A Profitable Exploration

[Le Morte 0]

A Profitable Exploration

 

Duty log and incident report on away mission to explore asteroid potential.

Le Morte,Lt.,Asci,Sky Harbor Aegis...Computer begin log: Bleep.....

 

The science and engineering teams along with field medical personnel are returning to the Aegis. The science teams investigations and explorations have rendered excellent data on the proposed areas for erection of possible ship building facilities.

 

The raw data and samples allocated by the team should reveal a virtual abundance of materials much needed in the future development and erection of additional needed sections in the future.The exploration had been progressing rather well until sciences team began the standard sonic and core drilling procedures.::Computer insert incident report here..::

 

The initiation of the sonic radar and sensor probing apparently caused some disturbance in the subterranean cave and voids of the asteroid as a resonant was reported and subsequently caused minor fracture of the upper plates in the voids. The resulting give way of the plates did have a possible disastrous effect had it gone unchecked,or undetected.

 

The Engineering team had apparently elected to go cave spelunking along the line of what now reads from sensor return data a series of voids associated along a ridge and valley section of the asteroid,within that area a clear fault has been detected. I had been drilling when I received a comm from our medical field team inquiring as to comm ability with the engineering team. I had not heard or communicated with the said team.

 

I switched frequencies and attempted to enhance frequency recognition and began to broadcast in the blind. The other members of sciences team attempted to garner any sensor contact as well...only upon tying sensors into the main grid was there even a ghost imaging possible. The various compounds and metals in the asteroid were in fact having a severe dampening effect on comm's as well as sensor probes.

 

Continued rotation of frequencies did finally result in broken communications with a member of the engineering team, I emphasize on the broken as the read back came in as garr...cave in...dark...help...injured,or along those lines. The short comm link was lost as abruptly as it had been established.

 

Apparently there was a clear and present danger to either one or all of the engineering team at that location...the decision to have Aegis lock on and emergency beam the two locked life forms with their enhanced and much more powerful transport abilities than those of the shuttles. The query had been mentioned prior...this report should suffice to belay any question on my decision.

 

The situation fell well within emergency protocols for beaming the two to the better equipped station with less chance of transport malfunction, even routed through the shuttles own system considering the problems already established with sensor and comm abilities on the asteroid in my judgement was way too much chance for interference or loss and integrity of any lock established by the shuttles TX without the additional resources afforded on the station.

 

The recent reports coming in lead to the fact that engaging the stations better equipped systems and augmentations succeeded in the beam out without incident...again certainly a successful part of the operation...::Computer..end report,resume log:;...The final results will no doubt reinforce the original data scans and support the proposition that the asteroids considered be utilized and fall well within bench marked requirements for any facility they are deemed to support.

 

The matter of various deposits and mineralogical compositions of the asteroids as they have the ability to actually suppress communications and limited sensor probing may actually prove to be a side benefit not originally considered in the original plans. The benefit again to security applications may prove very valuable indeed.

 

The shuttle is on the way back,I have turned us onto our final approach vector and aligning with the rabbit...on final approach. I as well as the other team members will of course report to sick bay post landing. Perhaps when this is all settled down..and we have a few minutes to spare...The query on post mission and dinner has as well been mentioned. The trip to medical should not take long. The time post mission and rest period may actually give Aliana and I that chance. Computer...end log::..Beep...! :o