This post contains information on the GNSA's (Gracealonian National Space Administration) current programs and vehicles.
Trinity: Reusable Shuttle System
-First Trinity launch was in 1998
-Fleet of five shuttles (Journey, Explorer, Expedition, Pioneer, Voyager)
-The shuttle and it’s rocket boosters are carried to 50,000 feet on the back of a specialized jumbo jet that is powered by 8 jet engines. Once at altitude the shuttle and boosters separate and glide while the jumbo jet moves away before the boosters ignite carrying the shuttle to low earth orbit before they separate. The shuttles engines can then carry it to any orbit level required.
-Shuttle can carry up to 8 crew members
-Shuttle Cargo bay can carry up to 43,000 pounds of cargo (7,000 pounds less than the US Space Shuttle)
-The heat shield is separated into 6 large sections and is replaced after every 5 flights
Vista: Space Station
-Station was completed in 2004
-Includes 4 pressurized crew modules
-16 Trinity launches were carried out carrying station components to complete Vista
-Station can support a crew of up to 7 people
Scout: Mars Lander
-Launched in 2007, landed in 2009
-Solar Powered
-Originally planned to run for only a year, expected to cease functioning at any time
Trailblazer: Moon Orbiter
-Launched and arrived in lunar orbit in 2010
-Main objective is to find potential landing sights for manned moon landings
Guardian: Early Warning System
-Consists of seven satellites in geosynchronous orbit over Gracealonian territory.
-The main purpose of these satellites is to warn of missile strikes so they can be addressed.
-Further details classified
NOTE: These are only current programs and vehicles. More are in development or have already been completed
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