The Genesis Project

[eyran]

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The Genesis.

The vessel used to carry out this diabolical plan is a matter of great debate amongst researchers following this case. Many experts find it simply impossible for a ship of colonial magnitude to have been constructed without public knowledge of it. To those skeptics, I will submit key information that can prove not only the existence of the ship, but also details of it's inner workings and unique technology.

The Goal.

Even the great sleeper ships that brought humanity to Sirius had only fared through space for a handful of years before finding their respective homes. These ships were not built with longterm space travel in mind, and by longterm I am speaking of decades and centuries. Eventually a ship must refuel, it's hull and internal systems must be taken care of, and the restocking of consumable resources for the survival of the crew are necessary.
For the Genesis Project to be possible, it would take a complete rethinking of the modern space travel model. Rather than relying upon established bases and shipyards, such a vessel would need the means to refuel and repair on the fly. With the goal of crossing vast reaches of unexplored space, the ship would need to be built with the expectation that it might never again see the dock of a human station again upon departure from the sector.

The Answer.

These are all lucrative goals to accomplish, however the reality is that even in the year 814 A.S., no such a ship can be accounted for in known space. A single Libertonian freighter may be constructed of alloy from Bretonia, it's navigation system using processors from Kusari and fueled by Rheinland ALG MOX. Resources are spread out across our home sector, sometimes inconveniently beyond political lines or negotiable terrain. The mothership of the Genesis Project would need to encompass such a diversity all in one.
The answer to this problem is supposedly provided by another independent technological research firm of the Seventh century by the name, "Welfirma Inc." with the creation of their crowning achievement. The EDEN Reclaimor.

Information has been uncovered from news bits, articles and even advertisements by Welfirma Inc. themselves, promoting this revolutionary technology to ship builders, plying for their attention to see who would be the highest bidder. Propaganda and press releases regarding the EDEN Reclaimor detail the following: an autonomous resource collecting refinery, capable of categorizing and utilizing basic elements such as particles and gas, and processing them for use in manufacturing, agricultural and consumer applications.
Whether the concept worked, in theory the firm had stumbled upon the technological stem cell for industrial development. What we do know is that this technology never made it to present day, and any specific designs for creating such a device have been lost to time or never existed in the first place.

The Design.

Now set this bit of information aside for a moment but keep it in mind. Last year a colleague and I began talks with another acquaintence connected with the Zoner shipbuilding industry. For his own safety, his gender shall be all that is revealed of their identity. Suffice it to say that he has intimate knowledge of the shipbuilding operations out in Zoner Guard space. With that access, he is also permitted knowledge of past internal records regarding ships commissioned by the Zoners. Purchase orders, licensure, material logs, progress reports, blueprints, etc.
In return for making it all worth his time, we were able to extract a file of great interest from the Ship Database of the Livadia shipyard in Omicron-74. This file, dubbed "Flotilla - Construction" was found upon seeking out ships commissioned between 650 and 660 AS, that were remotely close to the class of vessel needed to pull off the Genesis Project. Within it are purchase orders and receipts for contruction materials brought in to complete the Zoner Flotilla that was publicised between 655 to 659 AS. Our acquaintence took an interest in studying the materials ordered for the job and came to a startling conclusion. The logs report an excess of materials that would actually be needed. Almost exactly twice as much.

The file was forwarded to us, and we have been scouring it for data. Comparing logs a well as the time from beginning to completion, we have concluded without a doubt that two juggernaut ships were feasibly built between 655 and 659 AS at Livadia Shipyard.
It also happened that by chance, that a hidden schematic diagram was uncovered by yours truly, within the technical plans for the Flotilla. There appeared to have been an effort in erasing visible proof of the construction of another ship within the records, however a sloppy job had been done of it. Within the auxillary backups of the graphical plans, remained the following image:

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It was from this image that our fervor for tracking down the truth of this project was renewed. A slew of additional data regarding the ship was provided in this single image. The EDEN Reclaimor. Estimations of crew size and various technical layouts. Average speeds and travel times estimations before refuel could be calculated. It was now known that the ship was a modification of the modern "Jinkusu" Class juggernaut.
A purpose was also mentioned, as well as a timeframe of operation and the realization that even the shipwrights had no idea where the ship would be put to service. Most important was an incriminating name. The Genesis.

Additional ship data will be streamed to this file via Neural Net Link on tme delay for security reasons.

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