10-28-2024, 09:42 PM
The trip from Deep Space Nine was an uneventful one, even if it wasn’t entirely a straightforward one. Directly rimward from Bajor, it nonetheless required a fairly roundabout route as Cardassian territory jutted out into Federation territory in between the two. Fortunately, the Artemis was a fast ship, and they were on station by noon, ship’s time, the day after launch.
As Artemis came up on the Hugora Nebula, there was no one else in the area - as it should be. Long range scans found the nearest ship was nearly two lightyears away, on the nearest shipping route between Federation planets. Within the nebula, scans were more indeterminate. Artemis’ sensors could only penetrate a quarter million kilometers - a pittance when compared to the nebula’s size.
However, as best as could be determined, there was nothing standing in the ship’s way to begin executing her mission - placing the sensor buoys and testing their effectiveness. The initial deployment plan called for Artemis to do what amounted to a depth test: place the buoys in a line going straight into the nebula and see at what point they lost communications with the outside world.
As Artemis came up on the Hugora Nebula, there was no one else in the area - as it should be. Long range scans found the nearest ship was nearly two lightyears away, on the nearest shipping route between Federation planets. Within the nebula, scans were more indeterminate. Artemis’ sensors could only penetrate a quarter million kilometers - a pittance when compared to the nebula’s size.
However, as best as could be determined, there was nothing standing in the ship’s way to begin executing her mission - placing the sensor buoys and testing their effectiveness. The initial deployment plan called for Artemis to do what amounted to a depth test: place the buoys in a line going straight into the nebula and see at what point they lost communications with the outside world.