Timeline of Armintor Inc.

January 1333: Introduction of the Armintor Starskip by Armintor Inc. An immediate hit in the high range private spaceships lineup. On introduction the Starskip was priced at 476.000 SVU, including taxes. With the introduction, Armintor Inc. settles itself as a high class and high tech company, based in Amsterdam on Earth.

Early sketches of the Armintor Starskip

source: Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam (Earth)

May 1334: Major upgrades available for the Starskip. Armintor goes public. The IPO makes founder Christiaan Rhys - originally from Rolingshaven - a multi billionaire. Still holding 51% of the shares in the company, Rhys continues to steer Armintor forward.

August 1336: New models in the Starskip range are introduced. the full range now offers 4 different models and numerous options to enhance the ship. Sales continue to go up.

March 1341: Christiaan Rhys retires from Armintor Inc. at the age of 53. He sells all his shares but one.

July 1344: Rhys dies when the atmospheric propulsion engine of his private ship fails during landing on the Avente spaceport. His last share of Armintor Inc. is donated by will to the "Rijksmuseum" in Amsterdam where it is on display today.

December 1399: Rigel Independent Shipyards acquires a 51% of the shares of Arminter Inc.

April 1401: The Rigel Starskip is introduced by Rigel Independent Shipyards. It's a more advanced version of the Armintor Starskip. The trade name "Armintor" is discontinued by RIS in an effort to consolidate their product lineup.

July 1407: RIS relocates the production factory of the Rigel Starskip from Amsterdam to a purpose built factory on Olliphane. The factories in Amsterdam are closed.