The Garuda Initiative
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:58 am
Following the integration of the remaining Nusantaran lands, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Cahaya Sucianty Indrajaya, has achieved funding for what she has labelled The Garuda Initiative. This initiative will lead to the construction of several launch pads throughout Nusantara, three main research facilities, several construction sites, and the training of various engineers, scientists, and pilots/astronauts. The Garuda Initiative will also lead to the founding of the Nusantaran Space Agency, or the NSA.
The locations for the launch pads are as follows: Balikpapan, Sandakan, Manado, and Manokwari. The main three research facilities will be located at Palu, Balikpapan, Kuala Lumpur. The construction sites will be located throughout the nation, but primarily focused on Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua. With funding approved, recruitment initiatives have gone out to select and recruit the best and the brightest of the engineers and scientists throughout the nation, with the NSA partnering with various universities throughout the nation. Temporary facilities will be used as the others are being constructed.
Work on construction would begin almost immediately, with land being purchased and cleared for the main sights throughout the nation. As the researchers and engineers are hired, they would immediately get to work on designing several rocket prototypes, including heavy and light rockets, as well as manned options. Satellite design projects are also started, with the goal being to launch several GPS, surveillance, and communication satellites, in addition to various research satellites. Discussions on manned missions and an eventual space station are also underway. As the astronauts are hired work would commence on their training, with several training missions being planned for the Nusantaran Antarctic Territories, due to its inhospitable climate. Other training missions are organized, with the goal being to fully equip the astronauts for their eventual manned missions to space.
The locations for the launch pads are as follows: Balikpapan, Sandakan, Manado, and Manokwari. The main three research facilities will be located at Palu, Balikpapan, Kuala Lumpur. The construction sites will be located throughout the nation, but primarily focused on Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua. With funding approved, recruitment initiatives have gone out to select and recruit the best and the brightest of the engineers and scientists throughout the nation, with the NSA partnering with various universities throughout the nation. Temporary facilities will be used as the others are being constructed.
Work on construction would begin almost immediately, with land being purchased and cleared for the main sights throughout the nation. As the researchers and engineers are hired, they would immediately get to work on designing several rocket prototypes, including heavy and light rockets, as well as manned options. Satellite design projects are also started, with the goal being to launch several GPS, surveillance, and communication satellites, in addition to various research satellites. Discussions on manned missions and an eventual space station are also underway. As the astronauts are hired work would commence on their training, with several training missions being planned for the Nusantaran Antarctic Territories, due to its inhospitable climate. Other training missions are organized, with the goal being to fully equip the astronauts for their eventual manned missions to space.