12 APR 3302
On this date 1,341 years ago, humanity achieved a dream it had harboured for generations. For the first time, advanced rocket technology propelled a human being beyond the boundaries of Earth and into space.
To commemorate Yuri Gagarin's historic flight, pilots gather every year at the M. Gorbachev starport in the Sol system from 18.00 UST onwards to swap first-flight stories and buy rounds at Tereshkova's Hangout. A member of station personnel said:
"For some, it's quite a pilgrimage. We've had pilots from Sothis, Quince, Fehu and Canopus in previous years. People want to see the cradle of humanity and remember the moment when the dream of touching the stars was realised. It's a time for looking back and looking forward. We spent many millennia dreaming that dream, and it's been just over a thousand years since we achieved it."
Commander Stateira Eleshenar
Sentient Life | Interstellar Press
12 APR 3302
This report presents the latest data on the security status of the galaxy's minor factions.
Here are the latest factions to experience a lockdown:
Cordenses Energy Corp.
New LHS 3728 Alliance
People's Ququve Progressive Party
Ix Chim Jet Life Ltd
GCRV 1526 Solutions
Revolutionary Nysa Future
Manites Electronics Exchange
Coalition of Onyali
Future of 12 Persei
Brestla Silver Vision Network
When a faction experiences a lockdown, the security rating of the system it controls temporarily increases and the system's wealth temporarily decreases. Bounty hunting activity can shorten the lockdown period.
Here are the latest factions to experience civil unrest:
Bunuson Crimson Natural Inc
Peregrina aristocrats
Future of Arro Naga
Vennik Fortune Systems
G 139-50 Blue United Corporation
BD+35 3145 Company
Leesti Alliance Union
Citizen Party of Atayuta
Blue Federal Partners
Alacagui Resistance
Civil unrest is the result of illegal activity. When a faction is affected by civil unrest, the standard of living in the system it controls temporarily decreases, as does the system's wealth. Combat missions and activities can bring civil unrest to an end.