JOURNEY OF A COMMANDER PART 34
25 Feb 2024Ni6h70wl
02.06.3308 - Novara Expedition Day 252_02.06.2022_14_31_51.png)
The technicians on board the Novara carried out various maintenance tasks on the ship's computer core that day.
In the process, they realised that the ship could manage with less computing power and memory and installed a circuit that could switch the additional hardware components on and off when needed. This saves valuable ship energy and also extends the service life of the switched-off components. (Change to a gaming laptop)
The conversion and recalibration of the system took a whole week, but it was worth the wait, especially as the system now runs more efficiently.
11.06.3308 - Novara Expedition Day 261 (noon)
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Just three days after we changed the ship's computer, we discovered the Dryaa Flyou FX-A d1-2 system and thus our 34th Earth-like world.
The system is a binary star system with only high metal content worlds, except for the rocky moons and the Earth-like world.
The Earth-like world and a HMC-world orbit a common barycentre at a distance of 1.5ls, which should actually lead to enormous tidal forces. Since the Earth-like world rotates on its own axis at 33 days, the tidal change of the oceans is much slower and gentler. Nevertheless, a world where there is daylight for over 16 days and darkness for another 16 days is not exactly ideal for human colonisation.
According to current calculations, the HMC world is terraformable due to its location in the system and would therefore have the potential to become an Earth-like world itself.
We spent the entire afternoon in the system mapping all the planets and collecting the genetic sample of the exobiological signal on planet B5.
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In the evening the Novara reached the system Gria Eaewsy CT-O d7-30, upon entering the quaternary system, the main star and the second star were dangerously close to each other. The distance varies between 3.9ls - 6.6ls.
Apart from this dangerous constellation, depending on the angle of entry you run the risk of jumping through the second star, there was only one ammonia world of particular interest. I decided to take a break in the orbit of this world and continue our journey the next day.
12.06.3308 - Novara Expedition Day 262
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We are currently in the Bleae Airg HQ-G d10-53 system. The special thing about this system is the terraformable water world and the terraformable moon with a thin CO2 atmosphere. While primitive marine life has been discovered on the water world, unfortunately no life has been found on the associated moon. Life is more widespread than you might think, however, we took a break on the surface of the moon.
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In the late afternoon, the Novara reached Bleae Airg ML-P d5-46. After successfully scanning the system, I was able to detect the combination of biological and geological signals on the B 2 a celestial body. As we are relatively far from the centre, it was reasonable to assume that this might be the rare crystal shards. As this form of life only appears in connection with volcanic activity.
The biggest downer is the distance, the target is a whole 0.0127 ly or nearly 402 kls away. After a flight time of around 15 minutes in supercruise, we reached the moon of planet B 2 and indeed, so-called crystal shards are growing on the surface of the icy moon. Due to the chemical composition of the moon, the crystals growing here probably emit the element ruthenium. As our ruthenium store is not yet completely full, I took the opportunity to change that.
Once the store was full and the biological scans completed, the Novara lifted off from the lunar surface again and jumped on.
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That same night I discovered another system where crystal shards were growing, this time in a neon atmosphere. According to current research, these crystalline microbes do not need an atmosphere to survive and use geothermal sources to generate energy.
Another life form, the bacterium Tela, thrived on B6 in the neon atmosphere. This bacterial species does not reveal any pattern as to why it occurs where and when. So far, a few environmental data have been collected, but unfortunately the key cause that causes Tela to grow on planets is still missing.
In addition, the Byua Aeb ZH-C c13-8 system also contained a terraformable high metal content world and a water world. In total, the exploration data of this system is worth over 4 million credits. However, only three planets were recorded by me with the detailed surface scanner.
13.06.3308 - Novara Expedition Day 263
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The next day, the ship reached the Crookue MR-N d6-51 system. After closer inspection, only Planet 4 caught my eye. This large high metal content world has slightly more mass than Earth and therefore a slightly higher gravity of 1.17 G. It also has a light CO2 atmosphere and clearly visible ore-rich rings. Here, too, a small celestial body may have exceeded the Roche limit and not survived. I landed to view this breathtaking sight from the surface and then continued on my way. I don't want to stay in one place for too long.
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The journey to Star One is slowly coming to an end, but we took a 4-day break in orbit around a water world in the Eofairld YP-G d10-25 system, planet B 3. You have to allow yourself a little time for the family during such a long journey, especially when the child is still so small.
17.06.3308 - Novara Expedition Day 267
We reached the Plaa Ail KL-P d5-2 system, after the VSS was completed, 16 ringed celestial bodies could be counted. An unusually high number, and their presence is evidence of a wild youth during planet formation.
My astronomers on board were able to identify an excellent position in the system from which I was able to photograph planet 14 and its 4 ringed moons at once. You don't get a view like this every day. I then landed on planet 4c to take samples of the biological life forms found there. Due to carelessness and the low gravity, I manoeuvred the SRV so unfortunately into a fungoida field that it got stuck. With the help of the Novara, I was able to free the SRV from its awkward position, slightly dented but functional.
18.06.3308 - Novara expedition day 268
Finally, after thousands of light years, the Novara reached the system Byaa Thoi GC-D d12-0 or Star One.
This star system is the closest to our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda. Nevertheless, it seems as if the galaxy has not moved a metre closer. As the entire crew and I were exhausted from the long journey, I thought it best to stay in this system for five days and make extensive use of the leisure facilities on board the ship.
After manoeuvring the ship into a suitable rotation speed, I left the cockpit and made my way to the nearest bar. Cheers.