Space Corps

Space Corps (also referred to colloquially as the Star Corps, Space Force, Space Federation, and the Star Fleet) was the umbrella organisation regulating all interplanetary and interstellar space flight to and from Earth.

They were responsible for the creation of spaceships, colonisation, and the introduction of holograms, GELFs and artificial intelligences such as mechanoids and simulants throughout the galaxy.

• Whilst English language is predominant in the Space Corps, Esperanto was the semi-official language of the Space Corps.
• Space Corps Directives were the law by which Earth-based starships were governed. Common punishment, such as for smuggling an unlicensed animal aboard a spaceship, often included being put in stasis and therefore forfeiting months or years of wages whilst being frozen on time.
• The DollarPound was the official currency throughout the Space Corps, although aboard Jupiter Mining Corporation ships, personal Company credit gained through work could be used.
• The Space Corps were involved in genetic engineering, resulting in the creation of GELFs throughout the galaxy, and in planetary engineering and terraforming.
• The Space Corps had commercial interests, and the Jupiter Mining Corp (JMC) was under its auspices. The mining ship Red Knight was owned by the JMC, but crewed by the Space Corps.
• The Space Corps used robotic labour, such as with the maintenance Skutters. Ships were often run by on-board supercomputers, such as Tim.
• Mechanoids, such as those created by DivaDroid International, were also common on board Space Corps starships.
• The Space Corps were responsible for the creation of the Simulants, bio-mechanical killers created for a war that never took place. Some of the Simulants escaped the dismantling program, and now prowl around deep space looking for the last humans.
• Most of the Space Corps is military in nature, utilising Space Corps External Enforcement Vehicles to enforce frontier law in deep space. The higher ranks are based on the naval and air force ranking system, whilst the lower ranks include Third Technician up to First Technician.
• Working-class spacemen, such as miners and maintenance, were often referred to as Astros.