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MISSION FILE 01 OF 03


CODENAME: Operation: Carpathian


PURPOSE: Investigate radio signals intercepted by New Jodrell 
Observatory, Lesser Britain on February 22nd, 6,313 AD at 12:50 PM 
Eastern Standard Time


ANALYSIS OF SIGNALS: Repetitive blips lasting 1/2 second each, with 1 
second pause between each blip. Tempo and pitch erratic - volume steady


TESTS OF SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION: Morse Code - Negative. Binary Notation 
- Negative. Radar - Negative. Musical Interpretation - Negative. 
Encryption Code - Negative.


LOCATION OF SIGNALS: Approximately 87 billion lightyears from current 
position of planet Earth, beyond the known boundary of the Universe, 
possibly within a parallel universe. Further information lost due to 
bombing of NASA Archives by Russian forces during World War IV.


PREVIOUS MISSIONS TO IDENTIFY RADIO SOURCE: Project: Lozinskiy 
(Confederate States of Russia), Project: Shenzhou (Federal Republic of 
China)


MISSION OUTCOMES: Project Lozinskiy - Space shuttle "Buran 12" collided 
with unreported space debris upon leaving atmosphere. Crew of 8 all 
killed. Project: Shenzhou - Spacecraft "Ouyang Ziyuan" exploded on 
launch at Lingwan launch site. Crew of 11 all killed.


VESSEL FOR OPERATION CARPATHIAN: Commonwealth Space Craft (CSC) Clarke


TECHNICAL DATA:


TOTAL MASS: 43,550 KG


MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 33,200 KG


MAXIMUM LIFTOFF WEIGHT: 105,150 KG


LENGTH: 37.1 METRES


WINGSPAN: 23.99 METRES


WING SWEEP: 45 DEGREES


MAXIMUM PROPELLANT LOAD: 14,750 KG (R-5 superconcentrate)


CREW: 


CAPTAIN - Colonel Curtis LeBay 


CO-PILOT - Major Dwight Wallace


TECHNICIAN - Lukas Hentzau (currently serving via the Officer Exchange 
Programme between the Greater Commonwealth of America and the 
Independant Republic of Bavaria)


LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT - Dr. Hilda Lemming (University 
of New Florida)


NAVIGATOR - Lieutenant Shane Carpenter MSc


MISSION OVERVIEW:


CSC Clarke will be launched from the McCain Space Center in New 
Florida, and proceed on a low-consumption route to Space Station 1-7-4 
in geostationary orbit around Ceres for immediate refuelling. Upon 
completion of refuelling, the crew will be instructed to activate their 
Hyperdrive capabilities, preset to engage within 30 minutes of 
activation. In order to preserve power and fuel, all circuits are to be 
deactivated, save for the Hyperdrive and the generators for the cryonic 
freezers, which the crew shall use to enter hypersleep whilst 
Hyperdrive is engaged.


When the Hyperdrive is engaged, the CSC Clarke will enter Hyperspace at 
an estimated speed of approximately 6,000,000 lightyears per hour / 
60,000,000 trillion km per hour, achieved by superconcentrated R-5 
liquid fuel developed for chemical rockets travelling long distances. 
Heat is counteracted by titanium exoskeleton approximately 5 metres 
thick placed around the reinforced hull of the vessel. 


CSC Clarke is expected to arrive at the source of the radio signals in 
approximately 53 years if the average hyper-speed remains unaffected. 
Other factors to consider include the failure of the Hyperdrive, an 
unexpected loss of fuel or an accidental encounter with 
extraterrestrial life. Calaculated chances for these incidents occuring 
is 45,271,365 to 1 against.


Upon arrival, the Hyperdrive will automatically shut down and the crew 
will be awakened from hypersleep. The crew will then assess the cause 
and origin of these radio signals, and report the findings back to 
Earth via ultrafrequency radio. After making other detailed 
observations of the celestial body / area of space from which the 
signals originate, the crew will then be permitted to re-enter 
hypersleep whilst a rescue mission is dispatched to return the CSC 
Clarke to Earth.


MISSION LAUNCHED: July 4th 6,319 AD


CURRENT MISSION STATUS: See Files 02 and 03


REPORT FILED: Dennis Rowarr. Vice-President - Commonwealth 
Administration for Space Activities (CASA). July 10th, 6,319 AD



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