NanoTrasen Corporation

"Nanotrasen is the leading space corporation in the research and practical uses of plasma! Across the galaxy we provide the finest plasma-combustion generators among other quality products. We continue to make significant advances in other major fields ranging from the hydroponics to genetic research. As a proud employee of our corporation we encourage you to take active part in the advances of our scientific knowledge for the good of the human race, and your pay check."

Nanotrasen is the corporation the player works for, an ostensible biotech research company gone super-corp after the advent of plasma.

General
Official Title(s): Nanotrasen Corporation

Motto:

Capital: Lowell City, Biesel

Official Languages: Sol Common, Tau Ceti Basic

Work Force: (2453 Financial Audit Report)

578,348,392 - Total Number of Employees 578,050,092 - Civilian Employees

54,000 - Merchant Officers

244,300 - Merchant Sailors

Systems:

Tau Ceti - Jointly administered with Republic of Biesel per terms of Treaty with Alliance; HQ located at Lowell City, Biesel

Sol - Mining operations

Outer Systems - De Facto ruler of several systems

Fringe - Research outposts, Deep space scanners


 * NanoTransen maintains a direct presence (manufacturing sectors, orbital facilities) in over 75% of all human space

History
Formed in 2346, Nanotrasen Biomedical, now the Nanotrasen Corporation, is a leading transtellar research corporation specialising in Genetic Engineering and Material research.

Nanotrasen started out as a small company, whose research was mostly based around gene-therapy in the heart of human space, Mars. This was shortly prior to the series of scandals over cloning being reserved to the rich rather than being provided to industrialist fodder in the most prosperous part of Sol - Nanotrasen was effective at patenting methods that lead to more cost effective coverage plans for business use, primarily through aggressive business tactics than personal research brilliance- Many minor bio/med research facilities ended up on the unpleasant end of Xavier Trasen's desire to make a name for himself and sharklike approach, and were bought out and taken apart for his company's capitalization. By the end of the decade, Nanotrasen became a trans-stellar entity.

At the turning point of the 26th Century, Plasma was discovered. Nanotrasen was, naturally, the foremost corporation in attempting to exploit this valuable new resource, and they set up numerous stations and factories around the Plasma Giants in order to exploit the resource. This jump-started the economy, and the so-called Orange Rush began, with all of the corporations attempting to replicate NT's (dubiously) patented and highly secretive plasma refining technique. Research facilities, stations, ships and other installations were being built faster than ever. Nanotrasen, capitalizing on it's newfound wealth managed to bankrupt and absorb many other companies on a larger scale that ever before. Many feel Nanotrasen's only defining ability is in capitalizing upon other's hard work- And not an entirely untrue assumption. Nonetheless, this only further increased Nanotrasen's power and scope, ratcheting it up to the status of a true super-corporation, the most powerful business-empire in the known galaxy.

Corporate Holdings
The Nanotrasen corporation maintains a large fleet of ships and stations for varying purposes ranging from research to transport to medical to exploration. In addition to its commercial fleet the Nanotrasen Corporation maintains a Fleet Security Force which provides 20 ships for the purpose of fleet escort and emergency response, these vessels are bluespace capable and moderately armed.

Some of it's largest and/or most expensive holdings are listed below.

Fleet Ranks
Bold= Officer, Nonbold = Rating Captain/Master - Acts on behalf of the vessels owner (Nanotrasen Corporation)

Deck Department
Chief Officer - Head of the deck department and second in command of the vessel. Second Officer Third Officer Deck Cadet - Trainee Deck Officer, is not certified to man a watch but is on-board to observe and learn. Deck Hands - Unlicensed personnel assisting the deck officers in the carrying out of their duties.

Engineering/Technical Department
Chief Engineer - Senior Officer incharge of the engineering department. Electrotechnical Officer - Engineering Officer incharge of the ships electronic equipment. Atmospherics Officer - Engineering Officer incharge of the ships atmospherics equipment. Second Engineer Third Engineer Fourth Engineer Engineering Cadet - Trainee Engineer, typically assigned to and reports to the second engineer.

Stewards Department
Chief Steward First Steward Second Steward Chief Cook First Cook Second Cook