Charon Heavy 05 took off to take Kirus, Judith, Dobal, Arlan and Melly to UKSS01. The booster ran out of fuel and crashed down in the ocean (still a partial win) as the Charon approached the station. The team would continue the research on long-duration space travel and prepare the station for its function as orbital fuel depot and spacecraft dock.
Charon Heavy 04 landed safely and the new grid fins proved their worth in returning the crew safely and in the upright position. The automated retro-rockets soft-landed the vehicle, enabling full reusability.
Meanwhile, Space X ran another mission carrying 7 wealthy tourists to a 2 week holiday in space.
Orbiter 03 performed its routing landing but opted for KSC main runway due to low fuel reserves. The tourists were very excited and took lots of pictures.
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