The Small Expedition
09 Mar 2021Chase Quinnell
March 9th, 3307NGC 3114 Sector LB-W c2-3, Outer Orion Spur
After delivering nearly 34,000 tons of food to the galactic summit, I decided to embark on my first proper exploration expedition. The goal was simple: chart new worlds and anomalies. It is said there is a wide swath of unexplored territory to the galactic east; this has thus far proven to be true. I have charted over 200 previously unexplored star systems and intend to find even more. Around 5 water worlds and several terraformables have also been logged.
During my first encounter with a proto-Lagrange cloud, I accidentally ran straight into a purpureum crystal formation while scanning and lost nearly 40% of my hull integrity. Another similar incident brought me down to 45% total hull strength. This setback is fine as long as I can maintain a safe distance from these objects in the future.
One of my favorite discoveries was of a binary pair of terraformables in Prua Dryou RT-W b20-2. They had an atmosphere and a beautiful cloud structure.
In another Outer Orion Spur System, I discovered a gorgeous ringed waterworld.
Sunrises are always beautiful.
Despite the damage suffered early in the expedition, I made numerous planetary landings to stock up on materials and explore ground features. One such planet had a very ethereal quality to it. The silence and serenity was calming.
On the subject of humanity... the latest transmissions from Galnet have been rather interesting. The Galactic Summit continues to heat up with Archon Delaine's absurd demand to be named as an official state; as if a pirate could lay official claim to a region of space. We should be running him out of the conference and seizing as many of his pirate fleet assets as possible, but Sirius has granted him diplomatic immunity as if he were a head of state.
Due to the damage suffered earlier, I am currently on a return trip to secure my discoveries with Universal Cartographics. While the profits are moderate, the main thing is to ensure these worlds get into the official star charts. According to some estimates, only 0.016% of the entire galaxy has been mapped. I am happy to do my small part in contributing.