[really, really Infinities] strange things are afoot

[ECSNorway]

From IRC discussion tonight, the TSAB exists, and operates a few teams that followup "gatecrasher" teams aligned with the US military. It's probably not a USAF-only project this time, I'd expect a Joint Service project.

The team goals are described by the following 'mantra':

Confirmation: Confirm whether or not the gatecrasher team's report is an accurate representation of what lies at the designated coordinates

Observation: Make a more detailed exploration of the area and find out as much as possible about it. Locate exploitable resources.

Networking: If there are potentially-friendly natives, get to know them

Defense: If there are potentially-hostile natives, find out how much of a threat they are

Orientation: Locate the target in relation to Earth for potential transit by ship

Registration: Ensure that the USA's claim to any find is properly documented and acknowledged, avoiding any chance of claimjumpers as possible.

The whole statement provided the backronym 'Project: CONDOR' that was assigned to the exploration teams. It rather amused the fen who coined the term 'Vultures' to refer to corporate and government backed gatecrasher followup teams in general.
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