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, Nanotrasen Corporate Conglomerate

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.

Corporate
Prefix	Name	Type	Role	Location
NMSS	Odin	Station	Central Command	Tau Ceti
NMSS	Baldr	Station	Central Command	Sol
Research Services
NSS	Exodus	Station	Plasma Research and Mining Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Aurora	Station	Plasma Research and Mining Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Redemption	Station	Biochemical Research Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Antlia	Station	Xenobiological Research Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Apus	Station	Xenobiological Research Station	Sol
NSS	Ara	Station	Defence Research Station	Sol
NTV	Clark	Ship	Exploration Vessel
NTV	Asimov	Ship	Exploration Vessel
NTV	Von Braun	Ship	Super Freighter
NTV	Archimedes	Ship	Super Freighter
NTV	Amundsen	Ship	Super Freighter
NTV	Armstrong	Ship	Super Freighter
NTV	Anchieta	Ship	Super Freighter
NTV	Baudin	Ship	Probe Carrier
BioMedical Services
NSS	Canes Venatici	Station	Hospital Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Canis Major	Station	Hospital Station	Sol
NSS	Canis Minor	Station	Medical School and Research Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Carina	Station	Triage Center	Sol
NSS	Pheonix	Station	Triage Center	Tau Ceti
NTV	Tesla	Ship	Hospital Ship
NTV	Maxwell	Ship	Hospital Ship
NTV	Curie	Ship	Cryostasis Freighter
Security Services
NSS	Centaurus	Station	Prison Station	Tau Ceti
NSS	Cephus	Station	Processing Station	Sol
NTV	Plinius	Ship	Prisoner Shuttle
NTV	Sun Tzu	Ship	Prisoner Shuttle
NTV	Murphy	Ship	Transport
NTV	Cato	Ship	Transport
NTV	Patton	Ship	Patrol Vessel
NTV	Brooke	Ship	Patrol Vessel
Telecommunication Services
NSS	Orion	Satellite	Interstellar Communications Array	Sol
NTV	Volans	Ship	Repair Freighter

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