8-319: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
On the far side of the hull from where the wreck was first observed, about two-thirds of the way back along the damaged Hangar Cylinder, there is some kind of structure that looks to...
Category: Module 08: Cold Case
8-318: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
Karmen says, “Or you could maybe put it down on the centre of spin.” She means docking it on the middle of the spinning wreck, where the rotational velocity is zero. This is easier...
8-317: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
Inside Lia’s Head with Her Pilot Skill So, for Lia to dock with the spinning wreck is not a trivial maneuver. She’s going to have to approach fast enough to fully clear the...
8-316: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
As the other damage area spins past the Hopper, it looks to Lia like the end of the Cylinder used to be a pair of doors to a Hangar for small spacecraft to land. ...
8-315: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
“Xi thinnk thatt xull iss made of ann advannced metallic laminate, like Spannial’s, but, Xi have neverr seenn such metall damaged like thatt, with those lonng chagged sliverrs.”Give me an Observation roll for Lia,...
8-314: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
Lia flies closer to the spar end.As it rotates past the Hopper she notes that Prrri is looking at it intently, one ear up and the other down inside his helmet.
8-313: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
The main optical sensor is actually on the radar mast (see pic), and can move independently of the dish (which is currently locked on Spanial.) There are also lower resolution fixed cameras on the...
8-312: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
As she approaches she can see what looked to be cylindrical sections are actually octagonal in cross-section, with a central spar square in cross-section. From this angle, the wreck is silhouetted by the stars,...
8-311: Hopper – Foofor 2 Orbit, near the Shipwreck
The Hangar doors are big enough to accommodate Hio, so they present no difficulty for the Hopper.The brown and cloudy planet looms large off to Lia’s right when she exits the Hangar.Spanial’s stern is...
8-310: Merchant Freighter Spanial – Hangar
Gregar exits the Hangar. Jennie advises that Spanial has stopped thrusting so there is no residual velocity vector to worry about on launch (which is good because otherwise the Hopper could get cleaned up...