{"data":{"id":17268,"title":"Portfolio: RSI","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17268-Portfolio-RSI","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17268","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17268","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 5.9.\nIn the pantheon of enduring corporate entities, one would be hard pressed to find a company that has become as entwined with Humanity\u2019s development as Roberts Space Industries. Whether sailing through the cosmos or walking down your average street, RSI\u2019s contributions to our society are everywhere, but not many know the origin of this institution of innovation.\n\nThe Beginning\nWhile most corporate endeavors begin with a dream and a single product, entrepreneur Chris Roberts\u2019 dream was to create a culture that would foster creativity and innovation \u2014 one that would change with the times and continue to look to the future. His goal was nothing less than a company that would stay consistent and relevant in the marketplace regardless of whether it was next week or a thousand years down the line.\n\nThe great irony was that although the company became synonymous with a wide array of spaceships and terraforming, the \u2018Space\u2019 in Roberts Space Industries was an aspirational reflection of where Humanity could evolve to, rather than the company\u2019s actual focus. The first product RSI released in 2043 was actually a hyper-efficient battery converter for ground-based civilian vehicles.\n\nOfficially formed in 2038, Roberts Space Industries\u2019 founder, a young and enterprising inventor named Chris Roberts, established the core tenets of the company\u2019s philosophy long before he began working on his first creation:\n\nLearn from the past\nReach for the future\nFuel innovation\nCultivate talent\nAlways be relevant\n\nEarth of the 21st century was a vastly different world than we know today. Although Humanity had travelled to space, it was a rare event and so cost-prohibitive that it was only possible for a few of the various ruling provinces of the era. The truth was that Earth was reaching a critical mass of overpopulation. Numerous wars erupted across the planet as the populace faced food, water and energy shortages.\n\nRoberts looked for innovators from a variety of disciplines to join his team in an attempt to alleviate some of issues of the day. Some of RSI\u2019s initial products ranged from a compact water-purification system to an energy-efficient power network. There was even a small expansion into cricket farming.\n\nAlthough his company found modest success in these endeavors, Roberts refused to be complacent and continued to seek out greater innovations. In 2061, while studying a recent crop of doctoral dissertations from a prestigious engineering school, he came across the work of Dr. Scott Childress, whose thesis envisioned exciting work in the field of more affordable engine systems for spacecraft.\n\nThe prospect of making space travel more accessible reawakened a lifelong dream. Roberts quickly met with the fresh graduate and put together a team to help translate this dream into the real world. Although the process was not without its setbacks, in 2075 Roberts Space Industries unveiled their prototype Quantum Core Engine. Suddenly, space travel didn\u2019t seem that fantastical anymore.\n\nBuilding Worlds\nThe implications of this technology were immediately recognized around the world. Exploration missions were suddenly feasible, as piloted vessels could now push further into the solar system. Various states (called \u2018countries\u2019 at that time) that previously couldn\u2019t afford space travel were suddenly able to embark on missions of their own as well.\n\nRoberts knew that although making space more accessible was a giant leap forwards for our species, it still didn\u2019t solve Earth\u2019s teeming population, which was reaching a critical mass. He pulled together a dedicated team from RSI\u2019s various subsidiaries to create their most ambitious technology yet: terraforming a planet. This scientific conundrum became Roberts\u2019 obsession until he passed away in 2108.\n\nThough terraforming remained elusive in Roberts\u2019 life, the new CEO continued to practice his corporate philosophy of seeking out innovators and finally, though it would take two generations of team members and almost forty years, RSI unveiled a technological breakthrough on 2113:04:21 that would lay the groundwork for terraforming a world. With a potential solution in sight, governments of the world, corporations and scientific minds came together to create a global collective focused on terraforming Mars (which at the time was completely uninhabitable). Finally, there was hope of relieving Humanity\u2019s desperate population problem.\n\nThis project lasted decades and faced an incalculable loss when an accident, known as the Mars Tragedy, caused the deaths of nearly five thousand early settlers. During the glacial pace of this project\u2019s sprawling scope, the Chairman\u2019s policy of project diversification yielded another spectacular achievement. Responding to issues faced by the terraforming division\u2019s efforts to transport resources to Mars, RSI\u2019s Astro Development Team created the Zeus, the first commercially available spacecraft.\n\nWith Roberts Space Industries now at the forefront of spacecraft and terraforming tech, the company had firmly bound itself with Humanity\u2019s development. As decades turned into centuries, terraforming technology would continue to be refined and RSI would expand further into ship development. It seemed like the company was incapable of going anywhere but up. However it turned out that the biggest threat wouldn\u2019t come in the form of alien wars or maintaining market relevance.\n\nIt would come in the form of Human nature.\n\nThe Dark Age\nFor many, the ascension of Ivar Messer to Prime Citizen was a welcome change. At the time, the UPE had well-documented scenarios where endless bureaucratic debate completely stalled the government\u2019s ability to do anything, so cutting through the dialogue in a single direction wasn\u2019t seen as particularly ominous.\n\nUnfortunately, Ivar consolidated his power over the years and subtly removed any checks that could challenge him, making it difficult for most people of that time to realize exactly what was happening. As his son took over the title of Imperator, the Second Tevarin War provided a perfect opportunity to remind the public why they needed decisive leadership.\n\nAs the Messers became more and more ensconced in their position, RSI lost their military contracts to Aegis Dynamics, the manufacturer that created the weapons of war favored by Ivar Messer. Several of RSI\u2019s divisions still worked closely with the scientific bureaus and terraforming oversight committees, but as a whole, the company converted into a primarily commercial and civilian corporation.\n\nThat wasn\u2019t to say that RSI was immune from the Messers\u2019 wrath. In 2757, the shocking death of Anthony Tanaka reverberated through the Empire. Although the event was never mentioned in any news cycles, footage of the twelve-year-old boy\u2019s refusal to work and subsequent execution on a factory floor still made its way through underground activist channels.\n\nRSI CEO Avel Gedima was one of the few prominent public figures who not only acknowledged the sad death, but ordered a complete evaluation of all RSI facilities to make sure that they were adhering to all health and safety standards. A few months later, Ulysses Messer X released \u2018damning and incontrovertible evidence of corporate malfeasance\u2019 to the NewsOrgs, claiming that Gedima had embezzled imperial finances for personal use. The case languished in the courts for years, but the constant barrage of \u2018evidence\u2019 forced Gedima to step down.\n\nAfter the Fall\nIn the wake of the revolution that toppled the Messers, the Empire experienced a period of free fall. The newly installed Imperator Toi and the restored High Advocate and High Secretary were busy trying to ferret out the rotten elements of the government, while the various planets seemed to turn on each other. For awhile, accusations of having collaborated with the Messer became the weapon of choice. Some of these charges were legitimate, but the unscrupulous used the accusation to escape debts or finally resolve feuds with their enemies. While Aegis Dynamics felt the brunt of the people\u2019s fury and were commonly cited as symbols of tyranny, they weren\u2019t the only ones to suffer from these witch hunts.\n\nAs a company, RSI hadn\u2019t exactly prospered under the Messer\u2019s rule, but they had maintained their status as a prominent company. Several historians of the era asserted that while RSI didn\u2019t actively promote the Messer agenda, they consistently failed to use their considerable influence to decry it.\n\nIn response to these allegations, RSI established the Future Foundation, a specific division of the company devoted to charitable foundations and grants, and announced that for the first time since the founding of the company they were going to add a new tenet to Chairman Roberts\u2019 original list of corporate philosophies:\n\nStand for good\n\nThe Modern Age\nFrom their civilian ships like the Aurora all the way up to cutting-edge military vessels like the Bengal carrier, Roberts Space Industries continues to be a constant force of innovation in the vast corporate landscape. Meanwhile, the Future Foundation awards millions of credits a year to help promote education, fund new research and even provide housing opportunities.\n\nBy sticking to the core concepts outlined by a visionary entrepreneur almost a thousand years ago, it\u2019s clear that RSI is going to be a fixture in Human development for a long time to come.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 5.9.\nIm Pantheon der dauerhaften Unternehmenseinheiten w\u00e4re es schwer, ein Unternehmen zu finden, das so eng mit der Entwicklung der Menschheit verbunden ist wie Roberts Space Industries. Ob Sie nun durch den Kosmos segeln oder auf der Stra\u00dfe gehen, die Beitr\u00e4ge von RSI zu unserer Gesellschaft sind \u00fcberall vorhanden, aber nicht viele kennen den Ursprung dieser Innovationsinstitution.\n\nDer Anfang\nW\u00e4hrend die meisten Unternehmen mit einem Traum und einem einzelnen Produkt beginnen, war der Traum des Unternehmers Chris Roberts, eine Kultur zu schaffen, die Kreativit\u00e4t und Innovation f\u00f6rdert - eine Kultur, die sich mit der Zeit ver\u00e4ndert und weiterhin auf die Zukunft ausgerichtet ist. Sein Ziel war nicht weniger als ein Unternehmen, das konsistent und marktrelevant bleiben w\u00fcrde, unabh\u00e4ngig davon, ob es n\u00e4chste Woche oder tausend Jahre sp\u00e4ter war.\n\nDie gro\u00dfe Ironie war, dass, obwohl das Unternehmen zum Synonym f\u00fcr eine breite Palette von Raumschiffen und Terraforming wurde, der \"Space\" in Roberts Space Industries eine aspirative Reflexion dar\u00fcber war, wohin sich die Menschheit entwickeln k\u00f6nnte, und nicht der eigentliche Fokus des Unternehmens. Das erste Produkt, das 2043 auf den Markt kam, war eigentlich ein hocheffizienter Batteriekonverter f\u00fcr bodengebundene Zivilfahrzeuge.\n\nDer Gr\u00fcnder von Roberts Space Industries, ein junger und unternehmerischer Erfinder namens Chris Roberts, der 2038 offiziell gegr\u00fcndet wurde, etablierte die Kernprinzipien der Unternehmensphilosophie, lange bevor er mit der Arbeit an seiner ersten Kreation begann:\n\nAus der Vergangenheit lernen\nGreifen Sie nach der Zukunft\nKraftstoffinnovation\nTalente f\u00f6rdern\nImmer relevant sein\n\nDie Erde des 21. Jahrhunderts war eine v\u00f6llig andere Welt, als wir sie heute kennen. Obwohl die Menschheit in den Weltraum gereist war, war es ein seltenes und so kostspieliges Ereignis, dass es nur f\u00fcr einige der verschiedenen herrschenden Provinzen dieser Zeit m\u00f6glich war. Die Wahrheit war, dass die Erde eine kritische Masse an \u00dcberbev\u00f6lkerung erreichte. Auf der ganzen Welt brachen zahlreiche Kriege aus, als die Bev\u00f6lkerung mit Nahrungsmittel-, Wasser- und Energiemangel konfrontiert wurde.\n\nRoberts suchte nach Innovatoren aus verschiedenen Disziplinen, die sich seinem Team anschlossen, um einige der Probleme des Tages zu l\u00f6sen. Einige der ersten Produkte von RSI reichten von einer kompakten Wasseraufbereitungsanlage bis hin zu einem energieeffizienten Stromnetz. Es gab sogar eine kleine Erweiterung der Cricketzucht.\n\nObwohl sein Unternehmen bei diesen Bem\u00fchungen einen bescheidenen Erfolg hatte, weigerte sich Roberts, selbstgef\u00e4llig zu sein und suchte weiterhin nach gr\u00f6\u00dferen Innovationen. Im Jahr 2061 stie\u00df er w\u00e4hrend seines Doktoratsstudiums an einer renommierten Ingenieurschule auf die Arbeit von Dr. Scott Childress, dessen Dissertation eine spannende Arbeit auf dem Gebiet erschwinglicherer Antriebssysteme f\u00fcr Raumfahrzeuge vorsah.\n\nDie Aussicht, die Raumfahrt zug\u00e4nglicher zu machen, erweckte einen lebenslangen Traum. Roberts traf sich schnell mit dem neuen Absolventen und stellte ein Team zusammen, um diesen Traum in die Praxis umzusetzen. Obwohl der Prozess nicht ohne R\u00fcckschl\u00e4ge verlief, pr\u00e4sentierte Roberts Space Industries 2075 seinen Prototyp Quantum Core Engine. Pl\u00f6tzlich wirkte die Raumfahrt nicht mehr so fantastisch.\n\nWelten bauen\nDie Auswirkungen dieser Technologie wurden weltweit sofort erkannt. Explorationsmissionen waren pl\u00f6tzlich m\u00f6glich, da pilotierte Schiffe nun weiter in das Sonnensystem vordringen konnten. Verschiedene Staaten (damals noch \"L\u00e4nder\" genannt), die sich die Raumfahrt bisher nicht leisten konnten, konnten pl\u00f6tzlich auch eigene Missionen starten.\n\nRoberts wusste, dass die Erschlie\u00dfung des Weltraums f\u00fcr unsere Spezies zwar ein gro\u00dfer Schritt nach vorne war, aber immer noch nicht die wimmelnde Population der Erde l\u00f6ste, die eine kritische Masse erreichte. Er zog ein engagiertes Team aus den verschiedenen Tochtergesellschaften von RSI zusammen, um ihre bisher ehrgeizigste Technologie zu entwickeln: Terraforming a planet. Dieses wissenschaftliche R\u00e4tsel wurde zu Roberts' Besessenheit, bis er 2108 starb.\n\nObwohl das Terraforming in Roberts' Leben schwer fassbar blieb, praktizierte der neue CEO weiterhin seine Unternehmensphilosophie der Suche nach Innovatoren, und schlie\u00dflich, obwohl es zwei Generationen von Teammitgliedern und fast vierzig Jahre dauern w\u00fcrde, pr\u00e4sentierte RSI am 2113:04:21 einen technologischen Durchbruch, der die Grundlage f\u00fcr die Umgestaltung einer Welt schaffen w\u00fcrde. Mit einer m\u00f6glichen L\u00f6sung in Sichtweite kamen Regierungen der Welt, Unternehmen und wissenschaftliche K\u00f6pfe zusammen, um ein globales Kollektiv zu bilden, das sich auf das Terraforming des Mars konzentriert (der damals v\u00f6llig unbewohnbar war). Schlie\u00dflich bestand die Hoffnung, das verzweifelte Bev\u00f6lkerungsproblem der Menschheit zu l\u00f6sen.\n\nDieses Projekt dauerte Jahrzehnte und erlitt einen unkalkulierbaren Verlust, als ein Unfall, die so genannte Mars-Trag\u00f6die, den Tod von fast f\u00fcnftausend fr\u00fchen Siedlern verursachte. W\u00e4hrend des eisigen Tempos, in dem sich die Reichweite dieses Projekts ausdehnte, erbrachte die Politik der Projektdiversifizierung des Vorsitzenden eine weitere spektakul\u00e4re Leistung. Als Reaktion auf die Probleme, mit denen die Terraforming-Abteilung bei ihren Bem\u00fchungen konfrontiert ist, Ressourcen zum Mars zu transportieren, hat das Astro-Entwicklungsteam von RSI die Zeus entwickelt, die erste kommerziell erh\u00e4ltliche Raumsonde.\n\nDa Roberts Space Industries nun an der Spitze der Raumfahrt- und Terraformtechnologie steht, hatte sich das Unternehmen fest mit der Entwicklung von Humanity verbunden. Im Laufe der Jahrzehnte, die zu Jahrhunderten wurden, wurde die Terraforming-Technologie weiter verfeinert und RSI expandierte weiter in die Entwicklung von Schiffen. Es schien, als w\u00e4re das Unternehmen nicht in der Lage, irgendwo anders hinzugehen als nach oben. Es stellte sich jedoch heraus, dass die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Bedrohung nicht in Form von Alien-Kriegen oder der Aufrechterhaltung der Marktrelevanz bestehen w\u00fcrde.\n\nEs w\u00fcrde in Form der menschlichen Natur geschehen.\n\nDas Mittelalter\nF\u00fcr viele war der Aufstieg von Ivar Messer zum Prime Citizen eine willkommene Ver\u00e4nderung. Damals hatte die UPE gut dokumentierte Szenarien, in denen eine endlose b\u00fcrokratische Debatte die F\u00e4higkeit der Regierung, etwas zu tun, v\u00f6llig blockierte, so dass die Durchsetzung des Dialogs in eine einzige Richtung nicht als besonders bedrohlich angesehen wurde.\n\nLeider konsolidierte Ivar seine Macht im Laufe der Jahre und entfernte subtil alle Kontrollen, die ihn herausfordern k\u00f6nnten, was es f\u00fcr die meisten Menschen jener Zeit schwierig machte, genau zu erkennen, was geschah. Als sein Sohn den Titel des Imperators \u00fcbernahm, bot der Zweite Tevarinkrieg eine perfekte Gelegenheit, die \u00d6ffentlichkeit daran zu erinnern, warum sie eine entschlossene F\u00fchrung brauchte.\n\nAls die Messers sich immer mehr in ihrer Position versteckten, verlor RSI ihre Milit\u00e4rvertr\u00e4ge an Aegis Dynamics, den Hersteller, der die von Ivar Messer favorisierten Kriegswaffen herstellte. Einige der Abteilungen von RSI arbeiteten noch immer eng mit den wissenschaftlichen B\u00fcros und den Aufsichtsgremien f\u00fcr Terraforming zusammen, aber insgesamt wandelte sich das Unternehmen in ein haupts\u00e4chlich kommerzielles und ziviles Unternehmen.\n\nDas sollte nicht hei\u00dfen, dass RSI immun gegen den Zorn der Messers war. Im Jahr 2757 hallte der schockierende Tod von Anthony Tanaka durch das Reich. Obwohl das Ereignis in keinem Nachrichtenzyklus erw\u00e4hnt wurde, fanden Aufnahmen von der Weigerung des zw\u00f6lfj\u00e4hrigen Jungen, zu arbeiten und der anschlie\u00dfenden Hinrichtung in einer Fabrikhalle, immer noch ihren Weg durch unterirdische Aktivistenkan\u00e4le.\n\nRSI CEO Avel Gedima war eine der wenigen prominenten Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten des \u00f6ffentlichen Lebens, die nicht nur den traurigen Tod anerkennen, sondern eine vollst\u00e4ndige Bewertung aller RSI-Einrichtungen anordnen, um sicherzustellen, dass sie alle Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsstandards einhalten. Einige Monate sp\u00e4ter gab Ulysses Messer X den NewsOrgs \"vernichtende und unbestreitbare Beweise f\u00fcr Firmendelikte\" heraus und behauptete, Gedima habe kaiserliche Finanzen f\u00fcr den pers\u00f6nlichen Gebrauch unterschlagen. Der Fall schmachtete jahrelang vor Gericht, aber die st\u00e4ndige Flut von \"Beweisen\" zwang Gedima zum R\u00fccktritt.\n\nNach dem Sturz\nIm Zuge der Revolution, die die Messers st\u00fcrzte, erlebte das Imperium eine Zeit des freien Falls. Der neu installierte Imperator Toi und der wiederhergestellte Hohe Vertreter und Hohe Sekret\u00e4r waren damit besch\u00e4ftigt, die faulen Elemente der Regierung aufzusp\u00fcren, w\u00e4hrend sich die verschiedenen Planeten gegeneinander zu wenden schienen. Vorw\u00fcrfe, mit dem Messer zusammengearbeitet zu haben, wurden f\u00fcr eine Weile zur bevorzugten Waffe. Einige dieser Anklagen waren legitim, aber die Skrupellosen nutzten die Anklage, um Schulden zu vermeiden oder schlie\u00dflich Fehden mit ihren Feinden zu l\u00f6sen. W\u00e4hrend Aegis Dynamics die Hauptlast der Wut des Volkes sp\u00fcrte und gemeinhin als Symbole der Tyrannei zitiert wurde, waren sie nicht die einzigen, die unter diesen Hexenjagden litten.\n\nAls Unternehmen hatte RSI unter der Herrschaft der Messer nicht gerade Erfolg gehabt, aber sie hatten ihren Status als f\u00fchrendes Unternehmen beibehalten. Mehrere Historiker der damaligen Zeit behaupteten, dass RSI zwar nicht aktiv f\u00fcr die Messer-Agenda wirbt, sie es aber immer wieder vers\u00e4umt haben, ihren erheblichen Einfluss zu nutzen, um sie zu kritisieren.\n\nAls Reaktion auf diese Vorw\u00fcrfe gr\u00fcndete RSI die Future Foundation, eine spezielle Abteilung des Unternehmens, die sich mit gemeinn\u00fctzigen Stiftungen und Zusch\u00fcssen befasst, und k\u00fcndigte an, dass sie zum ersten Mal seit der Gr\u00fcndung des Unternehmens einen neuen Grundsatz in die urspr\u00fcngliche Liste der Unternehmensphilosophien von Chairman Roberts aufnehmen w\u00fcrden:\n\nSteht f\u00fcr das Gute\n\nDie Neuzeit\nVon ihren zivilen Schiffen wie der Aurora bis hin zu hochmodernen Milit\u00e4rschiffen wie dem bengalischen Tr\u00e4ger ist Roberts Space Industries nach wie vor eine st\u00e4ndige Innovationskraft in der riesigen Unternehmenslandschaft. In der Zwischenzeit vergibt die Future Foundation j\u00e4hrlich Millionen von Credits, um die Bildung zu f\u00f6rdern, neue Forschungen zu finanzieren und sogar Wohnraum zu schaffen.\n\nIndem man sich an die Kernkonzepte h\u00e4lt, die ein vision\u00e4rer Unternehmer vor fast tausend Jahren skizziert hat, ist klar, dass RSI noch lange Zeit ein fester Bestandteil der menschlichen Entwicklung sein wird.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 5.9.\nIn the pantheon of enduring corporate entities, one would be hard pressed to find a company that has become as entwined with Humanity\u2019s development as Roberts Space Industries. Whether sailing through the cosmos or walking down your average street, RSI\u2019s contributions to our society are everywhere, but not many know the origin of this institution of innovation.\n\nThe Beginning\nWhile most corporate endeavors begin with a dream and a single product, entrepreneur Chris Roberts\u2019 dream was to create a culture that would foster creativity and innovation \u2014 one that would change with the times and continue to look to the future. His goal was nothing less than a company that would stay consistent and relevant in the marketplace regardless of whether it was next week or a thousand years down the line.\n\nThe great irony was that although the company became synonymous with a wide array of spaceships and terraforming, the \u2018Space\u2019 in Roberts Space Industries was an aspirational reflection of where Humanity could evolve to, rather than the company\u2019s actual focus. The first product RSI released in 2043 was actually a hyper-efficient battery converter for ground-based civilian vehicles.\n\nOfficially formed in 2038, Roberts Space Industries\u2019 founder, a young and enterprising inventor named Chris Roberts, established the core tenets of the company\u2019s philosophy long before he began working on his first creation:\n\nLearn from the past\nReach for the future\nFuel innovation\nCultivate talent\nAlways be relevant\n\nEarth of the 21st century was a vastly different world than we know today. Although Humanity had travelled to space, it was a rare event and so cost-prohibitive that it was only possible for a few of the various ruling provinces of the era. The truth was that Earth was reaching a critical mass of overpopulation. Numerous wars erupted across the planet as the populace faced food, water and energy shortages.\n\nRoberts looked for innovators from a variety of disciplines to join his team in an attempt to alleviate some of issues of the day. Some of RSI\u2019s initial products ranged from a compact water-purification system to an energy-efficient power network. There was even a small expansion into cricket farming.\n\nAlthough his company found modest success in these endeavors, Roberts refused to be complacent and continued to seek out greater innovations. In 2061, while studying a recent crop of doctoral dissertations from a prestigious engineering school, he came across the work of Dr. Scott Childress, whose thesis envisioned exciting work in the field of more affordable engine systems for spacecraft.\n\nThe prospect of making space travel more accessible reawakened a lifelong dream. Roberts quickly met with the fresh graduate and put together a team to help translate this dream into the real world. Although the process was not without its setbacks, in 2075 Roberts Space Industries unveiled their prototype Quantum Core Engine. Suddenly, space travel didn\u2019t seem that fantastical anymore.\n\nBuilding Worlds\nThe implications of this technology were immediately recognized around the world. Exploration missions were suddenly feasible, as piloted vessels could now push further into the solar system. Various states (called \u2018countries\u2019 at that time) that previously couldn\u2019t afford space travel were suddenly able to embark on missions of their own as well.\n\nRoberts knew that although making space more accessible was a giant leap forwards for our species, it still didn\u2019t solve Earth\u2019s teeming population, which was reaching a critical mass. He pulled together a dedicated team from RSI\u2019s various subsidiaries to create their most ambitious technology yet: terraforming a planet. This scientific conundrum became Roberts\u2019 obsession until he passed away in 2108.\n\nThough terraforming remained elusive in Roberts\u2019 life, the new CEO continued to practice his corporate philosophy of seeking out innovators and finally, though it would take two generations of team members and almost forty years, RSI unveiled a technological breakthrough on 2113:04:21 that would lay the groundwork for terraforming a world. With a potential solution in sight, governments of the world, corporations and scientific minds came together to create a global collective focused on terraforming Mars (which at the time was completely uninhabitable). Finally, there was hope of relieving Humanity\u2019s desperate population problem.\n\nThis project lasted decades and faced an incalculable loss when an accident, known as the Mars Tragedy, caused the deaths of nearly five thousand early settlers. During the glacial pace of this project\u2019s sprawling scope, the Chairman\u2019s policy of project diversification yielded another spectacular achievement. Responding to issues faced by the terraforming division\u2019s efforts to transport resources to Mars, RSI\u2019s Astro Development Team created the Zeus, the first commercially available spacecraft.\n\nWith Roberts Space Industries now at the forefront of spacecraft and terraforming tech, the company had firmly bound itself with Humanity\u2019s development. As decades turned into centuries, terraforming technology would continue to be refined and RSI would expand further into ship development. It seemed like the company was incapable of going anywhere but up. However it turned out that the biggest threat wouldn\u2019t come in the form of alien wars or maintaining market relevance.\n\nIt would come in the form of Human nature.\n\nThe Dark Age\nFor many, the ascension of Ivar Messer to Prime Citizen was a welcome change. At the time, the UPE had well-documented scenarios where endless bureaucratic debate completely stalled the government\u2019s ability to do anything, so cutting through the dialogue in a single direction wasn\u2019t seen as particularly ominous.\n\nUnfortunately, Ivar consolidated his power over the years and subtly removed any checks that could challenge him, making it difficult for most people of that time to realize exactly what was happening. As his son took over the title of Imperator, the Second Tevarin War provided a perfect opportunity to remind the public why they needed decisive leadership.\n\nAs the Messers became more and more ensconced in their position, RSI lost their military contracts to Aegis Dynamics, the manufacturer that created the weapons of war favored by Ivar Messer. Several of RSI\u2019s divisions still worked closely with the scientific bureaus and terraforming oversight committees, but as a whole, the company converted into a primarily commercial and civilian corporation.\n\nThat wasn\u2019t to say that RSI was immune from the Messers\u2019 wrath. In 2757, the shocking death of Anthony Tanaka reverberated through the Empire. Although the event was never mentioned in any news cycles, footage of the twelve-year-old boy\u2019s refusal to work and subsequent execution on a factory floor still made its way through underground activist channels.\n\nRSI CEO Avel Gedima was one of the few prominent public figures who not only acknowledged the sad death, but ordered a complete evaluation of all RSI facilities to make sure that they were adhering to all health and safety standards. A few months later, Ulysses Messer X released \u2018damning and incontrovertible evidence of corporate malfeasance\u2019 to the NewsOrgs, claiming that Gedima had embezzled imperial finances for personal use. The case languished in the courts for years, but the constant barrage of \u2018evidence\u2019 forced Gedima to step down.\n\nAfter the Fall\nIn the wake of the revolution that toppled the Messers, the Empire experienced a period of free fall. The newly installed Imperator Toi and the restored High Advocate and High Secretary were busy trying to ferret out the rotten elements of the government, while the various planets seemed to turn on each other. For awhile, accusations of having collaborated with the Messer became the weapon of choice. Some of these charges were legitimate, but the unscrupulous used the accusation to escape debts or finally resolve feuds with their enemies. While Aegis Dynamics felt the brunt of the people\u2019s fury and were commonly cited as symbols of tyranny, they weren\u2019t the only ones to suffer from these witch hunts.\n\nAs a company, RSI hadn\u2019t exactly prospered under the Messer\u2019s rule, but they had maintained their status as a prominent company. Several historians of the era asserted that while RSI didn\u2019t actively promote the Messer agenda, they consistently failed to use their considerable influence to decry it.\n\nIn response to these allegations, RSI established the Future Foundation, a specific division of the company devoted to charitable foundations and grants, and announced that for the first time since the founding of the company they were going to add a new tenet to Chairman Roberts\u2019 original list of corporate philosophies:\n\nStand for good\n\nThe Modern Age\nFrom their civilian ships like the Aurora all the way up to cutting-edge military vessels like the Bengal carrier, Roberts Space Industries continues to be a constant force of innovation in the vast corporate landscape. Meanwhile, the Future Foundation awards millions of credits a year to help promote education, fund new research and even provide housing opportunities.\n\nBy sticking to the core concepts outlined by a visionary entrepreneur almost a thousand years ago, it\u2019s clear that RSI is going to be a fixture in Human development for a long time to come."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":27,"created_at":"2019-10-03T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"6 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 21:53:59","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17267,"next_id":17270}}