Project Magellan

Project Magellan was a long-term project directed at exploring the Large Magellanic Cloud. Launched in 2421, Exploration began in the Artesia Star System, located in the LMC Sector 2030. Initial entry into the LMC was achieved via an artificial wormhole, known as the Artesia Gateway. Operations were primarily based from Citadel, a large station orbiting Artesia's third planet
Due to significant efforts on the part of the 22nd and other members of the Khitomer Alliance, a new Dawn Alliance was formed with members of the LMC.
When the gateway went dormant in early 2426, communications were temporarily disrupted to the project. Any attempts to send messages or ships through to the LMC were unsuccessful, although reports were still being received. After two years, the Project was able to resolve the situation sufficiently that the gateway reopened and allowed ships and communications to resume.
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===== Stardust Program =====
The Stardust is publicly advertised as a program dedicated to the study of astronomy, astrophysics, and the many unexplored star systems and their evolution. The program conducts research in astronomical phenomena and maintains educational programs on the information gained from this research. Stardust has established stellar observatories on several worlds of the Dawn Alliance, often in spaces deemed sacred to the many different cultures of the Alliance. These observatories have the potential to cause controversy among the Alliance planets, but thus far there have been no major incidents. The current director of the Stardust Program is Admiral Razzor.