Rosana Base

Rosana Base is a on Vanatas' primary natural satellite Selene governed jointly by co-founders Ordrey, Velorenkya, and Lathadu through their respective. The first of its kind, Rosana Base is the only permanently-inhabited settlement on a outside of Vanatas. On 29 June 1981, Valo Ilatis and Bertelan Faric of Ordrey and Velorenkya, respectively, landed their lunar module Selene-8 at approximately 11:11:29 UTC. Ilatis left the capsule approximately 41 minutes after touchdown, followed by Faric 21 minutes later, where they shook hands, recorded a brief video broadcast sent back to Vanatas, and spent the next three hours examining and photographing the lunar surface before planting a series of scientific research devices, and collecting samples for research planetside. In addition, they cordoned off a 5,100 m2 (54,900 sq. ft.) area with a series of aluminum stakes which would establish the footprint of the permanent facility which followed. Over the following decade, subsequent missions and non-crewed autonomous landings brought building materials and construction equipment, as well as other scientific robots which engaged in surveying of the area and suitability of local resources for use in construction. The first pressurized habitation module was erected in 1989, with the first long-term residences lasting for 90 days, with one of three residents being cycled out every 45, though it would only be at maximum capacity for 1/3 of each calendar year. In 1991, Rosana Base was formally dedicated, and the first annual residences were established, and has been continually occupied ever since. The current layout of Rosana Base allows for 21 persons to live permanently at the settlement, where residents engage in maintenance, scientific research, horticulture, construction of facilities, and surveying of the lunar surface.

Today, Rosana Base is composed of a number of pressurized habitation modules, structural trusses, photovoltaic solar arrays, satellite equipment, thermal radiators, experiment bays, a manufacturing bay, and a hydroponic greenhouse. In addition, it has the facilities necessary for the launch and receiving of spacecraft. Rosana Base's location off-planet has allowed for less prohibitive launches of spacecraft due to Selene's lower gravity, and plans have been set for spaceflight and manufacturing facilities to be expanded to accomodate more ambitious launches in the future to other celestial bodies.

Purpose
Rosana Base's intended purpose, as established in the Tripartite Charter in 1989, is to act as a laboratory, observatory, and functioning, self-sustaining community intended to act as a testing ground for further settlements in the future. Following more research and the establishment of the current capacities, the Charter has added tasks of acting as a factory and staging ground for future spaceflight thanks to its reduced gravity. Following the 1995 Selene Crisis, Rosana Base has been given de facto roles in advancing diplomatic and educational purposes.

Education and cultural outreach
Rosana Base's residents provides research opportunities for students on Vanatas by running student-developed experiments, making educational demonstrations, and creating research templates for use in classrooms planetside. Residents also arrange for direct meetings with students via radio, video conferencing, and email. The Ordro-Lathadun programs issue a large array of teaching materials which can be downloaded for use in classrooms free of charge.