IGAU Inverness DSSA deployment: looking for miners at Colonia

[marx]

The survey expedition of the IGAU Inverness is coming to its end, with the carrier set to arrive at Colonia - specifically, the Metztli system - this Saturday evening. From there on, the plan is to deploy the carrier as part of the DSSA, to the Vulcan Gate region (specifically Thraikoo PS-U e2-4). However, the carrier will need to get fuel at Colonia in order to move on, so we'll be looking for people to help load it up. More precisely, the carrier should reach Colonia 1,500 T of tritium left (our voyage around the galaxy was plotted to use an entire hold of fuel), and will need a bit over 2,500 T to get to its position. For that, we'll need to load up at least a thousand tonnes of tritium, which out there means mining.
Or I could decommission the carrier and rebuy it back at the bubble, but to be honest, I'd rather not do that. I could eventually mine that much by myself if I had to, but I thought I'd put out a call to see who would be interested. So far, we've had two expedition members offering to mine. (Also, if we can get enough people mining, then I'd like to have a bit of surplus for the voyage, so the carrier wouldn't get to its destination on fumes.)

So, if you'd be willing to help mine some tritium at Colonia to fuel up the carrier for its DSSA deployment, let me know please! Even just an hour of mining would help.
Expedition chat is primarily on the IGAU server (#inverness channel), but we also have a channel on FleetComm (#igau-inverness channel) as well. Announcements go to both, and to this forum thread as well.


For those who'd just be interested in coming along for the DSSA deployment, the plan is as follows:
1. Arriving to Colonia on Aug. 22, the survey expedition ends
2. Staying in Colonia and selling the gathered samples on Aug. 26, mining until then
3. Leaving on the DSSA deployment expedition on Aug. 27, provided we have enough tritium by then. If not, then we leave as soon as we do.

 

[Raldulf]

So, if you'd be willing to help mine some tritium at Colonia to fuel up the carrier for its DSSA deployment, let me know please! Even just an hour of mining would help.

I think I will try. I hope to arrive at Colonia this weekend and a bit of mining might be relaxing for a while after all that honking, scooping and scanning. But I am no natural miner and I haven't tried to mine tritium yet. So I cannot promise much tritium.

 

[Raldulf]

Found the carrier in Metztli system as mentioned in the other thread. I transferred now a total of 210 units tritium.
Fly safe.

 

[marx]

Thanks!
We're currently at +693 T, which is significantly more than I thought we'd get in less than a day. We need +1000 T to reach the destination on fumes, or +2000 T to be more safe.

 

[marx]

A day later, and we're at +1,586 T, with only 414 T to go for the safety net. This means we'll be departing for the deployment location on Aug. 27: the launch time should be somewhere around 18:30, server time. At that time, the carrier will be inside the Colonia system, not Metztli where it currently is, as I still need to shuffle some modules around. (Will remove refueling, and install the redemption office, in case it'll be needed for Odyssey stuff.)

The carrier will have to make 33 jumps, and will not stop at any locations on its way, it'll be a straight route to the destination (Thraikoo PS-U e2-4). I expect it'll be at least two days to get there, but likely more.

 

[marx]

An update: thanks to @yianniv , the remaining four hundred tonnes were done in one delivery, and we've met our extended fuel goal. The biological samples have also been sold, and we are go for launch tomorrow evening. Until then, the carrier is orbiting Colonia 7 g.

 

[marx]

The IGAU Inverness has reached its DSSA deployment location at Thraikoo PS-U e2-4, and had an ultra-lightweight mod applied to it during its final jump: