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Lagrange Wei Space Development Agency (LWSDA) today announce it's plan to develop and build a fully-commericalized space complex at low earth orbit. the complex named "LEO" will be built over the next 4 years, with module from commerical user attached to it. the infrastucture LEO will provide includes electrical, heat exchange, water, air, telecommunication, transport and logistic between modules. while no housing is offered by LEO, 2 companies had already express their interest to build habital module for factory operators and hotel for guest.

orginally under the Lagrange Wei's Technological Superiority Act, foreigners are not allow to utilize local space industry, not even for satelite launches. however, the government has agreed to foreign investment and user for LWSDA latest project. The 180 degree turnaround seem to be cause by the lack to progress in the industry while other countries are catching up rapidly.

LWSDA is also looking to procuring next generation reusable spaceplane from both domestic and as well as foreign companies, both single and two stage options are being consider.

currently the only comfirm user of LEO is Lagrange Wei's Glass Ball Bearing Inc. it is hope that more foreign company and agency will utilize LEO.

Uplink corporation applauds your ambitions in establishing a space station in low earth orbit.

While many organizations in your position naturally look towards reusable space shuttles for cargo transport, we've found that their cost to orbit is significantly higher than our Phoenix line of reusable single-stage-to-orbit unmanned rockets. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438214). Joining the economical Phoenix K, with it's 2 ton cargo capacity, is the larger Phoenix M - capable of transporting a 6 ton cargo to low earth orbit.

While Uplink does not sell the rocket at this time, we offer launch services from our launch site in Aysheaia, situated very close to the equator. Launch rates currently run at $1,200 per pound for either transport on a Phoenix K or M.

For manned launches, we are currently testing a passenger module for the Phoenix M which can transport 20 people and a small amount of gear to orbit. If you are interested in this service, it is planned to cost $14.5 million per launch per 20 people.

We wish you luck in your endeavor, and look forward to hearing from you.

Message From The United Federation of TBA

As the Governing Nation of the TBA Federation. We ask if we may be inclind to join in the construction of this space Complex?

Our Federation member the United Federation of Dailey. is willing to give $3 billion to help in construction costs.

From Minister of Foren Trade: Jonathan Micmillers