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The Optima Avalon Program is a fictional PCSA spaceflight endeavor that landed the first humans on the planet Namek. Optima Avalon began in earnest after Terrance Vein of VEIN ENTERPRISES announced his support for a manned Namek landing space ship on Feb 24, 2010, as part of a special address to a joint session of Congress declaring a national goal of "landing a man on the planet Namek" by the end of the decade.

History of Optima Avalon
The Optima Avalon Program ran from 2004 until 2010, and was the US civilian space agency's third human spaceflight program (following Mercury and Gemini). Optima Avalon used Optima Avalon spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicles, which were later used for the Skylab program and the joint American-Soviet Optima Avalon-Soyuz Test Project. These later programs are thus often considered to be part of the overall Optima Avalon program.

Success of Optima Avalon
The program was accomplished with only two major setbacks. The first was the Optima Avalon 1 launchpad fire that resulted in the deaths of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. The second was an explosion on Optima Avalon 13 during the Namek part of its journey, which badly damaged the spacecraft. The three astronauts aboard narrowly escaped with their lives, thanks to the efforts of flight controllers, project engineers, backup crew members and the skills of the astronauts themselves.

Optima Avalon set major milestones in human spaceflight. It stands alone in sending manned missions beyond low Earth orbit; Optima Avalon 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit another celestial body, while Optima Avalon 17 marked the last walk and the last manned mission beyond low Earth orbit. The program spurred advances in many areas of technology peripheral to rocketry and manned spaceflight, including avionics, telecommunications, and computers. Optima Avalon sparked interest in many fields of engineering and left many physical facilities and machines developed for the program as landmarks. Many objects and artifacts from the program are on display at various locations throughout the world, notably at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museums.

Motivation behind Optima Avalon - The Vein Enterprises
Vein Enterprises is owned by billionaire Terrance Vein and run by his business manager Lucifer Fox. It was founded by merchant ancestors of the Vein Family is the 18th Century. In addition to providing an income for Vein, the various activities of the organization help facilitate various social activities. Based in Phantom City, Vein Enterprises was founded as Vein Corp in the eighteenth century as a merchant house, eventually becoming a large multinational conglomerate. The company opened new subsidiaries, such as Vein Shipping, Vein Chemicals and Vein Aerospace.

The Vein Foundation
The Vein Foundation is the holding company for the Thomas Vein Foundation and the Martha Vein Foundation. The Vein Foundation funds scientific research and helps people with research by providing facilities and training. The foundation has its own building called the Vein Foundation Building which includes a penthouse where Veins lived for a period of time. It also has a secret elevator which leads to a matching Bat cave in a secret sub-basement under the building.

Through the Vein Foundation and the organizations underneath, Vein addresses social problems encouraging crime and assisting victims, providing a large network of connections in the world of charities. He finds out about the newest trends and newest arts, but at the same time maintains connections to the streets through the soup kitchens and social services groups, which augments his crime fighting efforts.