ASTREA Space Program

[Ariel DK]

Welcome to the ASTREA missions!

A ten journeys and 30 years duration adventure through our solar system. In 2030 the mankind begins his journey with the achievement of a 85% efficiency fusion reactor, one year before the most powerful VASIMIR engine ever constructed, was send to the space. At that moment, the first temporary human base on Moon, increase his production capabilities, and become in the first permanent human colony out of our planet in history, meanwhile tons of helium-3 was send to the Earth for the new reactors, resolving the global energetical problem. Two spaceships Traveller 1 and 2, was builded in collaboration with 32 nations and 4 space agencies, with the purpose of bring to the humans, where no living thing never has been before... or yes?

Buckle up... the journey has begun!

Keep tuned for more status updates.
More information coming soon.

Meanwhile, in 2029, an amateur cameraman took this image of a massive object orbiting Earth 300 km altitude.

[cyphyr]

Oooh very intreguing ...

[Dune]

Cool, especially with the blurry 'photo' of that orbiting thing.

[raymoh]

That sounds promising!

[Ariel DK]

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

The Traveller 1, is the most expensive and complex object ever constructed by mankind.

Due to the international nature of his construction program, and the possibilities of military applications, 40% of his technology
is still highly classified, however, the future and imminent impact of this technology in most of the societies around the world, is not a secret.

The whole structure is 30% builded in orbit, and 70% builded on Earth. 420 billions dollars and six years was needed to achieve
the first step in the goal to become us an interplanetary species.

Official image by ESA, NASA, Roscosmos & CNSA published jointly in 2033

[sboerner]

Nice model. Did you make it? Great back story, looking forward to further installments.

[Ariel DK]

Nice model. Did you make it? Great back story, looking forward to further installments.

Hi sboerner, check out: https://planetside.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,27705.0.html

[luvsmuzik]

So cool! Glad we have solved the global energetical issue as well! 

[DocCharly65]

Cool!

[Ariel DK]

Examining the Traveller-1


With 297 meters long, and 45 meters wide, the Traveller was built for a max of 50 years durability.
Designed for up to 6 crew, the habitable zone contains a several pieces from the ISS, like the Deep Range Spectrometer, the Canadian Arm, the SGANT antenna, and even the whole Tranquility Module. The interplanetary vehicle is impulsed by a powerful fusion reactor powering a VASIMIIR engine, using hydrogen and argon as fuel, the restant energy is used by two independent electrical systems for provide energy for the crew's systems, and the energy accumulators, in addition with two High Efficiency Solar Panels arrays.

Extra angles and information provided below

[WAS]

Looks awesome. Love the ambient light from the planet casting on it.

[DocCharly65]

Wow!

Tr3 gives me the best view to the texture. Impressive!

[Dune]

Good job on this!

[sboerner]

Tr3 gives me the best view to the texture. Impressive!

Agreed! And the exposure is somewhat less so I can see the detail you mentioned in the highlights. More to this than meets the eye. Nice work!

[Ariel DK]

TRAVELLER-1 AT MARS

In 2035, the Pioners mission crew members, becomes in the 1st astronauts in complete a 6 moths duration mission in the Martian surface.

Lefting Mars, during their rendezvous maneuver aboard of the Svezna MAV (Martian Ascending Vehicle), they took this beautiful image of the Traveller-1 orbiting over Arabia Terra.