NationStates Jolt Archive

For years, our nation has poured trillions of dollars into the space program, hoping to achieve our eventual goal of reaching the stars. And today, we have come one step closer to that dream. The first manned mission to be undertaken by the Holy Principality of Rather Convenient has been launched.


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Our Destination


3 men and 3 women are now aboard our spacecract, the Messenger of God. The Messenger of God uses the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) system for propulsion, which in turn is powered by a small nuclear fission reactor. VASIMR works by taking gas and using an electric field to excite it to a state of plasma - then a electromagnetic field guides the plasma out, producing thrust. As the name implies, the speed can be adjusted - the maximum cruising speed of our craft is 350km/s.

The Messenger of God was launched today, from low orbit, after being ferried up by a shuttle. It is loaded with scientific equipment, which will help our explorers conduct surveys of the planet. The expected arrival time is 6 days.


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The Messenger of God

Try not to land on any of my citizens, Mkay?

.::TAG::.

Try not to land on any of my citizens, Mkay?
We will do our best to avoid them - but unfortunately, we cannot guanantee anything, given our still imperfect technology. However, if your nation donated some to aid our efforts, we could greatly reduce the chances of that happening :wink:

Ill give your lander a missile if it appears to be coming down on anything I own.

Ill give your lander a missile if it appears to be coming down on anything I own.
Does that mean we get to reverse engineer it? :P

No, you get to be geography, small peices of it.

Be advised, Martian space is heavily monitored. Be especially careful to avoid Yggdrasil, unless you make previous arrangements. In addition, you will have to be very careful in choosing a landing site. It would be best to contact major landowners beforehand.
-Guild Phoenicia

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to announce that today, The Messenger of God safely landed on Mars, with its crew safe and untouched. They have begun sending unmanned probes, out, and the first manned mission on Mars is expected to begin in 2 hours. This truely is a remarkable day! It is only with God's will we have came so far - and we hope for his blessings in future missions."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to announce that today, The Messenger of God safely landed on Mars, with its crew safe and untouched. They have begun sending unmanned probes, out, and the first manned mission on Mars is expected to begin in 2 hours. This truely is a remarkable day! It is only with God's will we have came so far - and we hope for his blessings in future missions."

"Where?"
-Lord Martin Royen, Eniqciri Imperial Province of Kasei, Mars