SS There and Back

The SS There and Back was a civilian exploratory spacecraft under contract with the US Government and the Orion Corporation from 2080 until 2090. In 2082 She became the fourth manned vessel to visit and return from another solar system. In 2090 The SS There and Back's owner Oswald "Wizard" Peterson did not renew his contract with the US government and opted to fund further expeditions himself. The SS There and Back was last seen leaving World Peace Station on 4 August 2091.

Oswald "Wizard" Peterson:
Peterson was born to Hollywood actor couple Jeffry Wells-Rowe and Hanna Peterson on 7 February 2049 in Los Angeles. At the beginning of the Third World War Oswald joined the United States Air Force as a ground mechanic. In 2069 he began flying missions in atmosphere. Over the course of the war he flew both scouting and combat missions in and out of atmosphere until the end of the war. From the end of the war to 2079 engineers in his his employ retrofitted a Hamilton Class frigate purchased by Oswald at the end of the war.

Mapping of Pluto:
From 2080 to 2082 the crew of the There and Back produced a detailed atlas of the of Pluto from both orbitally and terrestrially collected data. This atlas was critical in the early colonization of Pluto by the Germans.

Proxima Centauri:
The SS There and Back made a total of two voyages to Proxima Centauri b from 2082 to 2090. The first with a mapping of the system and the second with a landing on Proxima Centauri III.

Final Voyage:
The last voyage was envisioned by Peterson to be a deep space hunt for rogue planets. It was funded entirely by Peterson's private fortune. The SS There and Back departed from World Peace Station on 4 August 2091.

Rediscovery:
On 23 January 2210 UAF forces discovered the hull of The SS There and Back drifting in deep space approximately 120 light years from Sol. All thirty three hands were unaccounted for with the last log entry being dated to 6 January 2122. All log entries after 2096 were corrupted only displaying the date. It has yet to be toed back to inhabited space.