Galdate 6-8-5625
The jump to 224-694 prime was uneventful. While the planet had a normal gravity, the atmosphere was toxic. Despite this the tundra surface was a thick carpet of lichen and riddled with frigid oceans teeming with wildlife. However, terrestrial wildlife was sparse. The fauna had tremendous potential for plant research to improve agricultural yields and terraforming efforts. However, due to aggressive fauna, a platoon of Federation soldiers were present among the research staff of approximately 40 individuals. Enroute to the system, the crew read the situation report summarizing that several weeks ago a scheduled data feed beam to an orbiting scout ship was silent, and hails to the outpost were non-responsive. So the scout ship went to the nearest Federation base in another system to report. The Orion’s Money Belt broke into the atmosphere and found a similar response. Complete radio silence. The facility was split into two sections, one being the army base while the other was a larger fa...
