Spacecraft

"Age can be wonderful for red wine, but not for spacecraft." - Nathan Myhrvold, American Author & Inventor
Most spacecraft or Vimana are not build for atmosphere entry, making them "crash" upon trying to land on the surface. When Travel to a planet's surface is required, Space Elevators or low orbit "SSTO" vehicels are used instead. While older engines such as methane/oxygen engines are still used in intrastellar travel, FTL travel is conducted by the nuclear fusion-fission powered Aeolus Drive, which has a maximum range of 8,1 lightyears or 2,5 parsec, resulting in the creation of “Arms” that extend from Sol to connect only the stars that are within this range of eachother, this limit can potentially be extended to 20 ly using the experimental Grosvenor Drive-Extensors, but this is expensive and uncommon. Silicon–Germanium (SiGe), Magnesium diboride, Tralphium (He-3), Tellurium, River Sand, SNGs, Tantalum, Lithium, PGMs (Platinoids such as Platinum, Osmium, Palladium or Iridium), Zirconium, Hafnium, Xenon, Argon, Deuterium and Tritium are considered the most vital chemicals & metals for the spacecraft industry.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology-critical_element
==Known ranks==
===Astral Force ranks=== 
*Grandcommander - "Supereme General"
*Commander-General - "General", leads a Constellation.
*Rear Commander - Commanding officer of a Squadron or a Craftdock.
*Pilot-Commander - Leads a Spacecraft.
*First Pilot - Second in Command.
*Flight Engineer - Mission Specialist, assisting the Pilot and Commander.
*Officer-Commander
*Officer-Designate
*Astral-Commandant - "Major"
*Captain
*Senior Lieutenant
*Junior Lieutenant
*General-Sergeant
*Major Sergeant
*Operator-Sergeant - Qualified to perform highly complex technical duties.
*Staff Sergeant
*Senior Astrogator
*Astrogator -First Class-
* Junior Astrogator
=== Enlisted ranks===
*General-Executor - Head of a Espatier Division.
*Executive-Commander - Leads a Espatier Squad
*Espatier - sometimes refered to as "Space Marines".
*Dragoner - Also called a "Lancer" or "Dragoon". Combatmecha specialist.
*Astrotrooper - "Private"
*Recruit
===Exploration===
*Director-General - Head of the Survey Command Service
*Director Deputy - Heads a Exploration Theater
*Surveyor-General - heads a Surveyor a science/survey spacecraft.
=== Other titled crew of a Spacecraft===
*Specialist-Operator- Technical experts
*Payload-Operator- Takes care of any cargo
*Marshal-Inspector - The "Big Boss", only large spacecrafts have a Marshal-Inspector on board. They work very closely with StellaSec. The Marshal's are trained on Xuesen, the capital of the Moon.
*Inspector - Makes sure that the UCSS Rules are keept.
===UCSS Forces in the Solar System===
=====Service Roles & Missions=====
*CSS Sun Constellation 
**Patrol major commercial orbits
**Convoy escort
**Patrol orbits of actively mined NEOs MBOs, KBOs and other potentially dangerous objects
**Operate and Maintain Navigation Lasers in Terran, Martian, Main Belt, Jovian and Chronian orbits
**Power Projection in orbital space of Main Belt and Saturn
**UCSS Solar Espatier Corps
*** Space Expeditionary Force
****Mobile Fleet Contingent (Combined Arms)
***Peacekeeping Zone Contingent
****Space Force internal security
***Spacecraft security/boarding parties
****Security contingent at nav-laser installations
*** Inspection Team security
****Nuclear spacecraft inspection teams
*Planetary Peacekeeping Zones 
**Zone Venus/Mercury
***L1 Space Sunshades Defence Force
**Zone Earth/Luna
***Space Elevators
****Samoa Space Elevator (Tāfuna nearest Port)
****Tahiti Space Elevator (Papeʻete nearest Port)
****Kilimanjaro Space Elevator
****Kenya Space Elevator
****Quito Space Elevator
****Bélabo Space Elevator
****Rwenzori Space Elevator
****Opara Space Elevator
****Wahgi Space Elevator
****Ibagué Space Elevator
****Bogotá Space Elevator
****Qullaw Space Elevator
****Libreville Space Elevator
****Veragua Space Elevator
****Talamanca Space Elevator
****Borneo Space Elevator
****Bukidnon Space Elevator
****Bangui Space Elevator
*Zone Luna
** Space Elevators
***Shackleton Space Elevator
**Tabgha Base
***Gateway I
*** Gateway II
***Gateway III
****Armstrong City Military Base
*Zone Mars
**Space Elevators
***Phobos Space Elevator
***Olympus Mons Space Elevator
***Pavonis Space Elevator
*** Elysium Mons Space Elevator
**Deimos Defense Complex
*Mars/Earth Patrol-Cyclers "Asteroid Raiders"
**CSS Vigil
** CSS Cheyenne
**CSS El Paso 
*Zone Jupiter
** Callisto Defense Complex
**UCSS Ganymede Peacekeeping Force (UCSSFIGAN)
*Zone Saturn 
**Mission HQ Titan
***Solar First Responser
***Mobile Squadron Chronos
**Mission Command Enceladus
***Uranus Crews
***Neptune Crews
*Commercial Peacekeeping Zones (COM-PEZ)
**Luna
***Gagarinsk Civilian Guard
***Takamagahara Security
**Main Asteroid Belt
*** Mission Command Juno
**** Escort Squadrons
==Aeolus Drive==
==Known Craftdocks==
Designation 	Location 	Notes
Frontera Orbital Craftdocks 	Mid Limitrophe 	Produces large quantites of spacecraft. A linchpin for the defense of the Outer Regions of Human Space.
Jonesboro Orbital Craftdocks 	Mid Limitrophe 	
Mingo Orbital Craftdock 	Mid Limitrophe 	
Navarone Orbital Craftdocks 	Inner Limitrophe	Produces large quantites of spacecraft. A linchpin for the defense of the Outer Regions of Human Space.
Nuevavista Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	Produces large quantites of spacecraft.
Dominguez Orbital Craftdock 	First Diaspora 	Dominguez-Shimago Craftbuilder League produces the finest spacecraft.
Alcyoneus Orbital Craftdocks 	Île-de-Terre 	Produces large quantites of spacecraft. A linchpin for the defense of Terra.
Andura Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	
Terra Nova Orbital Craftdock 	Île-de-Terre 	
Kapcharanka Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	Important spacecraft center.
Rio Verde Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	
O-Shimago Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	Produces large quantites of spacecraft. Dominguez-Shimago Craftbuilder League produces the finest spacecraft.
Ajuuraan Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	
Gliese Orbital Craftdocks 	First Diaspora 	
Shandarua Orbital Craftdock 	Inner Limitrophe	
São Vicente Orbital Craftdock 	Inner Limitrophe	
Zhuque's Hope Orbital Craftdock	Île-de-Terre 	
==Known Constellations==
The UCSS Astral Forces is divided into three primary constellations. Several smaller constellations also operate as part of the main constellation were required:
Designation 	Commanding Admirals	Locations 	Notes
CSS Sun Constellation 	x 	Sol System	Operates in the inner solar system and outer solar system.
CSS Terra Nova Constellation	x 	x 	x
CSS Kentaurus Constellation 	x 	x 	
CSS One Constellation 	x 	x 	
CSS 3rd Constellation 	y 	x 	
CSS 5th Constellation 	x 	x 	x
CSS 8th Constellation 	x 	x 	
CSS 17th Constellation 	x 	x 	Centered around Invictus.
==Known UCSS Vimanas==
Designation 	Production series 	Class/Craft type 	Location/Notes
CSS Everest 	Mons-series 	x 	
CSS Olympica 	Mons-series 	x 	
CSS Cúchulainn 	 	 	
CSS Durendal 	 	Defender/Rigil-class 	
CSS Chetzemoka 	Unknown class 	x 	
CSS Hammarskjöld 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS Tears of Tethys 	Private vessel 	Converted former first-generation Dominion	
CSS Annan 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS Trygve Lie 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS Thant 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS Ghali 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS Ki-moon 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS De Cuéllar 	Constitution-series	Dominion/Magnetar-class 	
CSS Antibalas 	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Fujiama 	Mons-series 	Unknown 	
CSS Matterhorn 	Mons-series 	Unknown 	
CSS Gallhöipggen 	Mons-series 	Unknown 	
CSS Nautilus 	Nautilus-series 	Unknown 	
CSS Gefion 	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Austerlitz 	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Coronel 	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Necromantrix 	Enchantress-series 	Unknown 	
CSS Barracuda 	Barracuda-series 	Unknown 	A series of spacecraft with a good reputation.
CSS Buddug 	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Zhang Guolao 	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Liam Ó Maoilíosa	Unknown class 	Unknown 	
CSS Cao Cao 	x 	Unknown 	
CSS Emmette 	x 	Unknown 	
CSS Undine 	Cyclop-series 	x 	
CSS Te Arawa 	Aotea-series 	x 	
==Known UCSS Vimana Classes==
Class 	Vimana type	Photo	Notes
Rigil-class 	Defender 	 	Acts as a Anti-craft with additional duties being: mineswepping, a escort to protect convoys and a mobile control center for combat drones & gunners. Smallest and cheapest craft of the Astroforce.
Regula-class 	Combator 	 	A heavy vessel with huge amounts of firepower, armed with relativistic weapons, torch missiles and laser cannons.
Algol-class 	Wayfarer 	 	A flexible vessel that can operate independently, multiple roles, similar to frigates. Expandable, escort for bigger astrocrafts. A "Jack of all trades, master of none".
Aldebaran-class 	Interceptor	 	A light vessel tasked with taking down incoming threats, armed with penetrator shells and anti-Torch Mines and Hypervelocity Weapons.
Betelgeuse-class	Patroller 	 	A light vessel used to enforce borders and patrol, also used in law enforcement, search & rescue missions and anti-piracy operations. Mostly defense, not used in combat.
Arcturus-class 	Gunner 	 	A semi-autonomus craft, cheap, carries torch missiles among other weaponry, its only job is to fire on the enemy and use saturation attacks.
Sirius-class 	Transporter	 	"Hubcraft", a specialized vessel that carries and deploys smaller spacecraft, also acts as an hospital and repair station. "Carriers in Space". Varies in size.
Altair-class 	Breaker 	 	The "Breaker" dispense small particles which counteract the strength of lasers and protect other craft.
Angetenar-class 	Hunter 	 	Also "Hunter Drones" or "Combat Drones", semi-autonomus combat drones.
Quasar-class 	Annihilator	 	An extremely heavy vessel only used when something needs to die. Mostly firepower.
Antares-class 	Surveyor 	 	Spezialized survey, civilian and research craft.
Magnetar-class 	Dominion 	 	A very heavy vessel, often acting as a flagcraft, battle-carrier hyprid.
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