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Inchmuir Space Agency
ISA Logo.jpg
Inchmuir Space Agency logo
FormedJuly 25, 2013
Employees2
Agency Executivesthomasfyfe
JurisdictionInchmuir City Council
HeadquartersInchmuir

The Inchmuir Space Agency (ISA) is the agency of the city of Inchmuir that is responsible for the city's space program.

thomasfyfe established the Inchmuir Space Agency on July 25, 2013. The goal of the Inchmuir Space Agency is to recreate many iconic vehicles, missions, and locations within Minecraft. On top of the aesthetics, the Inchmuir Space Agency wanted to provide an interactive role-playing experience for players to participate in.

Fleet

The Inchmuir Space Agency has a range of launch vehicles located across both of its launch facilities. This list includes currently operating launchers and does not include vehicles under construction or support vehicles and aircraft in which the Inchmuir Space Agency also operates.

Space Launch System

Space Launch System at the Falloway Space Centre

The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA's heavy expendable launch vehicle currently under development. The Inchmuir Space Agency's recreation uses the "Block 1" variant which includes the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. With the support of various service modules, the Orion spacecraft will be able to travel to other planets.

The launch vehicle is located at Launch Pad 1 at the Falloway Space Centre. It will be used for future interactive space missions. These missions may include travelling to space stations, asteroids, and other planets.

Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle in Inchmuir

Officially known as the Space Transportation System, the Space Shuttle is NASA's partially reusable orbital spacecraft system. It flew from 1981 to 2011 completing a total of 135 missions. The Inchmuir Space Agency has three space shuttle replicas.

Other rockets

Soyuz lifts off from Inchmuir

The Inchmuir Space Agency also has the rockets Soyuz and Zenit.

Space Flight Programs

Comms-1

The Inchmuir Space Agency headed the launch operations for a communications satellite for BaseWire and built by Quantum Mechanics.

  • Launch Site: Pad 2, Inchmuir Spaceport
  • Rocket: Soyuz
  • Payload: Communications Payload

Falloway Geographical Office (2016)

The Inchmuir Space Agency partnered with Falloway City Council to prepare and launch a survey satellite to aid in map planning for the Falloway Geographical office

  • Launch Site: Pad 2, Inchmuir Spaceport
  • Rocket: Soyuz
  • Payload: GeoSat-1F

Facilities

Inchmuir Spaceport

The vehicle assembly building (top) at the Inchmuir Spaceport (bottom)

The Inchmuir Spaceport is a spaceport in southern Inchmuir.

The spaceport facility consists of a number of buildings and facilities, including Launch Pad 1, Launch Pad 2, and the Vehicle Assembly Building, which houses spacecraft and rockets.

A Mobile Launcher Platform brings the spacecraft to the launch pad where it will be hooked up to external power and the Sound Suppression Water System. There is a Visitor Centre which contains public information about the spaceport and missions, with access to other locations in the spaceport and viewing at mission control centres.

When the ban on Old World airports and runways was lifted, the Inchmuir Space Agency installed a runway at Inchmuir Spaceport.

Falloway Space Centre

Falloway Space Centre (FSC) is a spaceport located at Falloway, adjacent to Falloway Airport. When completed, the Falloway Space Centre was planned to become the agency's primary launch facility; however, it was yet to be completed due to thomasfyfe's leave from the server.

Partner facilities

Capricorn Industries

Capricorn Industries works closely with the Inchmuir Space Agency as the primary logistics operator for transport of ocean cargo between facilities.

Atlantis Defense Force - Aircraft Carrier

The Atlantis Defense Force's A.D.F Taco aircraft carrier is used to house two of Inchmuir's "assist and escort" aircraft. They are used in escorting the Space Shuttle Carrier or assisting with ocean landings.

A specialised command centre built is aboard the A.D.F Taco and is operated by the Inchmuir Space Agency during missions which involve the aircraft carrier.

Two of ISA's Assist & Escort aircraft.
ISA's command centre within the A.D.F Taco.