The final-round nominees for the Worldbuilding Awards have been announced! Among those nominations are no less than four articles from Astra Planeta:
Wondrous Nature Award: Earth
Strength & Honour Award: Ares Program
Pillars of Progress Award: Warp Drive
Best Article: Alone Together
I am incredibly humbled to be nominated alongside these other amazing worldbuilders and their stunning work in the first place. VOTING HAS ENDED! Thanks to everyone who voted; tune in to the awards ceremony on May 18th to find out whether any of these articles won!
Arete Mission
Expedition
The Arete mission of 2181 - 2205 was a 24-year expedition to the moon Calypso in the Proxima Centauri system, and the first crewed interstellar voyage humanity undertook. Six humans aboard the UNSS Skyward Spirit dedicated two decades of their lives to the study of an alien world, and their courage and dedication paid off in unimaginable ways.
Mission Timeline
2181
Oct. 4
Arete I mission launched to Calypso2190
Oct. 2
Arete I mission arrives at Calypso2191
Oct. 3
Odysseus touches down on Calypso2193
Aug. 9
Human-Calypsian contact on Calypso2196
Oct. 30
Arete I mission departs for Earth2205
Oct. 28
Arete I mission returns to EarthThe Astra Planeta universe and all related works © 2018-2024 Douglas Marshall ("SpyglassRealms"), all rights reserved. Thanks to Hanhula, Nimin, Annie, and the other fine folks in the WorldAnvil Discord for their invaluable help with the world formatting and CSS! Art assets without credits displayed are created by SpyglassRealms. Assets not created by SpyglassRealms are properly credited and are either public domain content, Creative Commons Attribution, or displayed with the permission of the creator(s).
