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The Swiss Starmail Company (abbreviated as SSC) is an interstellar state-owned spacefaring shipping and receiving company based in Bern, Switzerland. Founded in 2051 in response to humanities exploration of other star systems, the company has continued to service Sol, Theta, Melacon, and Aurorian-controlled systems, among others, for the past 50 years.

For the majority of its existence, the SSC has been controlled by the Swiss Federal Council via the First Admiral of the company’s fleet (currently Reto Zybach as of 2097). Traditional naval structure is applied for command structure; each ship has a Captain with several Officers beneath them. As of right now, the SSC fleet currently consists of 14 ships – six of which are docked in at the Bern Space Center while the other eight are either making deliveries or docked in other parts of the galaxy.

In 2058, the SSC opened its Counter-Piracy Branch (the SSC-CPB) as a deterrent towards potential raids on SSC-owned starcraft. However, the company was unable to afford smaller starfighters, and thus opted for much more manageable aircraft that would protect SSC space centers. Fortunately, in 2087, FTL (Faster Than Light) technology was introduced for spacecraft, and the SSC quickly implemented it into its design platform. This system was generally effective as a countermeasure to piracy, though there were incidents. However, in 2098, the SSC began construction on fightercraft that could escort SSC ships for long-distance flights.