Technological Developments

Technological Developments
Since early in its history Pianteh has been more interested in technology than anything else, leading to a vast increase of their knowledge and findings in scientific fields in comparison with other countries. The most widely known field that Pianteh is far superior in than the rest of the world is space flight. This is due to the ancient Piantehans having always imagined themselves among the stars.

Achievements in Space
Since its first satellites had been put in space in 1940 Pianteh has made grand strides in space flight that they have been very proud of. Listed below is a brief summary of these achievements;

• 1946, first people in space. After having tested out three unmanned flights in space over the course of several years in the shape of the Outer Space Pianteh, or OSP for short, ships there were finally humans in space aboard the successful flight of the OSP-4 with pilots Tonae Citrine and Kano Ok. • 1950, first spacewalk. Following two more manned flights of the OSP-5 and OSP-6 vessels the OSP-7, with pilots Kano Ok and Waeyi Aventurine, successfully tested out whether their space suits were truly space worthy. • 1960, first moon landing. 14 years after the first Piantehans were in space there were Piantehans that set foot on the moon aboard the OSP-18. Pilots Waeyi Aventurine, Tonae Citrine, and Vaeho Aragonite flew their vessel safely to the Moon and back with designated scientists Kano Ok and Crysto Iolite on board. • 1980, first settlement on the Moon. Following the first moon landing Pianteh continued to send flights to the moon to gather more scientific data, going through many iterations of the OSP vessels. When the nation reached the OSP-100 they made it a grand effort for it to be a marker for their ambitions in space by making it their most impressive at that moment. Seven people were destined to be the Moon's first inhabitants. Crysto Iolite, Kano Ok, Drasul Paeruha, zenko Krenmium, Ogai Ameglucite, Zax Hokama, and Kwang-Seong Son were the selected individuals who would make the new settlement work. These individuals called their new home Shinyael. • 1998, first Mars landing. Following the incredibly successful OSP vessels Pianteh had made a vast stride in their methods of propulsion, creating the NLSS class ships. NLSS meaning Near Light Speed Ship, despite the fact that the ships cannot travel even remotely near light speed. The NLSS-8 was the first NLSS ship capable of landing humans on Mars and allowing them to go back to Earth after their scientific investigations were finished. These first four humans were Crysto Beryl, Dinyo Maeng, Mellae Aericyite, and Lirok Raneab. • 2004, first settlement on Mars. Following several NLSS launches the Piantehan Intergalactic Space Agency, which was now morphed into CONSA, set their sights on a permanent Martian settlement. The people who got the honor of being the first humans to permanently settle on another planet were Lirok Raneab, Simon van Aken, Chong-Yol Kim, and Chikamune Kuzuyama. These settlers named the settlement Kolphar. It is worth noting that these four people are also from the nationalities that make up the Citadel of Nations.

Regular flights between Earth and the Moon have happened since 1987, and regular flights between Earth and Mars since 2010. 'Regular' in both these situations means to say that there is a flight at least once a week to the Moon, and once a month to Mars. The average travel time from the Earth to the Moon is 6 hours. The average travel time from the Earth to Mars is 10 days. The reason that flights between Earth and Moon are, relative to Mars speaking, long is because there is a hard cap on the speed limit within the Earth-Moon system.