Vallosian Space Organization
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | VSO |
| Formed | 20 January 1992 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Jurisdiction | VEA |
| Headquarters | Ninao |
| Primary spaceports | Vito Borbon Memorial Spaceport (VBMS), Castadilla |
| Owners | |
| Employees | 2,290 (2031) |
The Vallosian Space Organization is a regional space organization established by members of the Vallosian Economic Association dedicated to space exploration. The VEA was largely the driving force behind the VSO’s founding, with the primary motivations of an indigenous Vallosian space exploration program, and secondary motivations of cost reduction for those programs through international cooperation. Through agreements with Castadilla and Almadaria, the VSO maintains two spaceports on the member nations’ territory.
Established in 1992, it was formed through channels established with the VEA and though the organizations exist separately, the VSO is de facto the space agency of the VEA. The VSO is funded by contributions of its member states, allowing it sufficient funding to develop its infrastructure and technology. As of 2033, its budget reached an all-time peak of 7 billion USD. Its primary missions are the maintenance and development of shared space infrastructure, as well as scientific coordination between member states to this goal.
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Facilities
The Vito Borbon Memorial Spaceport is the primary spaceport of the VSO. Suitable due to its position near Lake Remenau, the VBMS handles many of the heavy-lift rocket launches from four developed launch pad and associated facilities spread over twenty kilometers.
The Lacusentia Launch Center (LLC) is the auxiliary spaceport of the VSO, having significantly less capability than VBMS. Mostly used for maintenance, training, and secondary launches (i.e. observation and communication satellites), the LLC sometimes can accommodate scrubbed launches from the VBMS due to weather conditions or orbital inclination concerns.