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^ Registry Number: | GSV-701 Prydwen |
^ Base Hull: | Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace //Island Three// x2 plus custom spaceframe |
^ Drive Type: | Acceleration Drive (Gravitic Impeller) |
^ Drive Rating: | Standard Accel: 50g, Maximum 70g |
^ Drive Options: | Utopia Planitia Spacewarp Generator x2 |
^ Owner of Record: | Greenwood Colonial Administration |
^ Flag of Record: | Greenwood |
^ Home Port: | Space Station Greenwood |
^ Purpose: | Exploration/colonization expedition |
^ Crew: | 750 human, 6 A.I., 1,250 A.S. |
^ Commanding Office: | Captain William Weaver, GSS |
^ Passengers: | 10,000 |
^ Status: | **Inactive** |
^ Date of Commission: | July 4, 2018 |
^ Date of Decommission: | November 20, 2019 |
^ Attached craft: | Various personal spacecraft |
^ | 50 "Space Bus" Passenger Transport Vehicles |
^ | 100 C-8 Cargo/Personnel transport shuttles |
^ | GSS-402 //Artorius// (Eagle-class Frigate) |
^ | GSS-517 //Tycho Brahe// (Science survey vessel) |
^ | GSS-527 //Robert Fitzroy// (Science survey vessel) |
^ Armaments: | Numerous laser and coilgun turrets |
====== // GSS Prydwen // Science Survey Expedition ======
//(Created by Chris "ecs05norway" Nasipak//
Greenwood's first interstellar expedition was planned around massive redundancy and plans for any possible contingency. With sufficient space for over ten times the actual population of the mission and supplies of fuel and food that would last a century or more, the expedition made the assumption that they might end up stranded at their destination (or worse, in deep space) and need to wait a considerable time for rescue. They were also prepared to provide disaster relief, refugee transport, and many other forms of emergency support.
Fortunately, they didn't need any of that.
The ship itself was built around two of Stonewell-Bellcom's //Island 3// habitat modules, with a large support module connecting them and a pair of Utopia Planitia spacewarp generator nacelles attached to this central module.
The expedition arrived at their planned destination, the Eta Cassiopiae binary system, in late 2018 and began survey work. By February of 2019 they had discovered a habitable moon orbiting one of the primary star's gas giants. The planet, christened Gwynedd by the survey team, had a surface gravity about 0.8g and a vibrant ecosystem. Much to the science team's bewilderment, every life form they examined could easily have been an undiscovered species of terrestrial origin. They used the same amino acids, the same proteins, even the same base-pairs for DNA. The team was forced to the uncomfortable realization that either an astronomically unlikely coincidence had taken place, or all life on Gwynedd shared the same source as life on Earth.
After much debate, Captain Weaver decided to land one of the habitat modules to serve as a base for exploration, while the other (with the survey ships and stardrive frame) would remain in orbit as a backup and to continue surveying the rest of the system. The //Artorius//, meanwhile, would be dispatched to Sol to hand-carry his report to the Greenwood Colonial Authority. With the delivery of this report, //Prydwen// was officially decommissioned as a starship and re-designated to colonial status.
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^ Registry Number: | GSV-701 Prydwen |
^ Base Hull: | Stonewell-Bellcom Aerospace //Island Three// x2 plus custom spaceframe |
^ Drive Type: | Acceleration Drive (Gravitic Impeller) |
^ Drive Rating: | Standard Accel: 50g, Maximum 70g |
^ Drive Options: | Utopia Planitia Spacewarp Generator x2 |
^ Owner of Record: | Greenwood Colonial Administration |
^ Flag of Record: | Greenwood |
^ Home Port: | Space Station Greenwood |
^ Purpose: | Exploration/colonization expedition |
^ Crew: | 750 human, 6 A.I., 1,250 A.S. |
^ Commanding Office: | Captain William Weaver, GSS |
^ Passengers: | 10,000 |
^ Status: | **Inactive** |
^ Date of Commission: | July 4, 2018 |
^ Date of Decommission: | November 20, 2019 |
^ Attached craft: | Various personal spacecraft |
^ | 50 "Space Bus" Passenger Transport Vehicles |
^ | 100 C-8 Cargo/Personnel transport shuttles |
^ | GSS-402 //Artorius// (Eagle-class Frigate) |
^ | GSS-517 //Tycho Brahe// (Science survey vessel) |
^ | GSS-527 //Robert Fitzroy// (Science survey vessel) |
^ Armaments: | Numerous laser and coilgun turrets |
====== // GSS Prydwen // Science Survey Expedition ======
//(Created by Chris "ecs05norway" Nasipak//
Greenwood's first interstellar expedition was planned around massive redundancy and plans for any possible contingency. With sufficient space for over ten times the actual population of the mission and supplies of fuel and food that would last a century or more, the expedition made the assumption that they might end up stranded at their destination (or worse, in deep space) and need to wait a considerable time for rescue. They were also prepared to provide disaster relief, refugee transport, and many other forms of emergency support.
Fortunately, they didn't need any of that.
The ship itself was built around two of Stonewell-Bellcom's //Island 3// habitat modules, with a large support module connecting them and a pair of Utopia Planitia spacewarp generator nacelles attached to this central module.
The expedition arrived at their planned destination, the Eta Cassiopiae binary system, in late 2018 and began survey work. By February of 2019 they had discovered a habitable moon orbiting one of the primary star's gas giants. The planet, christened Gwynedd by the survey team, had a surface gravity about 0.8g and a vibrant ecosystem. Much to the science team's bewilderment, every life form they examined could easily have been an undiscovered species of terrestrial origin. They used the same amino acids, the same proteins, even the same base-pairs for DNA. The team was forced to the uncomfortable realization that either an astronomically unlikely coincidence had taken place, or all life on Gwynedd shared the same source as life on Earth.
After much debate, Captain Weaver decided to land one of the habitat modules to serve as a base for exploration, while the other (with the survey ships and stardrive frame) would remain in orbit as a backup and to continue surveying the rest of the system. The //Artorius//, meanwhile, would be dispatched to Sol to hand-carry his report to the Greenwood Colonial Authority. With the delivery of this report, //Prydwen// was officially decommissioned as a starship and re-designated to colonial status.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.