The Visitor Part 2: Arrival
Day 43492
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Mission 9 has successfully entered orbit over a probable life-bearing moon first observed on day 29971 in orbit of a large gas giant planet 23.8 lightyears away from the start of our journey.
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"It is beautiful from up here. Wish you were here."
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Day 43494
Orbital satellite - Pod - has now detached successfully from the transporter.
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Day 43495
Lander 1 now preparing for launch into the atmosphere…
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Atmospheric entry: successful…
Heat shields shed: successful…
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Lander 1 catastrophic failure on landing; stabilization systems did not function.
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Probe 1, do you receive?
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No further communication received with Probe 1 or its lander.
Day 43496
Probe 1 remains unresponsive at ground level; presumed destroyed, awaiting later confirmation.
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Day 43497
Lander 2 now preparing for launch into the atmosphere…
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Atmospheric entry: successful…
Heat shields shed: successful…
Landfall is a success…
Probe 2 has booted successfully.
Probe 2, do you receive?
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Probe 2, do you receive…?
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System Error
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System Error
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System Error
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System Error
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System Error
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Rebooting…
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Unexpected System Failure
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Rebooting…
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Rebooting…
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Catastrophic System Failure
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Emergency Shutdown: Error Unknown
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Day 43497
Probe 2
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I have arrived. Awaiting directive from satellite.
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I have arrived. Do you receive?
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Satellite, do you receive?
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I have arrived.
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Day 43498
I have arrived. Do you receive?
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Awaiting directive from satellite.
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I have arrived. Please give directive for mission.
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I have arrived. Please give directive for mission.
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Day 43499
Autonomous adaptive behavioral learning (AABL) pattern has been activated automatically; communication with satellite assumed lost.
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Exiting lander
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