Galactic News: Ishmael Palin to Retire from Active Research
Post Views: 832 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: 912 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: 838 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: 1,454 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: 773 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: 927 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: 1,434 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
Galactic News: Congratulations to Distant Worlds Explorers
Post Views: 1,006 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... Read more
Galactic News: Research Initiative Trumps Federal Campaign
Post Views: 1,461 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... Read more
Community Goal: Improving Mining Facilities at Kooi Gateway
Post Views: 911 The Canary Mining Corporation has announced plans to improve mining in the HIP 93377 system by asking independent pilots to deliver mineral extractors to Kooi Gateway, for the development of improved material-processing facilities at the station. A spokesperson for the corporation made the following statement: “The... Read more