I'll try to make this log entry brief since my flight recorder seemed to have another 'malfunction' once again. Thank the stars I do have a backup app that records my activity called Captain's Log from many years ago that dutifully keeps a recorded database of my activities along with whatever I choose to add into it as a permanent record of my journey. I use an older version, that being 2.1.8 Beta 2, thank you CMDR Genar_Hofoen. You can still find it at https://captainslog.scarygliders.net.

I traveled about eight hundred and fifty light years in the Mandalay today and the carrier made two jumps following me in the direction of the bubble. After I located a star system with a planet that had an icy ring, I called the carrier forward to the planet and switched over to the T-11 and proceeded to mine seventy tons of Tritium and forty tons of low temperature Diamonds. Afterward I had a very satisfying meal and a few beers and then a good night's sleep. Tomorrow I may mine a little more Tritium to top off the carrier's tank and then press onward toward the bubble. Only eight thousand more light years to go.

CMDR Bullet out..

The day started out with a good deal of mining Tritium for the Silbergesschoss. This is always something I don't mind doing at all as I enjoy the solitude of mining. I was lucky enough to pick up about ten tons of low temperature Diamonds as well during this this morning's outing. It's great when a little good luck rolls my way.

As far as I can remember throughout the entire time I've been in command of my carrier, I have never made a serious navigational error but there is always a first. and today was the day. I use a Third-party software to help with navigation, and I love it but today I must not have read it correctly or something because things didn't go as planned. That's where I'll leave this story other to say I wasted a lot of precious time doing some back tracking but, it wasn't too bad as it did add several more entries at Universal Cartographics for me. Always look for some good in the bad to help cope with a mistake.

I covered a total of fourteen hundred and twelve light years distance today in the Mandalay and made two jumps with the carrier. The second jump with the carrier was made with me at the helm, a rarity for me and the crew. It is always a fascinating experience for me, but I imagine it's nothing special for the crew anymore. The trip report consists of twenty-four jumps in the Mandalay visiting twenty-two main sequence star systems, one neutron star system and one brown dwarf star system. All carrier modules are nominal and progress back to the bubble is back on schedule.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today was a less than stellar day for distance and exploration, just one small jump was made in the carrier but still progress was made. Yet as CMDRs are getting ready to mass jump to new and distant regions unknown, I am coming back from just such a journey, but one that has lasted longer than just a few months. A journey that has lasted closer to a year and, I have come back from this journey with three new ships including a carrier. I have amassed mountains of exobiological data for Vista Genomics and racked up hundreds if not thousands of new star system entries for Universal Cartographics. After I return, I have a few decisions to make, all in good time though and all very big decisions.

Tomorrow, I hope to make up for the slow-paced day I had today. After I've had some time to gather my thoughts, I'll share them here about my future plans for moving forward with this carrier and colonization of a star system because I actually have given that some serious thought as I've sat in my office alone aboard my carrier out here in the black. The commission of Colonization takes choosing the right star system in the right location, and it takes time. Time is something I'll have a lot of once I reach the bubble. I'll need to research colonization before I attempt it but I'm sure it's something that's well within my purview.

Today's trip report is as follows, I made six jumps in the Mandalay and one with the carrier. All six jumps were into main sequence star systems. We stopped in the star system Eaembie DO-F b44-0 and I mined Tritium in the ring around planet ABCD 5. The carrier is parked around moon ABCD 5 a, and it is from here that I will continue my journey back to the bubble. This concludes the log entry for today.

CMDR Bullet out..

As the title of the log entry suggests, I have reached the point in space where I am approximately ten thousand light years distant from Sol. Sol isn't my destination, but my tracking computer seems to like to reference Earth's star system, so I go along with it. I'm actually heading to Frey. I'm really looking forward to getting back to the bubble and I'm pretty sure the crew is too. As far as yesterday's little squabble is concerned, all is settled now and no further disciplinary action was needed. Crew moral seems to be above average.

I traveled eight hundred eighty-four light years in the Mandalay today and visited thirteen star systems. Every one of them were main sequence systems and again, several had large numbers of bodies in them, thirty or more. I did stumble across one star system that had been discovered previously by a CMDR and that was Shehio JR-T d4-7. That system has four planets with exobio life, so I landed on the one with six exobio signs, planet 3 A, and only located five of them before I left to continue exploring ahead of the carrier. I made it to the star system Flyae Phrua MD-F b3-0 where I called the carrier forward and then docked for the evening. End of log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

Well, when you are traveling through space with a diverse group of people, there are bound to be little things that pop up from time to time and today is one of those, times, shall we say. A little fight broke out among two crew members while I was out exploring, and security handled it with precision. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, and both parties have made amends. After I speak with each one I'll decide whether to reassign their duties or not.

So, this little crew interaction caused me to cut my exploration short for the day, but I'll try to make up for it tomorrow. Anyway, tonight, since I'm here, I think I'll have a nice dinner and a few drinks and get some much-needed rest and relaxation. My back has been needing a rest for some time now.

Today I made a mere nine jumps of which eight were into main sequence star systems, several of which had thirty bodies or more. I also jumped into a neutron star system, far less scary than a white dwarf system. That is the extent of this report and thus this log entry. Time for some dinner.

CMDR Bullet out..

Happily, back to some semblance of normal today. everything seemed to fall into place, and we made some good distance today. I even stumbled upon a system with a water world and an earth-like planet in it. That system fetched a nice reward at Universal Cartographics this afternoon. All in all, I visited twenty-one star systems today and I mined almost two hundred tons of Tritium for the carrier and her big appetite.

The Mandalay and the T-11 performed as well as could be expected. I couldn't ask for more. Today's trip report is as follows, I visited eighteen main sequence star systems and three white dwarf star systems. The carrier is currently in the star system Shehio AA-G c27-2 in orbit around planet A 3, an earth-like world and it is one beautiful world. It's a shame we can't go down and visit it. I'm going to miss looking at it. Well, that will wrap up this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

It was just one of those kind of days. They don't happen often but, they happen none the less. So, you just go with the flow and take the punches as best you can. I'm not going to elaborate here but I'll just say I didn't make my desired distance I wanted to make today. I'll try for tomorrow and see what happens.

Todays trip report is simply six jumps total into all main sequence star systems. We're parked at a moon that orbits a ringed gas giant. The system is Xeehia DT-O B52-0 and the planet we are parked at is 2 A. That is all for the log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

I am continuing to make my way back to the bubble at a consistent pace. I would like to travel at least two thousand light years a day, but exobiology usually prevents that from happening, well, that and mining Tritium. As per the usual routine, I travel ahead of the carrier in one of my ships, usually the Mandalay, and locate a suitable star system to call the carrier forward to. Usually, this system will have a gas giant in it that has a ring with either Tritium or high value metals or minerals that can be collected either for the carrier's fuel tank or for later sale when I reach civilized space within the bubble.

I find great enjoyment in both the search for new star system and the trigger time of mining in ring systems of gas giants. That and locating exobiology planet side are all very enjoyable activities to do and enjoy by this pilot. Being out in the black certainly has its perks for those that love certain dangers and challenges that don't come to people through experiencing just everyday life. I'm not sure it's a trait someone can simply learn, I think you have to be born with it.

The trip report is as follows, I made twenty-one jumps today. Of those twenty-one jumps, thirteen jumps were into main sequence star systems, seven jumps were into white dwarf star systems, and one was into a neutron star system. I traveled a total of fourteen hundred and five light years, and the carrier made a total of three jumps. It is currently parked around Blua Hypoi OZ-W D2-8 planet 2 A. Planet 2 has a ring with a Tritium hotspot in its ring that I will mine today and tomorrow for both Tritium and some LTD's. That will do it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

I've made so many carrier jumps in the last few days that the carrier fuel tank has gone a little low on Tritium by my standards. Resting at four hundred tons I felt that I should get some tritium back in the tank before we press on toward the bubble once again. So, I went exploring onward and after ten jumps, I ended up in the system Kuekuia MS-X c3-1. This system has a gas giant with a ring that contains a single tritium hotspot, planet ABC 1. The gas giant also has a single moon orbiting, and it is ABC 1 A. I called the carrier forward and waited for her to arrive. Fifteen minutes later I was dumping the cartographic data and exobio data and loading up on limpets to do a little mining.

I headed to the tritium hotspot in bright starlight and dropped in to a white spinning wonderland. I immediately began deploying prospectors and found rich Tritium deposits in every one in three rocks. I quickly filled up the cargo hold and returned to the carrier. One run for today is all I am worth. I'm pretty tired. I'll do another run or two tomorrow.

The trip report is as follows, Of the ten jumps I made today, I jumped into ten main sequence star systems. Two exobio found on two different worlds for a total of four discovered total. Bacterium and Fonticula on each. Not too exciting and that's fine with me. That's a wrap.

CMDR Bullet out..

I traveled fifteen hundred light years today, I am happy about that. I got a much later start than I wanted to get today and I did stop for a few exobiological discoveries, but I made good forward progress today none the less. The exobiology was nothing special, but it still counts in my book, and it still pays the bills. I plan to do the same thing tomorrow but maybe an extra five hundred light years for a total of two thousand in a day. That would be great progress for this commander. I am currently about fourteen thousand light years from the bubble.

One side note: I went to install an abrasion blaster in the T-11 for some core mining and discovered that I don't have any available in outfitting on the carrier. It looks like I'll have to wait until I'm back in the bubble before I can learn to core mine properly because I am not going to use the mining volley repeater on an exploded asteroid. That being said, the mining volley repeater works just fine to extract all the tritium or whatever metal or mineral I require to stockpile in the carrier, enough said.

The day's trip report is as follows, I made twenty-five jumps today. Of those twenty-five jumps, eighteen jumps were into main sequence star systems. Six jumps were into white dwarf star systems, and one jump was into a neutron star system. I am currently in the star system Kuekuia PW-G b29-0 and the carrier is parked in orbit around the planet AB 3 A. There is one exobio signature on the planet below, but I doubt I will go look for it tomorrow. I'm sure it's just a simple bacterium. That will do it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..