NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: This thread has been inspired by AEB's recent threads and a recent discussion on Post-modern/near-future tech.

IC:

The screen fades to two chrasmatic news anchors, one male, one female.

"For the World News Association I'm Peter Lehy."

"And I'm Jane Halde. Today the Republic of Jensai announced that it would begin construction of a permanent space station in orbit over Earth."

The transmission cuts over to the president of Jensai, John Ryies, standing behind a podium. The national seal of Jensai is in the background and he is being lit up by flashes from cameras.

"This station will become a stepping stone for the people of Jensai into the solar system. This is only the beginning of Jensai's massive, new space program. Some might wonder why we are doing this now. Well, we have been inspired by the Azanian Economic Bloc's recent successes in space. We too wish to have a stake in this new territory. Besides, I'm sure there will be room for both of us. Space is a big place."

He says the last with a wry grin and then the studio reappears. The anchor woman smiles, and begins speaking again, "It is estimated that the project will be completed with in the next five years and will cost well over several billion dollars. The leaders of the Azanian Bloc could not be reached for comment at this time. In other news..."

[News24-Azania's news choice]

"Project Director Ksuili, what are your feelings about regarding this new Jensai space project?"

"I am happy to see that other nations are recognizing the potential to expand earthward. While we have yet to see the direction of this new expansion outward, we wish our fellow pioneers good luck in whatever field they choose to follow."

"Do you see this as a competitor to the Hermes project and the other space programs?"

"A competitor? In the economic sense, perhaps, depending on what they do with the station. Certainly not politically. The government of the Bloc has no ill feelings towards the nation of people of Jensai, and you can look at the trade negotiations involving the Aerospace Force if you want proof."

Following a week after the news announcement, the folllowing message was broadcast in plain-text ASCII encoding on wideband radio across the nation of Jensai:

"Please excuse if this transmission violates local broadcast regulations. I am the Peisenor of Tripolis, speaking by relay through the City-ship Nausikaa, representing the Intrasolar Republic of the Spacer Guilds. We request a conference with representatives of the Jensai government concerning your intended activities in space and the possbility of our assisting you. You may reply to Nausikaa on the 21 centimeter band. It will be found in the Lunar orbital plain on a 144 hour orbit."

(OOC: FYI, I'm a completely space-based nation, but using only currently foreseeable technology and grounded in real physics [with one minor exception]. Gerard O'Neill and Project Orien sort of technology.)

The Workers State salutes your achievement. It is good to see another nation join us in the community of star-traveling nations.

Robert MacIntyre
Premier
Workers State of New Dornalia