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[[Rescue Vessel|Rescue megaships]] now stock [[Aegis]]’s modified mining tool, designed to extract bio-storage capsules from [[Thargoid Titan]]s.

The sub-surface extraction missiles went into rapid production following a delivery initiative in the Senlu system. Aegis has confirmed that pilots who transported CMM composites, neofabric insulation and osmium to Springer Gateway can now collect their rewards. Bounty vouchers for all wanted ships destroyed during the past week will also be redeemed at the same location.

The [[Sub-Surface Extraction Missile|sub-surface extraction missiles]] went into rapid production following a delivery initiative in the Senlu system. Aegis has confirmed that pilots who transported [[CMM Composite|CMM composites]], [[Neofabric Insulation|neofabric insulation]] and [[osmium]] to Springer Gateway can now collect their rewards. Bounty vouchers for all wanted ships destroyed during the past week will also be redeemed at the same location.

[[Aden Tanner]] discussed tactics for using the new module:

“These specialised devices are designed to be used alongside the pulse wave xeno scanner, which can now pinpoint human life signs beneath the hull of a Titan. If accurately targeted, an extraction missile should penetrate far enough into the outer hull to jettison the pod-like structures containing captives. Assuming the extraction is successful, these capsules can then be taken onboard via cargo scoop.”

“These specialised devices are designed to be used alongside the [[Pulse Wave Xeno Scanner|pulse wave xeno scanner]], which can now pinpoint human life signs beneath the hull of a Titan. If accurately targeted, an extraction missile should penetrate far enough into the outer hull to jettison the pod-like structures containing captives. Assuming the extraction is successful, these capsules can then be taken onboard via cargo scoop.”

“All pilots who achieve this should deliver recovered capsules to the nearest search and rescue contact. Aegis has provided instructions to medical and military teams standing by at these locations. These personnel will place capsules into high-security quarantine before attempting to revive the occupants.”

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A series of public events to celebrate the forthcoming presidential election are being held in the [[Sol]] system.

Congress approved a request by President [[Zachary Hudson]] to finance a range of festivities, concerts and shows across the home system of the Federation.

Congress approved a request by President [[Zachary Hudson]] to finance a range of festivities, concerts and shows across the home system of the [[Federation]].

Billions of people are expected to attend, leading to a request for supplies of [[Crystalline Spheres]], [[Gerasian Gueuze Beer]], [[Indi Bourbon]], [[LTT Hyper Sweet]] and [[Pantaa Prayer Sticks]] to be delivered to Li Qing Jao starport in orbit over planet [[Earth]]. [[Federal Congress|Congress]] also agreed to authorise a temporary two-week permit for all Pilots’ Federation members to access the Sol system.

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Voting will open next Thursday for Federal citizens to choose either Vice President Jerome Archer or Shadow President Felicia Winters as their next president. The election winner will be announced at the start of the following week.

: © Original link Galnet News: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/651d8401b00afd2c10031467 05 OCT 3309. Celebrations in Sol for Federal Election]

== 06 OCT 3309 ==

=== Scientists Study Thargoid Barnacle Matrix Sites ===

[[Aegis]] xenologists are focusing their efforts on the mysterious alien growths reported on multiple planets and moons in the Trianguli sector.

These have been designated ‘[[Thargoid barnacle matrix site]]s’, due to their resemblance to the barnacles that produce [[Meta-Alloys|meta-alloys]], but are far greater in size and complexity.

Commander Yoselin Aquino described visiting one of these sites to [[Vox Galactica]]:

“This wasn’t an easy place to explore, since I had to avoid [[Revenant]] drones and the occasional [[Thargoid Scout|Thargoid scout]]. Once I did get up close, I found it unsettling as all hell. Each barnacle clump was a mound-like structure over a kilometre across, with several rounded peaks. Spaced around these were weird coral trees, which squeeze out a caustic sap-like stuff and dropped bizarre-looking ‘fruits.”

“What really made me nervous were the spear roots in the middle of the site. They’re made of some toughened substance in a sort of segmented spike, like gigantic skeletal fingers reaching up through the ground. If you ask me, these things are alive in some way. The noises my audio converter picked up made me feel like they were moving, closing around me to drag me down.”

Professor Shamus Madigan, Federal scientific liaison to Aegis, published a project update:

“Barnacle matrix sites emit a significant amount of electromagnetic interference which, coupled with aggressive Thargoid defenders, has prevented a detailed underground analysis. However, Aegis is now devoting extra resources to investigate why these organic structures exist.”

“I can report that geological sensors have detected vibrations resulting from sub-surface activity, with occasional quakes rippling across the ground. This suggests that violent chemical or physical processes are taking place internally. The prevailing theory is that these sites are still not completely formed, but we cannot yet determine their nature or purpose.”

: © Original link Galnet News: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/651d84027820350c9003c585 06 OCT 3309. Scientists Study Thargoid Barnacle Matrix Sites]

== 10 OCT 3309 ==

=== First Captives Freed from Thargoid Titans ===

The first humans rescued from the [[Thargoid Titan|Thargoid motherships]] have started to arrive, almost all of whom have so far survived extraction.

The highly dangerous task requires using an upgraded [[Pulse Wave Xeno Scanner|pulse wave xeno scanner]] to detect human life signs on the Titans. The new [[Sub-Surface Extraction Missile|sub-surface extraction missiles]] then target and jettison the [[Thargoid Bio-storage Capsule|bio-storage capsules]] – as the structures are officially designated – which are then recovered using a [[Cargo Scoop|cargo scoop]].

All recovered individuals are being assessed by medical specialists. The tri-superpower agency [[Aegis]] released this statement to the media:

“In each case, research teams successfully cracked open the capsules and removed the comatose person. They were suspended within a chemically complex gel, not unlike amniotic fluid, with tubes supplying breathable air and basic nutrients. Between thirty and ninety minutes later, the person wakes.”

“All recovered individuals are currently being kept in strict medical quarantine under military guard. Molecular scans are being conducted to ensure that no traces of Thargoid material remains, and a period of long-term observation now begins.”

Dr [[Himari Grey]], an independent healthcare analyst, was permitted to observe these procedures. As part of a report in The Empirical scientific journal, she noted:

“The former abductees I have seen looked physically healthy, and returned to consciousness easily. Most remembered little about their abduction, though several mentioned an overwhelming urge to ‘escape their ship’ prior to blacking out. Some described being semi-aware of their time in stasis, saying it felt ‘like an extended dream’. Others were in a state of shock or showed signs of psychological trauma – understandably, considering the nightmarish circumstances.”

“The capsules are clearly designed to sustain oxygen-breathing life forms indefinitely, protected both from the vacuum of space and the Thargoids’ ammonia-based environment. But what the aliens intended to use these people for remains unknown.”

Aegis later stated that identities are being logged and will soon be made public, with the hope that families and friends will be able to visit.

: © Original link Galnet News: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/651ec1556ed3c435c5045e6b 10 OCT 3309. xxx]

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 [[Rescue Vessel|Rescue megaships]] now stock [[Aegis]]’s modified mining tool, designed to extract bio-storage capsules from [[Thargoid Titan]]s.
-The sub-surface extraction missiles went into rapid production following a delivery initiative in the Senlu system. Aegis has confirmed that pilots who transported CMM composites, neofabric insulation and osmium to Springer Gateway can now collect their rewards. Bounty vouchers for all wanted ships destroyed during the past week will also be redeemed at the same location.
+The [[Sub-Surface Extraction Missile|sub-surface extraction missiles]] went into rapid production following a delivery initiative in the Senlu system. Aegis has confirmed that pilots who transported [[CMM Composite|CMM composites]], [[Neofabric Insulation|neofabric insulation]] and [[osmium]] to Springer Gateway can now collect their rewards. Bounty vouchers for all wanted ships destroyed during the past week will also be redeemed at the same location.
 [[Aden Tanner]] discussed tactics for using the new module:
-“These specialised devices are designed to be used alongside the pulse wave xeno scanner, which can now pinpoint human life signs beneath the hull of a Titan. If accurately targeted, an extraction missile should penetrate far enough into the outer hull to jettison the pod-like structures containing captives. Assuming the extraction is successful, these capsules can then be taken onboard via cargo scoop.”
+“These specialised devices are designed to be used alongside the [[Pulse Wave Xeno Scanner|pulse wave xeno scanner]], which can now pinpoint human life signs beneath the hull of a Titan. If accurately targeted, an extraction missile should penetrate far enough into the outer hull to jettison the pod-like structures containing captives. Assuming the extraction is successful, these capsules can then be taken onboard via cargo scoop.”
 “All pilots who achieve this should deliver recovered capsules to the nearest search and rescue contact. Aegis has provided instructions to medical and military teams standing by at these locations. These personnel will place capsules into high-security quarantine before attempting to revive the occupants.”
@@ Line 45: / Line 45: @@
 A series of public events to celebrate the forthcoming presidential election are being held in the [[Sol]] system.
-Congress approved a request by President [[Zachary Hudson]] to finance a range of festivities, concerts and shows across the home system of the Federation.
+Congress approved a request by President [[Zachary Hudson]] to finance a range of festivities, concerts and shows across the home system of the [[Federation]].
 Billions of people are expected to attend, leading to a request for supplies of [[Crystalline Spheres]], [[Gerasian Gueuze Beer]], [[Indi Bourbon]], [[LTT Hyper Sweet]] and [[Pantaa Prayer Sticks]] to be delivered to Li Qing Jao starport in orbit over planet [[Earth]]. [[Federal Congress|Congress]] also agreed to authorise a temporary two-week permit for all Pilots’ Federation members to access the Sol system.
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 Voting will open next Thursday for Federal citizens to choose either Vice President Jerome Archer or Shadow President Felicia Winters as their next president. The election winner will be announced at the start of the following week.
 : <small>© Original link Galnet News: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/651d8401b00afd2c10031467 05 OCT 3309. Celebrations in Sol for Federal Election]</small>
+== 06 OCT 3309 ==
+=== Scientists Study Thargoid Barnacle Matrix Sites ===
+[[Aegis]] xenologists are focusing their efforts on the mysterious alien growths reported on multiple planets and moons in the Trianguli sector.
+These have been designated ‘[[Thargoid barnacle matrix site]]s’, due to their resemblance to the barnacles that produce [[Meta-Alloys|meta-alloys]], but are far greater in size and complexity.
+Commander Yoselin Aquino described visiting one of these sites to [[Vox Galactica]]:
+“This wasn’t an easy place to explore, since I had to avoid [[Revenant]] drones and the occasional [[Thargoid Scout|Thargoid scout]]. Once I did get up close, I found it unsettling as all hell. Each barnacle clump was a mound-like structure over a kilometre across, with several rounded peaks. Spaced around these were weird coral trees, which squeeze out a caustic sap-like stuff and dropped bizarre-looking ‘fruits.”
+“What really made me nervous were the spear roots in the middle of the site. They’re made of some toughened substance in a sort of segmented spike, like gigantic skeletal fingers reaching up through the ground. If you ask me, these things are alive in some way. The noises my audio converter picked up made me feel like they were moving, closing around me to drag me down.”
+Professor Shamus Madigan, Federal scientific liaison to Aegis, published a project update:
+“Barnacle matrix sites emit a significant amount of electromagnetic interference which, coupled with aggressive Thargoid defenders, has prevented a detailed underground analysis. However, Aegis is now devoting extra resources to investigate why these organic structures exist.”
+“I can report that geological sensors have detected vibrations resulting from sub-surface activity, with occasional quakes rippling across the ground. This suggests that violent chemical or physical processes are taking place internally. The prevailing theory is that these sites are still not completely formed, but we cannot yet determine their nature or purpose.”
+: <small>© Original link Galnet News: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/651d84027820350c9003c585 06 OCT 3309. Scientists Study Thargoid Barnacle Matrix Sites]</small>
+== 10 OCT 3309 ==
+=== First Captives Freed from Thargoid Titans ===
+The first humans rescued from the [[Thargoid Titan|Thargoid motherships]] have started to arrive, almost all of whom have so far survived extraction.
+The highly dangerous task requires using an upgraded [[Pulse Wave Xeno Scanner|pulse wave xeno scanner]] to detect human life signs on the Titans. The new [[Sub-Surface Extraction Missile|sub-surface extraction missiles]] then target and jettison the [[Thargoid Bio-storage Capsule|bio-storage capsules]] – as the structures are officially designated – which are then recovered using a [[Cargo Scoop|cargo scoop]].
+All recovered individuals are being assessed by medical specialists. The tri-superpower agency [[Aegis]] released this statement to the media:
+“In each case, research teams successfully cracked open the capsules and removed the comatose person. They were suspended within a chemically complex gel, not unlike amniotic fluid, with tubes supplying breathable air and basic nutrients. Between thirty and ninety minutes later, the person wakes.”
+“All recovered individuals are currently being kept in strict medical quarantine under military guard. Molecular scans are being conducted to ensure that no traces of Thargoid material remains, and a period of long-term observation now begins.”
+Dr [[Himari Grey]], an independent healthcare analyst, was permitted to observe these procedures. As part of a report in The Empirical scientific journal, she noted:
+“The former abductees I have seen looked physically healthy, and returned to consciousness easily. Most remembered little about their abduction, though several mentioned an overwhelming urge to ‘escape their ship’ prior to blacking out. Some described being semi-aware of their time in stasis, saying it felt ‘like an extended dream’. Others were in a state of shock or showed signs of psychological trauma – understandably, considering the nightmarish circumstances.”
+“The capsules are clearly designed to sustain oxygen-breathing life forms indefinitely, protected both from the vacuum of space and the Thargoids’ ammonia-based environment. But what the aliens intended to use these people for remains unknown.”
+Aegis later stated that identities are being logged and will soon be made public, with the hope that families and friends will be able to visit.
+: <small>© Original link Galnet News: [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/651ec1556ed3c435c5045e6b 10 OCT 3309. xxx]</small>
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