I have finally made it! It's been weeks and weeks of constructing the Invictus and it took a lot of effort to mine the necessary ice but I have finally left the planet surface. The hydrogen drive worked

The last three weeks were hard, spending as much time as possible building the Invictus, gathering ice, metals and exploring the areas further away from the base. Nothing found. This place is empty. I

What a view. The first parts of the Invictus are in place. The ship that will finally get me back into space and - if everything works out as intended - to our mission objective: the blue planet not far

It worked. I found a way to scan for ore deposits deep underground. With the lander ship unable to lift off - and without the possibility to build another large ship for now - I had to make use of what's

I'm exhausted. The last 3 days kept me pretty busy. Finally after mining and building for hours and hours, the first big step of establishing a new home is completed. It won't be forever but for now I

Day 8. I better start sticking to a daily routine. Every day I'd first take the ship and scout a new part of the area. Go down just above ground on the way back, scan for deposits. Then continue with

I feel as if it's been weeks since I have ended up here. This is day 7 of my diary, stranded on a lifeless planet and without contact to my fleet - or any human soul at all. The machines and devices in

No more energy issues! I found a uranium source not far from the landing site. As described in our briefing documents this system appears to be rich of resources. So far I had only found iron deposits

Finally - the small atmospheric ship is complete! I wasn't sure how the atmospheric thrusters would perform and if the ship could be used for more than just hovering, but during a first test flight the

Day 4 without being able to make contact. I'm barely getting any sleep. The humming sound of all the machines and computers in the lander is driving me nuts. Last night I went outside to get my head clean.

This is bad. Really really bad. I made it to the friendly ID signal and what I hoped to be some kind of way to get rescued turned out to be just a supply drop. Normally this should be a good sign. But

This is my second day on this desolate planet. I still haven't received any signals from the command ship and I couldn't find any signs of life in the area around the lander ship. In the meantime I was

I hope I've already been able to leave this planet by the time someone reads this. If things went well, I've successfully escaped this desolate place and made contact with my fleet. Hopefully by now I'm