Moon Horizon

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Moon Horizon

## Back Cover Description

> *The moment Apollo 11 touched the surface of the Moon, its eventual colonization became inevitable. But since Apollo 17, we haven’t gone back. But after decades of time since the last crew left, humanity has returned to our celestial neighbor.*
> *Across the surface, large sprawling lunar cities made up of domes are made by countries and agencies around the world. But while the attention to the landings and cities slowly calms down, they might become a lot more important to earth than they realized.*
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## Current Missions (As of Month 2)

* Ocean Station (🇪🇺🇮🇱)
* Lunar Gateway Space Station (🇺🇸🇯🇵🇨🇦🇪🇺🇨🇳🇦🇺)
* LEORADAR (🇮🇱)

## MONTH 1 (January 2023)

***NASA (United States of America 🇺🇸)***

***A**rtemis* I launches from Vandenburg, Heading for the moon, testing the Orion Spacecraft and paves the way for future Artemis missions.

***ESA (European Union 🇪🇺)***

The European Service Module is also launched on Artemis I for testing, and the ESA makes plans for the Gateway Station.

***CNSA (Peoples Republic of China 🇨🇳)***

The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program builds the Shenzou-LST (Lunar Surface Transport), As a modification of their Shenzou spacecraft, now made for landing on the moons surface. The mission also recovers the Apollo 11 lunar landing module, which is still in orbit.

***ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federation 🇷🇺)***

Roscosmos pulls out of the International Lunar Base (ILB Program), their collaboration with CNSA, due to increased tensions. They also pull out of Artemis and Gateway.

***JAXA (State Of Japan 🇯🇵)***

JAXA launches the Tsuki module, the first of many modules for the lunar gateway station.

***UKSA (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧)***

UKSA launches the Earth I spacecraft, into a polar orbit around the earth. Proving the UKSA now has the power for orbital launches.

***ASA (Commonwealth of Australia 🇦🇺)***

ASA officially joins the Artemis and Gateway programs, Also joining the ILB, meaning a western nation is collaborating with China in space for the first time.

***ISA (Isreal Space Agency 🇮🇱)***

ISA Joins forces with UKSA in orbital missions. Making plans for a small scale space station.

## MONTH 2

***NASA (United States of America 🇺🇸)***

The Lunar Habitation Module is launched from Kennedy Space Center, and docks with the Lunar Gateway a day later, the module adds a space for astronauts to perform research and sleep. After extreme pressure from United Nations, the wolf agreement is dissolved and NASA begrudgingly accepts CNSA into the artemis program.

***ESA (European Union 🇪🇺)***

UKSA is absorbed into the ESA. Ocean Station (A collaboration with ISA) is launched from Kouru Space Center in France.

***CNSA (Peoples Republic of China 🇨🇳)***

ILB and the Artemis Program merge.

***ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federation 🇷🇺)***

Roscosmos demands to be let into the artemis program, threatening to use Nuclear Weapons if denied. They are still denied, and tensions reach an all time high.

***JAXA (State Of Japan 🇯🇵)***

JAXA, ESA, and CNSA start to build many sonar stations across their countries due the nuclear threat.

***ASA (Commonwealth of Australia 🇦🇺)***

ASA reveals their new spacecraft, ALMM (Australian Lunar Multipurpose Module), the largest lunar spacecraft ever designed.

***ISA (Isreal Space Agency 🇮🇱)***

ISA Launches the LEORADAR, a orbital tracking system filled with many satallites, used to track missles long before they reach their target.