Istalia

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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:51 pm

Istalia and Rildanor begin talks on space cooperation
AISA unveils its plans for the Titano Lunar Program and its further goals for the future space exploration missions
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The components of the Titano Lunar Program

19 October 4815

ROMULA - The Minister of Science and Technology Giulio Scaramella announced to the journalists during a press conference that he is engaging in talks with his Rildanorian counterpart in order to establish a space cooperation between the respective space authorities.
Also Rildanor recently is progressing in the field of space and orbital launches and the Government is judging as beneficial a cooperation between the two nations and the AISA is considering to involve the Rildanorian space agency into the planned lunar mission.

About the Lunar mission, in fact, the AISA few days ago unveiled the preliminar plans for the new program aimed to bring back on the moon Istalian astronauts. The program will be similar to the previous Pegaso missions but unlike the previous program, the new one will provide the assembly in orbit of the several components of the lunar space vehicles. Like the Pegaso missions, the lunar spacecraft will be formed by an Earth Departure module (named "Gigante"), a crew module (the "Titano" spacecraft with a long range space flight service module) and a lunar landing module (named "Fenice") which will be put in orbit with multiple launches.
In fact, the AISA didn't want to develop a single super heavy launcher for the mission to put in orbit the spacecraft already assembled on the ground in order to use the family of launchers already developed which offers more flexible capabilities to face the several needs of the agency, like the need to low earth orbit launches for the mission of the Titano Spacecraft (the crew module) to the "Unità" space station and also in order to put in orbit with several launches heavier modules. The lunar landing module, for example, will be equiped with ground vehicles and its lower section, which will remain on the moon at the conclusion of the missions, will be equiped with tools and equipements aimed to scientific research but also to build a new permanent base on the lunar surface, like the components of the habitable modules and even inflatable modules. It has been planned for one of the following manned mission to install on the lower section of a lunar landing module an experimental plant to process the regolith (the heterogeneous set of sediments, dust and fragments of material that make up the outermost layer of the lunar surface) into a construction material: using robotic devices and 3d printers such a material could be used to build protective shells for the habitation quarters in order to shield them from the cosmic rays and micro-meteoroid strikes (the modules of the previous "Prosperità Base" were protected from cosmic ray by a crawl space filled with water extracted from the lunar surface, a solution too expensive with very low operational flexibility). An unmanned mission has been also envisaged so to bring to the far side of Luna a module equiped with a space telescope which will offer an unprecedented view of the cosmos.

By using more types of launchers and multiple launches, it will also be possible to take components and instruments out of orbit faster and in a larger number in order to start a "phase 2" of the exploration program that looks far beyond Luna: although for the moment there are no definitive projects, AISA engineers are planning the construction in lunar orbit of a space station orbiting above the poles of Luna that will serve as a base and support point for robotic and manned lunar surface missions and for missions to the distant planets, primarily Mars, around which the interest of the AISA has grown appreciably in recent years. The AISA, however, specified that such a Lunar Orbital Space Station represents a challenge that a single nation will hardly be able to face alone and thus the agency hopes that the Government will be able to involve other nations into the project.
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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:59 pm

Grand Prince of the Crown Michele's State Visit in Arloux
King Jean-Noel warmly welcomed the Istalian Heir to the Throne underlining the solid friendship and closeness between Istalia and Rildanor
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Grand Prince and Grand Princess Michele and Giulia Elettra's arrival at the Palace of Martyrs for the state dinner offered by the King of Rildanor

18 November 4817

ARLOUX - His Imperial Highness the Grand Prince of the Crown Michele came back yesterday night from his state visit in Rildanor where he was warmly welcomed by King Jean-Noel IV of Rildanor and Queen consort Gaëlle to whom Prince Michele paid homage on behalf of his father Emperor Nicola who, due to his advanced age, is progressively decreasing his formal commitments, including the state visits abroad.
The Istalian Heir to the Throne landed in Alroux for the four-day visit accompanied by his wife Grand Princess Giulia Elettra and his eldest son Grand Prince Tommaso.

The state visit began with the official welcome of the Grand Princes to the Palace of the Martyrs, the Royal residence, by part of the King with whom they reached the Royal Senate, the rildanorian parliament, before which Prince Michele gave a speech praising first of all the stability and democracy of the Rildanorian political system, actually very close to the Istalian one, and then the solid friendship developed in the recent years between Istalia and Rildanor.

The second day the whole Rildanorian Royal Family and the Istlaian Princes moved to Saint-Antoine where they paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Montpelier Square Cultural Center perpetuated by Jean Noel Bellegarde and the terrorist organization he led and who was captured in Istalia by the Istalian security forces after his attempt to leave Rildanor.

The third day Grand Princes Michele and Giulia Elettra had the opportunity to visit Charpentier, formerly Labonne, enjoying the rich cultural and artistic heritage of the former capital of Rildanor while Grand Prince Tommaso made a tour in the countryside accompanied by the Crown Prince Mickaël and Princess Eugenié. In the evening the Princely couple, the Royal couple and their children gathered all together into one of the country residences of the Rildanorian Royals where they spent the night after a very pleasant informal dinner.

The last day they came back in the capital where Prince and Princess Michele and Giulia Elettra visited the city before the state dinner hosted in the Palace of Martyrs by the King to adeguately close the successful visit and where it was reiterated the closeness between the two countries and the two Royals Families of Rildanor and Istalia.

The state visit, however, was not only reported on the major newspapers but was also treated by the tabloid press which focused on Prince Tommaso and Princess Eugenié. In fact, during the fourth day of the visit, the two Princes were seen wandering together through the streets of Arloux and according to corridor rumors coming from Rildanor it seems that the Princess has shown great interest in the Istalian scion, second in line of succession to the throne. Also from the photos of the state dinner it was possible to see how the two talked thickly throughout the evening, which will certainly offer many insight to the tabloids in the coming days.
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Re: Istalia

Postby Mr. F49 » Mon Sep 21, 2020 1:23 am

Jafnaðarmannalisti in Telamon (4823 - present)
Nouveau Parti Populaire in Rildanor (4731 - 4917)
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Re: Istalia

Postby Friedrich » Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:37 am

PNI DOES NOT WANT TO BE MARGINAL
after the 4820 election results, major changes are announced

Today, the Partito Nazionale Istaliano held its anual partycongress. After the forth dissapointing election result, members want changes. There is a strong believe that with a election turnout of just over 40%, mant people it this country are not represented in Parliament. The current leadership is blamed for that fact that many conservatives feel that their believes are not heard with a marginal PNI. This critisism lead to the downfall of the complete leadership and the congress elected a new board of regional and national leaders to make the PNI a brand of conservatism based on Hosanianism, free market thinking and of law and order. Bruno Lazzioni has been elected as the national partyleader. In his maiden speech he said that the election results will be evaluated and that he will present his agenda to the PNI congress as soon as possible.

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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:10 pm

Prince Tommaso's Engagement with Princess Eugenié of Rildanor announced
Villa Colonnati made the official announcement this morning confirming the rumors which filled the pages of gossip press for months
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Photo of Prince Tommaso and Princess Eugenié taken on the Nayar Range

4 October 4820

ROMULA - The announcement that has been rumored for months has finally come: from Villa Colonnati, residence of the Grand Prince of the Crown, the formal statement was in fact issued with the official announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Grand Prince Tommaso, son of the heir to the throne Prince Michele, and Princess Eugenié of Rildanor, daughter of King Jean-Noel IV.

The text of the official statement:

His Imperial Highness the Grand Prince of the Crown is really glad to announce the engagement of Grand Prince Tommaso to Princess Eugenié of Rildanor.

The wedding will take place on 22 March 4821, in Romula, at the Church of All Angels at the presence of the Imperial and Royal Houses of Istalia and Rildanor and of the highest officials of the State.

His Most Excellent Imperial Majesty the Emperor and other close members of the family have been informed by the Prince of the Crown after Prince Tommaso sought and received the permission of Princess Eugenié's father, His Most Excellent Royal Majesty Jean-Noël IV, King of the United Kingdom of Rildanor.
Prince Tommaso and Princess Euguenié have sought and received the joyful blessing of both the Imperial and Royal Families of Istalia and Rildanor.


Having met during the official visit of the Grand Prince of the Crown Michele in Rildanor, who was accompanied by his wife and his son, the two offspring of the Imperial and Royal Houses of Istalia and Rildanor remained in contact and indeed the following summer Prince Tommaso invited Eugenié and her brothers on a cruise in the Seleyan tropical seas aboard the personal yacht of Prince Michele.

Prince Tommaso then spent six months in Rildanor at the Istalian Embassy in Arloux working to promote bilateral relations, mainly in the economic field, but also defensive relations, also participating in an exercise of the Rildanorian Royal Air Force (Prince Tommaso is an active officer in the Istalian Imperial Air Force).
During this stay, in addition to refining his Canrillaise, the Prince obviously continued to attend Princess Euguenié and the Rildanorian Royal House, which was later thanked also by the Istalian Imperial House for the friendship and availability shown by welcoming the Prince several times.

A little more than a year ago, therefore, it was Princess Eugenié who arrived in Istalia, officially to follow courses in Istalian language and history, but clearly to be close to Prince Tommaso with whom she immediately began to participate in various both worldly and official events of the Imperial Household.
After returning to Rildanor, two months later Princess Eugenié asked and received the permission of her father the King to move to Istalia in order to be next to Prince Tommaso with whom the relationship was more than formalized, solid and promising.

The Palace's rumors report how the Emperor showed great sympathy for his nephew's girlfriend and eventually the positive feedback from the Istalian public opinion clearly paved the way for the announcement arrived today. Prime Minister Trestamare also wanted to congratulate the couple expressing his personal wishes for the future married couple. The Prime Minister added that the union between Prince Tommaso and Princess Eugenié is not only an event of joy for the ruling Houses of Rildanor and Istalia but it will be a positive event for the ever closer friendship that has been established between the two countries.
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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:38 pm

Wedding of Grand Prince Tommaso and Princess Eugenié of Rildanor
The celebrations with pompa magna attended by many crowned heads from all over the world captured the hearts of the millions who followed the event at home and abroad
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22 March 4821

ROMULA - Romula and the whole of Istalia are celebrating the "I will" of Prince Tommaso and Princess Eugenié. The voice of the newlyweds in the Church of All Angels of Romula resounds in a planetary event broadcast via satellite and the Internet to an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Yet, despite a worldwide resonance that saw the participation of many crowned heads of the world, despite a celebrating crowd of thousands and thousands of people along the parade's path between the streets of Romula, the marriage of Prince Tommaso, second in line of succession to the throne of Istalia, with Eugenié, Princess of Rildanor of the Royal House of Lafayette, it's still the coronation of a love story.
Once the wedding vows were exchanged, the Archbishop of Romula, Monsignor Roberto Bianchi, declared them husband and wife in the splendid setting of the Baroque church which, we remind you, was created in the rooms of the ruins of ancient thermal baths dating back to the selucized Qolshamin of the Alsamite Kings (365 BCE-123 CE).

The greeting from the windows of Quattroregni Palace, lit by one of the last summer suns on Romula, was the last sequence of the wedding day to be filmed by the cameras to the delight of the spectators in Istalia and abroad while the celebrations of the couple continued in the halls of the Imperial Palace. The guests were delighted with a banquet which included both meat and fish dishes, divided into numerous courses, culminating with an eight-story wedding cake, made by Saverio Zarillo, known as the best pastry chef in Istalia, and all accompanied by Istalian wine and Grand Reserve champagne personally offered by King Jean Noel of Rildanor.

The party, however, also continued on the street, where the enthusiasm generated by the imperial marriage led more than five hundred thousand people to crowd behind the barriers along the wedding parade path and in the parks in front of giant screens set up for the occasion where the crowd could follow the wedding. People greeted the royals with jubilation as they passed, a sea of ​​celebrating green, white and red flags while watching the parade of military guards of honor and luxurious cars.

In order, Prince Tommaso and his best man, his brother Prince Adriano, were the first to arrive at the church by limousine, then the Prince of the Crown Michele and his wife Giulia Elettra; finally, preceded by the bride's mother, Queen Gaëlle accompanied by her yougest son, Prince Quentin, Emperor Nicola with Empress Mellony (who like Princess Eugenié was of royal blood already before her wedding being the daughter of the unfortunate Queen Annalise I of Telamon and Davostan) made their appearance.

Even before the arrival of Prince Tommaso, however, the crowds gathered in the square in front of the Church of All Angels had been able to witness the parade of the rest of the guests at the ceremony, not only friends and relatives of the spouses, but also numerous crowned heads from all around the world with their respective wives, including Eusebious I of Zardugal, Emperor of the Augustans; Michele, King of Hobrazia; Louis VI, King of Kanjor (from the House of Orléans-Vasser-DeChambeau and who survived the fate of his parents, the last Sovereigns of Lourenne killed during the revolution); Yu Wu, Emperor of Yingdala; Yekuno, Pharaoh of Cobura. The highest authorities of the state were also present in the church, first of all Prime Minister Flavio Trestamare with his wife Marta, and close to them notable the presence of the Prime Minister of Rildanor Justin Macron, invited although not provided by the protocol but because recognized as one of the major proponents of the strong friendship established between the two countries; finally there were also numerous exponents of the Istalian cultural and business world.

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Finally, of course, the bride arrived, Princess Eugenié, who walked down the aisle with his father King Jean-Noel IV of Rildanor and who flaunted her white dress with great elegance, a splendid work of the Istalian manufacture with simple but elegant shapes and embellished with handmade laces of the Sarregnan tradition, paisleys of north Trivenditan tradition and brilliant diamonds from the Imperial House; on her head Princess Eugenié wore a very elegant and refined diadem from the assets of the Royal House of Rildanor.
The crowd gathered in the square was unleashed as Tommaso and Eugenié left the church. Amid the screams of the crowd, the couple set off towards the imperial carriage which, following the route set up through the city again, brought them back to Quattroregni Palace where shortly after, surrounded by the Imperial Family and Royal Family of Rildanor, they greeted from the windows the crowd packed in the square and beyond, up to the stairways of the Archbasilica of St. Matthias the Baptist, at the opposite side of its own square (the two squares are divided only by a tree-lined avenue, facing each other).

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The Imperial Household has made it known that the couple for its honeymoon will leave aboard a yacht of Imperial House on a cruise that will take them from the beaches of Badara to those of Aldegar, where they will visit the places of interest and archaeological sites, they will cross then the channel to navigate the ocean to reach Rildanor where to spend a few days in Princess Eugenié's native land. Finally they will leave again circumnavigating Seleya to return to Istalia but not before stopping to visit some places of interest in Kanjor.
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Re: Istalia

Postby Friedrich » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:26 am

PNI LEADER SUPPORTS MORE REGIONALISM
also, PNI favours a constitutional change

At the extraordinary PNI Partycongress, partyleader Bruno Lazzioni, presented his agenda. There was much speculation about its content because members are very discontent concerning the marginal role PNI played in daily politics. "Our voice is heard but cannot be concerted in real conservative changes while the party believes that a large part op the electorate want those reformes. So today, Lazzioni stated that he listened very well to the PNI members and their electorate. Under his leadership the agenda won't change but the way to get there will be a new one.
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PNI members were enthousiastic about the new spirit that Lzzioni brought to the party.

Lazzioni said that it would be very hard to become a major political player to implement conservative policies nationally but that there are sufficient opportunities in the regions. "So, from now on, the PNI will start our revolutions through the regional elections and parliaments", he stated. This means that the PNI want to de-regulate national policies. Apart from that he announced another reform concerning the monarcy. The PNI does support the Monarch and the monarchy but also believe that the involvement and influence of the Royals in daily politics should be restricted. Therefore, the party favours the election of an Emperial Representative. This election should be held at the saame time as the election for a Parliament.
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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:26 pm

Inauguration of Michele II as new Emperor of the Istalians
The new Istalian Monarch swears in front of the Nation with great celebrations among the country and expecially in the Capital
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Emperor Michele's and Empress Giulia Elettra's arrival at the Hunting Residence of Terracche Lakes for the gran gala reception

15 September 4823

ROMULA - Two months after the death of Emperor Nicola II, died peacefully in his sleep, it was held today the official inauguration of his successor, His Most Excellent Imperial Majesty Michele II. Romula's roads and parks have been filled by people to see the new Emperor along the cerimonial parade's path and to watch on giant screens the cerimony within the Palace of the Res Publica.

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The Imperial Guards preceding the Imperial Carriages on the parade path

With his beloved wife, Empress Giulia Elettra, always at his side, the Emperor paraded acclaimed through the streets of the city followed by the members of the rest of the Imperial House and then, announced by the Grand Chamberlain of the Empire, the monarch's master of ceremonies, appeared in front of the National Assembly and the Senate meeting in common session, of the judges of the Constitution Court and of the Supreme Court, the Gigh Dignitaries of the Empire, the members of the Government led by the Prime Minister, the members of the High Council of the Judiciary, the leaders of the Armed Forces, representatives of Regions, Provinces and Municipalities, exponents and representatives of the cultural, productive, labor and social world invited for the occasion and, of course, the member of the Imperial Family, who attended the ceremony at the last end of the Rear Gallery of the Assembly from the highly ornated Imperial Balconet.
Close to the Imperial Balconet, finally, there were numberous foreign dignitaries attending the cerimony to pay their respect to the new Istalian Monarch and as usual there are many crowned heads and exponents of foreign royal families with which the Istalian one has always maintained cordial relations.

In the middle of the large Hall of the National Assembly, before the Throne, after a speech mainly dedicated to the memory of his father, hoping to be able to cover with equal judgment the August Office, the Emperor, whose Inauguration Ceremony, we want to remind you, is a pure formality having Michele II succeeded Nicola II the same day of his death and having sworn as Emperor the same day, taking in hand the Sceptre of State (created to fulfill the wishes of Alessandro II to create a symbol of the Monarch's fully committment to his High Duty and Responsability and to be respectfully presented to the Representatives of the Nation during the Cerimony) he swore in front of the Nation, with the hand on a copy of the Constitution held by the Imperial Chancellor, pronouncing the traditional formal oath:

I swear to the People of Istalia that I shall constantly preserve and uphold the Constitution and Laws of the Istalian Empire and that I shall defend the Democratic Institutional Order of the Empire as its Supreme Protector and Guardian.
I swear that I shall defend and preserve the independence and the territory of the Empire to the best of my ability, that I shall protect the Freedom and Rights of all Istalian Citizens and Residents, and that I shall employ all means placed at my disposal by the law to preserve and promote Democracy and Prosperity in the Empire, as a good Emperor should do.
This I promise!
Long live Istalia, Long live the Empire!


After the Emperor's oth then came the one by the Presidents of the National Assembly and of the Senate who, in the name of the Congress of the Istalian Empire, pronounced together their solemn oath to the Emperor:

We receive you and do homage to you, Michele the Second, as Emperor of the Istalians and Sovereign of the Istalian Empire in the name of the People of the Nation and in accordance with the Constitution.
We swear that we will uphold your inviolability and the rights of your crown.
This we promise!


The Emperor and the Empress, then, followed by the Imperial House and the Highest Offices of the State pareded once again from the Parliament to Quattroregni Palace where it was held a state banquet followed the night by a gran gala reception host instead at the Hunting Residence of Terracche Lakes, one of the Imperial residence, while the Emperor offered for the people gathered in Romula several kind of entertainments and events, like concerts, public banquets organized in the squares, etc...
The day of Inauguration, as per tradition, was declared a paid public holiday for all public and private employees.

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The Gran Gala into the Royal Gallery of the Hunting Residence of Terracche Lakes
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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:46 pm

Breaking news: Michele II has left us!
The nation in shock at the sudden death of the Emperor suffering from heart failure caused by a malformation never identified. The Grand Prince of the Crown ascends to the Throne as Tommaso II
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Emperor Michele with his beloved Empress Giulia Elettra during one of the last formal events

28 April 4827

ROMULA - Terrible and unexpected mourning hit Istalia in the night: His Majesty the Emperor was struck yesterday evening at around 10.30 pm by severe heart failure and despite the sudden intervention of the doctors and a desperate rush to the Deodato II Polyclinic unfortunately Michele II left us. He was only 63 years old. The few images captured by the photographers' lenses could not fail to capture the deep desperation of the Empress Giulia Elettra as she got off the ambulance to accompany her husband inside the Polyclinic.

This morning, the team of doctors from the Polyclinic who intervened to rescue the Emperor made it known that the in-depth investigations conducted during the night revealed the presence of a congenital heart malformation which, although small, so much so that it was not discovered in all of these years, caused serious heart failure which led to the death of the Emperor. It is not excluded that the responsibilities following his accession to the throne have caused an increase in stress and fatigue such as to permanently compromise the situation.

To announce the death of the Emperor to the Nation was the Grand Prince of the Crown in person through a moving and heartfelt television release on a unificat networks broadcast. The succession of the Prince, now Emperor of the Istalians Tommaso II, was formalized this morning by the Imperial High Council and the ArchChancellor officially communicated it to the Congress. The Imperial Household has announced that arrangements will be made for the funeral as soon as possible, which should be held within a few days, and that the four-day funeral home open to the public will be set up the day after tomorrow at Quattroregni Palace.

Even the date of the inauguration of Tommaso II is still to be decided but it will certainly fall between the end of September and mid-November of this year. Tommaso II with his 36 years is today the youngest monarch to ascend the throne of the Istalian Empire while the Grand Prince Alessandro, born at the end of 4823, not even 4 years old, becomes the youngest heir to the throne in the history of the Empire.

The commotion that struck the nation already in the night brought thousands of people to go down the streets of Romula to reach the gates of the Imperial Palace and from the early hours of dawn the square began to fill with flowers, candles and cards of condolences like many other monuments dedicated to the Empire scattered throughout Istalia. Even from the political world the demonstrations of condolences were not long in coming with the former Prime Minister Flavio Trestamare among the very first to express his closeness to the Imperial Family and therefore to wish a long and prosperous reign to the new Emperor Tommaso.

Corriere d'Istalia joins the pain of the Nation and expresses its closeness to the Imperial House.
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Re: Istalia

Postby XanderOne » Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:40 pm

BREAKING NEWS: BACK TO LUNA!
After years of preparation and two excellent test missions, the Titano 3 has safely brought the Istalian-Rildanorian crew to the lunar surface
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The Fenice Lander Module leaving the Titano Capsule to begin its descent to the lunar surface

19 Ottobre 4827

After a six-day waiting which kept millions of people attached to their television and smartphones screens for the whole week, this morning at 4.47 am (Romula time) the Fenice lander module gently landed on the lunar surface, to be precise in the Andali crater: Istalia has therefore returned to Luna. But not only astronauts and Istalian technology were the protagonists of this "reconquest" of the lunar surface but also Rildanor ones who made a great contribution through their space agency with which AISA had collaborated for decades to achieve this result.

The protagonists of this new great enterprise were 4 Istalian and 2 Rildanorian astronauts, of which 4 exponents of the armed forces (Istalian Imperial Air Force and Rildanorian Royal Air Force) and 2 scientists: Colonel Maurizio Della Rosa (Commander of the Mission), Captain Pierre Rocard, Lieutenant Angela Tosi, Lieutenant Maria Cristina Lanzalonga, Lieutenant Valérie Lebranchu, Doctor Noemi Pizzi (Geologist of the AISA) and Doctor Matteo Brancacci (Biologist of the State University of Angona).

Retracing the previous stages of the Program, the current mission was preceded by the Titano 1 and Titano 2 missions, respectively an unmanned mission which reached and returned from the lunar orbit and during which most of the systems were tested and a manned mission which following a similar plan carried out a lunar flyby test and return to Terra orbit, leaving also a satellite for communications in lunar orbit, docking also with the "Unità" Space Station to test several systems and procedures like the docking, refueling, etc... before to come back on the terran surface.

The Titano 3 mission, instead, started from the Rildanorian Space Center six days ago where two close launches brought first the Gigante service module and the Fenice lunar Lander into orbit and then the Titano Capsule with the crew on board. After a 4 day trip Titano 3 entered lunar orbit and a fifth day was spent to verify all systems, refine the circumpolar orbit and to collect further data on the landing site.
Although the crew gave their green light for the lunar landing yesterday, Mission Control asked to conduct a final round of verification tests due to some anomalous data from the spacecraft which however were finally resolved.
Tonight, when in Rildanor it was already beginning to dawn, Colonel Della Rosa, Captain Rocard and Doctors Pizzi and Brancacci left with the Fenice the Titano Capsule to begin their descent towards the surface of the Andali crater in which they settled between the applause of Mission Control that rang in their intercoms.

The landing team will now stay on Luna for about 6 days during which scientific tests and exploratory excursions will be conducted and for the latter task the team will be able to use a two-post rover with which they can cover large areas of the surrounding area. Speaking of the landing site, from the beginning of the planning of the Titano Program the south pole was chosen due to the presence of large deposits of water ice already detected in the past thanks to previous probes and robotic missions while the Andali crater was the final choice from a list of six other craters in the area. The choice was guided by both practical and "patriotic" reasons: the surface of the crater was found to be rather flat and uniform, no excessive rock formations were detected, and the Titano 2 mission had identified the entrances to a couple of caves which could give access to underground lava tunnels, excellent for research and future colonization; the patriotic motivation, on the other hand, was due to the name of the crater which was dedicated centuries ago to the well-known Istalian-Dundorfian musician Giorgio Federico Andali.

At the end of this week, the 4 astronauts will return to the Titano taking off with the Fenice's ascent stage which, once the samples collected on the surface have been emptied and all the mission data transferred on the Titano, will be abandoned and made crash on the surface. During the development of the mission it was actually proposed proceed in advance with with the construction of the Polar Orbital Station, scheduled for the Phase 2 of the Titano Program, so as to be able to use the Station's integrated descent/ascent system. However, delays on the part of the contractors and some cuts in funds by the government forced AISA to return to the original program and in fact the launch of the first module of the Polar Orbital Station will only take place in 4 months.

The Titano Capsule, therefore, exiting the lunar orbit will head home which it will reach in another four days by entering orbit but docking with the "Unity" Station before proceeding with the re-entry into the atmosphere. In fact, the heavy load of samples brought from Luna will be moved to the Station from where they will be brought back to earth by the Authomated Cargo Module "Negotium", heir of the Dolgavan Module "Komēta" (dating back to the years of collaboration between AISA and Dolgava Space Agency) but, most important, the Titano will be also refueled on the Unità: in fact, the spacecraft will use most of the fuel currently on board to enter into the orbit of the Unità Space Station (orbiting around Terra with a totally different angle than the path of the Titano coming from a circumlunar orbit) and the new fuel will need to the maneuvers to reach the planned landing corridors, rather narrow since the capsule will have to land into the Odufart Sea east of the Rildanorian Coast where the crew will be retrieved by the ships of the Royal Rildanorian Navy.

With the next mission, the unmanned Titano 4A, a permanent crew module will be carried on the Titano 3 landing site waiting for the crew of the Titano 4B mission which it is expected will remain on the surface for almost 3 weeks. This time, only 4 astronauts will partecipate to the mission and all of them will descend on Luna thanks to the Fenice Mark2, carried with the mission but expected to remain attached to the Polar Orbital Station, which first stages will be already in place and to which the Titano Capsule will be docked waiting for the return of the crew from "Base Michele", baptized after Michele II who died unexpectedly few months ago.

Emperor Tommaso II expressed great satisfation for the outcome of the mission and congratulated personally with the crew and with all the women and men who partecipated to the Program. He personally thanked the Director of AISA for his proposal to name the landing site after the Emperor's father.
The Emperor wanted to say few words towards the cameras and the people gathered into the Mission Control Center:

This has been a great achievement for Istalia, for Rildanor and for the whole of humanity. This program and those which will come in the future can just only advance Man more and more in his multi-thousand-year journey to discover the secrets of the Universe and of the sciences for the benefit of Human Knowledge.

As an Istalian, I cannot fail to say that I am full of pride for such an undertaking and I am honored to be able to experience what Alessandro I and the people of Istalia felt when the Pegaso 5 mission brought the first Istalians to Luna.
I am also particularly joyful that at the side of Istalia there was Rildanor, my wife's homeland, which I can only thank for the efforts made to the project and which I cannot failt to commend for the enormous progress made in recent decades in the technological and space field.

Istalia has shown in this first part of this new century that it is still at the top of scientific, technological and industrial know-how on a global level and I cannot fail to encourage the Government and the Representatives of the Nation to continue to believe in scientific research and progress, from encouraging them to always promote new scientific and technological collaborations with other countries in the sign of cooperation, peace and progress for all humanity.

In this regard, I am satisfied of the fact that Istalia has not pulled back from joining the scientific project promoted in Selucia by the Regional Government of Oleria, namely the Gene and Seed Vault Project. Like many other countries, Istalia can also boast unique and rare species, both plants and animals, an ecological heritage that must be preserved and for this I can only congratulate the promoters of this initiative, a project as ambitious and as important as the space missions undertaken by AISA and its partners.

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