The First Mission Into The Gamma Quadrant

Our runabout, USS Liberty, has entered the Barzan Wormhole. It did so, alongside a Suliban science shuttle, at exactly 1033 hours this morning. Our crew’s mission is to spend 24 hours on the other side – deep in the Gamma Quadrant – gathering as much data as possible on the wormhole and local space near its terminus. That information will then be brought back to the Alpha Quadrant, and shared with all delegations here at Barzan II.

We did lose communication with both vessels shortly after they entered the wormhole (likely as a result of the intense energy disruptions from the wormhole itself), so, right now, we can only wait for their return. We have seen no alterations in wormhole composition since the vessels entered, so our hopes of a stable conduit remain.

We wish the crew of the Liberty a safe and prosperous mission, and look forward to seeing them again tomorrow morning.

-Lieutenant Sam Archer

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October 17, 2365 -- (Original Devron Timeline)