Tuesday

This is the inside of the Galaxy Queen, the 10-mile long lightcruiser that is set to take off from Saturn Station, from orbit, for the Salurian Nebula. Departure is scheduled for June 1, 2342, with an ETA of about 30 days. This is fast, even considering the ship will reach near-lightspeed for most of its voyage. Our long-range sensors have detected an Earth-class planet, about five times the size of earth, orbiting a sol-class star, somewhat larger than earth's sun. A breathable, oxygen-rich atmosphere has been detected, and ample plant and animal life. The planet's surface is about 1/2 covered with water, with polar ice caps, similar the those that existed on earth 300 years ago. The ship will include a crew of 500, and approximately 10,000 colonists, all men and women of childbearing age. It will probably be a one-way trip, at this point, although if things went south, a rescue mission could probably be mounted within a year. Our research has not detected any radio transmissions, or other signs of technologically advance life on the planet, so given human superiority in these realms, the colonists and crew should be able to handle any local opposition they might run into.