Explorator

An Explorator is an elite type of spacer during either the Foundation Period, Age of Exploration, or Great Expansion. They are the sole executive authority at the head of scientific and survey expeditions, as well as colonisation efforts. 
Only a few thousand individuals have ever been Explorators, as they are required to have some of the most rigorous training known to Sol System and the Galaxies at large. Explorators were responsible for the direction, general welfare, and efficiency of their fleet and all its resources, both human and material. Their charges could be anywhere from a few dozen to several thousand individuals.
Each Explorator brought something different to their colonization projects and were allowed a great degree of freedom in determining the philosophies and working ethic of their projects; they left Earth with the full understanding that they would never return, and committed to a life in space. As such, the Explorators were nearly universally hailed as heroes of the whole human race. 
Receiving a commission of Explorator during the FTE was no easy feat, and the few positions were hotly contested by test pilots, engineers, scientists, and technicians. 
== Notable Explorators ==
* Nikolai McAdden: The founder of the Kamijing project. He was it's governor until his untimely death and is mentioned in Breath.
* Odysseus Norm: The first human being to land on Ceres and Vesta in the Main Asteroid Belt.
*Alpheus Khazard: discoverer of the region of space now known as Khazard’s Folly.
*Steinric Deir: founder of a minor Confederate platform, instigator of the Freitaika Rebellion.
*Rudolph Carlson: founder of Freitaika. 
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