AXIOM Corporation

The AXIOM Corporation (styled as AXIOM) is a multinational conglomerate and megacorporation that specializes in the space and energy industry. AXIOM, founded in the year 2044, has frontiered multiple developments into the technology used on modern starships, and have even built multiple ships of their own through its shipyards on Earth and Mars.

The company exhibits large amounts of power over the space market and controls valuable assets on various celestial bodies. Several world governments utilize AXIOM technologies in the starships of their own, the most notable two being the HSC-133 Escapade and the HCR-146 Emissary.

However, the most powerful industry that AXIOM is in is the energy industry, where it single-handedly managed to successfully develop sustainable fusion energy, solving the energy crisis once and for all and giving massive amounts of energy to consumers using its fusion reactors. AXIOM is often credited for ending the usage of fossil fuels to power earlier power plants. Smaller versions of said reactors can be found on starships, piloting their warp drives. AXIOM holds a duopoly in the energy industry, rivaled only by the more recently-invented more volatile but more energetic antimatter reactors by its rival, Gansai Industries.

AXIOM, due to its large influence, is largely democratic and run by a very large board of directors, but still ultimately spearheaded by a Chief Executive Officer. It also possesses a large, well-equipped security detail for guarding of its assets.

AXIOM is close allies with the United Nations and often strikes partnerships and other deals with the organization.

Technologies
AXIOM develops numerous technologies related to the space and power industry, the most notable of which being the fusion reactors that power many places on Earth, Mars, and on starships. In addition, the company has also manufactured an efficient coolant that is luminescent and changes color from blue to red based on temperature: blue being the coolest, and red being the hottest. Other technologies include various airlock designs and signature dual navigational deflectors found on some starships.

Fusion Reactors
Fusion reactors are the backbone of AXIOM’s placement in the galactic market, and are extremely efficient and produce next to no pollution. Utilizing a revolutionary energy recycling method, AXIOM reactors can efficiently produce more energy than they consume to maintain.

The process to start a fusion reactor starts by drawing the coolant into the chamber to cool the electromagnets and components to fuel the reactor. Next, a stream of high-temperature hydrogen is injected into the chamber, where it is superheated into a plasma by the auxiliary power unit and begins charging the energy receptors. After a period of time, large amounts of heat and electrical energy are harvested from the reactor. An array of thermoelectric generators found closer to the main ship convert the heat energy generated by the reactor into electricity. The current is then fed into power cells to be kept for storage. Various transformers and inverters help convert the energy into useable form by ship electronics.

At the same time, a small portion of the plasma in the reactor is vented through a rear tube, ionized, and mixed with large quantities of xenon gas to power the plasma thrusters that drive the ships using AXIOM technology.

Fusion reactors are widely credited for their relatively safe use and no harmful emissions. Upon a breach, the plasma is vented into the central chamber where it quickly disperses and becomes harmless. Furthermore, the advanced coolant utilized, combined with cutting-edge heat resistant materials and alloys, ensures the plasma can go to higher temperatures than normal without compromising the reactor’s integrity.

Numerous breakthroughs in reactor design and thermodynamics research have allowed for the construction of far more efficient and practical fusion reactors than their 21st-century prototypes.

An AXIOM reactor has the disadvantage of having a relatively short lifespan compared to other reactor types and requires frequent maintenance. AXIOM has therefore built up a large engineering department to ensure their reactors stay in top shape.