International Space Federation < v3 | closed >

[UniversalCommons]

The Space Studies Institute officially invites members to our moonbase. We are building additional domes and are seeking scientists to expand our research capacity. We are especially interested in scientists who can help us mine helium-3 for potential fusion power applications which include the building of fusion thermal rockets. This is a temporary inflatable dome while we work on 3D Printing new domes for the moon.



3D Printing Domes for the Moon.
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space ... D_printing

[Diarcesia]

Diarcesia: how would you be involving it?

It would be located in a special zone dedicated to our space program. Factories and research centers would be nearby that office.

[Mewsland]

Okay.

[Psyche and Surrounding Asteroids]

hmm...while I am fine with not joining up, like i said I probably wouldn't be very active in rping, I would like to question the modern ruling. my nation is not one that could exist too much farther in the future, as it is dependant on a private corporation establishing a foothold colony but not be able to also enforce control over it. for me space is still very hard. I don't know how my people would deal with radiation and the deterioration of the body from weightlessness, probably a mixture of near future technologies and just gritting your teeth and bearing it. aside from that I don't know of much more that prohibits us in real life from establishing such a colony other than expense. and possibly 'common sense'? I certainly do not want to impose some sort of thriving space paradise that has all the solutions, and I can definitely understand the fears of that. anyways, if this all is non negotiable, well, keep looking at the stars spacers!

[UniversalCommons]

hmm...while I am fine with not joining up, like i said I probably wouldn't be very active in rping, I would like to question the modern ruling. my nation is not one that could exist too much farther in the future, as it is dependant on a private corporation establishing a foothold colony but not be able to also enforce control over it. for me space is still very hard. I don't know how my people would deal with radiation and the deterioration of the body from weightlessness, probably a mixture of near future technologies and just gritting your teeth and bearing it. aside from that I don't know of much more that prohibits us in real life from establishing such a colony other than expense. and possibly 'common sense'? I certainly do not want to impose some sort of thriving space paradise that has all the solutions, and I can definitely understand the fears of that. anyways, if this all is non negotiable, well, keep looking at the stars spacers!

Having an asteroid mining corporation might work with early work on the process. The design is there in modern technology. However, a full on long term colony would be quite hard. The proposed asteroid mining companies are mainly based on automation. Planetary resources is planning on using automated probes to check the composition of asteroids. Also, the mining process would be automated.
https://www.space.com/15409-asteroid-mi ... erage.html It is possible in about ten years to have this kind of thing. Also, it might be possible to have a mass driver to send lunar and asteroid material to orbit.The initial process would be highly automated with maybe a small outpost to keep things going. Artificial gravity would be done by having a nylon inflatable tube or collection of transhab modules in a circle spinning to create gravity. The people there would be there not as colonists initially, but as technicians to make sure the machinery was working correctly and the packages of mined material were sent back in a safe manner, no orbital accidents from packages of rare earths and metals like platinum and iridium. You might have a few ships capable of defense, but not a fleet and even this would have to be under wraps because it would break international treaties. I would think this RP would focus on establishing this kind of thing, building the first asteroid mining operation and asteroid colony, not established colonies. The same thing might hold for Mars. You would build the habitat in the desert and plan your launch to Mars with other members. A moon base might be feasible, but not huge. I would look at news of what is possible from Space.com, NASA and other places and create something based on hard science. I think of this as MT/PMT with hard science in it.

[Semolia]

To: Member states of the International Space Federation From: Federal Department for Multilateral Cooperation, Federal Secretariat of External Affairs, Federal Secretariat of Education and Science Subject: Enlargement of the International Space Federation Well-respected, On the last meeting of Foreign Relations Council of the FSEA, Counsellors decided to apply for the membership in the International Space Federation. The United Kingdom would be happy to join your community and we would like you to consider our membership, Chief of Federal Department ISF Member Application Form Nation Name: The United Kingdom of Aghesia, Nimquert, Mattuille, Onderlecht, Raichorrst, Numidia, Reccsia, Langobartte, Omennde, Wefesst, Puestore and Deghorie, // The United Kingdom of Semolia Head of State: - His Majesty King of the United Kingdom and Prince of Orteí, Andreí II Head of Government: - His Excellency, Federal Premier, Mr. Piettro Samgheo Name of Space Agency: Space Agency Type (mark one): [x] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: The United Kingdom has two space agencies that are in-charge for different sectors. There is Federal Space Agency, that is part of F.S. of Education and Science. The FSA, researches space, and only space. The National Space Agency, NSA, is more in-charge for defense, national security matters and researches space technologies. Membership Type Desired : [x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special What are your current space capabilities?: satellite deployment high launch capabilities interplanetary mission with human deployment space control space support force enhancement sustaining on-orbit forces applying combat power Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? To enhance space research.

[Psyche and Surrounding Asteroids]

hmm...while I am fine with not joining up, like i said I probably wouldn't be very active in rping, I would like to question the modern ruling. my nation is not one that could exist too much farther in the future, as it is dependant on a private corporation establishing a foothold colony but not be able to also enforce control over it. for me space is still very hard. I don't know how my people would deal with radiation and the deterioration of the body from weightlessness, probably a mixture of near future technologies and just gritting your teeth and bearing it. aside from that I don't know of much more that prohibits us in real life from establishing such a colony other than expense. and possibly 'common sense'? I certainly do not want to impose some sort of thriving space paradise that has all the solutions, and I can definitely understand the fears of that. anyways, if this all is non negotiable, well, keep looking at the stars spacers!

Having an asteroid mining corporation might work with early work on the process. The design is there in modern technology. However, a full on long term colony would be quite hard. The proposed asteroid mining companies are mainly based on automation. Planetary resources is planning on using automated probes to check the composition of asteroids. Also, the mining process would be automated.
https://www.space.com/15409-asteroid-mi ... erage.html It is possible in about ten years to have this kind of thing. Also, it might be possible to have a mass driver to send lunar and asteroid material to orbit.The initial process would be highly automated with maybe a small outpost to keep things going. Artificial gravity would be done by having a nylon inflatable tube or collection of transhab modules in a circle spinning to create gravity. The people there would be there not as colonists initially, but as technicians to make sure the machinery was working correctly and the packages of mined material were sent back in a safe manner, no orbital accidents from packages of rare earths and metals like platinum and iridium. You might have a few ships capable of defense, but not a fleet and even this would have to be under wraps because it would break international treaties. I would think this RP would focus on establishing this kind of thing, building the first asteroid mining operation and asteroid colony, not established colonies. The same thing might hold for Mars. You would build the habitat in the desert and plan your launch to Mars with other members. A moon base might be feasible, but not huge. I would look at news of what is possible from Space.com, NASA and other places and create something based on hard science. I think of this as MT/PMT with hard science in it.

what would a group of fronteir technicians call themselves if they claimed their own sovereignty? conider how hard it would be to weaponize an autofabricated return capsule or module to module shuttle to protect your ownly vulnerability from other humans? it doesn't take much to make a "warship" in terms of current or near-current spacefairing craft. sorry maybe for boastful worduse that makes things seem grander than they might appear because people would use those words for exactly that reason.

oh, there is one more thing that a current times hamper on my nation being possible, and thats fuel and power generation. I'm assuming I am using locally sourced nuclear power suppliment by solar since solar usefulness is getting limited that far from the sun. I don't know how useful of a reactor you can make out there would be though. maybe a system that harnesses stellar radiation?

also I would say there is probably a rotory artificial gravity space, but it's more of a rrec room than a habit because the bulk of habitation has to be in synch or attached to relevant asteroids.

[UniversalCommons]

Having an asteroid mining corporation might work with early work on the process. The design is there in modern technology. However, a full on long term colony would be quite hard. The proposed asteroid mining companies are mainly based on automation. Planetary resources is planning on using automated probes to check the composition of asteroids. Also, the mining process would be automated.
https://www.space.com/15409-asteroid-mi ... erage.html It is possible in about ten years to have this kind of thing. Also, it might be possible to have a mass driver to send lunar and asteroid material to orbit.The initial process would be highly automated with maybe a small outpost to keep things going. Artificial gravity would be done by having a nylon inflatable tube or collection of transhab modules in a circle spinning to create gravity. The people there would be there not as colonists initially, but as technicians to make sure the machinery was working correctly and the packages of mined material were sent back in a safe manner, no orbital accidents from packages of rare earths and metals like platinum and iridium. You might have a few ships capable of defense, but not a fleet and even this would have to be under wraps because it would break international treaties. I would think this RP would focus on establishing this kind of thing, building the first asteroid mining operation and asteroid colony, not established colonies. The same thing might hold for Mars. You would build the habitat in the desert and plan your launch to Mars with other members. A moon base might be feasible, but not huge. I would look at news of what is possible from Space.com, NASA and other places and create something based on hard science. I think of this as MT/PMT with hard science in it.

what would a group of fronteir technicians call themselves if they claimed their own sovereignty? conider how hard it would be to weaponize an autofabricated return capsule or module to module shuttle to protect your ownly vulnerability from other humans? it doesn't take much to make a "warship" in terms of current or near-current spacefairing craft. sorry maybe for boastful worduse that makes things seem grander than they might appear because people would use those words for exactly that reason.

oh, there is one more thing that a current times hamper on my nation being possible, and thats fuel and power generation. I'm assuming I am using locally sourced nuclear power suppliment by solar since solar usefulness is getting limited that far from the sun. I don't know how useful of a reactor you can make out there would be though. maybe a system that harnesses stellar radiation?

also I would say there is probably a rotory artificial gravity space, but it's more of a rrec room than a habit because the bulk of habitation has to be in synch or attached to relevant asteroids.

Actually the biggest concern would be an effective CELSS-- Closed Environment Life Support System-- Biosphere 1 lasted for about a year and had only a few people. http://www.permanent.com/russian-celss.html The Russian CELSS which had a crew of six could provide about half of the food, water, and air. A very large base say 100 people would be pushing it without resupply in the modern setting. You might be able to have a small base that was permanent, but you might still need to resupply some of the food, mine for water and other elements that could not be effectively completely recycled, and work on how to expand a colony by trade to get the necessary resources-- biologicals to support a larger colony. A layer of rock could stop radiation. You can make artificial gravity by spinning. The system on International Space Station also has limits.
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/file ... _eclss.pdf The ability to build a deep space long duration system would require a much more complex regenerative system to send someone to deep space.

[United City States of Oceania]

Anyone here...

[Semolia]

Anyone here...

Ofc, waiting for approval/rejection.

[Merni]

Anyone here...

Ofc, waiting for approval/rejection.

Please join the discord, Mewsland sometimes says what's going on/when updates are likely to happen there.

Edit: Oh, and same with his new GE&T thread.

< OoC: Due to a bit of short-term stress, I am taking a hiatus from MSE operations until this Monday. All transactions and listings will be operated on that date. >

[ISF Admin]

IMPORTANT UPDATE

This is Merni. Mewsland has promoted me to Records Secretary, as he is currently unable to maintain the thread. I will be responsible for keeping the thread updated. Mewsland will still continue as General President.

Everyone who wants to be added to the membership list, please quote your application or submit a new one — including accepted members/directors. Thank you for your cooperation.

[Merni]

Xanaxastan, Semolia: tentatively accepted. Will add to list once you confirm that you still want to join by posting in this thread.

Membership list will most probably go up by next weekend.

[Semolia]

I confirm.

[Semolia]

Please join the discord, Mewsland sometimes says what's going on/when updates are likely to happen there.

Can you send me link?

[Guadalupador]

Alrighty then, reapplying for this:

ISF Director Application Form

Name of Space Agency: Guadalupadorian Federal Aerospace Ministry
Nation Name (Full): Federal Union of Guadalupador
Applicant Name: Umberte Famun
Desired Position: Director of Long Term Planning

Appearance of Applicant: Image
Qualifications of Applicant: Former Astronaut for the Guadalupadorian Space Administration (GFAM's Predecessor), former mission-control head in GFAM, former head of astronaut training for GFAM, current Deputy Minister for GFAM.
Short biography, including experience, of Applicant: Umberte Famun started his career as a civilian pilot with a masters degree in aeronautics, when he was contacted by the Guadalupadorian Space Administration in 1999 to advise a team of developers contracted to the GSA to develop schematics for a possible Single Stage To Orbit vehicle for the GSA. After plans fell through Famun's worthwhile advise stuck with the GSA, and they offered him a full-time job in the GSA. Noting his hundreds of hours worth of flight experience, the Administration offered him a position as a payload specialist on Guadalupador's next mission to the moon slated for 2007. After seven years worth of training Famun got to be apart of the first Guadalupadorian moon mission since 1990. Afterward he went on 77 different missions in LEO, commanding 12 of them. After GFAM was established in 2013 Famun became the head of mission-control before rising up the ranks to become Deputy-Minister in 2015. After a term as the ISF's Director of Operations, an organizational re-structure convinced Famun that he leave the Operations directorate and go on to apply for the Position of Director of Long Term Planning.
Why does applicant want this position?: Umberte Famun believes that he can do a better job within an international organization, actually overseeing missions and taking part in the process, rather than playing politics as the Deputy-Minister of GFAM. Famun holds an innate human curiosity and ambition to lead long-term developmental projects that'll benefit the human race as a whole.

Doing so as directed from the discord server.

[Qashistan]

ISF Supporter Application Form

Nation Name (full): The Republic of Qashistan
Name of Supporting Organization: Ministry of Defense- Research and Development Division
Type of Supporting Organization: Although this is responsible for procuring new weapons for the armed forces, it has the most technologically-advanced facilities of any Government department, and so it is best suited to support the ISF.

What support are you providing to the ISF? Any technology we can give.

Why do you wish to support the ISF? Qashistan believes that it is important to look to the future and have hope. We cannot afford a space program yet, but perhaps in the future we will.

[Merni]

I confirm.

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Doing so as directed from the discord server.

Thanks. I'll add you to lists by next thread update.

ISF Supporter Application Form

Nation Name (full): The Republic of Qashistan
Name of Supporting Organization: Ministry of Defense- Research and Development Division
Type of Supporting Organization: Although this is responsible for procuring new weapons for the armed forces, it has the most technologically-advanced facilities of any Government department, and so it is best suited to support the ISF.

What support are you providing to the ISF? Any technology we can give.

Why do you wish to support the ISF? Qashistan believes that it is important to look to the future and have hope. We cannot afford a space program yet, but perhaps in the future we will.

Accepted.

[Sovreignry]

Do you want my member application from the last thread? Because that's the only one I have.

[Merni]

Do you want my member application from the last thread? Because that's the only one I have.

Yes, please!

Edit:

Posting this from the very first ISF thread, even though the info is hopelessly outdated*, in order to remind myself to add myself to the list.

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name (full): Democracy of Merni
Head of State: Emperor Xaranas IV Potenos
Head of Government:

Name of Space Agency:
Space Agency Type (mark one): [V ] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________Merni Space Agency (MSA________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [V] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
Annual Budget: 10 billion Koras
Annual ISF contribution (minimum 0.25% of budget or NS$ 10 million): NS$ 10 million
Currency exchange rate: NS$ 1 = ________8.12 koras_____
Location of Headquarters: Qersi, the capital
Location of Mission Control Facility: Same as above
List operational facilities, their uses, and capabilities (add more spaces if necessary):
Hernote Space Centre, a former rocket and missile testing site 250 miles NW of Qersi, owned by MSA. It has been used as a launch site for all space launches in Merni to date, including the launch of satellites Neoluna-1, 2 and 3 and the unmanned lunar exploration spacecraft Artemis. There is a runway 2,100 m long for aircraft.

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?: We believe space exploration is the future and we want to partake in it. We wish to seek help in launching our very first manned mission to space, which is planned to happen soon, called the Henokarte mission (meaning man in space)

97841 (application search code, do not remove)
Edit2

Head of Space Agency: Johnson Kerata

*this means that I've since changed my mind and we've had manned missions since 1970.
Edit3: bold

[Sovreignry]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name (full): Unitary Kingdom of Sovreignry
Head of State: King William II Carmichael
Head of Government: Johan Kohl

Name of Space Agency: Sovreignian Aeronautics and Space Agency (SASA)
Space Agency Type (mark one): [X] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [X] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
Annual Budget: ₰ 10 525 000 000
Annual ISF contribution (minimum 0.25% of budget or NS$ 10 million): ₰ 263 125 000
Currency exchange rate: NS$ 1 = ₰ 0.9
Location of Headquarters: Grantham
Location of Mission Control Facility: Bavern
List operational facilities, their uses, and capabilities (add more spaces if necessary):

• Hans Schmidt Memorial Launch Center (Bavern, Sovreignry), Mission Control, manned flights, satellite launches
  
• Sovreignian Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Sovreignry City, Sovreignry), fabrication, research and development, astronaut training.
  
• King Frederick Building (Grantham, Sovreignry) Headquarters, recruitment, administrative tasks
  
• Königlich Spion Agentur (Williamsburg, Sovreignry) In charge of spy satellites

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?: Sovreignry wishes to strengthen their relationships with other nations, and feels that this is an excellent opportunity to do so. The scientific opportunities are also too good to pass up.

97841 (application search code, do not remove)

[ISF Admin]

NOTE: Three more fields have been added to the application. Those who have applied before this post, please provide the following information.
Head of Space Agency
Location of Headquarters*
Location of Mission Control*

* These details were present in the old form, those who filled in that form need not provide this information.
/Merni

[Andreso]

ISF Member Application Form
Nation Name (full):Federation of Andreso
Head of State: Francisco Andreso
Head of Government: Francisco Andreso

Name of Space Agency: Andresoan Space Agency(ASA)
Head of Agency: Esaldir Mlime
Headquarters: Port city of Risenflail
Mission Control: Iveneil
Space Agency Type (mark one): [X] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [ ] Full | [X] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Operates extra-terresstrial probes
• Deploy and develop cryogenic rocket engines
• Launched space observatory
• Launch satellites
• Manned lunar exploration
• Operates a space station

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?

• To explore and study outer space
  
• To establish a space nation in near the future

[Merni]

ISF Member Application Form
Nation Name (full):Federation of Andreso
Head of State: Francisco Andreso
Head of Government: Francisco Andreso

Name of Space Agency: Andresoan Space Agency(ASA)
Head of Agency: Esaldir Mlime
Headquarters: Port city of Risenflail
Mission Control: Iveneil
Space Agency Type (mark one): [X] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [ ] Full | [X] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Operates extra-terresstrial probes
• Deploy and develop cryogenic rocket engines
• Launched space observatory
• Launch satellites
• Manned lunar exploration
• Operates a space station

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?

• To explore and study outer space
  
• To establish a space nation in near the future

Accepted, thanks! By the way, what do you mean by "establish a space nation"?

Note: Thread update definitely next Sunday.

[Andreso]

ISF Member Application Form
Nation Name (full):Federation of Andreso
Head of State: Francisco Andreso
Head of Government: Francisco Andreso

Name of Space Agency: Andresoan Space Agency(ASA)
Head of Agency: Esaldir Mlime
Headquarters: Port city of Risenflail
Mission Control: Iveneil
Space Agency Type (mark one): [X] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [ ] Full | [X] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Operates extra-terresstrial probes
• Deploy and develop cryogenic rocket engines
• Launched space observatory
• Launch satellites
• Manned lunar exploration
• Operates a space station

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?

• To explore and study outer space
  
• To establish a space nation in near the future

Accepted, thanks! By the way, what do you mean by "establish a space nation"?

Note: Thread update definitely next Sunday.

A country in space, fully-fledged and nation, and - with all the attributes this status entails: a government and embassies, a flag, a national anthem and insignia, and so on. A mirror of humanity in space