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|image = Ascension Astro Galactapedia.png | |image = Ascension Astro Galactapedia.png | ||
|name = Ascension Astro | |name = Ascension Astro | ||
|industry = Spacecraft | |industry = Spacecraft component manufacture | ||
|products = Spacecraft shield generators | |products = Spacecraft shield generators; Spacecraft stealth equipment | ||
|race = Human | |race = Human | ||
|headquarters = [[StarCitizen: | |headquarters = [[StarCitizen:Terra]], [[StarCitizen:Terra system]] | ||
|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> | |founder = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]]; [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]]; [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]] | ||
|founder = [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]] | |founded = 2901 | ||
|founded = | |||
|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. | '''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 == | ||
The company was founded in 2901 by the childhood friends [[StarCitizen:Kaitlyn Barwick]], [[StarCitizen:Candace Cowley]] and [[StarCitizen:Tim Kraft]]. Barwick | 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. | ||
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" /> | |||
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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[[Category:Vehicle components manufacturers]] | [[Category:Vehicle components manufacturers]] | ||
{{Short description|Human spacecraft stealth component maker}} | |||
Latest revision as of 11:16, 23 June 2026
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">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="portfolio">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
History
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
Ascension Astro is known for its unconventional marketing strategy.
Its first storefront opened in 2901 in 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 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" />
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
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.
Products
References
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