The Aurora

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Aurora Ship Status


Ship Class: Alterra Long-Range Capital Ship

Mission: Ariadne Arm Phasegate Installation, 3 year operation time

Crew: Command Team (23), Engineering Team (85), Support Crew (40), Passengers (9)

Status:

- Sustained heavy damage in orbit of planet 4546B

- Cause unknown

- Evacuation data unavailable

Engineering section:

- Dark-matter ion drive core V8

- Manned robotics suite

- Advanced scanner suite

- Long-range communications relay

- 0.25 cubic kilometers storage for phasegate apparatus

Habitation section:

- Accommodation for 150 people

- Multiple canteens serving healthy fresh and rehydrated food

- Leisure facilities including VR suite and virtual cinema

Alterra Launches the Aurora
PHASEGATE ANNOUNCED FOR THE ARIADNE ARM: ALTERRA LAUNCHES THE AURORA

The furthest reaches of inhabited space are due to expand, as Alterra Corp launches a newly-constructed capital ship, carrying a phasegate bound for the Ariadne Arm.

The Aurora will travel from spacedock on the edge of Alterra space, making hundreds of consecutive phasegate jumps through nine different trans-gov authorities, and arrive on the far side of the Ariadne Arm in three months' time. From there the command crew will pilot the ship beyond the final phasegate, arriving in the next solar system approximately 18 months later.

There the elite team of engineers will begin a 6 month construction project on the new phasegate, a multi-trillion credit investment. In the absence of existing infrastructure in the region, the vessel is equipped with advanced thermal and nuclear power facilities.

Alterra Corp. currently operates 9% of all phasegates in the galaxy. If the Aurora's mission is successful Alterra will have outmanoeuvered a cabal of Mongolian corporations, operating a range of outposts and mines in the region.

Drive Core Shielding Breach
The Aurora's drive core is shielded by a thick metal shell, which breached in multiple locations shortly after the crash. Once breached it will continue to leak radiation into the surrounding environment until the breaches are sealed. After that point the radiation in the environment will dissipate over time. This procedure should only be attempted with appropriate radiation protection and a fully charged repair tool.

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