Pre-ChaNES: Into the Void

MEMBERSHIP LISTING said:

ASTRIS is constantly seeking to expand its membership in order to facilitate its stated objectives of committing to a diverse and representative interstellar colonization effort.

At present, the states currently party to the ASTRIS organization are as follows:

• Canada
• Commonwealth of Australia
• Federative Republic of Brazil
• Japan
• Republic of India
• Republic of Indonesia
• Republic of Iran
• Republic of Korea
• Russian Federation
• State of Israel
• United Mexican States
• United States of America

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PLANETARY and SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION said:

ASTRIS utilizes a unique, multi-variate matrix for classifying planets for human habitability and evaluating their classification. Included among the criteria are surface temperature, atmospheric composition, surface pressure, seasonality, gravity constant, and other factors deemed necessary for the well-being of any potential colonist. All of these are compared against the baseline natural environment for humanity--Earth, albeit in prior to industrialization.

At present, ASTRIS classifies any given planet into one of five possible categories, each of which is summarized utilizing a Latin title:

• Terra Aequa - "Equal Land"
• Terra Approxima - "Close Land"
• Terra Apta - "Suitable Land"
• Terra Inhospita - "Inhospitable Land"
• Terra Hostica - "Hostile Land"

Systems are in turn issued a grade corresponding to their highest-rated planet, although the system classification is prefixed with "Stella" instead of "Terra," signifying the greater scope of the classification.

At present, ASTRIS does not endorse the colonization of any body falling below the grade of Terra Apta, due to the documented expense and difficulty of terraforming such bodies and the strain such efforts exert upon limited resources when conducted in a newly established colony.

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MEMBER COMMITMENT and GOALS said:

ASTRIS member states have entered into the organization in recognition of the utility of cooperatively pooling resources to achieve aims that are otherwise unattainable individually. The chief goal of all ASTRIS member states is in the successful establishment and nurturing of an extra-solar colony designed to promote and safeguard the cultural heritage of the state in question.

All member states are required upon joining to submit their baseline requirements for such a colony. Their needs are then factored into the overall ASTRIS mission plan, and in return for material or financial allocation to assist their fellow member states, the organization as a whole endeavors to meet that requirement.

At present, the following ASTRIS member states have unfulfilled requests of the indicated nature, as ranked by quality and priority, in that order:

• Japan: 1x Terra Aequa
• United States of America: 1x Terra Aequa
• Canada: 1x Terra Approxima
• Republic of Korea: 1x Terra Approxima
• Republic of India: 1x Terra Approxima
• Republic of Indonesia: 1x Terra Approxima
• United Mexican States: 1x Terra Apta
• Republic of Iran: 1x Terra Apt
• Republic of Indonesia: 1x Terra Apta
• Republic of India: 1x Terra Apta

Conversely, at present the following ASTRIS member states have had their requests fulfilled, either fully or partially:

• Russian Federation: 1x Terra Aequa (Zenit, 2122)
• Commonwealth of Australia: 1x Terra Approxima (Victoria, 2131)
• Federative Republic of Brazil: 1x Terra Approxima (Amazonas, 2129)
• State of Israel: 1x Terra Approxima (Zion, 2134)
• Republic of India: 1x Terra Apta (Hastinapur, 2126)

It is also notable that although not required for membership, all ASTRIS member states are currently members of the Colonization and Applied Use of Space Treaty International Committee.

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DEVELOPMENT PLANNING said:

At present, ASTRIS is currently conducting missions within the region of space currently known as the "Coreward Arc" of the Orion Arm, although the first human missions to the Perseus Arm are also being planned.

For a detailed overview of ASTRIS missions, please utilize the provided interactive display:

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Upcoming significant missions include:

• Phase Two Colonization at 192-209 (Canadian Colony, USS MacKenzie, 2135)
• Planned Facility Construction at 182-123 (Joint ASTRIS, Delivered, 2136)
• Phase Two Colonization at 092-577 (Mexican Colony, USS Ridgeway, 2136)
• Planned Facility Construction at Victoria (Joint ASTRIS, On Site, 2137)
• Phase Two Colonization at 103-323 (Iranian Colony, USS Parker, 2137)
• Phase Two Colonization at 183-202 (Indonesian Colony, JS Suzumiya, 2139)
• Planned Facility Construction at Amazonas (Joint ASTRIS, On Site, 2140)

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DEFENSE and SECURITY said:

At present ASTRIS defense and security needs in space are met by its militarily sanctioned members, the United States of America and the Russian Federation, whose forces are tasked with orbital and deep space defense of member states. Ground based defensive needs are fulfilled by the member state in question occupying a given body.

Estimated deployments of ASTRIS-affiliated space forces by the beginning of fiscal year 2140 is as follows:

• 182-123: USS Mayflower
• Amazonas: USS Lincoln
• Infinitas: RFS Yekaterinburg, USS Relentless, USS Obstinate, 6 MiG-51 Sokol Variable Fighters
• Hastinapur: RFS Chekov
• Pirenia: USS Yankee
• Sol: RFS Prokhorovka, USS Rushmore, USS Alamo, RFS Novosibirsk, RFS Dostoevsky, RFS Tolstoy, USS Liberty, USS Justice, USS Endurance, USS Independence, USS Union, USS Democracy, 4 Tu-217 Kit Variable Gunships
• Victoria: USS Titan
• Zenit: RFS St. Petersburg, RFS Volkov, 6 MiG-51 Sokol Variable Fighters
• Zion: USS Sentinel

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