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This section deals with the logs of the processors aboard the
Undepoldus spacecraft.
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Processor Logs
The first log is that of the primary processor aboard the Undepoldus
Misssion spacecraft. For convenience this processor was called
George and was referred to as if it were male. The contents of
the log have been edited to remove routine status reports.
| George's Log | ||
| Mission Time | Event | Action |
| 07-158-15-21-20 | Star at 4,561,595,887,000 kilometres | Crew waking process started |
| 09-126-07-08-03 | Crew awake and healthy | Recuperation programme started |
| 09-151-07-03-04 | Captain reports crew returned to fitness | Planetary system study started |
| 09-162-18-29-41 | Asteroid detected at 850,575,000 kilometres | Computed to be divergent |
| 09-162-18-38-06 | Asteroid now at 824,865,416 kilometres | Noted strange orbit |
| 09-162-18-39-00 | Asteroid now at 795,710,672 kilometres | Noted possible sensor error |
| 09-162-18-46-15 | Asteroid now at 743,380,238 kilometres | Informed Steve Burchnall |
| 09-162-18-53-06 | Asteroid now at 662,267,133 kilometres | Steve changed course 180° |
| 09-162-18-56-12 | Asteroid now at 556,889,289 kilometres | Computed to be convergent |
| All crew on alert | Treating object as hostile | |
| 09-162-19-02-04 | Object now at 407,932,169 kilometres | Crew to high gee stations |
| Crew in high gee stations | ||
| 09-162-19-02-56 | Object now at 231,253,532 kilometres | Matching object's speed and track |
| Collision unavoidable | Reducing closing speed | |
| 09-162-19-07-44 | Collision imminent | Sacrificing shuttle craft |
| End of George's log. |
| Roger's log | ||
| Mission Time | Event | Action |
| 09-162-19-02-56 | Activated by George | Backup if George fails |
| Activate Peter for backup | (Peter was not needed) | |
| 09-162-19-07-45 | Object hit shuttle at 11 metres per second | Jettisoned burning shuttle |
| 09-162-19-07-46 | My sensors only partially operative | Link to Derrick's sensors |
| No other objects detected by Derrick | (Derrick was the lifeboat's processor.) | |
| 09-162-19-07-47 | Crew health check | All unconscious but alive |
| 09-162-19-07-48 | Ship status check | Leak near shuttle mount |
| Activated foam sealer | ||
| 09-162-19-07-50 | Lifeboat status check | Derrick reports OK |
| 09-162-19-07-53 | Steve Burchnall has rib fractures | Activated anaesthetic injection |
| 09-162-21-23-05 | Marita Andersson conscious | Advised her of situation |
| 09-162-21-23-21 | Rosanne Umberto conscious | Advised her of situation |
| 09-162-21-29-05 | Marita Andersson out of high gee station | |
| 09-162-21-44-09 | Carlene Wilson conscious | |
| 09-162-21-45-21 | Rosanne Umberto out of high gee station | Passed on control to Rosanne |
| 09-184-18-33-20 | Derrick reports nearby planet | |
| 09-188-10-35-21 | Marita & Carlene board lifeboat | Lifeboat launched |
| 09-191-01-13-43 | Lifeboat returned | Accepted Derrick's data |
| 09-191-01-21-11 | Marita & Carlene back on board | Jettisoned lifeboat |
| 09-192-21-05-00 | Crew prepare for hibernation | Take over control from Rosanne |
| 09-193-02-00-00 | Crew hibernating | Return journey program started |
| 18-345-20-59-22 | Acknowledgement of signal received | Await instructions |
| End of Roger's log |
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The next section deals with the reports
by the crew aboard the Undepoldus spacecraft.
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