Conglomerates: Failing Upwards

*Ninmah* never expected any of its *terraforming* projects to succeed. By selling each planet’s land at inflated prices, then buying it back for trivial sums, it raises enough money to finance various new ventures. Each one serves as an open laboratory that bypasses The Republic’s usual regulations on *chemical testing*. In addition, the exoplanet status granted by the Universal Licensing Agency grants Ninmah special authorizations for all mining activities within the surrounding sector.