Statement from Vice Admiral Matthew "Buck" Buckley, Commander, Terran Federation Navy:
On 22. 00, October 7th 2072, Captain Jay Sheppard and the rest of the crew of SV3 Dachhound departed Earth to continue the exploration beyond Sigma Draconis (Sol JP#3). Due to distances involved, this exploration have been lower priority until now.
The journey of 5,8b km almost to Pluto orbit to enter Sigma Draconis is the short leg as there is an additional 8,3b km from JP4 to JP3 in Sigma Draconis.
After the long journey SV3 Dachhound entered the JP @ noon, December 2nd to discover Wolf 424. A trinary system and potential treasure trove!
Entering almost exactly 2b km from the primary at a bearing of 354, reports started flowing in from the scanners.
Wolf 424-A being the first report, turned out being the smallest as well. 1 terrestial planet with 2 moons and a solid asteroid belt. Planet and 1 of the moons, being prime terraforming candidates-
Orbiting at a distance of 4 AU, Wolf 424-C consist of 1 terrestial planet, 1 dwarf planet, 2 gas giants, 32 moons and another solid asteroid belt. 4 additional terraforming targets included.
And finally from a massive distance of 13000 AU, Wolf 424-B adds it's value. 1 terrestial, 3 dwarf planets, 7 gas giants, 133 moons and the third solid asteroid belt bringing the total to 666 objects. 15 terraforming objects with 2 prime targets included. All reachable thanks to the Lagrange Jump points available in the -B and -C parts of the system.
After dispatching a drone home with the findings, the SV3 Dachhound heads in-system.
5 days later, while closing in on the -C part of the system, 2 unknown ships were detected on the passive sensors. Standard first contact protocols initiated immediately by the onboard computers triggered an immediate responce from the 2 ships. While at almost point blank range, they turned on search radars. Acting without orders, Sensor Tech 3/c immediately turned on the sensors of the Dachhound giving a better overview of the unknowns.
Later analysis from the last drone received from SV3 Dachhound, shows that the ship was destroyed 5 seconds later by impact of at least 3 missiles from the unknowns. As the total size of the 2 enemies was estimated to be half the size of the Dachhound, new designs are recommended to find these targets sooner than with the current set.
Updated ship designs is being implemented, but with the lack of Gallicite, Fuel and the distance involved, a naval responce will be several years away.
Additional considerations is being made to the process of exploration to make it more safe for the crews.
Finally, we will release further information as it becomes available.
With this, the Admiral leaves the stage while reporters shout unanswered questions at him.
