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SPACE HQ
August 1, 2028
Executive Order of Director Lena Dungey -- For Immediate Release
Strategic Development Plan
** The Manufacturing Ministry will focus half of our industrial output on converting to the more modern and specialized facilities. Initially, 34% will work on converting 715 of our 1000 units to construction factories; 1% on converting 10 to fighter factories; 3% on converting 50 to Ordnance Factories; 8% on converting 150 to Mines; and 4% on converting 75 to Fuel Refineries. When one of these projects is completed, the remaining capacity will be re-allocated among the uncompleted projects until the entire conversion is complete, but the ratio is designed to allow all of them to complete as close to the same time as possible.
This should result in a more than 7-fold increase to general purpose production, 50% increase in fuel and mineral extraction, and allow a modest but significant ability to produce ammunition and fighters should they be needed. This conversion is expected to take nearly 40 years(Sept. 2066) at current levels of production(1 facility has already been converted and is operating well at the new TN standard as a construction factory), but should accelerate quickly as more and more of the conversion is completed.
** The remaining 50% will be divided into the two most critical needs of new production: more research labs, and an initial shipyard for general exploration and transport vessels. Each of these will require nearly nine years at current levels, but should see the same benefits of increased construction rate as the economic conversion proceeds.
** Given that the geological sensors are expected to be ready several years ahead of the time when there will be a shipyard available to build a ship that can use them, the decision has been made to divide our research efforts for the time being. Dr. Sabagh will retain two of the five labs for his work(this should still allow him to complete the project in a bit under two years, well ahead of it's usefulness). With resources always a concern, Dr. Santo will oversee a single lab investigating ways of improving fuel efficiency, Dr. Palmer will oversee a project aimed at improving the speed of construction yet further, and Dr. Grimmett will be developing a larger fuel storage module aiming at eventually increasing the range of potential ships.
** For his team's monumental and unprecedented contribution at this critical moment in human history, Dr. Deacon Palmer has been awarded the title of 'Pioneer' for his part in revolutionizing human civilization.
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