Bob added four control surface, removed the barometer and place the extra batteries to the outside of the rockets. The engineers assured him that the craft was balanced. So bad was ready to take on the mission to launch and go no higher than 25 km and report back. There was one thing Mission Control added to the mission. He had to do it not spend more than 1000 Funds after the mission was complete otherwise the extra would come out of his pay. Considering how little kerbalnauts make, if Bob failed, he would be paying for his miscalculation for the rest of his life.
Anyway Bob agreed and the full cost of the mission minus his snacks was 5476 Funds, Launch was scheduled and Bob suited up and made his way out to the launchpad. The rest become history as Bob not only completed the mission by collect the data Jeb had no time to get in his brief visit to 12.6 km but also set the bar high on how a mission should go. The engineer recreated the flight from the flight recorder and put together a highlight video
Bob not only proved he control surfaces worked but the ship was extremely stable both in the ascent and decent of Sparrow 2. Bob was able to place Sparrow 2 down gently right outside the launchpad.
Due to the fact Bob made recovery of Sparrow 2 so easy and there was no damage to the craft, Bob's flight only cost Control the price of fuel. the total cost of the mission, 4751.76 Funds. Bob set a new standard for future mission. Bobs next venture is how to stop craft from exploding on reentry..
We here at OOPS wish Bob great success with his new project, God knows we need to stop craft from burning up.
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