Freelance Report: First Expedition to Rho Cassiopeiae Confirmed
Post Views: 1,136 Commander turkwinif, flying an Anaconda specially outfitted for long-distance hyperspace jumps, has become the first pilot to reach Rho Cassiopeiae. The class-F hypergiant star is notable for being visible to the naked eye from Earth, and for being positioned in a particularly hard-to-reach area of what... Read more
Galactic News: Services Suspended at Fozard Dock
Post Views: 1,704 Authorities at Fozard Dock in the HIP 19934 system have announced the immediate suspension of all services due to Unknown Artefact-related interference. Starport personnel have confirmed that only docking and shipyard access remain available. This brings the total number of starports closed as a result of... Read more
Galactic News: Did the Empire Destroy Starship One?
Post Views: 2,023 Tensions between the Federation and the Empire look likely to increase following an announcement from Federal politician Jacob Harris. In a statement released to The Federal Times, Harris claimed that the destruction of Starship One was not the result of mechanical failure, as was widely reported,... Read more
Galactic News: Ishmael Palin to Retire from Active Research
Post Views: 1,199 Professor Ishmael Palin has announced his intention to retire from the research institute he founded last year. In a statement, the professor explained the reasoning behind the decision: “It has been a tremendous pleasure to be part of the discourse surrounding the Unknown Artefacts, and to... Read more
Community Goal: Alliance to Establish New Outpost
Post Views: 1,310 Harlyn Tavistok, a senior member of the Alliance Assembly, has announced plans to establish a new outpost on the fringes of inhabited space. According to Tavistok, the new station will provide the Alliance with “a vitally important new resource, significantly bolstering our reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering capabilities.”... Read more
Community Goal: Bringing Back the Bourbon
Post Views: 1,190 Rumours from the Epsilon Indi system suggest that the United Epsilon Indi Flag is recruiting independent Commanders for a campaign called ‘Bribes 4 Bourbon’. In a series of illicit meetings with system officials, the organisation reportedly secured an agreement to revise the status of Indi Bourbon... Read more
Galactic News: Canary Mining Campaign Comes to an End
Post Views: 1,885 The Canary Mining Corporation has announced that it has received sufficient quantities of to carry out its improvement programme at Kooi Gateway. Hundreds of pilots responded to the organisation’s appeal by delivering the much-needed equipment to the station in the HIP 93377 system. Following the success... Read more
Galactic News: Morrina Peacekeeping Campaign Comes to an End
Post Views: 1,073 The Morrina Pro-Alliance Party has announced that its campaign to clear the Morrina system of agitators was a success. Hundreds of combat pilots responded to the appeal, taking to their ships to eliminate the criminals operating in the system. A spokesperson for the Morrina Pro-Alliance Party... Read more
Freelance Report: Humanity’s Dream
Post Views: 1,269 On this date 1,341 years ago, humanity achieved a dream it had harboured for generations. For the first time, advanced rocket technology propelled a human being beyond the boundaries of Earth and into space. To commemorate Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight, pilots gather every year at the... Read more
Freelance Report: Commander Claims Sovereignty over Sagittarius A*
Post Views: 1,912 Unusual news has emerged from the galactic centre, where an independent pilot has declared herself ‘Queen of Sagittarius A*’. Commander Lysianassa, the self-proclaimed monarch, made the 26,000 light year journey in a fully armed Federal Corvette with heavy bulkheads and prismatic shields. Most explorers travelling to... Read more