Soviet Bloc
22-05-2004, 05:20
Space Program Expansion Initiative
The ARSB has announced a multi-billion dollar plan to expand its space program.
Currently, the ARSB maintains and occupies seven stations in upper Earth orbit. All of these stations are ARSB designed STS-type stations. The proposed expansion calls for adding another four of these stations.
Three of the current stations are capable of housing and maintaining two Soyuz A3 anti-satellite interceptor space craft each with the headquarters station able to maintain three. The expansion calls for one more station to be able to maintain two of the Soyuz A3. Two Soyuz A3s will be stationed there from the current five-craft expeditionary force.
The current program has one headquarters station, which is an expanded station, much larger than any of the other STS's. The expansion program calls for one more headquarters station, however it will not house three Soyuz A3s and instead have more space for civilian experiments and for civilian/foreign crews to operate in.
The program also calls to update the stations' ALMRS/TTAC-S type firing solution computers to allow for a greater cooperability between all the stations when acquiring and engaging targets.
Another clause of the proposed program would initiate a more extensive training regimen and to begin active recruiting from the nation's air and naval forces.
The final portion of the Space Program Expansion Initiative calls for an expansion of the nations 48 space-based weaponry platforms. Another eight satellites will be put into orbit along with one system based on one of the new STS stations.
The expansion is expected to take any where from five to eight years to complete.
The ARSB has announced a multi-billion dollar plan to expand its space program.
Currently, the ARSB maintains and occupies seven stations in upper Earth orbit. All of these stations are ARSB designed STS-type stations. The proposed expansion calls for adding another four of these stations.
Three of the current stations are capable of housing and maintaining two Soyuz A3 anti-satellite interceptor space craft each with the headquarters station able to maintain three. The expansion calls for one more station to be able to maintain two of the Soyuz A3. Two Soyuz A3s will be stationed there from the current five-craft expeditionary force.
The current program has one headquarters station, which is an expanded station, much larger than any of the other STS's. The expansion program calls for one more headquarters station, however it will not house three Soyuz A3s and instead have more space for civilian experiments and for civilian/foreign crews to operate in.
The program also calls to update the stations' ALMRS/TTAC-S type firing solution computers to allow for a greater cooperability between all the stations when acquiring and engaging targets.
Another clause of the proposed program would initiate a more extensive training regimen and to begin active recruiting from the nation's air and naval forces.
The final portion of the Space Program Expansion Initiative calls for an expansion of the nations 48 space-based weaponry platforms. Another eight satellites will be put into orbit along with one system based on one of the new STS stations.
The expansion is expected to take any where from five to eight years to complete.