Starship One

Starship One, also referred to as Starflight One and Spaceflight One, is the official designation of the personal vessel of the President of the Federation. Two Narwhal Liners served in this capacity for some time until the ship carrying President Jasmina Halsey was lost in hyperspace in late May of 3301. On February 28, 3302, soon after it was announced that a search effort had succeeded in recovering wreckage and escape pods from the missing ship, the second Narwhal was retired due to security concerns. From then on, the role of Starship One was to be filled by two modified Farragut Battle Cruisers.

Timeline

18 SEP 3306

• An officer in the Federal Navy Engineering Corps has been arrested for sabotaging the presidential vessel Starship One. A statement was made by Milandu Okoro of the Federal Attorney's Office: "Chief Technician Rory Webster was a department head of engineering for Starship One. Testimonies from members of Mr Webster's team claim that he ordered unauthorised adjustments to the ship's hyperdrive systems while in drydock, shortly before its launch in May 3301 and subsequent destruction. This case is now being brought before the Federal High Court, where Mr Webster will stand trial for mass murder and attempted treason." There has been no comment from President Zachary Hudson, but Shadow President Felicia Winters told the press: "This was a truly horrific tragedy, and there must be justice for all those who lost their lives on that sad day." The apparent death of many Federation leaders aboard Starship One resulted in Winters briefly becoming acting president, shortly before Hudson won a vote of no confidence. There has been much media attention regarding how this event proved pivotal to both of their political careers.

12 SEP 3306

• An independent inquiry by the Federal Attorney's Office into the destruction of presidential vessel Starship One has produced a final report. Senior Attorney Milandu Okoro made this statement: "The loss of presidential vessel Starship One in May 3301, along with hundreds of lives, was a great tragedy. Despite suspicion that this was an attempt to eliminate then-President Jasmina Halsey, initial investigations concluded that a catastrophic malfunction of its drive systems was the likely cause. A new inquiry was opened when fresh evidence came to light, including testimonies from several members of the Federal Navy. Our final report states that there is sufficient reason to believe Starship One was destroyed by deliberate sabotage. A grand jury has determined that criminal charges should be made. We have shared our findings with the Federal Intelligence Agency, and understand that an arrest will take place shortly." The inquiry report is not yet in the public domain, but is thought to allege that illegal modifications were made to the Frame Shift Drive system of Starship One in advance of its destruction during flight through hyperspace.

28 FEB 3302

• A Hudson administration spokeswoman announced that the remaining Narwhal Liner serving as Starship One was to be retired and replaced by two modified Farragut Battle Cruisers, as it had been decided that a luxury passenger ship was inadequate for the security needs of the Federation's leader.

26 FEB 3302

• Following a search effort for wreckage and escape pods from Starship One, Jasmina Halsey's pod was among those recovered.

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• The Federation started analysing the gathered wreckage, to check if any of it was from Starship One.

28 JAN 3302

• President Zachary Hudson announced a search for wreckage from Starship One.

26 MAY 3301

• Spaceflight/Starflight One, which President Halsey and Vice President Naylor were on board, went missing after entering hyperspace. Secretary of State Felicia Winters became Acting President.