Peaceful and happy times always seem to pass by in a flash.
Six months later, the Deep Space successfully arrived at planet GB131!
The warp drive gradually powered down, and the massive hull slipped out of the warp bubble. Immediately afterward, the ion engines flared to life. The spacecraft maneuvered to enter a synchronous orbit with GB131, carefully matching the planet's rotation period.
GB131 itself was smaller than the Moon and had no natural satellites of its own, meaning there was zero tidal friction. The result of this lack of friction was an incredibly fast rotation speed. the planet completed a full day in just about eight hours. According to their telemetry data, the Deep Space established its geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of approximately 8,800 kilometers above the surface, moving at a linear velocity of 2,182 meters per second.
Inside the captain's bridge, a group of officers and scientists closely monitored the synchronization sequence.
