Orion wasn't the only one to visit their little party, a little while later one of the Aides from the president came by with a small letter. "The president asked me to read this to you" he said, taking a few minutes to get the room to settle and into a position to actually hear a speech. but when finally the aide was given the chance, he stood on a table and unfolded the letter
"You'll have to excuse me as I have little experience reading speeches, but the president was busy with his interview, and regrets not being able to give this in person" he then cleared his throat "To the Ministry of Survey I applaud your quick efforts. When I set forth on my plan to see our people reach into the stars, I did not know who would be with me, and where i would have to push. I did know that the survey of ministry would be an important function. The ships that will be launched from the Sori Shipyard shall be the first manned craft to explore beyond the moon, and those ships shall be directed by your office. the search for minerals is important, but so is exploration, you all have the hearts of explorers, and it is your drive to get us into our solar system that will push us even further. from here to the moon, the moon to mars, mars to the great beyond. Naturally this isn't a one ministry effort, indeed if there is one goal on our list that requires the cooperative effort of all our ministries, it is this, but you are the ministry that supports it all, this ministry that must see it through."
"One final note if you will allow me the time, as a boy I have always been interested in the stars, when i was about 7 my father gave me a book. the book itself was new, but it was written a long long time ago. the 1970's if I remember it right. now I never possessed any sense of extraordinary intelligence, and at 7 this book went far over my head. But I read it, bothering my father many times a day to learn exactly what this line meant, what that word was, yet i was still somehow drawn in. as I grew older I was able to understand his concepts. I even begged to get a copy of his tv show, despite how odd old 1970's television looked on a holographic television. I strongly believe that if I were a bit smarter I would have become an astrophysicist, or a bit more physical, an astronaut. To this day I still read his books and occasionally rewatch his television shows. that man, Carl Sagan, has been a longtime hero of mine. so here is where I throw myself humbly at my Minister and vice President, Mr. Winstons feet, and ask that he consider adding that name to a future ship, perhaps someday it will unlock the secret of the stars, and allows to explore new systems. think on it, for now enjoy your party, and I hope to be there when the first ship is finally launched, that should be a real party."