COLLUX-14

COLLUX-14 was the final and successful model for a self-sustaining spacecraft that could safely travel space for years at a time. It was able to accommodate up to 200 persons (with basic lodgings) while having enough storage space for a decade of supplies, including fuel and sustenance for passengers. The ship broke records for speed despite its size, and was the first craft to implement over two light thrusters (COLLUX would require 14, naturally). Promptly after its creation, it was utilized in the expeditions to expand borders of known inhabited Space. It would later land on the moon Gerdos to begin colonization, ending the eight-year journey of its first crew.

COLLUX-14 continued to traverse Space, slowly pushing inhabited borders towards what will be referred to as the Ferendi Sector. Other notable spacecrafts were made in its image, as its blueprints were considered the foundation of Immediate Colonizing Crafts (ICC). However, after only three decades of use, its base model would be rendered obsolete by the innovations developed by the New Sunni-Techhno Saints.

Upon falling from its position as the ICC standard, COLLUX-14 went on to work for seven more years before taking a glory tour of known Space. After celebrating its retirement, the spacecraft was scheduled to rest on Earth and be transformed into a museum for the intergalactic public. However, the ship's outdated navigational system malfunctioned, resulting in a crash landing on the young moon Aurelius without hopes of residing on Earth. This temporarily paused Aurelius' construction before those involved stripped COLLUX-14 of usable parts and sold/distributed them throughout the system to compensate. The skeletal structure of COLLUX-14 remains on the moon's surface and has since been repurposed.

Excerpt from The Ever-Expanding Universe by V. Proslou