Mission Brief - 0302.14

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SKY HARBOR AEGIS

MISSION BRIEFING

Stardate 0302.14

 

      The U.S.S. Pandora's Box continues to sit just outside of the Cardassian system. Medical tests continue to be run on Captain Meve and Commander Ayers. Analysis of the unknown particles floating in the surrounding system continues. Beyond confirming they are the cause of sensor malfunction and perhaps have the ability to cause effects on the brain in some species, such as El-Aurian and Andorian, no other findings have been confirmed.

 

      The ship's ability to scan the system remain severely limited. The only available information comes from a now inactive probe which for 0.034 seconds detected a metal object the computer later speculated could be a freighter. No further information is available.

 

      Reports from Starbase 405 and other listening posts confirm an inability to reestablish communication with Sky Harbor Aegis' computers. Further analysis of data feeds from the station have revealed the latteral sensor array were detecting a massive energy release. Not enough information is available to speculate on if this was the planet's expected explosion, system malfunction or something else.

 

      In addition, scientific minds within the Federation are again putting into question whether Cardassia Prime exploded. Some updated computer models show a possibility, considered remote until now, up to 35% of the planet's crust might have been blown away due to the planet's instability. Such an event would cause massive destruction, but might not cause a total core collapse. Similar incidents have occurred throughout history, including such examples as Alpha Centuri V's 12th moon and the Klingon moon Praxis. At present, no information exists to support this hypothesis.