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| − | '''Innovative Fenspace Industries''' (IFI) was an [[Earth|Australian]] construction company set up, early 2008, to exploit the possibilities of near-Earth construction in space, using handwavium-based tools and industry. Their first big project was intended to be a luxury hotel, with the core built on Earth, launched to L5, then construction completed there. | + | '''Innovative Fenspace Industries''' (IFI) was an [[Earth|Australian]] construction company set up, early 2008, to exploit the possibilities of [[Cislunar Space|near-Earth]] construction in space, using handwavium-based tools and industry. Their first big project was intended to be a luxury hotel, with the core built on [[Earth]], launched to [[L5]], then construction completed there. |
| − | Unfortunately, while they had excellent engineering skills, they lacked on the business and financial side, and by mid 2008 they were forced to sell the project and the part-completed hotel core to an O'Niell organisation, to become an L5 private home, [[O'Neill]] Station. The core was launched 9th November 2008, and successfully placed at L5. They spent two months, working through Christmas and the New Year at triple-time rate, so by early January 2009 they could give a rough station completion of end of March 2009. The station officially opened 8th April 2009. | + | Unfortunately, while they had excellent engineering skills, they lacked on the business and financial side, and by mid 2008 they were forced to sell the project and the part-completed hotel core to an [[Padraig O'Niell|O'Niell]] organisation, to become an [[L5]] private home, [[O'Neill]] Station. The core was launched 9th November 2008, and successfully placed at L5. They spent two months, working through Christmas and the New Year at triple-time rate, so by early January 2009 they could give a rough station completion of end of March 2009. The station officially opened 8th April 2009. |
Unfortunately, back on Earth, things hadn't gone smoothly. IFI collapsed with allegations of mixing drugs, catgirls and Warhammer 40k, 2nd of January 2009. Existing projects (including O'Neill Station) were pretty smoothly taken over by [[CHOAM]]. The management had seen the writing on the wall, and they were already in serious negotiations. | Unfortunately, back on Earth, things hadn't gone smoothly. IFI collapsed with allegations of mixing drugs, catgirls and Warhammer 40k, 2nd of January 2009. Existing projects (including O'Neill Station) were pretty smoothly taken over by [[CHOAM]]. The management had seen the writing on the wall, and they were already in serious negotiations. | ||
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Revision as of 08:31, 1 August 2012
Innovative Fenspace Industries (IFI) was an Australian construction company set up, early 2008, to exploit the possibilities of near-Earth construction in space, using handwavium-based tools and industry. Their first big project was intended to be a luxury hotel, with the core built on Earth, launched to L5, then construction completed there.
Unfortunately, while they had excellent engineering skills, they lacked on the business and financial side, and by mid 2008 they were forced to sell the project and the part-completed hotel core to an O'Niell organisation, to become an L5 private home, O'Neill Station. The core was launched 9th November 2008, and successfully placed at L5. They spent two months, working through Christmas and the New Year at triple-time rate, so by early January 2009 they could give a rough station completion of end of March 2009. The station officially opened 8th April 2009.
Unfortunately, back on Earth, things hadn't gone smoothly. IFI collapsed with allegations of mixing drugs, catgirls and Warhammer 40k, 2nd of January 2009. Existing projects (including O'Neill Station) were pretty smoothly taken over by CHOAM. The management had seen the writing on the wall, and they were already in serious negotiations.
