<< BACK TO RS001 LOG ------------------ TRANSMISSION BEGIN ------------------ SOURCE: Hopes and Expectations PRIORITY: LOW (4) METHOD: QEC SUBSYSTEM (CONNECTED) ENCODING: PLAINTEXT SHIP CLASS: HSS TYPE B CARGO HAULER ENGINES: 4x HSS 'STARGAZER' ION-THRUSTERS 1x HSS 'TRINITY' METHALOX ENGINE ARMAMENTS: 2x ORBITAS PULSE-LASER EMITTERS REACTOR STATUS: NOMINAL FUEL RESERVE: 51% LAST BURN: 7 HOURS AGO COMPUTER: OPERATIONAL CREW: 1 ------------- MESSAGE BEGIN ------------- I've managed to land the ship on a habitable moon in search of some ore. Still got plenty of gas in the tank, but the cargo hold is getting a little too empty for my liking. Here's hoping the refinery I brought with me holds up. Thankfully I downloaded all the technical manuals and had a chat with a few engineers before I left, but I dread to think what I'll do if that thing breaks down. Spare parts aren't exactly common this far out, if you catch my drift. The view though is absolutely stunning. I've landed in a desert continent that stretches for hundreds of miles in any direction. Nothing but sand dunes and rocks for as far as the eye can see. The sunrise is absolutely breathtaking. I wish I could embed an image in here, but we're limited for bandwidth as it is. The sun we're orbiting around is a B-type, so you get this beautiful blue glow that slowly sweeps across the landscape as it rises, casting shadows that creep across the landscape and stretch out towards the horizon. And sitting on these dunes, getting sand in my shoes, I stare across this alien world and realise why I'm doing this. The solitude, the silence, the beauty, it's incredible. I've never been a religious person, but the views are absolutely awe-inspiring, and makes me appreciate this strange little galaxy we inhabit. Here's a fun question, and I realise I'll likely never get a response: What's the fastest ship out there? How fast are y'all going out there? Who's the furthest out from Sol? Anyway, I should set up the drilling rig. This ore won't mine itself, and it's a long way until the next star system. - Markus ----------- MESSAGE END ----------- MESSAGE HASH: 35698960 EMBEDDED DATA: NONE ---------------- TRANSMISSION END ----------------