I've learned some valuable lessons while wrapping up the work of becoming a Rear Admiral in the Federation's Naval Reserves.

One of these: do not accept missions in Alpha Centauri.

Alpha Centauri is very very big, and the missions are spaced out accordingly.

Well, anyway, I've earned my Corvette. Now time to get a Sirius pass.

After spending some time running errands and fighting pirates for old time's sake, I have decided that I deserve a vacation. I'm parked at Stokes Station in Hirarimpt to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with old friends.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

I left Heart Sector IR-V b2-0 on 11/23/2023.

141 jumps, 300+ scanned planets, 70M in astronomical data, 1.6B in biological data, and a few "thank goodness for my shields" later, I arrived at my new home - Jameson Memorial.

Exploration was a lot of fun, but I think I want to spend the next six to twelve months in The Bubble doing some grinds. There's an Imperial Clipper and a Federal Corvette out there that will have my name on it soon enough, and I'd like for all my ships to fly the Triple Elite badge.

Once that's done, it's time to see more of the Galaxy.

Did you know there's two biological signals at the second moon of the fifth planet of the home system of the Heart Sector's Farsight Expedition Base?

Others knew this, but I was the first one to actually collect data from those biological signals.

An easy 10 million credits might not seem like much, but they add up.

This afternoon I sold data from my transit through the Elysian Shores to sector EAFOTS. Made quite a pretty penny, and it got me to Elite status for both Exobiology and Exploration and 33% of the way to Elite I in both.

I think I'll come back here eventually with a fleet carrier; but first, I have some unfinished business in the Bubble.

Next steps: head to Jameson Memorial, pick up a few more ships, and then mine and fight my way to Triple Elite.

After that: take some trips to Colonia, Sag A and Beagle Point before parking a Fleet Carrier somewhere with a lot of undiscovered systems.