Novella Islands Bureau of Aerospace Operations
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| Headquarters | Novella City, Xeles, Novella Islands |
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| Parent agency | Office of the Minister for Science and Technology |
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Projects
Flagship Projects
Formed from the aftermath of the dissolution of the Communist Union of the Novella Islands and NIBAO's absorbing of the primarily military-focused aerospace programs conducted during the Great War, the initial Flagship Project for the new NIBAO was scheduled as a single 25 -year project. Subsequent projects were realised as 30-year projects, with two running simultaneously, each offset by 15 years from one another.
| Planned Years | Actual Years | Project | Purpose | Status |
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| 1970 - 1995 | 1970 - 1998 (Program) 1982 - 1998 (Station) |
Progress | Permanently-crewed low Earth orbit space station | |
| 1995 - 2025 | 1995 - Present (Program) 2001 - Present (Telescopes) |
Horizons | Five orbital telescopes, each specialised for a particular spectrum of the electromagnetic spectrum (gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, and infrared light) |
Ongoing |
| 2010 - 2040 | 2010 - Present (Program) 2023 - Present (Station) |
Curiosity | Permanently-crewed low Earth orbit space station | Ongoing |
| 2025 - 2055 | Planned | Pioneer | Manned Martian landing | Planned |
Supplementary Projects
| Planned Years | Actual Years | Project | Purpose | Status |
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| 1970 - 1985 | 1970 - Present (Program) 1975 - Present (Satellites) |
Grand Tour | Planetary science investigation of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (initial milestones) Heliosphere and interstellar medium investigation (additional milestones) |
Ongoing Core milestones met |
| 1975 - 1985 | 1975 - 1985 (Program) 1980 - 1985 (Spacecraft) |
Zephyr | Crewed orbital flight and reusable cargo shuttle spacecraft | |
| 1985 - 1995 | 1985 - 1998 (Program) 1985 - 1998 (Spacecraft) |
Zephyr Refit | Refit and overhaul of Zephyr spacecraft | |
| 1995 - 2005 | 1995 - 2005 (Program) 1998 - Present (Satellites) |
Novellan Orbital Constellation Refit | Refit and overhaul of the Novellan Orbital Constellation | Administration transferred to Civil Satellite Office |
| 2010 - 2020 | 2010 - Present (Program) 2012 - Present (Satellites) 2015 - Present (Surface exploration vehicles) |
Pathfinder | Planetary science investigation of Mars (initial milestones) Investigation of suitability for Pioneer project (additional milestones) |
Ongoing Core milestones met |
| 2015 - 2030 | 2015 - Present (Program) 2021 - Present (Spacecraft) |
Aspire | Heavy-lift launch vehicle Crewed orbital flight and reusable cargo shuttle spacecraft |
Ongoing |
| 2030 - 2040 | Planned | Aspire Refit | style="background: #FF8; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-maybe"|Planned |