FPSV Voyager

Artist impression of the FPSV Voyager in low Earth orbit in formation with its shuttlecraft, the FPSV Horizon

## History

### Namesake

* Voyager 1 (20th Century Exploratory Probe)
* Voyager 2 (20th Century Exploratory Probe)

### Builder

Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration

### Launched

December 29th, 2199Launch Complex 39A, Cape Canaveral Spaceport, North American Federation, Earth

## Characteristics

### Propulsion

* Fusion Engine
* Alcubierre Drive

## Political Information

### Operator

* Federal Naval Command
* Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration

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The FPSV Voyager was the first interstellar survey vessel operated by The Federated Planets Of Earth. In 2200, it also claimed the title of the first manned vessel to leave the Solar System.

## History

Construction of the FPSV Voyager was commissioned by the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2198 following the successful completion of the Constellation Program which saw development of a stable Alcubierre Drive. Following several test jumps in late 2199, Adriana Zdunowski became the ships first captain in December of that year in preparation for Voyager's maiden voyage in February of 2200.

On the 16th of March 2200, the FPSV Voyager commanded arrived in the Alpha Centauri system after a seven day journey, completing the first interstellar flight in human history and a mere three months later on the 20th of June, claimed the discovery of the first multicellular alien life on Alpha Centauri A III (Terra), confirming terrestrial and space based observations made by the likes of the James Webb Telescope over a century prior. This discovery ultimately rocked the foundations of human society, as the Solar System was abuzz with the news of alien life and the Reeves Administration quickly oversaw the drafting of first contact protocols with potential alien species, choosing to err on the side of caution.

The FPSV Voyager was ultimately responsible for several other famous discoveries in Alpha Centauri with the confirmation of Alpha Centauri A IVa (Poseidon)'s habitability on the 4th of December 2200 and Alpha Centauri B II (Elysium)'s habitability on the 3rd of March 2201.

But perhaps most famous of all, was the discovery of unidentified constructs found in the atmosphere of Alpha Centauri A IV (Tycho) floating utilising aerostat lift. It was later found that these aerostate colonies were abanonded gas mining stations that have miraculously remained afloat for over three millenia, sparking the publication of numerous papers and a sense of curiousity in Sol over the discovery of alien constructs.

On the 13th of October 2201, Voyager entered orbit of Proxima Centauri b (Atlas) and commenced a five month study which concluded on the 7th of March the following year. The study found that while Atlas was not habitable in its current state due to intense solar flares and tidal locking beyond a small surface colony, terraforming with future technologies could allow the surface to be habitable for widespread human settlement.

Voyager went on to confirm Epsilon Eridani II (Nova)'s habitability on November 18th, 2202 and Epsilon Eridani III (Peitho)'s marginal habitability on June 12th, 2203. Epsilon Eridani appeared to be a normal star system until on the 14th of January 2204, just as the survey of the system was coming to a conclusion in orbit of Epsilon Eridani V (AEgir), Voyager detected a modulated wide-band signal from AEgir's outmost moon Ayao. After the signal source was determined and decrypted Captain Adriana Zdunowski was astonished to discover it was broadcasting in an archaic form of one of English. Speaking in 'thees', 'thous' and 'whenceforths', it appears to be reciting one of the lost works of William Shakespeare - some 600 years ago. It appeared that the broadcasting device - an anomalous levitating diamond shape - was the only non-natural structure on Ayao disregarding the large metallic sphere of an unknown alloy directly 500 meters to the north. There is no hint as to who left it there or why, but structural degredation on indicates must have been there since shortly after the play was first written - long before humans mastered space travel. It can only assumed it was left there by ancient visitors to Earth who took a liking to the play, and decided to pay our species a strange and unexpected tribute.

The survey of Epsilon Eridani also concluded what astronomers had hypothesized for centuries that K-Class stars and their electromagnetic spectrum are very conductive to carbon-oxygen based life similar to that found on Earth, Terra and now Nova.

On the 13th of December 2205 while in orbit of Epsilon Indi C, the crew of Voyager realised that the mass, energy output, and spectral patterns of the star lie outside the usual parameters for stars of its class and maturity, indicating accelerated ageing. It was determined that long dormant energy traces in subspace and breaching points near the star's corona suggest that Epsilon Indi C's rapid ageing was artificially induced. It appears that, millions of years ago, an energy beam from a distant system was launched at the star using technology far beyond humanity's current understanding. Whether it was a weapon or an exercise in cosmic-scale civil engineering, the beam ripped through the star's core, upsetting fusion processes inside it in an attempt to cause the star to go supernova. Fortunately, it failed to fully achieve its destructive goal, but anyone present in the Orion Spur in two billion years will be able to fully appreciate the effect. The survey of Epsilon Indi was completed on the 4th of May 2207. Sirius was surveyed by October of 2208, and 61 Virginis by December of 2209.

On the 23rd of June 2210, the crew of the FPSV Voyager deemed that Procyon III (Osiris) was in fact marginally habitable for widespread human settlement. Four months later on the 5th of October during its survey of Procyon I, the FPSV Voyager discovered a previously unknown resource dubbed Zro. It is an extremely rare aerosol of exotic particles that appears to have been deposited here through a meteor impact, but its true origin is a mystery. If ingested, this aerosol should act as a very potent (and potentially addictive) drug that enhances mental abilities. The survey of Procyon concluded in June of 2211, and Beta Arietis (Sheratan) was surveyed shortly after in April of 2212.