It took 22 congressional hearings, 9 interplanetary summits, and 20 billion angry citizens for the powers that be to decide on the question that needed to be answered.
My name is William Isherwood and I have been tasked by the Galactic Congress on this year, 127 CL, to explore with my team any and all documents of this event. I will bring order, give structure, and find the truth within the various, and copious, data so that the Galactic Congress may make an informed decision as to how repercussions and accolades should be doled out.
In other words, the GC has asked me to answer the question, “What the fuck just happened?”
In the files below I hope to do just that.
DOCUMENTS: VOYAGER PERMITS
It seems safe to say this all started when the GC started selling lunar lots to the highest bidder. The people got what they were promised on earth, prosperity by all accounts boomed, but I don’t think anyone really knew what opening the heavens to private individuals would actually mean. The universe was so massive, how could a handful of interests find conflict in such a massive chasm?
Attached are the permits. All in all they’re pretty simple.
-Name of sponsor organization
-name of leader
-proposed settlement location
-proposed purpose in space
-proposed long term vision
-Information about initial fleet
Nothing too fancy, and maybe not even entirely honest, but at least it’s a starting point.