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Animarnias First Space Rocket launch...

Animarnia
19-08-2005, 01:30
OOC: wow…a non-war threads.
IC:
Beckworth Airforce base, Animarnia, 4:30pm AST (Animarnia standard time.)

The smell of rocket fuel permeated the air for several miles, the late afternoon sun was blazing down upon Beckworth airforce base and there wasn’t a cloud in the crystal blue sky. However the base was buzzing with activity and there stood on the launch pad Animarnia’s first manned space rocket, it was an impressive site for miles. The pure white soda bottle shaped rocket with black rings around the mid section and with national markings proudly placed on it as well as adverts for several prominent businesses in the country rested against the superstructure scaffolding that kept it in place. These corporations largely funded the space program thus why Animarnia had a larger space budget that some other nations of its size. It was a trade off, they put lots of money in and in return the companies get something back free in advertising.

Scientist, technicians and various work crews hurried about there business preparing for the launch, the network communication lines virtually buzzing with traffic as the ASA went through all the checks necessary for launch. Security was most certainly tight around the launch site and the Animarnia Military was put on its highest alert in preparation for any situation that might arise, the site was locked up tighter than LeAnn Rhimes legs, noting was getting in.

“This is Taccom, ASA Mission Control, We are currently go for launch, Count down T-minus 3 Hours to lift off” Said the Chief of ASA operations.
Fascist Confederacy
19-08-2005, 02:01
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Animarnia
20-08-2005, 00:23
T-minus 2 hours to lift off…

The Launch pad was in place and the ASA Space rocket, was now fully fuelled and ready to go. The various trucks and personnel began to evacuate the area in preparation for the launch. The Astronauts arrived by jeep the orange and black G-suits specially designed for outer atmospheric flight the two men and one woman crew would be the first Animarnian Citizens in space and with that proud title they carried the name and reputation of Animarnia to the stars.

Commander Ian ‘buzz’ Bushel, Lt Jeffery Jonas Korigen and Captain Laura Hurshly boarded the small elevator that was built into the launch pad superstructure neither saying a word to each other as the elevator took several minutes to reach the top, all three astronauts were thinking about there impending mission. All three were highly trained, it was quite likely they were the three best trained individuals in the entire nation but it was not every day that you sat on top of a vehicle that could deliver 800,000 pounds of thrust via found engines.

The Elevator reached its destination and the three astronauts disembarked to slowly crossing the walkway helmets in hand to bored the ASA space rocket lovingly named “Soda bottle 1” when they were aboard the hatch closed behind them and they took there places to go through the final launch checks.

“This is Soda 1 to Mission control, we have boarded the craft and are performing pre-flight”

“Mission control, Roger that” replied a technician.
Fascist Confederacy
20-08-2005, 02:39
(Bump... I'm waiting for the actual launch... Lol.)