Ageira Technologies

Description
Ageira Technologies is one of the "Big Three" corporations of Liberty's business world, specialising in Faster-Than-Light transportation research and development. They are the only manufacturers of Jump Gate and Trade Lane Parts. Other key Ageira products include armaments from Detroit Munitions; and industrial products such as super alloys and superconductors.

Ageira prides itself on developing cutting-edge products in a wide range of fields across Sirius.



History
44 A.S. - Valhalla research is formed, with backing from the Government and Military.

44 A.S. - Valhalla Research makes a break through in engine technology that will allow ships to travel between star systems in months, not years.

120 A.S. - Valhalla Research invents the orbital Docking Ring, making it easy to lift Men and Materials out of a Planets Gravity well.

126 A.S. - Valhalla Research announces they are building a major research facility in the Texas system.

130 A.S. - Valhalla Research's first successful test of a Jump Gate.

155 A.S. - Valhalla Research changes names to Ageira Technologies.

180 A.S. - Ageira Technology completes first full scale test of a jump gate.

181 A.S. - Universal Shipping signs contract with Ageira for handling Jump Gate parts.

185 A.S. - Liberty President unveils the Jump Gate project to all of Sirius.

189 A.S. - First jump gate between Colorado and New York is opened.

202 A.S. - Jump Gate between Texas and New York is opened.

207 A.S. - Jump Gate from New York to California is opened.

215 A.S. - Ageira builds a mass production facility for Jump gate parts in Colorado.

218 A.S. - Ageira and DSE form Interspace Commerce.

238 A.S. - Ageira Technologies headquarters moves from Manhattan to Los Angeles.

280 A.S. - Ageira introduces the Trade Lane.

500 A.S. - The Texas Incident.

614 A.S. - Detroit Munitions begins operations.

700 A.S. - Ageira and Interspace team together to develop a real-time tracking scanning of cargo through Trade Lanes and Jump Gates.

Owned Bases

 * Pueblo Station, Colorado
 * Detroit Munitions, New York
 * Hamilton Station, Ontario
 * Leduc Station, Alberta

Other bases populated

 * Planet Manhattan, New York
 * Planet Denver, Colorado
 * Planet Los Angeles, California
 * Planet Houston, Texas

Recent Jump Gate Projects

 * Chugoku Gate Construction Site, Hokkaido - Gate Completed, but redirected to the Rishiri system. Trade Lanes completed.
 * Tau-31 Gate Construction Site, Tau-23 - Gate Completed, but Trade Lane incomplete. Base abandoned, then taken by the GRN.
 * Sigma-19 Gate Construction Site, Okinawa - Gate Completed. Trade Lanes completed.