Time
March 1st, 4131. 12:00:52
Report
All Recruits entered the system fully decontaminated and in fair health. After confirmation, biotechnicians proceeded with standard protocol (Bíró, 4128). One Recruit sustained damage due to protocol error, which was determined to have been due to a code malformation in combination with a previously undetected right ventricle malformation. Recruit was replaced by equivalent backup mass to maintain spacecraft balance. No damage was sustained to the exterior of the craft on takeoff. Semi-stasis proceeded according to protocol, with all Recruits but two confirming consciousness by the health deadline of 49 yrs, 10 mos. One Recruit confirmed consciousness at 49 yrs, 11 mos, and has not shown any signs of ill effect as of this report. One Recruit did not confirm by the date of arrival.
Adjusted Time
March 8th, 4181. 06:14:09
Report
The spacecraft encountered Earth’s orbit with low hazard. Four incidents of collision with orbital debris inflicted minimal damage to the hull, but did not affect landing equipment. After 2 wks of low-orbit readjustment, landing protocol was engaged by the Recruits from hub 400 and older. Touchdown concluded after 14 hrs 9 min, at which time all Recruits returned to their units to ensure proper atmospheric readjustment. Landing equipment successfully mitigated the effects of icy surfaces, as predicted. At this time, irregular electrical signals were identified along the anterior wall of the craft, indicating a mass of roughly 1.2 yds by 0.3 yds. Signals varied in a pattern consistent with ambulation. Recruits were advised to remain on the craft until further action could be taken by the Navigation System to identify the source of the irregular signals. According to craft records, this command was issued to all Recruits through the correct protocol, but was ignored for reasons that failed to be recorded.
At 5 hrs after touchdown, a manual override was engaged at the hull opening. Recruits continued to proceed despite the three automatic re-overrides and accompanying warnings. The hull was successfully opened to no adverse effect. At 5.2 hrs after touchdown, all Recruits disembarked the craft in a group for reasons that failed to be recorded. All suits were intact upon landing, and had no malfunctions under the conditions of Earth atmosphere. Recruits returned to the craft at 6.8 hrs post-disembarkment. The group formation remained throughout the return boarding. No damage to any suits was detected. Atmospheric filtration system has successfully extended potential oxygen life from 3.5 hrs to 7 hrs, as predicted.
Despite repeated engagements with the Onboard Navigation System, Recruits contaminated the internal spaces of the craft with several pounds of unknown non-electrical material, which was distributed throughout the craft. No pattern of distribution was detected, although the Earth masses tended to be arranged in either a symmetrical, radial, or linear order within each individual unit and ranged from 0.1 yds in width to 3 cm.
After completing the first meal protocol, Recruits again disembarked as a group and did not return to the craft for 6.9 hrs. At this time, five Recruits recorded personal logs indicating the presence of potential life remaining underneath the layer of rock and ice on Earth’s surface as well as an intention to investigate further. As of this report, an update on the progress of this intention has not been recorded.
Sleeping protocol of 10 hrs was properly engaged without incident. All Recruits maintained healthy vitals throughout sleep, and none experienced an accidental stasis reengagement.
After successful waking and meal protocols, 100s and 200s Recruits were dispatched to perform any necessary maintenance on the interior of the craft, including disposal of foreign material. The latter directive was ignored. It was determined that the Recruit who did not confirm consciousness by landing was incapable of the task, and was auto-crystalized in its unit. But when directed to dispose of the mass, these Recruits exhibited erratic behavior and returned to a group formation with the other Recruits. Communications were not re-engaged with the Onboard Navigation System for 8 hrs.
At 8 hrs after the previous task had been issued, the 100s, 200s and 300s Recruits successfully disposed of the mass, as well as the foreign materials. Based on residual electric traces in the crystallized mass, as well as the active traces of the Recruits, it was determined that the crystallized mass was brought out about 50 yds from the craft. The mass’ signal irregularly decreased in steps, which indicates a large non-electric barrier was placed piece by piece, completely covering the mass. This barrier was likely the foreign materials brought from the craft. After the electrical signal disappeared, the tasked Recruits returned to the craft, and then returned again to the area of lost signal along with the rest of the Recruits. They exhibited a grouping behavior, differentiated into smaller clumps, surrounding the presumed area of the mass and materials. The reason for this behavior failed to be recorded.
As of this report, it is clear that socialization procedures on-board have instilled few, if any, antisocial malformations, and several prosocial behaviors have been observed. However, many behaviors remain irregular and are thus uncategorized, based on our limited data on these Recruits post-stasis. The Community-Oriented Research Assessment seems to have been a success in these terms, although the scope is limited on any indication of long-term results. It appears that the current method of social adjustment will provide an adequate foundation for future CORA missions.
CORA-LI is scheduled to have launched and will arrive within the next 30 days. CORA-LII and CORA-LIV will arrive within the next 60. CORA-LIII was retained before the launch of CORA-L, and its assessment data will not be incorporated into the ongoing database of Recruit community restoration during the Earth’s Natal Phase.
The next formal report from CORA-L will be recorded in 7 days.
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