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| − | Captain '''Norm McKenna''' was the Mission Commander/Astrogator of the historic [[TAS Pathfinder]] mission to [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]]. | + | {{InfoBoxCharacter |
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| + | Captain '''Norm McKenna''' was the Mission Commander/Astrogator of the historic TAS ''[[TAS Pathfinder|Pathfinder]]'' mission to [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]].<ref name=HK:TDCp11>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 11, "FTL Ship exceeds expectations".</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | On December | + | On 5 December [[2108]], navigated by Captain Norm McKenna Mission Commander/Astrogator, the TAS ''Pathfinder'' made its historic jump to Tau Ceti. It arrived within seconds of its jump and immediately started towards the fourth planet of the system. Excursion teams took vehicles down to the surface of the planet and because conditions were exceptionally good, named the planet [[New Earth]]. The scientists collected various samples of plant life, animals and other data and even found a probe from [[Magellan Program#Magellan One|Magellan One]] still on the surface. |
Captain McKenna is credited with naming the Tau Ceti IV ''New Earth'' from his December 5th log entry: | Captain McKenna is credited with naming the Tau Ceti IV ''New Earth'' from his December 5th log entry: | ||
| − | ''"If it is habitable, we've got to call this | + | ''"If it is habitable, we've got to call this planet "New Earth." Maybe it means our race is going to get a second chance. Oh, brave new world that looks so much like home!"'' |
| − | Four years later a scientific research outpost was established and just four short years after that, in [[2116]], the [[TAS Ark]] carried just under 500 colonists to create the [[Terran Alliance]]'s first interstellar colony. | + | Four years later a scientific research outpost was established and just four short years after that, in [[2116]], the TAS [[TAS Ark|Ark]] carried just under 500 colonists to create the [[Terran Alliance]]'s first interstellar colony. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | * [[DropShips and JumpShips]] | + | <references/> |
| − | * [[The Star League]] | + | |
| − | + | == Bibliography == | |
| + | * ''[[DropShips and JumpShips|DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary]]'', pp. 10-11 | ||
| + | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Star League]]'', p. 8 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Terran Alliance Characters|McKenna, Norm]] | ||
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Captain Norm McKenna was the Mission Commander/Astrogator of the historic TAS Pathfinder mission to Tau Ceti.[1]
History[edit]
On 5 December 2108, navigated by Captain Norm McKenna Mission Commander/Astrogator, the TAS Pathfinder made its historic jump to Tau Ceti. It arrived within seconds of its jump and immediately started towards the fourth planet of the system. Excursion teams took vehicles down to the surface of the planet and because conditions were exceptionally good, named the planet New Earth. The scientists collected various samples of plant life, animals and other data and even found a probe from Magellan One still on the surface.
Captain McKenna is credited with naming the Tau Ceti IV New Earth from his December 5th log entry: "If it is habitable, we've got to call this planet "New Earth." Maybe it means our race is going to get a second chance. Oh, brave new world that looks so much like home!"
Four years later a scientific research outpost was established and just four short years after that, in 2116, the TAS Ark carried just under 500 colonists to create the Terran Alliance's first interstellar colony.
References[edit]
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 11, "FTL Ship exceeds expectations".