launching it's space program! (OPEN MT)

Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 18:13
CNASA is proud to announce that we are accepting 4 foreign astronauts for our first mission "Sirius 13", we think that 13 is just a crazy superstition and nothing more. We have obtained a Saturn V lunar launch vehicle, that we will launch from Cape Velcioraptor, a site 12 miles from San Diego. We hope that in a NS year that the astronauts will go up into space, we welcome assistance from foreign nations.

OOC: This is basically a space exploration RP, with maybe something like Apollo 13 type problems happening, this is open to foreign astronauts.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 18:20
Astronaut R.J. Krueger has indicated his desire to be an astronaut on this mission.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 18:21
TO: R.J Krueger

We are happy to have you aboard!, our astronaut will be Colonel.John Arnold, which you might have heard of.

Theodore Griffin
Administrator
Calizorinstan Nautical Air and Space Exploration
Vanek Drury Brieres
20-08-2007, 18:35
Remember? Wherever John goes, Ryan goes? :D

Yah. So. Anyway. Cool.
Theoroshia
20-08-2007, 18:37
We would be glad to offer an astronaut, but frankly, we don't know if your aquired space vehicle will work. We don't want to place our astronauts in unecassary danger, so we must decline your request.

Good luck, comrades.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 18:39
OOC:VDB, yah, cool!

IC:

Ryan has been accepted into the space program, now all 3 slots are filled!


Theodore Griffen
Head of CNASA

OOC: Now you can RP arriving at Cape Velicioraptor for the preparations before launch, John is there, he has had some extra training.. They will be picked up from San Diego International by a CNASA Suburban and taken to Cape Velcioraptor.
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 18:43
OOC- The Coalition will be waving at you from slipstream, and the ressurected Ingram will possibly do supersonic flybys :D (he was ressurected by my FT nation, due to need of skilled pilots)
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 18:46
IC:

At Cape Velcioraptor:
1400, August 21st, 2009, 3 NS months prior to launch..

John said to the other astronauts, "Let's go in the simulator again and review the docking to the LEM module procedures so that we can be precise.." He clambered back in the simulator and awaited the others.
Greston
20-08-2007, 18:50
OOC: only 3 of the four slots are full so we will take a slot too.

To: Calizorinstan Space Program Director
From: NGST Program Director, William Hayes
Subject: Foriegn Astronaught Application

Hello and congragulations on your space program initation. Our program the NGST is fairly new ourselves and would be glad to send an astrounaught. We will send Henry Mcgiggen. He was born on a 13th so it won't bother him to much.
Imperial isa
20-08-2007, 18:52
just keep off that moon as your too late
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 18:53
OOC: only 3 of the four slots are full so we will take a slot too.

To: Calizorinstan Space Program Director
From: NGST Program Director, William Hayes
Subject: Foriegn Astronaught Application

Hello and congragulations on your space program initation. Our program the NGST is fairly new ourselves and would be glad to send an astrounaught. We will send Henry Mcgiggen. He was born on a 13th so it won't bother him to much.

From: Calizorinstan Nautical Air and Space Exploration Head, Ted Griffin.
To:From: NGST Program Director, William Hayes

RE: Foreign Astronaut Application

We accept Henry Mcgiggen, Col. John Arnold will be the mission commander, having experience in the matter, R.J Kruguer will be the pilot, and Ryan will be the one that does the experiments, and Henry will be the one that goes on the moon along with Col.Arnold.


Sirius 13 Crew:
Arnold
Ryan
Mcgiggen
Kruger
Vontanas
20-08-2007, 18:56
OOC: Luna is a big place, isa, a fourth of the RL Earth. So, NS Luna is a fourth of NS Earth, which is constantly expanding. So, NS Luna is constantly expanding. To the point, Luna always has room for more.
Imperial isa
20-08-2007, 18:59
OOC: Luna is a big place, isa, a fourth of the RL Earth. So, NS Luna is a fourth of NS Earth, which is constantly expanding. So, NS Luna is constantly expanding. To the point, Luna always has room for more.

OOC constantly expanding where you put that dumb idea is the real moon doing that and i think all the 03 ,04 and 05 have clams before some 07 nation and why are you posting something OOC to a IC post
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 18:59
IC:
John saw Ryan in the room having help putting his spacesuit on and he said to Ryan solemnly "The big day is just a week away Ryan, we could live or die in the weeks following. But we will at least be brave and go and explore space." He put his own suit on with help and said sighing "My wife will be worried about me those 3 weeks we are up in space.."
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:00
OOC: Guys, please stop threadjacking my thread, we are proceeding with the IC part now..
Imperial isa
20-08-2007, 19:01
OOC: Guys, please stop threadjacking my thread, we are proceeding with the IC part now..
OOC
my first post was a IC just Vontanas got in the head it was not
Greston
20-08-2007, 19:03
From: Calizorinstan Nautical Air and Space Exploration Head, Ted Griffin.
To:From: NGST Program Director, William Hayes

RE: Foreign Astronaut Application

We accept Henry Mcgiggen, Col. John Arnold will be the mission commander, having experience in the matter, R.J Kruguer will be the pilot, and Ryan will be the one that does the experiments, and Henry will be the one that goes on the moon along with Col.Arnold.


Sirius 13 Crew:
Arnold
Ryan
Mcgiggen
Kruger

To: Calizorinstan Nautical Air and Space Exploration Head, Ted Griffin.
From: NGST Program Director, William Hayes
Subject: RE: RE: Foriegn Astronaut Application

Agreed, he will arrive soon at Cape Velcioraptor. He has been through some training already, as he went on the third ship to attemp to go to the moon. (The first two crashed to the Earth and didn't make it out of the atmosphere.)
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:05
OOC: Sorry Imperial for that.

IC:
John waited for the astronauts on the tarmac of Cape Velcioraptor, the big day was coming up quick, he was in the simulator, practicing his re-entry checklist, he had made it succesfully through the atmosphere in the simulator. He had practiced all of the possible emergencies in the simulator, he knew how to work it.
Imperial isa
20-08-2007, 19:09
OOC: Sorry Imperial for that.

OOC that all right i made it short ,then make up stuff of what may be up there
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:11
John looked up at the Saturn in the launch pad, thinking of the Apollo men, that were brave, and how he was going to go the final frontier himself.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 19:13
A plane touched down at Cape Velociraptor, and RJ Kreuger stepped out.

He walked over to Arnold. "Clever name for a spaceport, though I'm not sure I agree with it. But whatever." Kreuger shrugged and awaited the others.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:13
A plane touched down at Cape Velociraptor, and RJ Kreuger stepped out.

He walked over to Arnold. "Clever name for a spaceport, though I'm not sure I agree with it. But whatever." Kreuger shrugged and awaited the others.

John shook R.J Kreuger's hand and said "Yeah, we named it for the dinosaur, we needed a good name that didn't sound like a rip off of Cape Canaveral!" He laughed and said "I was looking up at the rocket that will get us into space, and I was thinking, we are exploring basically the final frontier."
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 19:18
UCS Hunter, in orbit around mars

"HASLEY!!!" yelled Johnson, startling the sleeping pilot "huh? what?" he said waking up "you are on duty Major Hasley! give me fifty pushups!"

50 pushups later...

"Hasley, i want you to go investigate an earth based launch" said Johnson "get your flight gear on now!"
his V/A-12 launched from the catapult another lousy mission he thought i liked being dead much more than this
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:19
OOC: Nothing wrong with the post Greston...

IC:
John said to Henry "Hello Henry, our fellow astronaut R.J Kreuger is here, all we need is Ryan..."
Greston
20-08-2007, 19:19
IC:

Henry stared out the window of the small helicopter that he had been sitting in for the last 9 hours to get here. The helicopter slowly pulled to a stop and landed in the middle of the landing lanes they where was mostly empty except for a familiar man that he thought he saw on the news once, standing in the middle of the tarmac. Finally he was at Cape Velcioraptor. He stepped out of the plane with his small black back pack, he walked a few steps away from the helicopter and the pilot wished him good luck. he nodded in reply and walked over to John Arnold.
Greston
20-08-2007, 19:26
OOC: Nothing wrong with the post Greston...

IC:
John said to Henry "Hello Henry, our fellow astronaut R.J Kreuger is here, all we need is Ryan..."

"Very nice to meet you Mr. Arnold as well as you Mr. Kreuger, I am glad I can finally go on another space mission. As the NGST Program Director probably told you I was on the first succesful Grestonian launch."
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:29
John nodded and said to Henry and R.J "Right, well, the Program Director today wants us to work the simulator for the command capsule and LEM, so that we know our stuff, I've worked my parts, mainly flying it into space, and the re-entry." They walked into the CNASA building, and he led them to the simulator.
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 19:51
Ingram's V/A-12 floated through space, as he was asleep the Intercom buzzed "this is Hasley" said Ingram "Hasley, you need to stop sleeping, it's all you've been doing lately" said Admiral Gardener "yeah, i know, its just i miss my freinds and all"
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:53
As John and the other astronauts worked in the simulator, after a particularly difficult mission in the sim that they had barely escaped burn up, he commented "If Mary could see me now, she would be proud of me, after all I am putting in sweat."
British Londinium
20-08-2007, 19:56
OOC: No, Cazelia. Explain to me how you would have retrieved the body.

Official Londinian Communiqué

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z259/pertinax201/blflagsmall.png

To the Calizorinstani Space Programme:

We will be sure to wave at your spacecraft as it passes by our massive orbital space station, Taikong I (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Spacecolony1.jpg/800px-Spacecolony1.jpg), home to twenty thousand Londinians. You are more than welcome to use the facility as a refueling/resupply station.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 19:57
Krueger was concerned. "I have a bad feeling about this mission. Maybe it's just me."
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 19:58
John said to Kreuger "Why do you say that, is the fact that the number 13 freaking you out?"
Greston
20-08-2007, 20:03
"Yeah me two but it's not the number freaking me out, it's that in these simulations we are barely makeing it out alive. But if we die in the sims it won't matter, but what if this is to happen during the launch? Then we're dead."
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 20:11
OOC: No, Cazelia. Explain to me how you would have retrieved the body.


OOC- BL, I'm using the Coalition. not Cazelia. there has to be some sort of Ingram's DNA somewhere, even if i did'nt get the body. and in FT, i could clone him and bring back his memory. i decided to go FT since my MT nation is dust.

and thanks for the tip. spellcheck is awsome
Vanek Drury Brieres
20-08-2007, 20:12
IC:
John saw Ryan in the room having help putting his spacesuit on and he said to Ryan solemnly "The big day is just a week away Ryan, we could live or die in the weeks following. But we will at least be brave and go and explore space." He put his own suit on with help and said sighing "My wife will be worried about me those 3 weeks we are up in space.."

OOC: I guess Ryan's there then. And he wouldn't mind playing the mad mad mad mad MUHAHAHA scientist.... oops :eek: did i go off topic there? ;)

IC:

"13's my favorite number," said Ryan. "Just because of the fact of tridecaphobia. Being afraid of the number 13?"

"Personally, there's worser ways to go then dieing like those guys in Challenger. I just want some more life to do stuff. And at least I'm here with John." *pats him on the back* "How's your wife?"
British Londinium
20-08-2007, 20:14
OOC: Alright. See what a little explanation can do? And, Cali, are you going to respond to my message?
Greston
20-08-2007, 20:20
"I was born on a 13 so It doesn't bother me, dieing on this space mission does though, I don't know anyone of you so I would die alone, and My body would never be found, so lets hope we don't chrash and stop talking about this crap."
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:23
Krueger sighed. "I don't know, something unsettling. I don't know what, though."
Vanek Drury Brieres
20-08-2007, 20:25
Ryan nodded thoughtfully. "Have you ever had this before?"
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:28
John said sighing "Mary's fine Ryan. I know what the problem is guys, Kreuger, you fly us a bit two shallow in the re-entry pattern, we need it a bit up, Henry, I think if we forget about the 13 we will be fine..", and for the next hour they worked, and they went from barely making it, to doing great by his standards and said "Gentlemen, let us get some rest, tomorrow is the big day!", he lead them to their rooms and he said "Do not worry, if we do all of our jobs like we're supposed to, it'll go great." He went into his room, and fell asleep.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:30
Krueger burped and held his chest.

"Perhaps that's it..." he mused, running off to get an antacid.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:30
John woke up the next morning, and went downstairs to breakfast and announced to the astronauts "Today is the big one gentleman, in an hour, we will change into spacesuits and walk up to the gentry, and board the command module."
Vanek Drury Brieres
20-08-2007, 20:32
"OK then, let's do this!" said Ryan. "Can I bring my iPod Nano?"
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:33
Krueger awoke, his hair in disorder. He yawned. "I feel better today." he said, going to comb his hair.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:34
John said "Kreuger is not yet downstairs, but we can get a headstart I suppose. Yes, Ryan you may bring your iPod, I am bringing my iPod Video. Remember the Apollo missions, they had tape players." He went to the room and people helped him put on his Spacesuit.
Vanek Drury Brieres
20-08-2007, 20:35
OOC: I'm going to my friends house, maybe I can post later tonight, if not, tomorrow morning. Just pretend I'm all hyped up and I'm just walking a long and stuff like that.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:36
OOC: Okay..

IC: John was already in his spacesuit, so was Ryan, all they needed was Henry and Kreuger to start going up to the gantry.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:38
John said to Kreuger "Get your spacesuit on, with the help of these people" he gestured to the CNASA suit preparing the suit for Kreguer, "And all we need is for Henry to come down, and we can go up to the gantry."
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:38
Krueger walked downstairs, holding an iPod in his hand.

"What's up?"
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:39
Krueger got in his spacesuit and walked onto the gantry.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:41
John saw Henry come down and told him to change, and 15 minutes later, they were all suited up, and up on the gantry. John climbed into the mission commanders seat of the command module, and the others followed him. Then the CNASA workers put their boots down and strapped them in hard and then the pulled back and closed the door. The countdown began and John knew this was real, not the sim, but real..
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:45
Krueger looked through the window, taking in the view.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 20:46
"9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,2, 1, LIFTOFF!", John felt the rockets roaring as they were thrust upward, he saw Cape Velcioraptor looking smaller and smaller, and when they were high enough, the rockets dis-connected.
Greston
20-08-2007, 20:49
"My god it's beautiful." He let out anothe smile athen started to grip his back pack waiting for the count down.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:50
"Oh, jeez." Krueger said, as he felt the G-forces from liftoff.

A little later, he watched the rockets fall away.

"Confirmed separation."
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 20:51
Ingram watched the rocket fly through the air, and started the engine "engines accelerating" said the computer, launching the V/A-12 forwards, accelerating mach 3.5, he caught up with the rocket...
Greston
20-08-2007, 20:56
Every time he did something like this he had a feeling, a feeling like when he was a kid and watched the foriegn liftoffs and promissed himself he would do that some day, now he did, and he did it twice, he might even do it a third time if he wanted.

They got higher and higher up until not only could you see all of Cape Velcioraptor but you could see all of Calizorinstan then all of Calizorinstans Continent. Then he started to fell very light as if he just lost 20 pounds then he knew they were leaving the atmosphere.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 20:58
The rocket sailed into the upper atmosphere, nearing the Londinian spacestation.

"We ought to stop and pick up supplies." Krueger said, steering the rocket towards the docking port. He pulled on a lever, which was determined to stay where it was.

"Dammit, throttle's stuck!" he said, desperately trying to break off his approach. The main module missed the station, but the last ascent stage caught on the side of the station and broke apart.

"That... was close."
Greston
20-08-2007, 21:01
"What the hell was that!"
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 21:06
"An extremely close call. I hope they're all right."
Greston
20-08-2007, 21:09
"Wait people live there, wow now I've seen everything."
British Londinium
20-08-2007, 21:17
Taikong I Space Station

It was another lovely day in the Taikong I space station, the pinnacle of Londinian spationautic engineering. The station consisted of two counter-rotating cylinders each three kilometres in radius, and fifteen kilometres in long. Each cylinder had six equal-area stripes that run the length of the cylinder; three were windows, three were the areas in which the occupants of the station lived and worked.

It was so well built, one could hardly tell that they weren't on Terra. Grass grew from the artifical layer of soil, ersatz rivers flowed through the landscape, and even buildings - shopping malls, office buildings, research laboratories - dotted the landscape.

"Attention! If you can hear the Spatial Hazard Alarm, please proceed to the nearest emergency shelter and don your Mark III space suits immediately!" cried various alarms throughout Cylinder Alpha, shattering the idyllic atmosphere of the station. "Prepare for immediate decompression!"

And it was then that the launch module of the Calizorinstani ship slammed into Cylinder Alpha, ripping through the layers of nanophase aluminum that comprised the window sections. Air gushed out of the station, hurling trees, objects, even people into the cold vacuum of space. Inside the cylinder, sudden loss of pressure caused the blood of thousands to literally boil in their veins.

Such a massive object flying into the space station had never been imagined, and only one experimental technology was available to restore the cabin - plasma shields.

A solid layer of high-charged plasma appeared over the gaping hole in Cylinder Alpha, and, whilst it did stop the loss of oxygen, it vapourized the hundreds flying towards it anyways.

OOC: Expect an official government response later.
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 21:21
Taikong I Space Station

It was another lovely day in the Taikong I space station, the pinnacle of Londinian spationautic engineering. The station consisted of two counter-rotating cylinders each three kilometres in radius, and fifteen kilometres in long. Each cylinder had six equal-area stripes that run the length of the cylinder; three were windows, three were the areas in which the occupants of the station lived and worked.

It was so well built, one could hardly tell that they weren't on Terra. Grass grew from the artifical layer of soil, ersatz rivers flowed through the landscape, and even buildings - shopping malls, office buildings, research laboratories - dotted the landscape.

"Attention! If you can hear the Spatial Hazard Alarm, please proceed to the nearest emergency shelter and don your Mark III space suits immediately!" cried various alarms throughout Cylinder Alpha, shattering the idyllic atmosphere of the station. "Prepare for immediate decompression!"

And it was then that the launch module of the Calizorinstani ship slammed into Cylinder Alpha, ripping through the layers of nanophase aluminum that comprised the window sections. Air gushed out of the station, hurling trees, objects, even people into the cold vacuum of space. Inside the cylinder, sudden loss of pressure caused the blood of thousands to literally boil in their veins.

Such a massive object flying into the space station had never been imagined, and only one experimental technology was available to restore the cabin - plasma shields.

A solid layer of high-charged plasma appeared over the gaping hole in Cylinder Alpha, and, whilst it did stop the loss of oxygen, it vapourized the hundreds flying towards it anyways.

OOC: Expect an official government response later.

Ingram saw the tragedy "this is callsign reaper of the Coalition marines to Londinian space station, is assistance required?" he asked
Greston
20-08-2007, 21:29
Henry sighed and looked out the window his eyes widened and he said in a a bone chilling calm voice, "No I hadn't seen everything, now I have." he was staring at a big gaping hole in the space station, trees, plants, and many different objects were being sucked out of the hole that Sirius 13 had caused. Even bodies were pulled out of the space station and seconds after being suck out their bodies became pale, their blood was boiling inside, as their lifeless bodies floated around space. Then a big green plasma screen formed over the hole. People and objects crashed into the plasma wall and fell to the ground, that was going to cause a problem for British Londinium.

"God bless their souls," Henry whispered then started to raise his voice and said, "dammit R.J. you friggin killed at least 300 people and as well as that you blew a hole in the space station!!"
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 21:34
"Accidents happen. Let's hope this is the only one."
Greston
20-08-2007, 21:42
"Yes, ok let's go chrash into a space station, kill 300 Londinians, cost them billions of dollars to fix it and just look it over. Sounds like a good idea to me."
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 21:44
"Well, what are we supposed to do? We can't help."
British Londinium
20-08-2007, 21:47
Londinian Space Agency (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Migros_Ostermundigen.jpg)
Kingston, British Londinium

"Taikong, this is Capcom, requesting daily status report, over," said a capsule communicator, a youngish man with a crewcut and short-sleeved white Oxford shirt. "I repeat, this is Capcom, requesting daily status report." All he recieved in response was garbled static, followed by silence. "Capcom, Taikong space station, do you copy? Do you copy?" Still, nothing.

Another man, this one older and looking slightly more mature, walked up to the Capcom console, drawn by the capsule communicator's frantic attempts to reach the space station. "What seems to be the problem, Jim?"

"Taikong isn't responding," Jim, the Capcom, replied. "I got static, and then the link went dead."

"Ah," the Mission Operations Director replied. "Somebody, bring me up external cameras - maybe the comm array was hit by something."

The large display at the front of the room switched from a polar projection of the planet to an external display of the ravaged space station.

"Holy fucking shit."

***

Taikong I

"Oxygen and pressure levels stabilizing," a calm voice announced throughout Cylinder A. "Situation nominal. Plasma shield holding. Remain in your space suits, please."

Sergeant Cisco Hoyle, a THEL (tactical high energy laser) gunner, looked down at the devastated station, watched dazed, half-asphxiated men and women stagger around, children cry for parents lost to the cruel gods, husbands search for wives, people sobbing as they saw the floating corpses outside the plasma shield.

"Hoyle, do you copy?" the sergeant could hear through his earpiece.

"Yeah, yeah," he muttered. "What?"

"There's a spacecraft hovering outside near us," the earpiece replied. "Garbled transmission, but it's most likely the fuckwits that blew through the window. Take them the fuck out."

"Roger," replied Hoyle with a sinister smile. He fired his deuterium fluoride laser at the craft, aiming square for the cockpit.
Greston
20-08-2007, 21:48
He sighed then said, "Well I guess you're right can you contact them, at least let them know you care. And find out how many died."
Greston
20-08-2007, 21:55
"Thanks, I felt bad that those people died, what the fuck was that!!!!" the ship rocked when at least a half a mile behind some ship that must have been following us was shot at from the space station, "Fuck that, I wish you took out that entire station and killed every one of those assholes on it! They thought that shuttle was us!" As he finished talking a transmission came in. "My god it's Hasley. Should we go back for him?'
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 21:55
Krueger picked up the mic.

"Londinian station, do you copy? Sorry about that, we had an engine malfunction."
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 22:00
Henry got out of his seat and went towards the back of the plane he got half to the back and heard the sound of chrunching metal then the scream of R.J. "Holy shit theya re shooting at us!" Henry screamed as the vacums of space started to suck him back to the front of the shuttle. It missed the cock pit and hit a space inbetween the cock pit and the back of the shuttle.

OOC: I don't think so. We're still on the move, not hovering near the space station.

EDIT: I need to confirm it, however.
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 22:01
Londinian Space Agency (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Migros_Ostermundigen.jpg)
Kingston, British Londinium

"Taikong, this is Capcom, requesting daily status report, over," said a capsule communicator, a youngish man with a crewcut and short-sleeved white Oxford shirt. "I repeat, this is Capcom, requesting daily status report." All he recieved in response was garbled static, followed by silence. "Capcom, Taikong space station, do you copy? Do you copy?" Still, nothing.

Another man, this one older and looking slightly more mature, walked up to the Capcom console, drawn by the capsule communicator's frantic attempts to reach the space station. "What seems to be the problem, Jim?"

"Taikong isn't responding," Jim, the Capcom, replied. "I got static, and then the link went dead."

"Ah," the Mission Operations Director replied. "Somebody, bring me up external cameras - maybe the comm array was hit by something."

The large display at the front of the room switched from a polar projection of the planet to an external display of the ravaged space station.

"Holy fucking shit."

***

Taikong I

"Oxygen and pressure levels stabilizing," a calm voice announced throughout Cylinder A. "Situation nominal. Plasma shield holding. Remain in your space suits, please."

Sergeant Cisco Hoyle, a THEL (tactical high energy laser) gunner, looked down at the devastated station, watched dazed, half-asphxiated men and women stagger around, children cry for parents lost to the cruel gods, husbands search for wives, people sobbing as they saw the floating corpses outside the plasma shield.

"Hoyle, do you copy?" the sergeant could hear through his earpiece.

"Yeah, yeah," he muttered. "What?"

"There's a spacecraft hovering outside near us," the earpiece replied. "Garbled transmission, but it's most likely the fuckwits that blew through the window. Take them the fuck out."

"Roger," replied Hoyle with a sinister smile. He fired his deuterium fluoride laser at the craft, aiming square for the cockpit.

"shit!" yelled Ingram, pulling his fighter to the side "hold your fire! i did not hit your station! hold your fire!" but his effort was in vain. the laser his the fighter's main hydrolics control, sending his fighter twirling through space, but he managed to eject safely, being launched miles away "this is Hasley to any spacecraft in range, please respond, my fighter was comprimised, requesting pickup"
Greston
20-08-2007, 22:05
OOC:I guess Cazelia is taking the hit for us, so forget my post
British Londinium
20-08-2007, 22:09
OOC: I was aiming at him. :p
Greston
20-08-2007, 22:10
OOC: Ha! Ok, that is so better. And I edited my post from ealier
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 22:14
"Thanks, I felt bad that those people died, what the fuck was that!!!!" the ship rocked when at least a half a mile behind some ship that must have been following us was shot at from the space station, "Fuck that, I wish you took out that entire station and killed every one of those assholes on it! They thought that shuttle was us!" As he finished talking a transmission came in. "My god it's Hasley. Should we go back for him?'

"We haven't an airlock."
Cazelia
20-08-2007, 22:16
"can i speak with John?" asked Ingram
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 22:20
John saw Henry hit the stir tanks button and swore as they heard an explosion from one of the oxygen tanks in the service module and said "You were supposed to hit that button, but something went wrong...", suddenly he saw the Space Station and the damage they had caused..
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 22:28
"can i speak with John?" asked Ingram

OOC: Who are you asking? I don't think anyone's made contact with you.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 22:28
John saw Ingram in a F/A-12 outside the window and shook his head, so many things were going wrong, if they had known about the Londinian space station he thought bitterly. John said to the cabin in general "I feel sorry for releasing that service module into that Londinian space station, I accept full responsibility."
Greston
20-08-2007, 22:30
John saw Henry hit the stir tanks button and swore as they heard an explosion from one of the oxygen tanks in the service module and said "You were supposed to hit that button, but something went wrong...", suddenly he saw the Space Station and the damage they had caused..

OOC: What did I do? I didn't press any stir tanks
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 22:32
OOC: Oh, alright, sorry I had a brain fart there Greston..

IC:
John looked around, they were headed towards the moon, when without warning the computer displayed "Amp short, shutting down computer now, 2nd engine shutoff.", John noticed one light turn off in the cockpit and said to the crew "Do you think we should we go into the LEM now?"
Greston
20-08-2007, 22:41
"Sure lets go."

OOC: It's ok, everyone has one everyonce and a while
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 22:44
John crawled into the LEM, and said to Ryan "You can keep the for in the command module, we aren't going to disconnect it, we are just going to transfer the Command Module computer data to the LEM. Now, we need to find a lunar colony of some nation incase we are forced to land and survive on the moon.." John took out some maps of the moon.
Greston
20-08-2007, 22:54
Henry crawled into the LM with his back pack in his hand and sat next to John who was giving orders.Then he layed back and waited.

OOC: I have to leave sorry I'll post later don't gon on with out me say the Lem had a malfunction and we have to delay it or what ever
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 22:58
John said "Let's prepare the LEM to land where we were designated, this LEM is alot bigger then the Apollo LEM and the service module will stay stationary above the moon. I've got a moon tent kit that we can use, if need be, we can sleep in the LEM.."

OOC: Until Greston gets back, I'll hold it here.
British Londinium
20-08-2007, 23:10
OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=536155
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 23:11
OOC: BL, I responded, also, would you care to assist us with our space program.
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 23:15
Krueger got into the LEM. He was somewhat annoyed by the bad luck this mission was having.
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 23:22
John said to Kreuger "I will be frank and honest with you, I went for a spacewalk outside the command module and found that there had been a oxygen tank explosion which severed the wire that connected the service module and released earlier then I had planned. I knew CNASA should never have named this mission number 13!"
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 23:33
"Oh, well. Triskaidekaphobia is getting the best of us. Perhaps it's time I call in assistance, eh?"
Calizorinstan
20-08-2007, 23:37
John nodded and said "I am preparing to land this thing on the moon now Henry!", he turned the LEM around and navigated it to descend, they were going to land on the moon at last..
Akimonad
20-08-2007, 23:54
"A'ight." Krueger said, keying the mic.

"All fish in the sea, this is Col. Krueger requesting assistance. Authorization code Alpha Kilo India Two Two Three."

Three Delta Gliders, operated by ADF space, detached from the satellites they were furtively attached to, and sailed towards the spacecraft.
Vanek Drury Brieres
20-08-2007, 23:57
OOC: Just someone give me a little update and I'll post ICly.
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:00
OOC: Just someone give me a little update and I'll post ICly.

We're in space, blow up the service module, seriously damage BL's station, and now we're landing on the moon. In a nutshell.
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:11
Wow. Ouch.

IC:

"We could land at the VDB colony," said Ryan thoughtfully. "Somebody hand me the mic after Kreuger's done!"
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:13
"We could land at the VDB colony," said Ryan thoughtfully. "Somebody hand me the mic after Kreuger's done!"

OOC: He be done.
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 00:14
OOC: VDB here:http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=536163
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:17
John saw Ingram in a F/A-12 outside the window and shook his head, so many things were going wrong, if they had known about the Londinian space station he thought bitterly. John said to the cabin in general "I feel sorry for releasing that service module into that Londinian space station, I accept full responsibility."

OOC- Ingram has ejected. he is now orbiting around the moon with only half an our left of air

IC
Ingram tried again "this is Reaper to any spacecraft in range, please respond, i do not have much time"
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:20
One of the Delta Gliders pulled up, and opened its nose hatch, heading towards Hasley.

"Reaper, this is Delta three. If you wish rescue, please enter the airlock at the nose of the glider."
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:20
" UFO Reaper, you are entering VDB space. Please state destination."

OOC: This is your ticket to safety.
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:21
" UFO Reaper, you are entering VDB space. Please state destination."

OOC: This is your ticket to safety.

OOC: I'll handle it.
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:22
"Copy, VDB Colony, Copy, VDB Colony."

"Roger. Please state person and destination."

"This is Ryan Getzlaf aboard the Calizoristani Apollo 13. We have sprung an oxygen leak, waiting for approval to land.

"Approval granted."

"Yah!"
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:24
"Copy, VDB Colony, Copy, VDB Colony."

"Roger. Please state person and destination."

"This is Ryan Getzlaf aboard the Calizoristani Apollo 13. We have sprung an oxygen leak, waiting for approval to land.

"Approval granted."

"Yah!"

OOC: Sirius 13, not Apollo. Also, if we want to return I can have a Delta Glider "catapult" us back for reentry.
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:25
One of the Delta Gliders pulled up, and opened its nose hatch, heading towards Hasley.

"Reaper, this is Delta three. If you wish rescue, please enter the airlock at the nose of the glider."

"thanks" he said, climbing in the airlock "i need to get to the VDB colony ASAP"
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:28
"thanks" he said, climbing in the airlock "i need to get to the VDB colony ASAP"

Two of the crew members helped Hasley into the medical bay, checking for any injuries while the Glider sped off towards the moon.
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:29
OOC: Cool.

IC:

"Colony, we have 3 Akimondian ships entering with us, please do not shoot them down."

"Roger."

Ryan guided the ship onto the platform. Immediately a hallway was made to accomodate the ship. He stepped out. "C'mon, there's oxygen in here!"
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 00:30
John hopped out of the LEM as they made contact with the moon and he grabbed the Calizorinstani flag and the plaques and he planted the flag and plaques on the surface of the moon.
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:30
OOC: Cool.

IC:

"Colony, we have 3 Akimondian ships entering with us, please do not shoot them down."

"Roger."

Ryan guided the ship onto the platform. Immediately a hallway was made to accomodate the ship. He stepped out. "C'mon, there's oxygen in here!"

Ingram was standing at the entrance, his arm in a cast "long time no see" he said
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:32
Krueger stepped out and stretched.

"I was beginning to get claustrophobic in there."
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:34
OOC: That's kinda on VDB land but whatever.

A Vanek'ian walked up to John. "Excuse me sir, but the plaque can go in our Great Hall on display. Do you want me to take it?"

"Hey Ingram," said Ryan. "Long time no see! So, what do you think?" He gestured toward all of the colony. "I was supposed to come up here next year, looks like that won't be neccessary."
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:36
Krueger stepped out and stretched.

"I was beginning to get claustrophobic in there."

"i feel the same. exept i was sitting in an ejection seat orbiting around the moon" he said
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:38
OOC: That's kinda on VDB land but whatever.

A Vanek'ian walked up to John. "Excuse me sir, but the plaque can go in our Great Hall on display. Do you want me to take it?"

"Hey Ingram," said Ryan. "Long time no see! So, what do you think?" He gestured toward all of the colony. "I was supposed to come up here next year, looks like that won't be neccessary."

"yeah, i've been stationed on a Coalition cruiser. this was my first assignment" he handed Ryan a medal "this is for surviving" he said
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:38
"i feel the same. exept i was sitting in an ejection seat orbiting around the moon" he said

"You'd only be claustrophobic if you were a thirty megaton Arcturan MegaDonkey." Krueger said, laughing at his own joke.
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 00:40
OOC: That's kinda on VDB land but whatever.

A Vanek'ian walked up to John. "Excuse me sir, but the plaque can go in our Great Hall on display. Do you want me to take it?"

"Hey Ingram," said Ryan. "Long time no see! So, what do you think?" He gestured toward all of the colony. "I was supposed to come up here next year, looks like that won't be neccessary."

John said to the Vanek'ian "You may sir!, you may, here it is!" He handed him the plaques and said to Ingram "I married Mary by the way.."
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:41
"So, do you guys want to get something to eat?"
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 00:43
John smiled and said "Sure thing Ryan."
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:43
John said to the Vanek'ian "You may sir!, you may, here it is!" He handed him the plaques and said to Ingram "I married Mary by the way.."

"good, i've heard she's been lonely since i was cut down" he said, before stopping, and hugging him "good to see you buddy!" he said exitedly "i'll buy us some drinks"
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:44
"So, do you guys want to get something to eat?"

"Sure."
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 00:45
John said "I wish Mary would be up here with, hey..." He noticed her step out of a cruiser in a spacesuit and he smiled and said "She's here woohooo!"
Akimonad
21-08-2007, 00:47
"I'm going for a cruise." Krueger said.

He walked over to the Delta Glider and backed a vehicle out of the cargo bay. It looked like a fancy golf cart to the untrained eye. It was actually a "Planetary Excursion Vehicle" but it was basically, well, a fancy golf cart.
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 00:49
"Welcome Mary," said Ryan. "I haven't seen you for awhile."

The Vanek'ian walked away with the plaque.

"Ingram, there's no need to buy when you've got one of the most influential and tabloid-gracing people in the VDB." Ryan walked toward the bar, and ordered himself a Coke in return for a signature. "What do you guys want?"
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 00:51
John said "I'll have a vanilla shake and Mary will have a root beer float."
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 00:52
John said "I wish Mary would be up here with, hey..." He noticed her step out of a cruiser in a spacesuit and he smiled and said "She's here woohooo!"

"Ingram..." she said, taking off her helmet, and ran over to him "i thought you were dead" Ingram laughed "dead? i was merely killed, and then revived" he said. Mary then ran over to John, and kissed him "i was so worried" she said
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 01:08
"Ingram..." she said, taking off her helmet, and ran over to him "i thought you were dead" Ingram laughed "dead? i was merely killed, and then revived" he said. Mary then ran over to John, and kissed him "i was so worried" she said

John said "Mary, could we go to our rooms here and be alone?" He looked at his wife and as they walked he said "I need to catch up with you.."
The World Soviet Party
21-08-2007, 01:09
"Ingram..." she said, taking off her helmet, and ran over to him "i thought you were dead" Ingram laughed "dead? i was merely killed, and then revived" he said. Mary then ran over to John, and kissed him "i was so worried" she said

OOC: What. The. Fuck?
Greston
21-08-2007, 01:10
OOC: I thought you said you wait for me Calizorinstan

Henry stood above the Calizorinstan plates and Flag. He took out a flag and some plates saying

Calizorinstan Sirius 13 Landing '07

and in front of it he put up his flag, then he stamped his foot on the moon and when he lifted it up it had a shoe print and the smae thing as the plate, for he carved it into his boots before hand.
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 01:12
OOC: Oh goodness, sorry Greston..

IC: John sat down in a chair and as Mary sat down in a chair he said "I haven't had a kiss in months Mary." He smiled and described to her the adventure and smiled.
The World Soviet Party
21-08-2007, 01:14
OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12983806&postcount=16

Expect an inspector soon.
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 01:14
"There you go madam and sir," said Ryan, sounding like a butler. "Your room, along with a vanilla shake and root beer float." He left, stopping in front of the Great Hall. "Nice job," he said to the Vanek'ian who had talked to John. Then he walked over to Henry. "It's 7pm, I recommend you order something and then go to sleep."
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 01:18
OOC: Oh goodness, sorry Greston..

IC: John sat down in a chair and as Mary sat down in a chair he said "I haven't had a kiss in months Mary." He smiled and described to her the adventure and smiled.

"and in the end you found Ingram standing at the landing bay..." she anticipated, before kissing him on the lips
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 01:22
John said "You're right on that Mary, it was so chilly in the command module once the heater shut down and we had to fly without the computer for a while. Mary, I just wanted to say, you are the best wife one could ask for", and he kissed her on the cheek.
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 01:27
OOC: I am sorry Greston, I really truely am!
Greston
21-08-2007, 01:30
OOC: Yes I know and posting the second one was a mistake so I deleted it I don't care, now are we back on Earth?
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 01:32
John said "You're right on that Mary, it was so chilly in the command module once the heater shut down and we had to fly without the computer for a while. Mary, I just wanted to say, you are the best wife one could ask for", and he kissed her on the cheek.

"yeah, you are the best husband i could ask for" she said
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 01:34
John smiled and said "Thanks Mary, so, I am glad that I made it here to the moon alright."
Greston
21-08-2007, 01:38
OOC: Where is you're character, were is mine, and are we on Earth!!
Greston
21-08-2007, 01:55
OOC: Dammit answer me!! Now I am getting mad because I really was having fun with this one, and even after I asked you not to you go ahead and end the fucking thing!! Now where the hell is my character and what the hell did I miss!!!
Cazelia
21-08-2007, 02:02
OOC: Dammit answer me!! Now I am getting mad because I really was having fun with this one, and even after I asked you not to you go ahead and end the fucking thing!! Now where the hell is my character and what the hell did I miss!!!

OOC- i'm confused too, but Cal is offline at the moment, so be patient
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 02:56
OOC: To Greston I apologize but Akionmand kind of rushed it a bit and I had to follow along.. I am truely sorry Greston..
British Londinium
21-08-2007, 03:08
OOC: Cali, TG.
Calizorinstan
21-08-2007, 03:44
OOC: I responded BL, you're a cool dude OOC.
Greston
21-08-2007, 04:11
OOC: To Greston I apologize but Akionmand kind of rushed it a bit and I had to follow along.. I am truely sorry Greston..

OOC: Yes I understand it's ok I just want to know where we are I am really confused
Vanek Drury Brieres
21-08-2007, 15:54
Um, we're on a VDB colony on the moon recuperating. I suppose ICly we should send a message back to Cali's HQ.