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New Flondor announces Space Program!

20-11-2003, 07:57
On the 25th anniversary of the end of the Civil War out of which New Flondor was born, Jack Thorne, Minister of Science, made a long awaited announcement.

"Twenty five years ago, when my father helped end the War, he did so for many reasons. He wanted to end the violence of the past, as most remember, but that was not the only reason. He wanted the children of those times to live free, for the good of the future. His dream has come true; the future is here! After years of work, our physists, astronomers, metalurgists, and countless other people of science, have gathered enough resources--monetary, idealogical, physical, and acedemic--to put a satelite in orbit...tonight! If things go as planned, we will be able to put a man in space within the next year and a half. We even have plans for reaching the moon in the next decade, and Mars in twenty years! Our people will journey to the stars!

We make this choice to further the science of the world, not to challenge any nation that would see this as a threat. Our journey to the stars is a journey for peace!"


Upon finishing his speech, there was much rejoicing, and the countdown began. A minute later, the long, silver body of Astroflond I made its swift, graceful arc into the sky. Its payload was released, and Flondor City Control made a successful signal to the satelite. And of course, there was much more rejoicing.
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20-11-2003, 08:31
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14-12-2003, 08:02
23 years later, much has happened. The space program has made many great achievements. Nearly five thousand manned orbits around the earth, seven trips to the moon, and four martian probes later, the now middle-aged Jack Thorne is about to make another speech.

Wearing his rather simple uniform, the tall, red-haired man approaches the podium, brushing dust off of his huge shoulders.

"As I have been known to complain in the past, I'm too tall to be the one going on any of the really groundbreaking missions, so I'm stuck down here announcing things. Well, I have yet another announcement. As many of you know, our manned mission to mars has always been a top priority. Today, I'm pleased to say that the most recent proposal has gotten the go-ahead, as tests of our plasma-fusion propulsion were incredibly successful. As of tomorrow morning, construction of the Ares I will begin in orbit, outside Flondor VII station.

In the mean time, we will be selecting the crew of five; not to mention the several hundred members of the team that won't be leaving the ground. The journey will begin in nine months, when the orbits of earth and mars will be closer than any time in the last thirty years, and won't be again for two hundred. Because of the trust that these new engines produce, the Ares will reach nearly 120,000kph at the middle of its journey, resulting in a trip of about a month and a half. Using a combination of aero and gravity breaking, the Ares won't need to spend nearly as much of its fuel decelerating as in previous unmanned trips to mars. While the explorers are on mars, a probe (which we launched two months ago) will be collecting helium isotopes on jupiter, and will reach martian orbit around the time the Ares does. With this stockpile of fuel in orbit, the Ares crew will have no trouble powering anything they need to, and they will have a simple time returning home. Technical specifics of the Ares will be discussed in next month's press conference."

As minister Thorne leaves the podium, the gravity of his words begins to soak in.