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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Royal Orbital Service and Space Command (ROSSC) began as two separate organizations, with the Royal Orbital Service being formed as a civilian part of the [[Ministry of Commerce (Urcea)|Ministry of Commerce] | The Royal Orbital Service and Space Command (ROSSC) began as two separate organizations, with the Royal Orbital Service being formed as a civilian part of the [[Ministry of Commerce (Urcea)|Ministry of Commerce]] in 1952. Seeing the Kingdom falling behind to both [[Fiannria]] and [[Caphiria]] in terms of spaceflight and research, the Royal Orbital Service was envisioned for the purposes of both scientific exploration and civilian exploitation of space. Though civilian and economic exploitation of space were not necessarily feasible in the 1950s, the ROS managed to put a man in space by 1960 and a Urcean in orbit by 1962, before following that up with a fully manned space station in 1973. Though fully contained within the Ministry of Commerce, the ROS worked closely with the [[Collegium Scientificum]] in its various scientific exploits. | ||
In 1956, with the advent of the practical {{wp|intercontinental ballistic missile}} a few years prior, the Royal Space Command was established within the Royal Air Force to manage and oversee the military use of space, especially with regards to nuclear missile use but also the practicability of future plans to shoot down enemy satellites and missiles. Though the RSC was created with the task of defending Urcea from any threat, it was primarily formed to prevent a nuclear attack on Urcea by Caphiria during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. Following a decade of research and development, the Royal Space Command boasted of an arsenal of somewhat-functional anti-satellite missiles by the mid-1960s. During that time, the very first anti-ICBM systems began development, typically coming in the form of using nuclear weapons to detonate incoming nuclear missiles. | In 1956, with the advent of the practical {{wp|intercontinental ballistic missile}} a few years prior, the Royal Space Command was established within the Royal Air Force to manage and oversee the military use of space, especially with regards to nuclear missile use but also the practicability of future plans to shoot down enemy satellites and missiles. Though the RSC was created with the task of defending Urcea from any threat, it was primarily formed to prevent a nuclear attack on Urcea by Caphiria during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. Following a decade of research and development, the Royal Space Command boasted of an arsenal of somewhat-functional anti-satellite missiles by the mid-1960s. During that time, the very first anti-ICBM systems began development, typically coming in the form of using nuclear weapons to detonate incoming nuclear missiles. | ||
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In the early 1970s, various reorganization efforts of the [[Government of Urcea]] and [[Concilium Purpaidá]] began in order to reduce administrative redundancies and ensure unified command structures for similar areas of public concern. Consequently, the [[Concilium Daoni]] began to hold hearings in 1973 regarding the Royal Orbital Service and the Royal Space Command. It was decided in 1974 that the two organizations would merge under the military's purview beginning in 1975, and on January 1st, 1975, the Royal Orbital Service and Space Command (ROSSC) was formed. While there were continued leaks on behalf of the former-ROS employees that the organization was becoming too regimented, it became clear by the late 1970s that the merged organizations were working well together as innovation in space flight and missile defense moved forward. The ROSSC landed the first Urcean on the moon on May 1st, 1978; though it was not the first manned moon landing, contemporaries noted that the landing was "significantly more advanced and precise" than its predecessors and that the ROSSC's craft and personnel were "exemplary". | In the early 1970s, various reorganization efforts of the [[Government of Urcea]] and [[Concilium Purpaidá]] began in order to reduce administrative redundancies and ensure unified command structures for similar areas of public concern. Consequently, the [[Concilium Daoni]] began to hold hearings in 1973 regarding the Royal Orbital Service and the Royal Space Command. It was decided in 1974 that the two organizations would merge under the military's purview beginning in 1975, and on January 1st, 1975, the Royal Orbital Service and Space Command (ROSSC) was formed. While there were continued leaks on behalf of the former-ROS employees that the organization was becoming too regimented, it became clear by the late 1970s that the merged organizations were working well together as innovation in space flight and missile defense moved forward. The ROSSC landed the first Urcean on the moon on May 1st, 1978; though it was not the first manned moon landing, contemporaries noted that the landing was "significantly more advanced and precise" than its predecessors and that the ROSSC's craft and personnel were "exemplary". | ||
In the 1980s, the ROSSC launched several more space stations and began the highly controversial Strategic Defense Initiative, which promised to entirely shield the nation from missile attacks. This sparked an arms race with Caphiria as both superpowers attempted to build up their missile defense, but by 1983 it was clear that neither nation had a practical solution and both agreed to a strategic arms reduction, shifting ROSSC's focus primarily towards the civilian end. A great number of civilian satellites began to be launched in the 1990s, and during this time ROSSC became the primary orbital ferry for the nations of the [[Levantine Union]] besides Fiannria, a role it has maintained since. | In the 1980s, the ROSSC launched several more space stations and began the highly controversial Strategic Defense Initiative, which promised to entirely shield the nation from missile attacks. This sparked an arms race with Caphiria as both superpowers attempted to build up their missile defense, but by 1983 it was clear that neither nation had a practical solution and both agreed to a strategic arms reduction, shifting ROSSC's focus primarily towards the civilian end. A great number of civilian satellites began to be launched in the 1990s, and during this time ROSSC became the primary orbital ferry for the nations of the [[Levantine Union]] besides Fiannria, a role it has maintained since. As the [[Occidental Cold War]] came to an end in [[1984]] with the [[Assumption Accords]], the Royal Orbital Service has seen increased funding as it aims for an international permanent moon base by the late 2030s. | ||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||