Update - DSSA Glomar Explorer Deployment
We are ecstatic to announce the deployment of the latest DSSA carrier - the
Glomar Explorer - captained by CMDR Ingrin. After a fortnight of searching, several hundreds of systems scanned, and a dozen or more excellent candidate system put forward, the crew of the
Le Guin voted to nominate Oob Aoscs BW-E d11-52 as the deployment system. We believe this is the perfect deployment site for a number of reasons.
The precise altitude of our recent search grids was chosen (by crew members far smarter than me) to maximise the "fire cloud" effect that stands out so beautifully above the chosen ELW. BW-E is also a trinary star system, which means the landable moon orbiting our ELW can benefit from a triple star rise.
Earlier today, four CMDRs were on hand to watch the mighty
Glomar Explorer pierce the veil of normal space and reach the end of her journeys for a while - or we would have been, if the servers hadn't messed us around. As it was, we were on hand for several fly-bys in her deployment spot, which I think very much matches her rather snazzy paint job.
This is the culmination of the second of the two key missions we set ourselves in the expedition. An effective Tri2, more efficient than those previously discovered, has been found and mapped at XA while the
Glomar Explorer is now deployed at a gorgeous site, in an explored area of space, with a mapped, high-performing Tri2 within 180LY and another Tri2 close by.
Unfortunately, my own playtime has been hugely limited of late, so all credit goes to the crew, who have performed above and beyond, over and over again. It really is an absolute honour to be on an expedition with such a fine, if motley, lot. Tomorrow, we set off for DSSA Ironside. When we get there, the crew will have four days to explore a famed area of space, notorious for the tragic Hawking's Gap settlements which were the result of the ill-fated Project Dynasty. And on Friday, the voyage home will continue.
Sadly, we are bidding farewell to CMDR Achtung-Goomba and CMDR Roborat1, who have both decided to remain with
Glomar Explorer and continue exploration in this area. We thank them for their service and wish them all the best in their future adventures. Despite both the lure of fresh space and the call of home, I completely understand their desire to remain and feel sadness myself to leave this remarkable region of space.
At least we know we are leaving it in excellent hands...