SPACE INDUSTRY IN THE KINGDOM OF REITZMAG
HISTORY
Establishment
The Space Industry in the Kingdom of Reitzmag is led by the Kingdom of Reitzmag Space Agency or KRSA. It was established in 1948 which gave birth to a continuously developing space industry. The KRSA conducted its first launch on March 27 1952 with the Neptune Rocket.
The rocket's second stage reached about 250 miles high. This is higher than the orbit of Cansey Space Station.
The KRSA made a lot of progress and made hundreds of launches in 1950s. Then, a few years later, KRSA launched the Orbiter Program in 1956. The program witnessed the launch of the Griffin Rocket which carried Minotaur I, the first Reitzmic Sattelite on space.
The Orbiter Program proved successful which led to the launch of 2 more Minotaur Satellites. But by the end of the 1950s, it was replaced by the Alpha Rocket which carried the satellite Observer.
LUNAR MISSIONS
Alpha was not that successful and was not capable of manned launches. So the KRSA began to devise rockets that would be able to conduct manned launches. In 1961, the Saturn Program was established which made way for the Saturn family of rockets. It began with the Saturn I who launched the first manned space probe called Scout-I. The launch was a successful and proved the manned launch capabilities of Reitzmag's space industry.
Later in 1962, a Scout-II manned space probe successfully preformed a rendezvous with a Explorer manned satellite which was launched at the same day.
The KRSA was satisfied, but they thought more was necessary. So between 1963 to 1965, 3 rockets namely Saturn II, III, and IV were unsuccessful in the testing phase. So, in 1967 gave birth to the Saturn V. It was a huge heavy lift rocket, the goal was to place a man on the moon. The moon-landing program was called Midas and was first launched as Midas 1 on September 16 1967. Midas 1 was just for testing if the probe can be properly deployed in space. The fire started in the command module which swiftly went all the way down causing the rocket to explode just before T-2 and all 3 astronauts on board died.
The accident gave frustration to parliament which almost led to the ending of the program and cutting the KRSA's budget. But they did not lose hope, the program continued. Due to this matter, KRSA further developed the program with Midas 2 as the testing for Block 2 upgrade and Midas for the final testing of the docking mechanism. Then comes Midas 4 which was a successful unmanned flight.
Midas 5 went next with the first flight of the lunar module designed by the KRSA. Midas 5 used an upgraded Saturn I rocket. The module was successfully launched to space.
Then followed Midas 6 which demonstrated the trans-lunar injection capability of the Saturn V with a simulated payload equal to about 80% of a full Midas spacecraft. It proved the capability of the rocket to send a spacecraft to the moon.
Midas 7 was a test of the command module's ability to orbit around Earth. It was a successful manned launch. The mission used the upgraded Saturn I rocket instead of the Saturn V because it was only intended for launch in low-Earth orbit.
Midas 8 followed and was intended to have a manned command module to orbit around the moon and then return back to Earth safely. It was a success and was the first manned launch of the Saturn V rocket to reach the moon.
Midas 9 was next and was a manned flight which proved the ability of the lunar module to dock and transfer payload with the command module. It was also the first spacewalk ever done by 2 Reitzmic astronauts and the first spacewalk crew transfer. The mission was a success and the command module successfully returned to Earth.
The entire Midas-Saturn Program was near its success, and it was time to rehearse the final landing. On Midas 10 was launched via the Saturn V rocket and the command module orbited the moon, 1 of the crew were left in the command module and the other 2 were in the lunar module that landed and returned to the command module. Then the command module successfully brought back home all 3 astronauts.
And for the final moment, in August 4 1969, Midas 11 was launched. It was no longer a test or a rehearsal. everything was set. The Saturn V successfully lifted off, and brought all 3 crew to the moon. Everything done in the Midas 10 mission was done. The first man on the moon was placed by Reitzmag. The first man to step, Commander Bill McArthur, said as he stepped on the lunar surface the phrases "That's one small step of a man, One giant leap for mankind". Then all the crew made some few experiments before successfully heading back to Earth.
In the first successful mission, KRSA and the entire Kingdom of Reitzmag rejoiced for its space glory. KRSA made more launches in the next years as listed below:
- Midas 12 (December 1969) - First precise Moon landing in Ocean of Storms near Surveyor 3 probe. Two surface EVAs and returned parts of Surveyor to Earth.
- Midas 13 (March 1970) - Intended landing cancelled after SM oxygen tank exploded. LM used as "lifeboat" for safe crew return. First S-IVB stage impact on Moon for active seismic test.
- Midas 14 (November 1970)- Successful landing. Broadcast first color TV images from lunar surface. Conducted first materials science experiments in space. Conducted two surface EVAs.
- Midas 15 (June 1971)- Successful Landing. First extended LM, three-day lunar stay. First use of Lunar Roving Vehicle. Conducted 3 lunar surface EVAs and one deep space EVA on return to retrieve orbital camera film from SM.
- Midas 16 (March 1972)- Successful Landing. Conducted 3 lunar EVAs and one deep space EVA.
- Midas 17 (November 1972)- Successful Landing. First professional geologist on the Moon. First night launch. Conducted 3 lunar EVAs and one deep space EVA.
Cansey Space Station
Funding of the Lunar program was too high, and the KRSA still has no space station. A new program was launched called Cansey to establish a large space station. The construction was aided by the Saturn V and Saturn I block 2 rockets.
Construction began in 1987 and required 10 years to be completed with additional improvements throughout the years. Manned launches have continually been done by the KRSA to fill the station with crew. It's maximum capacity was 5 people but only 3 were sent every launch. In June 2018, the station was abandoned and was remotely controlled from the KRSA's control center.
CURRENT REITZMIC ROCKETS
DELTA
The Delta rocket is an expendable carrier launch vehicle developed by the KRSA under the Delta Program. The rocket is currently more commonly used by the Royal Armed Forces through the Royal Space Command to launch military satellites to space. A crewed version of the rocket was conceptualized but scrapped with the establishment of the SpaceX program.
NURI (DELTA-2)
The Nuri Rocket, or Delta-2, is an expendable carrier launch vehicle developed by the Royal Space Force with help from the KRSA as the successor to the Delta rocket. This rocket is capable of delivering larger payloads at farther distances compared to its predecessor, based on data accumulated from test flights. It is still unknown whether a crewed version will be developed, but it has been confirmed that the rocket will be used primarily for launch of military hardware to space.
FALCON
The Falcon Rocket Family was developed through the SpaceX program of the KRSA. This new family of highly reusable rockets have first stage boosters that are capable of landing vertically. This new family of rockets is currently the only rocket in service that is capable of delivering crew to the Cansey Space Station.
ELECTRON
The Electron Rocket is a highly reusable rocket developed by private space company Rocket Lab. The rocket is capable of launching small payloads to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO), and is primarily aimed to service private missions such as television and communications satellites. In 2023, a suborbital variant of the craft has also been developed with a successful first flight launching the 'Cloudray' satellite by private meteorological research institute OpenWeather.
SPACESHIP
SpaceShip is a suborbital spaceplane designed and developed by private space company Virgin Galactic. The spacecraft is intended for use as space tourism transport. The spaceplane is launched in a custom quadjet aircraft called White Knight Two by Scaled Composites.
SPACE LAUNCH FACILITIES
NATIONAL SPACE CENTER
Location: Manchester City, Salisbury
Operation/Ownership: Kingdom of Reitzmag Space Agency (KRSA), Virgin Galactic
Construction: 1958
Opened: 1959
SURREY SPACE CENTER
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Location: Surrey, Gullicken
Operation/Ownership: Kingdom of Reitzmag Space Agency (KRSA)
Construction: 1973
Opened: 1975
HARGROVE SPACE CENTER
Location: Hargrove City, New Moreland
Operation/Ownership: Rocket Lab
Construction: 2007
Opened: 2008
RSF LANCASTER
Location: Epworth, Lancaster
Operation/Ownership: Kingdom of Reitzmag Space Agency (KRSA), Royal Space Force
Construction: 1984
Opened: 1986
(under development)
