The Nan'Tin, Mother Star, is a large rocket launch system developed by the United Erinun States, proportions resembling the Earth-based, North American Saturn V of the human, late 20th century. With a primary, liquid-hydrogen-oxygen engine motor, secondary thrusters form three rings along the tall hull of the cylindrical vehicle, topped by the payload compartment. The Nan'Tin is made of two stages besides the payload, both recovered after launch for reuse. It is capable of delivering payloads into low planetary orbit, but requires aid afterwards to send mass beyond Zhuque's gravity well.
The Nan'Tin's development was controversial, the environmental impact of such a system heavily criticized in UES circles. After much deliberation and compromise with religious, cultural, and environmentalist leaders within the federation, the Nan'Tin was finally built and first launched in 2312, its name granted by the High Priest in the country. Beyond the complex, technical procedures of launch, painstaking religious ceremonies are also conducted, as Aos Si priests and priestesses surround the vehicle, reaffirming their commitment to preserving nature, seeking forgiveness for the destruction in the wake of the launch, and justifying it via improving the well-being and prosperity of the Aos Si, and therefore nature itself.
The Nan'Tin's development was controversial, the environmental impact of such a system heavily criticized in UES circles. After much deliberation and compromise with religious, cultural, and environmentalist leaders within the federation, the Nan'Tin was finally built and first launched in 2312, its name granted by the High Priest in the country. Beyond the complex, technical procedures of launch, painstaking religious ceremonies are also conducted, as Aos Si priests and priestesses surround the vehicle, reaffirming their commitment to preserving nature, seeking forgiveness for the destruction in the wake of the launch, and justifying it via improving the well-being and prosperity of the Aos Si, and therefore nature itself.