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− | Authorized by the [[Alliance Space Command]] (ASC), the AS '''''Procyon''''' was launched by the [[Western Alliance]] to explore [[Mars]]. The AS ''Procyon'' was the second of the ''[[Altair (Transport)|Altair]]''-class transports launched and used a conventional chemical propulsion system. Launched in August, [[2017]] with a crew of six, the AS ''Procyon'' was equipped with scientific instrumentation and supplies for the year-long round trip.<ref name="D&Jp6">''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 6, "Rise of the Western Alliance"</ref> | + | Authorized by the [[Alliance Space Command]] (ASC), the AS '''''Procyon''''' was launched by the [[Western Alliance]] to explore [[Terra|Mars]]. The AS ''Procyon'' was the second of the ''[[Altair (Transport)|Altair]]''-class transports launched and used a conventional chemical propulsion system. Launched in August, [[2017]] with a crew of six, the AS ''Procyon'' was equipped with scientific instrumentation and supplies for the year-long round trip.<ref name="D&Jp6">''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 6, "Rise of the Western Alliance"</ref> |
The AS ''Procyon'' had at least three sister ships, including the [[Altair (Altair)|AS ''Altair'']], which launched a month before the AS ''Procyon'' and performed the first manned mission to Mars,<ref name="D&Jp6"/> and the [[Columbia (Altair)|AS ''Columbia'']], which launched in [[2018]] and which was refitted in [[2026]] to become the first fusion-powered interstellar transport.<ref name="D&Jp7">''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 7, "Rise of the Western Alliance"</ref> | The AS ''Procyon'' had at least three sister ships, including the [[Altair (Altair)|AS ''Altair'']], which launched a month before the AS ''Procyon'' and performed the first manned mission to Mars,<ref name="D&Jp6"/> and the [[Columbia (Altair)|AS ''Columbia'']], which launched in [[2018]] and which was refitted in [[2026]] to become the first fusion-powered interstellar transport.<ref name="D&Jp7">''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 7, "Rise of the Western Alliance"</ref> |
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History
Authorized by the Alliance Space Command (ASC), the AS Procyon was launched by the Western Alliance to explore Mars. The AS Procyon was the second of the Altair-class transports launched and used a conventional chemical propulsion system. Launched in August, 2017 with a crew of six, the AS Procyon was equipped with scientific instrumentation and supplies for the year-long round trip.[1]
The AS Procyon had at least three sister ships, including the AS Altair, which launched a month before the AS Procyon and performed the first manned mission to Mars,[1] and the AS Columbia, which launched in 2018 and which was refitted in 2026 to become the first fusion-powered interstellar transport.[2]