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	\|name = Ascension Astro		\|name = Ascension Astro
	\|industry = Spacecraft ~~components~~ manufacture		\|industry = Spacecraft component manufacture
	\|products = Spacecraft shield generators; Spacecraft stealth equipment		\|products = Spacecraft shield generators; Spacecraft stealth equipment
	\|race = Human		\|race = Human
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	'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. Over time, Ascension Astro has shifted from selling only high-end boutique thruster modifications aimed at the ultra-wealthy to mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro\|text=Galactapedia: Ascension Astro\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref><ref name="portfolio">{{Cite RSI\|text=Portfolio: Ascension Astro\|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref>		'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment [[StarCitizen:Companies\|company]] that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. Over time, Ascension Astro has shifted from selling only high-end boutique thruster modifications aimed at the ultra-wealthy to mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro\|text=Galactapedia: Ascension Astro\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref><ref name="portfolio">{{Cite RSI\|text=Portfolio: Ascension Astro\|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	{{~~Infobox company~~		{{Company
	\|image = Ascension Astro Galactapedia.png		\|image = Ascension Astro Galactapedia.png
	\|name = Ascension Astro		\|name = Ascension Astro
	\|industry = Spacecraft components		\|industry = Spacecraft components manufacture
	\|products = Spacecraft shield generators~~, spacecraft~~ stealth equipment		\|products = Spacecraft shield generators; Spacecraft stealth equipment
	\|race = Human		\|race = Human
	\|headquarters = [[StarCitizen:~~Terra (planet)\|~~Terra]], [[StarCitizen:Terra system~~\|Terra]]~~		\|headquarters = [[StarCitizen:Terra]], [[StarCitizen:Terra system]]
	~~\|areaserved = [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth~~]]		\|keypeople = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]] <small>(co-founder)</small>; [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]] <small>(co-founder)</small>; [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]] <small>(co-founder)</small>
	\|keypeople = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]] <small>(co-founder)</small>, [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]] <small>(co-founder)</small>, [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]] <small>(co-founder)</small>		\|founder = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]]; [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]]; [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]
	\|founder = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]], [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]		\|founded = 2901
	\|founded = ~~{{SC/Start date and age\|~~2901~~\|sctime=yes}} on [[StarCitizen:New York City]], [[StarCitizen:Earth]], [[StarCitizen:Sol system\|Sol]]~~
	~~\|fate = <!-- Fate of the company if defunct -->~~
	~~\|defunct = <!-- Defunct date, use {{SC/Start date and age\|sctime=yes\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} -->~~
	~~\|formerly = <!-- Formerly known as, if the company is renamed -->~~
	~~\|predecessor = <!-- Predecessor of the company -->~~
	~~\|successor = <!-- Successor of the company -->~~
	~~\|parent = <!-- Parent company/organization of the company -->~~
	~~\|subsidiaries = <!-- Subsidiaries of the company -->~~
	\|galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro		\|galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro
	\|portfoliourl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro		\|portfoliourl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro
	}}		}}

	'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. ~~It used to sell~~ only high-end boutique thruster modifications ~~that targets~~ the ultra-wealthy~~, it has transitioned~~ to ~~the mass over time by~~ mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="~~portfolio~~">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI~~\|text=Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro~~\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/~~comm-link~~/~~spectrum-dispatch~~/~~17081~~-~~Portfolio~~-Ascension-~~Astro~~}}</ref><ref name="~~galactapedia~~">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/~~galactapedia~~/~~article~~/~~R4ZG162l4w~~-~~ascension~~-~~astro~~\|~~text~~=~~Galactapedia: Ascension Astro~~}}</ref>		'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. Over time, Ascension Astro has shifted from selling only high-end boutique thruster modifications aimed at the ultra-wealthy to mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro\|text=Galactapedia: Ascension Astro\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref><ref name="portfolio">{{Cite RSI\|text=Portfolio: Ascension Astro\|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro\|accessdate=2026-06-19}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	The company was founded in 2901 by the childhood friends [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]] and [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]. Barwick ~~worked for~~ her father's repair shop~~. She married Kraft and~~ restructured ~~her father's business~~ with the help of Cowley, who worked ~~before in~~ an [[StarCitizen:Origin Jumpworks]] dealership. Cowley was fired by Origin after ~~redirecting~~ customers to Barwick's and Kraft~~'s repair shop~~. The ~~three invented~~ a ~~modification~~ to reduce the ~~[[StarCitizen:IR]]~~ and ~~[[StarCitizen:EM]]~~ signature of ~~ship~~ thrusters.<ref name="portfolio"/>		The company was founded in 2901 by the childhood friends [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]], and [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]. Barwick took over her father's repair shop, which she restructured with the help of Cowley, who had previously worked at an [[StarCitizen:Origin Jumpworks]] dealership. Cowley was fired by Origin after referring its customers to the repair shop run by Barwick and her husband, Kraft. The two had devised a way to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of the thrusters fitted as standard to Origin ships, and the trio built the company around that modification.<ref name="portfolio" />

	== Marketing ==		== Marketing ==
	[[File:Ascension Astro.svg\|thumb\|250px\|Alternative logo]]		[[File:Ascension Astro.svg\|thumb\|250px\|Alternative logo]]
	Ascension is known for its unconventional marketing strategy.		Ascension Astro is known for its unconventional marketing strategy.

	~~Their~~ first storefront ~~was~~ opened in 2901, [[StarCitizen:New York]], [[StarCitizen:Earth]]. Customers needed an appointment to visit the store~~. The~~ company underdelivered its high-priced products ~~and avoided~~ direct ~~marketing~~. Instead, it ~~focused~~ on paid media coverage of Cowley's social ~~interactions~~ with the ~~high-~~class. A second store ~~was~~ opened on [[StarCitizen:Terra ~~system~~\|Terra]] in [[StarCitizen:2903]] and Cowley gave a "controversial" interview to the [[StarCitizen:Terra Gazette]]. ~~Then she~~ disappeared from the public eye, ~~marking the~~ turning point in the company's strategy.		Its first storefront opened in 2901 in [[StarCitizen:New York\|New York City]], [[StarCitizen:Earth]]. Customers needed an appointment to visit the store, and the company underdelivered on its high-priced products while avoiding direct advertising. Instead, it relied on paid media coverage of Cowley's social engagements with the upper class. A second store opened on [[StarCitizen:Terra (planet)\|Terra]] in [[StarCitizen:2903]], and Cowley gave a controversial interview to the [[StarCitizen:Terra Gazette]]. She then disappeared from the public eye, which marked a turning point in the company's strategy.<ref name="portfolio" />

	~~The production~~ capacity was increased and the appointment-only ~~strategy~~ was dropped. ~~More~~ stores ~~were opened~~ and ~~the company~~ began ~~to run~~ regular ~~ads~~. Cowley ~~appeared back on screen~~ in 2908.<ref name="portfolio"/>		Production capacity was increased and the appointment-only model was dropped. The company opened more stores and began running regular advertisements. Cowley returned to public life in 2908.<ref name="portfolio" />

	== In-game description ==		== In-game description ==
	<blockquote>Ascension Astro started off as a boutique specialty company; selling high-end, low IR thrusters to wealthy clients who wanted to fly their luxury ships while avoiding the eyes of greedy pirates. As good as their thrusters were at being low-sig, the effect was often ruined when the engines or shielding made by other manufacturers would be screaming the ship presence. Slowly, Ascension began expanding their line to include a whole suite of components that, when working in conjunction, would provide an extremely low profile and a safer journey.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Ascension Astro started off as a boutique specialty company; selling high-end, low IR thrusters to wealthy clients who wanted to fly their luxury ships while avoiding the eyes of greedy pirates. As good as their thrusters were at being low-sig, the effect was often ruined when the engines or shielding made by other manufacturers would be screaming the ship presence. Slowly, Ascension began expanding their line to include a whole suite of components that, when working in conjunction, would provide an extremely low profile and a safer journey.</blockquote>

			== Products ==
			{{Manufacturer products}}

	== References ==		== References ==
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	~~{{Navplate manufacturers\|ASAS}}~~

	[[Category:Vehicle components manufacturers]]		[[Category:Vehicle components manufacturers]]
			{{Short description\|Human spacecraft stealth component maker}}

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	\|founder = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]], [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]		\|founder = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]], [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]
	\|founded = {{Start date and age\|2901\|sctime=yes}} on [[StarCitizen:New York City]], [[StarCitizen:Earth]], [[StarCitizen:Sol system\|Sol]]		\|founded = {{SC/Start date and age\|2901\|sctime=yes}} on [[StarCitizen:New York City]], [[StarCitizen:Earth]], [[StarCitizen:Sol system\|Sol]]
	\|fate = <!-- Fate of the company if defunct -->		\|fate = <!-- Fate of the company if defunct -->
	\|defunct = <!-- Defunct date, use {{Start date and age\|sctime=yes\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} -->		\|defunct = <!-- Defunct date, use {{SC/Start date and age\|sctime=yes\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} -->
	\|formerly = <!-- Formerly known as, if the company is renamed -->		\|formerly = <!-- Formerly known as, if the company is renamed -->
	\|predecessor = <!-- Predecessor of the company -->		\|predecessor = <!-- Predecessor of the company -->
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	'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. It used to sell only high-end boutique thruster modifications that targets the ultra-wealthy, it has transitioned to the mass over time by mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="portfolio">{{Cite RSI\|text=Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro}}</ref><ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro\|text=Galactapedia: Ascension Astro}}</ref>		'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. It used to sell only high-end boutique thruster modifications that targets the ultra-wealthy, it has transitioned to the mass over time by mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="portfolio">{{SC/Cite RSI\|text=Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro}}</ref><ref name="galactapedia">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro\|text=Galactapedia: Ascension Astro}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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'''Ascension Astro''' is a [[StarCitizen:Human]] spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. It was founded in [[StarCitizen:2901]] by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship thrusters. It used to sell only high-end boutique thruster modifications that targets the ultra-wealthy, it has transitioned to the mass over time by mass producing [[StarCitizen:thruster]] and [[StarCitizen:shield generator]] units.<ref name="portfolio">{{Cite RSI|text=Portfolio - Ascension Astro|int=Comm-Link:Portfolio - Ascension Astro|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/17081-Portfolio-Ascension-Astro}}</ref><ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZG162l4w-ascension-astro|text=Galactapedia: Ascension Astro}}</ref>

== History ==
The company was founded in 2901 by the childhood friends [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]] and [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]. Barwick worked for her father's repair shop. She married Kraft and restructured her father's business with the help of Cowley, who worked before in an [[StarCitizen:Origin Jumpworks]] dealership. Cowley was fired by Origin after redirecting customers to Barwick's and Kraft's repair shop. The three invented a modification to reduce the [[StarCitizen:IR]] and [[StarCitizen:EM]] signature of ship thrusters.<ref name="portfolio"/>

== Marketing ==
[[File:Ascension Astro.svg|thumb|250px|Alternative logo]]
Ascension is known for its unconventional marketing strategy.

Their first storefront was opened in 2901, [[StarCitizen:New York]], [[StarCitizen:Earth]]. Customers needed an appointment to visit the store. The company underdelivered its high-priced products and avoided direct marketing. Instead, it focused on paid media coverage of Cowley's social interactions with the high-class. A second store was opened on [[StarCitizen:Terra system|Terra]] in [[StarCitizen:2903]] and Cowley gave a "controversial" interview to the [[StarCitizen:Terra Gazette]]. Then she disappeared from the public eye, marking the turning point in the company's strategy.

The production capacity was increased and the appointment-only strategy was dropped. More stores were opened and the company began to run regular ads. Cowley appeared back on screen in 2908.<ref name="portfolio"/>

== In-game description ==
<blockquote>Ascension Astro started off as a boutique specialty company; selling high-end, low IR thrusters to wealthy clients who wanted to fly their luxury ships while avoiding the eyes of greedy pirates. As good as their thrusters were at being low-sig, the effect was often ruined when the engines or shielding made by other manufacturers would be screaming the ship presence. Slowly, Ascension began expanding their line to include a whole suite of components that, when working in conjunction, would provide an extremely low profile and a safer journey.</blockquote>

== References ==
<references />

{{Navplate manufacturers|ASAS}}

[[Category:Vehicle components manufacturers]]