Galactic News: Presidential Vessel Retired
Post Views: 1,077 For the past six years, the Federation has used a pair of customised Saud Kruger Narwhal Liners (upgraded variants of the successful Beluga Liner) as the personal vessels of the Federal president. Last year, one of these vessels was lost in a tragic accident. Today, the... Read more
Galactic News: The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Meta-Alloys
Post Views: 1,220 Last month, the eminent scientist Ishmael Palin issued an appeal for meta-alloys, the rare material produced by the ‘barnacles’ of the Pleiades Nebula. The request was enthusiastically received by the galactic community, but the professor’s research into the meta-alloys was brought to an abrupt halt when... Read more
Galactic News: Former Federal President Found
Post Views: 1,239 The recent Federal operation to search for survivors from Starship One was eagerly supported by the galactic community, resulting in the safe recovery of thousands of escape pods, many of them containing living survivors. As the task of identifying the pod’s occupants continues, Federal President Zachary... Read more
Freelance Report: Dr Arcanonn Responds to Plea for Meta-Alloys
Post Views: 1,088 Responding to the suggestion that more meta-alloys be shipped to stations experiencing technical issues, Dr Arcanonn of the Canonn Interstellar Research Group has issued a statement: “Many teams from the Canonn Interstellar Research Group have already started collecting meta-alloys. Some have been doing so for many... Read more
Freelance Report: Dr Lorax Speaks for the Barnacles
Post Views: 1,059 Doctor Elana Lorax, a leading contributor in the field of xeno biology, has released a statement to the media: “Before we reached for the stars we destroyed countless species on our homeworld. Similarly, the colonization of Tau Ceti, Delta Pavonis, Achenar and many other systems resulted... Read more
Community Goal: Clean up Orulas
Post Views: 1,010 For years, the sparsely populated Orulas system has been dominated by the Orulas Blue Hand Gang, a ruthless criminal organisation. This cold-blooded band has been making life intolerable for the system’s inhabitants, but the local government appears reluctant to take a stand. Some have speculated that... Read more
Community Goal: Campaign to Construct New Starport in LHS 3447
Post Views: 1,024 LHS 3447 is familiar to many independent pilots, being a popular starting point for those embarking on careers as traders, bounty hunters and explorers. But many of these pilots have bemoaned the relative inaccessibility of the system’s starports. The Pilots Federation, in association with LHS 3447... Read more
Freelance Report: Emancipation Initiative Inadvertently Stimulates Slave Trade
Post Views: 1,091 Princess Aisling Duval’s recent emancipation effort has been criticised following revelations that over seven million slaves were purchased directly from slavers in the systems surrounding Uibuth. These purchases were made by independent traders supporting the princess’s liberation programme. One Commander, who refused to take part in... Read more
Galactic News: Technological Plague Continues to Threaten Starports
Post Views: 1,012 It has been over a month since personnel at Obsidian Orbital reported that meta-alloys had been used to alleviate the starport’s ongoing technical issues. Since then, there has been widespread speculation that the meta-alloys might hold the key to eradicating the technological plague that has blighted... Read more
Freelance Report: Miraculous Rescue
Post Views: 943 In a system near the NGC 1333 nebula, over 1,000 light years from the nearest starport, a pilot by the name of Commander Santander has reported discovering two occupied escape pods. The Commander was surveying a previously uncharted system and cruising near the surface of a... Read more