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section, which acted as Vickers' personal quarters, but also hid a cryosleep chamber for Peter Weyland,who had secretly joined the expedition in order to find a cure for his rapidly failing health.On July 6, 2091, the Prometheus departed Earth and jumped to lightspeed for its destination. OnDecember 21, 2093, the vessel reached the target system. The mission failed, and the vessel and almostall hands were lost during the events known as the LV-223 incident. (PR, PR:WIW)Project Prometheus Training Center: An open virtual training program for applicants of ProjectPrometheus. Supervised by Andrea Bishop, the training consisted of five different tests. The firsttwo tests, Agility Assessment and G-Force Assessment, evaluated the physical capabilities of thetrainee, while the third and fourth tests, Situational Intelligence, determined the mental capabilities.In addition to this core program, a fifth test was available for individuals applying by using InternetExplorer online access technology. (PR:WIW)Prometheus-class space exploration vessel: A landmark FTL-capable spacecraft manufactured byWeyland Industries. Successor to the Heliades-class developed by the same company. Classified asa heavy exploration and prospecting vessel. Development took place from 2034 to 2072 and includedan extensive testing phase performed by a crew led by Corin McManna, an experiencedHeliades-class pilot. As the flagship of Weyland Industries' efforts to explore distant parts of ourgalaxy, the Prometheus class had its maiden voyage on its first official mission in the summer of2073, an event which received much public attention.The craft spanned roughly 170 meters in length. Propulsion for the Prometheus-class was providedby four nuclear-powered ion engines which could be rotated to provide the ship with VTOL capabilitiesand which were designed for both atmospheric and interstellar operations. An FTL drive thatwas much more powerful than the one in Heliades-class ships allowed the Prometheus-class totravel to systems far beyond colonized space. The bridge section at the front featured a fireproofwindscreen, and dedicated antennae at the top provided intergalactic communication capabilities. Acargo bay was located inside the ship's ventral portion and could be lowered to the ground like ahuge elevator cabin to deploy vehicles for ground missions.The interior of the ship was spread over 4 decks connected by an elevator and a stairway. The facilitieswere designed with the requirements of scientific missions in mind and thus featured a laboratoryin the central area and two medical facilities located in the lower aft section. The crew sectionfeatured two mess halls and two rooms housing the quarters. The cargo bay provided enough roomfor five medium-duty exploration rovers such as the RT01 Group Transport, two heavy mineral extractorsand four ATV NR6 quad-track runabouts. Emergency escape options consisted of one ClassD medium-range crew escape module situated at the rear of the ship that was able to automaticallynavigate and land and eight Class A individual escape pods in the forward section just behind thebridge. (PR, PR:VER)Prometheus: The Prometheus-class science vessel involved in the LV-223 incident in 2093. Fullname USCSS Prometheus. Named after the Greek titan. The call sign of the ship was 130748. Wasthe research vessel involved in the LV-223 incident.Information about the ship's previous missions are classified, but in 2091, the Prometheus started itsfinal mission as part of Project Prometheus, which had unearthed not only clues about the true originof mankind, but was also able to extrapolate the location of a star system linked to this mysteryfrom ancient Earth artifacts. On July 6, the Prometheus departed from Earth for its journey to thelocated system. The mission was supervised by Weyland Industries' representative Meredith Vickerswhile an ex-military pilot called Janek acted as the ship's captain. After two years and roughly fourmonths of FTL travel, the ship finally reached its destination on December 21, 2093, a barren worldknown only as LV-223. During planetfall, sensors picked up a huge mountain, which Janek chose asan orientation for the landing. Eventually, the ship touched ground just half a mile from a giant artificialpyramid-like structure. During the following exploration of this structure by the team of scientists,the Prometheus served as a base camp from which Meredith Vickers observed the foray into