VPA – Vehicle and Pilots Administration
Vehicle and Pilots Administration
A dependency of the Ministry of Transports.
Administrative agency responsible for evaluating and issuing piloting licenses and cargo transport licenses.
Behind the scenes
2019 Retrospect (Patrons Edition)
Dear Patrons,
First off, I wish you a Happy New Year!
Today, I offer you a bit of special extra. I want to have a brief retrospect of this past year.
Above all, I want to thank you for your fantastic support over this year, and I hope you will keep your support for this new year 2020.
Read more →Aia’s apartment in detail
A detailed insight view of Aia's apartment, including description. Find the basic sketch in the Encyclopedia article Aia Asdiekx’s apartment. Read more →
Aia’s Mini-Bio (part 1 of 2)
A unique overview of Aia's life since Irina and Jack adopted her. Guaranteed spoiler-free ;) Read more →
Aia’s Mini-Bio (part 2 of 2)
Today, I introduce you to the second part of Aia Asdiekx’s brief biography. Read more →
Aia’s Parents and the Nigare Farm
A small intro into Aia’s parents Irina and Jack’s life and farm. Plus, their farmhouse's layout and overview. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 1. Data
Today, I present you the first part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data. I will let you into my sacred realms of my databases, wikis and other documents I have amassed while creating the characters and the background of the SpaceHighway series. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 2. Applications
Presenting: the second part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data.In this second part, I’ll open up my Apps-box and show what I use to bring SpaceHighway to life. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 3. Characters
First of all, how do I create characters? I have two main sources which are based on the need for new characters and another source for future characters. Let me explain… Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 4. Science
Today I present you the fourth part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data.In this fourth part, I’ll go into the science behind SpaceHighway. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 5. Gadgets
Today I present you the fifth part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data.In this fifth part, I’ll go into the gadgets appearing, for now, in the SpaceHighway universe. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 6. The ISTM
Today I present you the sixth part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data.In this sixth part, I’ll go deep into the ISTM. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 7. Stations, transport and related tech
Today I present you the seventh part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data.In this seventh part, I’ll go through several space station types and transport related technology. Read more →
Creating the SpaceHighway Universe. Part 8. Species
Today I present you the eight part of a series of posts about the creation of the SpaceHighway Universe.In this series, I let you have an overlook over my creative phase and on how I manage all the data.In this eight part, I’ll explain how I create and have created the species appearing in SpaceHighway. Read more →
CreativeTruck layouts
Some detailed insights of the CreativeTruck Workshop. The CreativeTruck is one of the best known space-truck workshops of the United States of North America Read more →
Diner/bar “MaryQueens” layout
Presenting: a detailed insight view of the MaryQueens. Including floor plan and sketches. Read more →
Early sketches for Kira
Some early sketches for a character study of Kira by Javi. Read more →
Happy Pride Month! About LGBT+ characters in SpaceHighways (and a bit about myself)
Hoping to find this fitting, this month’s special is about the LGBT+ people of SpaceHighways and some things about myself. Read more →
How ‘eXtended’ chapters work
You may have noticed that the last chapter has an 'eXtended' edition available for Instructors and higher tiers. In this post, I explain in detail how it works. Read more →
How I write the new extended chapters
About one and a half years ago, I wrote about how I create the extended chapters. Time for an update... Read more →
Interior of space-trucks
Some rough layouts of the interior of the space-trucks. Basic layouts for the Falcon, the Thunderbird, the Stampede, and the Cheetah. Read more →
The Random Encyclopedia
Aia Asdiekx
Aia Asdiekx
One of the main characters of the Space Highways series. She is renown as one of the best space-truckers, and to be from an unknown alien species.Appears first in: A01 ~ The rebirth of the Phoenix Read more →
Aia Asdiekx’s Ferrari
One of Aia Asdiekx's privately owned vehicles. She owns a high-performance Space Sportster.Appears first in: A01 ~ The rebirth of the Phoenix Read more →
Aia Asdiekx’s Harley
One of Aia Asdiekx's privately owned vehicles.
She owns a custom-made Softail-Sportster.
Appears first in: A01 ~ The rebirth of the Phoenix
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Aia Asdiekx’s apartment
Aia’s apartment
Located in New Angeles. Near to pedestrian areas reaching the coastal avenues. Read more →
Alpha-XT
Alpha-XT
Register number: Alpha-XT-586Known as Station Alpha-XT, Alpha, or XT. Stationary orbit near Gaia.Property and headquarter of the ISTM.Appears first in: A01 ~ The rebirth of the Phoenix Read more →
Android
Humanoid robot with advanced artificial intelligence, able to feel and show feelings. They are considered a species inside the whole humanoid genus.Android is the generic term used in this article, including both male and females. In more specific terms, android refers to males and gynoid refers to females of this species.Note: Bioandroids are considered yet another species but as their development is based on the android development, they share many features, see Bioandroid. Read more →
Augmented Reality (AR)
Appear first in: A01 ~ The rebirth of the Phoenix Read more →
Bioandroid
Androids based on biogenic advances. An evolutive form of androids. Are capable of feeling thanks to an advance AI. Partially based on the bionic technology. Read more →
Brown
A recurring character of the SpaceHighway series. He is one of the law enforcement agents on the Alpha-XT station. Former member of the elite Cyborg Task Force. Read more →
Car
Although still called cars, the resemblance with old twenty-first century vehicles is reduced to basic shapes. Modern vehicles lack wheels and are hovering, reducing friction only to air-pressure. The "steering wheel" is superseded with a multipurpose joystick. All cars have Augmented Reality displays embedded in their windshields for safety and navigation. Read more →
CreativeTruck
Sale, repair shop and tuning of space-trucks. The best-known place by truckers from the Sol system to buy and tune space-trucks. Owned by Kim and Kite. No tuning is impossible for them.Main sponsor for the annual tuning and graffiti contest for space-trucks. Read more →
Cyborg
Individuals from any species converted into a cybernetic entity. Its highest evolution is to substitute the whole body with exception of the brain.All modern cyborgs underwent the conversion voluntarily, mostly after having lost complete mobility as individuals.Some are ex-soldiers from an experimental cybernetic unit deemed inhumane as some might have been pressed to convert. Read more →
Data-Card
Special cards with high data capacity. Akin to pen-drives of the twenty-first century, having half the size of a credit card of the same era.Two type of Data-Cards are in use, one for general data which is encrypted with authenticity-algorithms to trace the owner and/or issuer back, the other is highly encrypted and is used exclusively for monetary transactions. The latter is similar to the twenty-first century prepaid credit cards. Read more →
DigiContract
A tablet-like gadget exclusively designed for handling contracts of any kind, features data-sync with a chip and a fingerprint reader. Read more →
Dutchess
Is considered the most prestigious restaurant of New Angeles.Renown for its serene and romantic ambiance, and for the quality of the offered services.Each night it offers a firework display. Read more →
e² – Earth Express (Gaia)
Public train service on Gaia. Transit connections with several Intergalactic Railways (IR) stations around Gaia. The transit routes sync with the IR connections. Also has several lines to and from Mars and Venus.Despite having changed the planet's name to Gaia, Earth Express and its iconic e² logo keeps the planet's old name. The company has been founded before the new name convention and is not forced to change its name. In 2999, the company reached out to the public with several alternative names and logos [citation needed] , by popular demand, the company kept its original Read more →
Electro-click Lighter
Similar to twenty-first century car-lighters, the Electro-click Lighter has a heat coil embedded into a heat-resistant cylinder. A rechargeable battery powers the heater which turns on immediately upon pushing the click-button. For safety reasons, a special cap covers the heat-coil protecting it and other objects in reach. The main purpose for the Electro-click Lighter is to light smoking consumables Read more →
Enya Xeviryo
One of the secondary characters of the SpaceHighway series. She is renown as one of the fastest space-truckers.Appears first in: A02 ~ The rebirth of the Phoenix II Read more →
Felii
A major Feline-like species. A matriarchal society. The Felii Empire is a democratic empire with the empress, the matriarch, as the head of state. Read more →
Gaia (Earth)
Gaia is the third planet from the Sun (Sol) of the Sol system (Old Greek: Γαῖα Gaia). Formerly known as Earth. One of the three habitable planets of the Sol System. Planet of origin of the Human species. Read more →
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