The reinforcement and installation of safety measures is going a lot faster after the delivery of the Robotics and Industrial Hardware. It took a little while to get the programming down, but the newly installed units are doing all of the bonding and fitting I mentioned in my previous entry.
I did end up in a moderately heated debate with the station managers about configuring a "blow out" in one of the outer walls, but I got the okay once I pointed out that, with the hull reinforcing in place, the lab entrance would be the weakest structure, directing any possible reaction INTO the station, whereas a specifically weakened hull portion would allow it to vent to space. I still think it is unlikely to be needed, but both the naval officer and the engineer in me agree that it is a prudent step and weakened is not the same as weak in any case. That section will just be half as well reinforced as the next most likely failure point.
In other news, I got approval from the Red Hessians to conduct scans in Omega 41. I am still waiting on a response from Crete, but at least they haven't denied me. Since the ship is fitted more effectively for this type of work than my previous one, I don't expect the work to take more than two weeks once I get started.