Jack of Harts

The Republic of Texas Space Force charted their path into space and the stars as time went on. They were made of small ships, often commanded by lone astronauts who came home between missions to press the flesh and encourage wealthy donors to provide more money in support of further explorations. If the Texas Space Force had any weakness, it was that their culture and experience enshrined the idea of going places and then coming back. What was in between was of little notice to them, and staying there held no interest to them. So they surveyed the Xi Bootis system, and secured the Dallas colony that took it over in 2145. They escorted numerous claim jumpers out of the system in those days, and proved singularly successful in that mission. But they did not explore the space between Dallas and Alpha Centauri. The glorified Space Force fighter jocks were not interested in sitting in the vast void watching nothing happen.