Space Technology

**Space technology** is technology developed by space science or the aerospace industry for use in spaceflight, satellites, or space exploration. Space technology includes spacecraft, satellites, space stations, and support infrastructure, equipment, and procedures. Space is such a novel environment that attempting to work in it requires new tools and techniques. Many common everyday services such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, GPS systems, satellite television, and some long-distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure.

## History

Back on Earth, the beginning of the development of space technologies goes way back from the time when the gunpowder-powered rockets was first used in China during the Song Dynasty in the 13th century. The Mongols were the one that spread the technology in the Middle East and Europe during the Mongol Invasions in the mid-13th Century.

Modern rockets originated in 1926 when Robert Goddard attached a supersonic (de Laval) nozzle to the combustion chamber of a liquid-propellant rocket. These nozzles turn the hot gas from the combustion chamber into a cooler, hypersonic, highly directed jet of gas, more than doubling the thrust and raising the engine efficiency from 2% to 64%. Use of liquid propellants instead of gunpowder greatly improved the effectiveness of rocket artillery in World War II, and opened up the possibility of human spaceflight after 1945.

## Types of space technologies

* Satellites and Satellite-based services
* Space exploration technology
* Space flight technology

## Space Programs

### Third, Second and First Civilization Area

Only the Ravernal Empire, the Annonrial Empire, and the Holy Mirishial Empire were aware of outer space. Before the transference of Japan, the Ravernal Empire had established a network of magical satellites called the Mystar for multiple purposes. After the disappearance of the Ravernal Empire, the Annonrial Empire is trying to re-establish connection with the Mystar to hasten the revival of the Ravernal Empire.

Despite knowing about space, the Holy Mirishial Empire were unable to reach space with their magical technology and deems space as an impossible domain for anyone to reach. As a result, when they realized Japan had access to a satellite, the whole administration of the HME were deeply shocked and amazed.

### Gra Valkas Empire

Based on their level of civilization, it can be assumed that they have a certain understanding of astronomy; however, the knowledge of space travel will probably still be beyond their reach, due to the lack of necessary technology and lack of motivation.

### Japan

Back on Earth, Japan is already a space-faring nation that has a good reputation in the space exploration community. After the transfer to the New World, they become the only country in the New World that has space technology, even surpassing the Holy Mirishial Empire in this field of knowledge.

Due to the transfer, Japan lost all of its owned satellites, making some technologies like the GPS are unusable. However, satellites are a necessity for a modern society, and the hostile situation of the New World makes the deployment of satellites an urgency, especially for the JSDF. And since Japan is the only country in the New World that possess space technology, they have to launch large number of satellites alone.

So far, Japan had launched a total number of 4 satellites that monitors the happenings in the New World and they are planning these ambitious programs in order to fully understand the New World

1. **The establishment of the Japanese GPS for civilian and military application**. It is targeted for utilization within 3 years (5 years in the Web Novel) after the Japan-Parpaldia War. In addition to this, Japan is planning to establish a 24/7 surveillance system using reconnaissance satellites that acts as an early warning system, in preparation for the return of the Ravernal Empire which is confirmed to have ICBM technology and have no qualms of using it indiscriminately.
2. **The retrieval of objects from space**. According to the Nihonkoku Shoukan Vol. 06, Japan already found the Mystar of the Ravernal Empire and is now planning to retrieve it by launching a space shuttle with robotic arms. The said project is also a top-secret program just like the nuclear weapons program and stealth fighter program.
3. **Launching of space probes**
4. **Manned space flights**.