Eridania Expedition

The Eridania Expedition was a privately funded, civilian expedition along the New Eridanus Route. It would take place over the course of 2423 and result in the exploration of the stars of the Mirata Sector and the Eridanus system. The exploratory data generated significant civil and commercial interest for the colonization of these stars.

Screaming Firehawk
The Screaming Firehawk was a retrofitted pleasure craft, filled instead with sensors, scanners and other scientific instruments. It was piloted by the Andesian pharmaceutical billionaire Jeremiah Norton; the organizer and funding source of the expedition. The moon of Norton's Crossing was named after him. The Firehawk was presumed lost with all hands in 2430 after zero communications or sightings of the ship had taken place.

Orca
The Orca was a retrofitted passenger transport craft. Data of the Eridanus system would be received from the Orca in 2428 through light-speed limited communications. Data was dated to 2423, the year of the expedition. The Orca was presumed lost with all hands in 2430 after zero communications or sightings of the ship had taken place.

Ox
The Ox was a smaller courier vessel that returned from Chi Eridani to bring back data, scans and other information of the stars of the Mirata Sector. The ship was made into a museum exhibit in Epsilon Eridani following it's decommissioning.