Selene or Bust

[Myroria]

Peté Tar-Ilium stepped out on the balcony in the front of the Grand Royal Residence. There were people gathered in the square, with TV cameras scattered about. It was also being broadcasted on the radio. As the crowd quieted, Peté began to speak.

"The Kingdom of Myroria finds it in its best interests to start exploration of Selene, Taijitu E's natural satellite. Myself and the Imperial Aristocratic Space Administration find that the best way to start this is to be the first nation to put a man on the moon and return him safely to Taijtu E. From that point, the program will start researching a base on the moon. Good day."

[Myroria]

The ten members of the mission Selene 1, the first actual manned mission after many unmanned scouting operations, walked to the vertical Universe Shuttle (space shuttle, to those who don't use our quintessential Myrorian naming conventions), helmets under arms, and climbed in the hatch to the Universe Shuttle Challenger. Only seven of them were actually going to be in the Universe Shuttle, the rest were going to be in the Selenian Launcher, the designation of the craft meant to fly them to the moon. The IASA had decided to kill two birds with one stone, so the shuttle was going to jettison the Selenian Launcher before docking with the Myrorian Space Station (MSS) and performing a mission there. However, the routine mission to the MSS wasn't what caught the public's eye. All over Myroria, crime rates plummetted as everyone stayed home to watch the onboard for the Selenian Launcher. However, the IASA had planned for this to be a quick solution to Peté's demand. The Selene 1 would be a minimal mission of only staying on Selene for a few hours before returning. The following missions, 5 of them planned, the last 3 of which would begin construction of a moon base, would be the real work on the moon. After a few hours, the Universe Shuttle Challenger was ready for take off.

"T-minus ten...nine...eight...seven...starting ignition sequence...six...five...four...three...two...one...liftoff. Godspeed, gentlemen."

Everything was going clear. 5 minutes after takeoff, the Universe Shuttle reached orbit. At the command from ground control, it jettisoned it's Selenian Launcher, which, after a few seconds, started up it's rocket and took off for Selene.


Three days later...

After several orbits of Selene and good surface data collected from it, the Selenian Lander disconnected itself from the Selenian Launcher, which continued to prepare for the reconnection. The Selenian Lander found a suitable landing spot they named Vyarden Base and touched down. A few minutes later, the hatch opened and a man climbed down the rungs of the ladder. What he saw amazed him.

I feel as if I should say something about mankind...

His fellow astronaut approached him.

"Rudolph Yale, first man on the moon. Well, raise the flag."

Rudolph hoisted the Myrorian flag up the flagpole planted in the ground. Without an atmosphere, it would never fly in the wind, so a wire was used to hold it up. They both Roman saluted it.

Ground control chimed in.

"Ground Control to Selene 1, do you copy?"

"We copy."

"Have you touched down?"

"Yes."

Cheers erupted on the other end of the radio.

"Finish your mission and return home, gentlemen."

[Myroria]

IASA Headquarters, Nova Pelagis, Myroria.

A man turned his neck to look at a computer screen. A new worker had developed a computer generated image of the moon base he thought would be the best for Selene 3 to start.



"Looks like a good start. Of course, we want a small colony by Selene 5. It's certainly less fantastical most suggestions I've recieved. I think we'll take it. Good job."

"I'm glad you think so, sir."

"Please - call me Alvar."


The Mars V rocket, named after the Ancient Myrorian god of war, stood on the launch pad. Inside it was the Selenian Launcher, and the materials to make the base design IASA decided on.

"Ten...nine...eight...seven...six - ignition sequence started - four...three...two...one...commit and liftoff of the Mars V rocket bound for low Taijitu orbit and human colonization of Selene."

At around the same time, the Mars I rocket, for taking the human crew into low Taijitu orbit, also took off from it's landing pad at the other side of the IASA Space Center.


In space, the crew and Selenian Launcher were united, while the packaged materials were attached to the Selenian Launcher and it prepared for the three day trip to Selene.

[Myroria]

The Selenian Lander, again with two men in it, touched down on the moon's surface. Not long after, the packaged materials opened their airbags and bounced across Selene until it rolled to a stop. The astronauts moon hopped across the desolate, flat landscape until reaching the ball of rubber and cloth that was the supply box. Carefully taking off the airbags, the astronauts then pried open the crate with a crowbar secured to the top of it. The sides of the crate fell to reveal the supplies: several large, aluminum siding for the only building to be constructed this mission, a small, metal staircase, two railings for the said staircase, and several machines to make CO² into oxygen. It turned out that the supplies landed in a good spot, only 5 kilometers away was a small patch of frozen water. The base had been established near the pole; here sunlight was always shining and the solar power used to power the Selenian Rover and other structures. Another wire supported flag was raised outside the pre-fabricated main building, that was already beginning to take shape.

[Simple]

not to be outdone, the peoples of shagras spent 3 billion shells inventing the first pen that can write in zero gravity.

[Myroria]

Not to be outdone, the Myrorians used a pencil.

[Simple]

not to be outdone, the peoples of shagras blow raspberries in the direction of the moon base.

[Myroria]

Mind not spamming my thread?

[Feniexia]

From: Laya Khoris, Leader of the Feniexian Space Base building team
To: Selene Exploration team

Our exploration team has reported that you had landed on Selene. As you see, we are too interested in a Space base on the surface of this satellit. Maybe we can cooperate on this mission to obtain better results for both of our nations?

OOC: I hope it´s ok when I join...I planned a space colonization RP long ago, but I had too less time to start it...

[Myroria]

Laya Khoris,

This would certainly work out. I have no problems with your team entering my moon colony so that we can cooperate peacefully.

Rudolph Yale, Selenian Conquesteur, Governor of Yale Colony.

[Feniexia]

The Feniexia Space Base building team packed up all their equipment hastily, and began to move with their 8 mooncrawler in direction Myrorias base.

-----OOC-----
Crew, vehicles and other stuff moving to the Myroria base:
20 scientists
30 workers
8 mooncrawler*, loaded with some ressources and devices
Laya Khoris, High One Councilwomen of Space Travel and Colonization
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Crew, vehicles and other stuff moving later to Myrorias base:
The huge Space Shuttle "Illumina" (with 10 other scientists and 15 crew members).
-----OOC-----

4 hours later:

Laya Khoris, a (for her race) young woman (she´s about 145, although she looks like she is 21), in a thin space suit (with helm off), is standing abord the leading mooncrawler (which is the only one closed and with air support, used by the commando staff).

NS Wiki page of her

"Here we are." she said in her headset microphone. "Should I give orders to unload my transporters? I just don´t know if our technology is compatible with yours...."

[Myroria]

"All you need to do is drive your mooncrawlers to the airlock door on the main building. There a bridge will connect with it and you can enter the base much the same as you would enter an aeroplane. The rest of your group will enter through the south airlock door."

[Feniexia]

"Ok. We come."

Laya quickly ordered the 7 other mooncrawlers what they have to do, then she ordered the pilot of her own mooncrawler to enter the base, through the  south door as Yale had adviced. Quickly, her mooncrawler reached Myrorias main gate. She drove through the airlock without any incidents. As she finally was in the main hall, the mooncrawler airlock door opened. Laya and her two bodyguards stepped out of the ship, and carefully watched the room they´re entering.

-----OOC-----
I don´t know how your main hall/entrance hall/whatever looks like. Just correct me if I´d done something wrong.

[Myroria]

A scientist with Velcro shoes stepped down the hall. They were made so that he could walk, which proved had a large psychological impact on astronauts that arrived. He walked past a primitive humanoid robot in it's infancy and approached the new visitors.

[Feniexia]

"Greetings." Laya said. "I´m High Councilwoman Laya Khoris for
Space Travel and Colonization. And you?" she said with a friendly smile, unlike her bodyguards, who looked very serious and vigilant.

Behind her, a human stepped out of the mooncrawler. (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Akira_Corona)
"Greetings." he said in a neutral voice.