NationStates Jolt Archive

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Digital design of planned station.

Earlier this week, President Vincze Szepesi announced intentions to build and launch a research station in to orbit around earth. They predict, assuming the nation of Ursava manages the funding and development on it's own, that it should be ready for deployment within the next thirty years. President Szepesi has also announced that if any other nation is willing to aid in funding, research, or development than they will be offered a position for at least one crew member aboard the shuttle and for it to be declared the sovereign territory of both nations. The station is being developed to help research the planets of our galaxy in greater detail and to also study distant stars. This station will function as a test-bed for technology in Earth-to-Mars technology and other such distant trips in the galaxy. We'll bring you more on this as the U.S.A (Ursavian Space Association) releases information.

To: Vincze Szepesi
From: North Defese Space Command Chief Robert Loft

North Defesians are noted for their exellent knowledge of areodynamics, allowing some members of my research staff to assist in this project would mean your space shuttle would become extremly efficient while in orbit.

To: North Defese Space Command Chief Robert Loft.
From: The desk of U.S.A Public Relations Official Kada Turi.

Your volunteering of your engineers will be most appriciated. Their arrival in Ursava will be welcomed with open arms. I thank you, the U.S.A thanks you, and the nation of Ursava thanks you.

The Glorious People's Republic of Falkasia would like to offer it's satellite banks to act as a protection force for the orbital station, in case it should come under attack by any means. Further, we are currently developing various defensive station modules that are designed to perform the same roles as our satellites, but in a tighter and more focused area.

To: The Glorious People's Republic of Falkasia.
From: The desl pf U.S.A PRO Kada Turi.

Though we hope our station never comes under attack we do appriciate the offer and accept it gladly. With the WMD-crazy, poorly led countries of a modern world we can take no chances. We would also like to inform you that, if you so wish, a crew position has been opened on the station for you if you wish to take it and help develop research for the project.


OOC: First off, I should have used your other title, second off: I too hate Obama, and third off: I totally think I should make this in to a small-scale RP once I've had some people sign up besides you guys.

OOC: Welcome to the club buddy, lol. Reason I don't use my "real" nation title is for obvious reasons. Also, best of luck if you do turn this into an RP. May come up and join you with a Systems Technician.

OOC: Good to know. It'd have to be closed between the people who accept positions on the station, obviously. Mainly I want to see how people used to RPing only about as small as squads usually (besides character RPs) can handle a single character in such a packed place as an orbital research station.

OOC: Should be quite interesting nevertheless. I tried one time, solely for humor, to RP a person's struggle for survival after being accidently launched into low-earth orbit instead of a satellite. Didn't turn out too well.

The Chazaka Empire wishes to offer our own space pads and control centers along with our own knowledge of space flight and stations for this endeavor. These pads can be used as emergency landing sites along with launching the necessary parts of the station. If further information is given we would also be willing to offer money and our own air and space factories for construction usages.

Sincerely
CASA chief

The Free Nation of Ursava thanks you for the launch-pad offerings but we have our own. However, recovery teams for items that drop from the delivery system before full deployment would be appreciated. We have planned for most of the delivery system's outer body and launch systems to be reusable and thus we would like to cash in on this. If you can provide us with said teams then you can have a position aboard the station if you so wish.

We do so wish, two teams have been sent and our pads have been notified. Though we do question the usage of reusable parts, they never seem to live up to expiation, but it is your station.

Sincerely
CASA chief

To: U.S.A Public Relations Official Kada Turi
From: Avenio Institute of Sciences - Aeronautics Department
Professor Jean-Pierre Luminet

The Avenese government would like to show its support for the Ursavan Research Station, and would like to offer the services of its Coast Guard for retrieval and the Mount Aeolia Radio Observatory for communications, as well as scientific and technical support staff for the station.

ooc: Can I RP my men showing up?

OOC: No, that will be a seperate thread. Also, Chazaka; you've got a spot on the station.



To: The Empire of Chazaka.
From: The desk of U.S.A PRO Kada Turi.

We do not mean the station itself is reusable. We mean it's delivery system, when stripping of parts for the various stages of flight, will have those parts be reusable like the fuel containers on U.S shuttles. The station itself however, is an entirely one-time system upon deployment.


To: The Most Serene Republic of Avenio.
From: The desk of U.S.A PRO Kada Turi.

The Coast Guard and station are both accepted, but keep in mind that in both positions you will be aiding Chazakian and Ursavian forces for each of those respective tasks. You have been given a spot on the station if you so wish it.

reusable like the fuel containers on U.S shuttles.

OOC: You mean the SRBs, not the Fuel Tank, right?

To: Ursava,
From: The Taboksol Songun Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade,

In the interests of observing the recent advances in space technology, we would like to come aboard the ship and reserve a space. Five cosmonauts and a scientist will be part of the Taboksol crew, do you so choose to accept us.

To: The Taboksol Songun Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade.
From: The desk of U.S.A PRO Kada Turi.

We regret to inform you that a slot only applies to one person. Also, you can not simply make yourself a space: you must offer something useful to the program in return.


OOC: Yeah, sorry about the confusion Belkaland.