Expedition to Planet Wight

[Lord.MacRae]

Expedition to Planet Wight

The Kopernikus, the research and scientific spacecraft of Bretonia Mining and Fabrication, undocks silently from Fortitudine. An Impressive view of sensor arrays, docking bays, thrusters, engine parts and observation decks. If anyone watching the scene through the windows of the Tea & Pea Bar, he would have been astonished and speechless. The ship is manouvering through the asteroid field with pulsing thrusters to get some distance to the station.

If there would have been any noise in the vacuum, an incredible bang would have thrilled the space station as the main engine had started. The Kopernikus turns its forefront towards the only near planet, Planet Wight, translucencing through all the pieces of rock. Planet Wight, the destination.

On the main bridge of the vessel, Captain Allen Carter issues a command to the Helmsmen Cassiopeia Johnson. Also attendant, Chief of Science Miranda Cardinal and Chief Engineer James Hamingten, the crew of scientists and technicians belted to the acceleration seats in their quarters.

Captain: Acceleration to 3 G Miss Johnson and keep an eye on the asteroids. Our shield can take much, but not everything.
Helmsmen: Aye,sir.
Captain: Why the hell did the Lord order us to come back from our deep space mission in the Omicrons and our investigations of the Alien Organisms. Just because of that Gaian girl's baseless pronouncements? I hate that Asteroid field, I hate that ice planet ... what the ... did you just see that?

Helmsmen: Copy that sir, perhaps a joke of some miners?
Captain: I hate jokes! Well, Madam Cardinal, what chance do you expect that we find any microorganisms on that growler?
Chief of Science: To be honest sir, zero. After the atmosphere was ripped away in that ancient catastrophe and the temperature is constantly lower than -50°C. To be precise from -92°C to -64°C. The planet also has no warm inner core and according to that no ocean under the layer of ice. That planet is just like a big ice cube and nothing else.
Captain: Now I hate that mission even more. That Lord must have too much money to invest into a Gaian chimaera. I hate h... dislike MacRae for that! He should better keep on flying his Shetland transport instead of keeping us from serious work.
Helmsmen: Sir, approaching the planet. Proceed to our destination for landing?
Captain: Yes Miss. *sighs*
Helmsmen: Normally we would enter the atmosphere now sir, but the planet has none, haha.
Captain: Good one Helmsmen, good one. Well perhaps the Gaians started a terraformation here, hahaha!
*Whole bridge laughing, more because of the Captain trying to be funny than because of a good joke*
Helmsmen: 100k and approaching .... 80k ...... 50k ......... 30k ........ landing thrusters activated.

Chief Engineer: All systems green and ready for touch down.
Helmsmen: 5k ..... thrusters on maximum. 3 ...2 ... 1 ... touch down. The Kopernikus has landed sir.
Captain: Good work Miss, well done.

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