Issendrix Space Program

The Issendrix Space Program is the official government space program of the NiiVan, and so far the only space program to send a manned mission into deep space.
==Overview==
The original idea for the Issendrix Space Program, first concieved by a visionary but anonymous author, was found in a book left behind after the man comitted suicide because he was scheduled to be executed. This execution was one of the last acts of the king of Baymor before he was assassinated, and the book was found much later. Eventually politicians and scientists decided that the knowledge of the universe was needed to ensure the advancement of NiiVan culture, and the money was there to fund a space program. After careful selection processes, if young NiiVan are determined suitable to be a pilot, an engineer, a crew member, or a scientist for this program, they are admitted. The ISAP has been generally successful so far, and is located on the same island as the city of Kinhotys, prompting large membership by citizens of this city.
==Methods of Propulsion and Types of Ships==
Most NiiVan ships utilize the burning of gas as a method of propulsion. Usually methane is used, but helium and argon have also worked. By emitting xenon gas through a small port, probes are able to have highly efficient but low-speed travel. The experimental cruiser Perijove was the first ship to exhibit a warp drive. A warp drive enables faster-than-light travel by shooting particles like neutrinos, which can go faster than light, out of the stern to provide reactionary thrust. Most interstellar ships now use jump drives, which use quantum leaps to go from place to place. Examples of both warp and jump drives can be found in Star Trek and the Steam game FTL: Faster Than Light respectively. NiiVan ships include frigates, cruisers, carriers, and  scouting ships.
==List of launches (chronological order)==
Issen: NiiVan homeworld
Muris: Issen's Moon
Rigel I-VII, Rigel IX-XIII: Other planets in Rigel System
Launch Name 	Destination 	Success? 	Add'l Notes
Visoprobe I 	Issen Orbit 	Success 	Camera probe.
Visoprobe II 	Issen Orbit 	Success 	
Radioprobe I 	Issen Orbit 	Failed after several days in orbit.	Radio probe.
Stargazer 	Issen Sub-Orbit 	Success 	First manned.
Visoprobe III 	Issen Orbit 	Failure 	
Launch error, Visoprobe project abandoned.
Radioprobe II 	Issen Orbit 	Success 	Still operating.
SPIRE 	Issen Sub-Orbit 	Success 	3 NiiVan aboard.
Pyro I 	Issen Orbit and Return 	Success 	Manned.
Manta I 	Issen Orbital Station 	Failure 	First casualties (7).
Pyro II 	Muris Intercept and Return 	Sucess 	Manned.
Radioprobe III 	Issen Orbit 	Failure 	
Manta II 	Issen Orbital Station 	Success, later scrapped. 	Manned.
Radioprobe IV 	Issen Orbit 	Success 	Last Radioprobe, still operating.
Pyro III 	Muris Orbit 	Failure 	Launch failed, no casualties.
Pyro IV 	Muris Intercept and Return 	Success 	
Pyro V 	Muris 	Success 	First exo-Issen EVA.
Oyster I 	Dock to Manta II 	Success 	
Y-12 (1) 	Spaceplane 	Success 	First spaceplane.
Y-12 (2) 	Spaceplane 	Success 	
Pyro VI 	Muris 	Success 	
Y-12 (3) 	Spaceplane 	Failed 	Crashed in a field.
Cryo I 	Rigel VII visit, Rigel VI  	Success 	First exit of Issen's SOI.
Oyster II 	Dock to Manta II 	Success 	
Manta III 	Orbital Station 	Success 	Still operating.
Cryo II 	Rigel V 	Success 	First manned exit of Issen's SOI.
Cryo III 	Rigel V 	Success 	Manned.
Cryo IV 	Rigel III-d 	Failure 	Disintegrated due to heat, 4 casualties.
Oyster III 	All 3 Oysters dock to Manta III 	Success 	
Oyster IV 	Dock to Manta III  	Success 	
Pyro VI 	Eliminate Near-Issen Asteroid 	Success 	
Pyro VII 	Muris Base 	Success 	First base, last Pyro, still operating.
Cryo V 	Rigel V Base 	Success 	Still operating.
Cryo VI 	Rigel V Base 	Failure 	Destroyed due to decoupler error, 6 casualties.
Cryo VII 	Rigel IV 	Failure 	Crashed, 2 casualties.
Cryo VIII 	Rigel VI-a 	Success 	Had to cut mission short due to Rigel VI transit, last Cryo.
Deep Hunter I 	Deep Space, visit Rigel IX, X, XIII	Success 	First Rigel exit.
Deep Hunter II 	Deep Space, visit Rigel XI, XIII 	Success 	
Deep Hunter III 	Deep Space, visit Rigel XI, XII 	Success 	Last Deep Hunter.
Oyster V 	Dock to Manta III 	Success 	Last Oyster.
Dusk I 	Rigel IX 	Failure 	Unknown cause of failure, 3 casualties.
Dusk II 	Rigel IX 	Failure 	Launch error, no casualties.
Dusk III 	Rigel IX 	Success 	Manned.
Dusk IV 	Rigel X-c 	Success 	Manned.
Aeris 	Moons of Rigel VII 	Success 	Still operating.
Dusk V 	Rigel IX Base 	Success 	Still operating.
Dusk VI 	Rigel X-g Base 	Success 	Still operating.
Dusk VII 	Rigel XII-b 	Failure 	Exploded reentering atmosphere, 3 casualties, Dusk project abandoned.
Ascencion I 	Altair IV 	Success 	First manned Rigel Exit, first warp drive.
Ascencion II 	Pollux XI 	Success 	
Perijove 	Simia, Zirack 	Success 	See The Web/Roleplay.
SPIRE refit 	Terra 	Success 	First mission to Terra.
Ascencion III 	Terra 	Success 	
Ascencion further missions	Terra, Zirack 	80% success rate 	Trading and tourism missions.
==Rigel System==
Rigel I: Scorched ball, no moons.
Rigel II: Scorched ball, moon has deorbited and crashed into planet.
Rigel III: Gas giant, large and has rings, 8 small moons
Rigel IV: Scorched ball, no moons.
Rigel V: Barren wasteland, 2 small moons, 1 large moon.
Rigel VI: Thermoplanet, surrounded by asteroid field.
Rigel VII: Gas giant, large and has rings, 18 small moons, 5 large moons.
Issen (Rigel VIII): Homeworld of the NiiVan, cool mesoplanet, 1 large moon.
Rigel IX: Psychroplanet, has rings, 2 large moons.
Rigel X: Neptunian, 11 small moons, 1 large moon.
Rigel XI: Frozen ball, 4 small moons.
Rigel XII: Large gas giant, 34 small moons, 2 large moons.
Rigel XIII: Neptunian, 12 small moons, 3 large moons.
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