Astra Minma: The Stepping Stone

Astra Minma was the first of many mission catagories to venture far past Low Kerbin Orbit ( LKO ). Furthermore, Astra Minma was a stepping stone for what would lead to a multiplanetary species.

Astra Minma 1: Rocket Testing

Astra Minma 1 was the testing of the first rocket that would be kerbals to Minmus, the terror of the sky. This mission proved to be successful, which allowed the program to move swiftly.

Astra Minma 2: Orbital Testing

After the first mission, the second included testing the lander and docker in orbit of Minmus. No landing occured here, it was simply just testing.

Astra Minma 3: Giant Leap for Kerbelians

Astra Minma 3 was the stepping stone for all future missions by N.S.P. It showed that we, Kerbals, are able to land on another body in space. The data gained from this was able to push us far.

Astra Minma 4: Base Spotting

Now that the Kerbals felt safe on Minmus, they decided to look for flat, yet interesting terrain to plant a base for future scientific research. The Great Flats of Minmus were chosen as this area.

Astra Minma 5: Base Building

Astra Minmia 5's main purpose was to land a base on Minmus that was modular to allow for future exploration of scientific data and possibly a home for Kerbals.

Astra Minma 6: Airlock

Astra Minma 6 added an airlock to the base to allow Kerbals to go extra vehicular activities. After the airlock was added, Kerbals started to populate the station. Along with this, repairs of the station were finally able to go under way.

Astra Minma 7: Extension Rod

Astra Minma 7 added an extension rod to the land base to allow for expansion of crew modules, solar arrays, thermal systems, and mining systems.

Astra Minma 8: Crew Expansion

Astra Minma 8 allowed for more crew members to populate the station.

Astra Minma 9: Refinery

Astra Minma 9 allowed for a proposed drill's ore to be processed and made into rocket parts. However, it does not come with it's own drill or thermal systems, so it would rely on another module for those purposes. It also came with a high-band communications dish for quick communication to Kerbin. It was also able to rotate for maximum efficiency.

Astra Minma 10: Rover

Oddly enough, there was no rover to allow for mobility far beyond the base. Thus, N.S.P.'s Aeronautics division designed the NAR-5M for exploration of Minmus. It is a revolutionary rover, and is used in many other places than minmus.

Astra Minma 11: Drills

Astra Minma 11 allowed the base to finally produce fuel, ore, and materials for future launches off Minmus. Furthermore, this can allow for ease of launching satallites, and a cheaper Astra Sailor.

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