The Western Isles Space Station (OOC, TWI Only)

[Alteran Republics]

I'm not necessarily certain the heavy lifting is covered, I know Aizcona, me, and a few others have that capacity but we still haven't divvied up exactly who's launching what. Actually, let's get that sorted rn, I'll make a list.


Essential for habitation:
Hub module (Dothrakia) Dothrakia
"North" life support module (Miklania + Scant with some of the life support) Miklania
"East" habitation module (Corindia) Corindia
Solar panel assembly x 1 (Scantarbia)
Heat dissipators, ScantARM (Scantarbia)

Nice to have:
Solar panel assembly x 3 (Scantarbia)
“South” lab module (Aizcona)
"West" science module (Townside and AM)
External Truss (Brulafi)

Welp, I'll say it now and I'll say it again - we're good with heavy lifting and supply runs. Any of the modules can go up in the tandem Scheme 7 launch, and supply runs can be a Scheme 9 piggying back on the Scheme 7.

[Corindia]

I'm not necessarily certain the heavy lifting is covered, I know Aizcona, me, and a few others have that capacity but we still haven't divvied up exactly who's launching what. Actually, let's get that sorted rn, I'll make a list.


Essential for habitation:
Hub module (Dothrakia) Dothrakia
"North" life support module (Miklania + Scant with some of the life support) Miklania
"East" habitation module (Corindia) Corindia
Solar panel assembly x 1 (Scantarbia)
Heat dissipators, ScantARM (Scantarbia)

Nice to have:
Solar panel assembly x 3 (Scantarbia)
“South” lab module (Aizcona)
"West" science module (Townside and AM)
External Truss (Brulafi)

Welp, I'll say it now and I'll say it again - we're good with heavy lifting and supply runs. Any of the modules can go up in the tandem Scheme 7 launch, and supply runs can be a Scheme 9 piggying back on the Scheme 7.

I know! I just want to make sure people who are making modules get a chance to say whether or not they can launch theirs so they don't feel left out! But can I put you down for some solar panels for now?

[Scantarbia]

Isn't the panels built-in to the module? Or, they are in their own separate trusses? Any other way, I do have the capability to launch them, just need to get the factbook sorted out.

[Corindia]

Isn't the panels built-in to the module? Or, they are in their own separate trusses? Any other way, I do have the capability to launch them, just need to get the factbook sorted out.

I assumed they were separate, I doubt we could telescope or fold something that large into something small enough to fit on top of a rocket while attached to a module

[Alteran Republics]

I know! I just want to make sure people who are making modules get a chance to say whether or not they can launch theirs so they don't feel left out! But can I put you down for some solar panels for now?

Alright, thanks - just wanted to be sure I wasn't forgotten. Eager to take part in this - I'm a little bummed out at myself, that I wasn't able to plan a module at the time. Maybe something in the future though.

[Corindia]

I know! I just want to make sure people who are making modules get a chance to say whether or not they can launch theirs so they don't feel left out! But can I put you down for some solar panels for now?

Alright, thanks - just wanted to be sure I wasn't forgotten. Eager to take part in this - I'm a little bummed out at myself, that I wasn't able to plan a module at the time. Maybe something in the future though.

If you see someone CTE lmk so we can get you more proper representation. And if you're interested in adding an inflatable module at some point I think we could do that too.

Dothrakia, how do you feel about doing a newspost launching the hub soon?

[Dothrakia]

Alright, thanks - just wanted to be sure I wasn't forgotten. Eager to take part in this - I'm a little bummed out at myself, that I wasn't able to plan a module at the time. Maybe something in the future though.

If you see someone CTE lmk so we can get you more proper representation. And if you're interested in adding an inflatable module at some point I think we could do that too.

Dothrakia, how do you feel about doing a newspost launching the hub soon?

Yea I'll draw it up today and tomorrow and get it out hopefully over the weekend

[Corindia]

Hey all, I made this real quick so we can have some graphics for news posts. It's a little crude but it gets the point across

non shrunk version: https://imgur.com/Lgcbzw7

[Scantarbia]

are you sure we'll have enough power with only one of the arrays during phase one?

[Corindia]

are you sure we'll have enough power with only one of the arrays during phase one?

I'm not sure one way or the other. Two would certainly be safer, so we can add another assembly to phase one. I sort of don't want to change the diagram tho

[Ioudaia]

[a fancy diagram]

This looks really nice! Thanks, Corindia!

We've conducted a test flight of our manned ship, so we're more or less on schedule too.

BTW, does anybody else have an unmanned space exploration program? We're looking for partners both for scientific cooperation treaties and joint missions.

[Corindia]

good job on the hub launch Dothrakia, I'll do the fraternite habitation module next. Altera, would you be interested in launching it?

[Alteran Republics]

good job on the hub launch Dothrakia, I'll do the fraternite habitation module next. Altera, would you be interested in launching it?

Most definitely; if possible, could you point me to the dimensions and weight so I can determine which launch platform I should be using?

[Corindia]

good job on the hub launch Dothrakia, I'll do the fraternite habitation module next. Altera, would you be interested in launching it?

Most definitely; if possible, could you point me to the dimensions and weight so I can determine which launch platform I should be using?

Using Skylab as a reference point (bc that's what it was based on), it's 7 m in diameter by 25.1 m long, and accounting for improvements in weight saving, 18,000kg.

The original Skylab was 77,000kg and was launched by a Saturn V, which is sort of nuts. ISS modules put that density to shame, and honestly we should be able to do better than that still

[Alteran Republics]

Most definitely; if possible, could you point me to the dimensions and weight so I can determine which launch platform I should be using?

Using Skylab as a reference point (bc that's what it was based on), it's 7 m in diameter by 25.1 m long, and accounting for improvements in weight saving, 18,000kg.

The original Skylab was 77,000kg and was launched by a Saturn V, which is sort of nuts. ISS modules put that density to shame, and honestly we should be able to do better than that still

As it's 25m long, I'll send it up in a MALLARD as part of a tandem launch:


I'll produce a news post in the coming days; could you tell me a bit about the module - where it was produced, it's function, name, construction date, and so forth ... Just to fluff out an article.

[Corindia]

Using Skylab as a reference point (bc that's what it was based on), it's 7 m in diameter by 25.1 m long, and accounting for improvements in weight saving, 18,000kg.

The original Skylab was 77,000kg and was launched by a Saturn V, which is sort of nuts. ISS modules put that density to shame, and honestly we should be able to do better than that still

As it's 25m long, I'll send it up in a MALLARD as part of a tandem launch:


I'll produce a news post in the coming days; could you tell me a bit about the module - where it was produced, it's function, name, construction date, and so forth ... Just to fluff out an article.

The Fraternité-3 (the third module of its type launched, the first being solo, the second being part of the CAJSS) is a habitation module, so it includes the sleeping rigs, living quarters, bathroom facilities, and other such "amenities". The actual construction, a joint effort between CALA engineers and Acelias, Aeromada, and Corindi Dynamics took place in 2019, with significant modifications being made following feedback on the Fraternité-2. The docking port that was used in the previous module attached to the CAJSS has been copied and repeated at several points on the station as a whole since it's been proven to work. The framework of a Fraternité-4 has already begun construction to be kept on standby in the case of emergency, and if there isn't one, to go on to be part of a planned lunar station which is over a decade away.

Would you mind launching it after the seventh, but claim that it was going to launch before the seventh but had a weather delay? Sort of specific but I want to tie the launch into the Corindi elections.

[Scantarbia]

I can launch the solar arrays using the Hecate-class unmanned shuttles, but I'll need crews onboard the station to perform EVA to aid in rendezvous and the installation of the solar arrays/

[Corindia]

I can launch the solar arrays using the Hecate-class unmanned shuttles, but I'll need crews onboard the station to perform EVA to aid in rendezvous and the installation of the solar arrays/

I think that's perfectly doable, we can just have an orbital vehicle docked there if the station hasn't achieved a minimum level of habitability, which I assume it wouldn't pre panels.

[Alteran Republics]

I'll write up the news post tomorrow. Just want to check though, does the station currently have a manoeuvring arm to help attach the modules, or will that need to be installed at a later date?

[Corindia]

I'll write up the news post tomorrow. Just want to check though, does the station currently have a manoeuvring arm to help attach the modules, or will that need to be installed at a later date?

It doesn't have the arm yet.

[Alteran Republics]

I'll write up the news post tomorrow. Just want to check though, does the station currently have a maneuvering arm to help attach the modules, or will that need to be installed at a later date?

It doesn't have the arm yet.

Alright, we'll use the MALLARD's deployment arm to help move it into position.

[Athara Magarat]

Since Dothrakia and Corindia's modules are in space now, I guess Towns and I wait for Miklania and Scantarbia before Samudera Module is launched by Alteran Republics?

[Serpens Land]

This looks very interesting, how can I get involved? I haven't made a dispatch about my space program yet, but I mention it briefly in my air force factbook

[Corindia]

Since Dothrakia and Corindia's modules are in space now, I guess Towns and I wait for Miklania and Scantarbia before Samudera Module is launched by Alteran Republics?

That's correct, we're doing modules necessary for habitation first

This looks very interesting, how can I get involved? I haven't made a dispatch about my space program yet, but I mention it briefly in my air force factbook

major structural modules are accounted for, but you can get involved in internal/external experiments, transport to the station, as well systems on the station that simply haven't been specifically detailed yet (you can be as creative/granular in the latter regard as you want as long as it's realistic).

[Razzgriz]

Is it possible for Razzgriz to join in on this project?