Freelance Report: First Expedition to Rho Cassiopeiae Confirmed
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 explorers call the... Read more
Galactic News: Services Suspended at Fozard Dock
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 the technological plague... Read more
Galactic News: Canary Mining Campaign Comes to an End
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 of the campaign,... Read more
Galactic News: Morrina Peacekeeping Campaign Comes to an End
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 released a brief... Read more
Freelance Report: Humanity’s Dream
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 M. Gorbachev starport... Read more
Freelance Report: Commander Claims Sovereignty over Sagittarius A*
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 the centre of... Read more
Galactic News: Congratulations to Distant Worlds Explorers
From a vantage point more than 65,000 light years from Sol, a transmission has been received regarding the Distant Worlds Expedition. Sent by a Commander Salomé, the message congratulates Dr Kaii and Commander Erimus on their colossal achievement, and pays homage to the hundreds of other explorers who took... Read more
Galactic News: Research Initiative Trumps Federal Campaign
The Federal campaign against Onionhead suffered a setback this week when its ‘Hand in the Head’ initiative received only modest support from the galactic community. Despite the best efforts of Federal campaigners, a competing scheme to support further research into the drug proved more popular with the public. But... Read more
Galactic News: Halsey Talks to the Media
Former Federal president Jasmina Halsey spoke to select reporters at Leoniceno Orbital today, answering the questions many have wanted to ask since she was recovered from the wreckage of Starship One. When asked about Starship One’s destruction, Halsey replied: “I remember very little, really. A thunderous noise, then silence.... Read more
Galactic News: Access to Naraka Temporarily Restricted
For some, Naraka is a system located in the Hydrae Sector, but for others, it’s a system situated between Pi-Fang and Eranin. That’s because there are two systems that bear the name ‘Naraka’. This quirk of circumstance has long been a source of confusion for independent pilots, but Universal... Read more