Ministry of the Interior | Kingdom of Eyehasseen
“To measure the winds, chart the heavens, and remember to come back down.”
📘 Overview
The Air & Space Agency (ASA) is one of the Kingdom’s most curious and forward-looking offices—founded not merely to reach the skies, but to understand them, name their currents, and chart their patterns in service of Eyehasseen’s scientific and symbolic identity.
Created in 1962, after a particularly prophetic cometsight during the Feast of St. Theodolph, the ASA was chartered to observe the upper realms—winds, stars, birds, clouds, and celestial movements—with a dual focus on astronomy and atmospheric science, as understood through the lenses of classical learning and spirited experimentation.
While it operates under the Ministry of the Interior, the ASA is known for straddling the border between the terrestrial and the transcendent. Its headquarters—the Aerarium Sanctum—sits atop the tallest hill in the Realm, equipped with weather vanes, stargazing towers, and an archive of prophetic sky charts dating back to the early monarchs.
🌠 Mandate & Responsibilities
Celestial Observation & Mapping
- Operation of the Royal Observatory, tracking planetary movement and lunar cycles
- Maintenance of the Eyehasseen Astronomical Almanac, published annually since 1965
- Collection and interpretation of eclipses, solstices, comets, and portents (peer-reviewed where possible)
- Coordination with the Ministry of Truth on cosmological classification and calendar refinement
Aeronautics & Atmospheric Study
- Supervision of high-altitude balloon research and avian tracking studies
- Maintenance of meteorological towers and the Realm’s Wind Registry
- Charting of thermal currents, cloud migration, and “mood-based barometric patterns”
- Issuance of Aerial Observation Permits to authorized academic or wandering entities
Theoretical Space Inquiry
- Oversight of the Project Aether, an ongoing effort to calculate the material density of heaven
- Maintenance of the Scroll of Known Skies—a cumulative record of Eyehasseen’s visible firmament
- Training and certification of Certified Realm Starwatchers, both amateur and monastic
🧑🚀 Leadership
Master of Skies and High Realms
Noel Sumk
- Founding director of the ASA and longtime student of Aristotelian aetheric theory
- Known to keep a telescope, a weather dial, and a jar of cirrus cloud in his satchel
- Authored “Above Us Only Stars: A Medievalist’s Guide to Space Before Rockets”
- Believes the stars are real but also deeply symbolic—and both require regular measurement
Deputy Steward of Winds and Flighted Things
Sir Alric Gasp
- Oversees weather tracking, skybird population studies, and the Office of Kite Regulation
- Patron of the Annual Festival of Ascents
Principal Ephemerist and Keeper of the Vaulted Dome
Sr. Imelda of the Equinox
- Coordinates moonlight mapping, oversees liturgical solstice notices, and once named an asteroid “Mildred”
🛸 Notable Projects
- Launch of Balloon No. XII (“Curious Daisy”), which reached record height before politely returning
- Star cataloging initiative in collaboration with St. Leo the Great University’s School of Theoria
- The Wind-Pattern Reconciliation Treaty of 2021, resolving a 40-year dispute between cloudwatchers and mapmakers
- Installation of the Obsidian Celestarium, a mirror-lined circular dome for public sky education
🧾 Public Services
- Distribution of star charts, seasonal sky guides, and weather bulletins
- Issuance of Stargazing Licenses (Tier I–III)
- Registration of comets, sky-signs, and unusual aerial sightings
- Public lectures on natural philosophy, timekeeping, and the ethics of weather balloons
📬 Contact the ASA
Air & Space Agency
Aerarium Sanctum, Hill of Winds
📞 +EHS-34-2025-006
📧 asa@interior.eyehasseen.gov.realm
Visitors are welcome by appointment on clear nights or cloudy days with purpose.
(Bring your own lens.)