Renet Sarson, or Ren for short, was the Pilot for humanity's first manned flight to a possibly habitable world. After years of searching with Hyperspace probes, a potentially habitable world had finally been found rather than the endless dead rocks and gas giants that every system seemed to be filled with. Finally now though, he and one other crew member, the ships Navigator, were emerging from Hyperspace a safe distance from the planet. Both of them had been trained scientifically, and they had been chosen from thousands of candidates for this mission. Only two people had been selected in order to minimise the risks involved, and to keep the already risky mission from being too expensive since only a small ship and relatively few supplies would be needed.
The ship rocked gently as they got closer, Ren adjusting a few of the controls to compensate. The atmosphere of the planet extended further from the surface than expected, it seemed the moon was literally skimming the atmosphere in places due to how far it reached. Still, it was these remarkable little differences that brought them out here. "Ok....we're beginning our descent. Scanners have identified a suitable landing point...good terrain, clear weather.....atmosphere readings show....good. A little more oxygen than we're used to so there might be a little light headedness until we get used to it..." The two of them had been given injections that would help their bodies adapt to the new planet quickly, letting their lungs process the slightly different atmosphere without much difficulty.
The small ship slid through the sky effortlessly, Ren's exceptional piloting skills guiding them around the turbulence and clouds. "Hm...the clouds are rather more dense than expected...they contain some gasses the scanner can't identify either, best to avoid them for now until we can set up the lab and get some samples" Fortunately the skies were relatively clear on their descent path, the ship slowing as they got closer to the ground, a vast field of bright electric blue grass beneath them as they came in for the final landing, a gentle bump as they finally touched down, Ren grinning with pride at his skills. "Well then.....time to explore!" Despite being 24 years old, Renet felt as excited as a child at Christmas as he unbuckled his harness, heading for the airlock and running one last check on the atmosphere, before tapping the open button, the door sliding down and the stairway extending, only just fast enough for Ren to rush down, then step onto the grass, arms stretched into the air as he took a deep breath. "Incredible...I'm actually standing on an alien world...."
The ship rocked gently as they got closer, Ren adjusting a few of the controls to compensate. The atmosphere of the planet extended further from the surface than expected, it seemed the moon was literally skimming the atmosphere in places due to how far it reached. Still, it was these remarkable little differences that brought them out here. "Ok....we're beginning our descent. Scanners have identified a suitable landing point...good terrain, clear weather.....atmosphere readings show....good. A little more oxygen than we're used to so there might be a little light headedness until we get used to it..." The two of them had been given injections that would help their bodies adapt to the new planet quickly, letting their lungs process the slightly different atmosphere without much difficulty.
The small ship slid through the sky effortlessly, Ren's exceptional piloting skills guiding them around the turbulence and clouds. "Hm...the clouds are rather more dense than expected...they contain some gasses the scanner can't identify either, best to avoid them for now until we can set up the lab and get some samples" Fortunately the skies were relatively clear on their descent path, the ship slowing as they got closer to the ground, a vast field of bright electric blue grass beneath them as they came in for the final landing, a gentle bump as they finally touched down, Ren grinning with pride at his skills. "Well then.....time to explore!" Despite being 24 years old, Renet felt as excited as a child at Christmas as he unbuckled his harness, heading for the airlock and running one last check on the atmosphere, before tapping the open button, the door sliding down and the stairway extending, only just fast enough for Ren to rush down, then step onto the grass, arms stretched into the air as he took a deep breath. "Incredible...I'm actually standing on an alien world...."