Space:

Space, the final frontier. We have heard those words whispered in awe, and we have tried to reach out to the stars, for discoveries, and exploitation. Since the Awakening, only a few missions targeted for Lower Earth Orbit has been accomplished. Among them are the Corporate Council and the Ares Macrotech space station Daedalus. Now, the Scandinavian Federation is launching its space program, for the greater good of the peoples of Earth. This is a description of the various parts of the Space Program, and the Future of Mankind.

The Space Program included the launch of several satelites and tests of new equipment and materials. In 2019, the first manned launch took Colonel LG Forss into orbit in the Freja capsule. After conducting a number of experiments and tests, he was safely returned to earth when the re-entry vehicle landed in the Norwegian sea.

As the effects of the awakening swept over the world, the space program died down, but did not go away. The scheduled launch of the Lion of the North space station was delayed, but the plans were continously updated to the SOTA capacity of the Consortium. After the formation of the Scandinavian Federation, and after the Lappland War of Independence, in which some fighting took place around Esrange, new funds and material were made available, and in 2040, several communication satelites were launched and the Lunar probe Odin were launched in 2043.

Odin were lost in space due to some error in the guidance system, and Odin II were hastilly corrected. The launch of Odin II in 2044 was another disaster, as it was detonated during launch by a remote controlled bomb operated by terrorists. Increased security ensured the safe launch of Odin III in 2045. The mission was a success, and the probe proved to be working well as a homing beacon for the next step of the Lunar Project.

In 2045 Contact was re-established with the Odin probe, now found in orbit around Mars. Thanks to some creative engineering from the scientists and engineers of the new ScanFed Space Administration, the probe was successfully guided down on Mars instead. The discovery of strange Crystals and the lucky launch of the sole speciment rocket onboard the Odin probe, the Crystals were picked up and their wonderous properties were discovered. The Lion of the North space station was launched, and eight rockets were interconnected in a central hub. The first sub-space Tachyon Matrix Communication array was ready.

The space station was operational in 2046, but will continue to grow with time, adding a docking ring to the station. The Tachyon Crystals were deemed interesting enough that the daring Mars Mining Project were planned. Spaceshuttles carries equipment to the space station, both for the station itself and for the planned Lunar base. Some shuttles carries the modules that will be used for the Mars mission now called Ares I. Nidhogg, an AI is spacelifted, and will be the brains handling the operation of the Mars Mission.

During autumn 2057 Esrange was the target of a terrorist attack designed to scuttle the Hakkapelle spaceshuttle carrying the AI Nidhogg. Only beacuse of the valiant struggle of the security forces at hand did the terrorists fail their desperate attack. Who was behind is still a mystery.

The first elements of the Mars mining platform is launched. When operational, the mining platform will receive raw Crystals from up to 10 harvester drones each with a cargo shuttle destined to dock with the mining platform to unload the Crystals, and to bring back fuel and spare parts for the fully AI controlled harvesters. Interplanetary cargo ships will dock with the mining platform on regular basis to bring the Crystals back to earth. Moonbase Lunar Viking is operational, and the base is filled with explorers and colonsts.

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