Maximusian AA "Gaea Program" canceled in favor of new take on space exploration

After only 4 missions, the GAEA program has been canceled. The GAEA program is a space shuttle research and development program and was the main focus of the Aerospace Administration (AA) until quite recently. The program’s primary mission was to hone and perfect space shuttles and their launches.

After the return of the Gaea IV space shuttle to earth on August 21st, 2018, it was announced that the AA believed that they had gleaned all data from the program that they could reasonably expect to acquire and that they would seriously consider canceling the Gaea program as they had only just begun construction on the boosters for the Gaea V.

This cancelation was confirmed Saturday morning. It is yet unknown what the fate of the Gaea IV boosters will be however, it has been speculated that they will be sold to commercial launch services. The Gaea shuttle itself will likely be sold as well.

In its place will be the Legionnaire program, which has been in the hypothetical phase since 2014. The program’s aims are:

To test and develop methods for assembling craft in Low IDU Orbit (LIDUO) by 2022 To ultimately assemble a manned transfer craft in LIDUO by 2026 To send this craft and its occupants on a deep space mission by 2034

It will be very fun to watch the space agency’s transition in the coming months along with the global implications of future manned deep-space missions.