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:The ''Kongo'' was destroyed on stardate 238901.23 while surveying an unusual collection of spaceborn lifeforms in the Oneamisu sector. To this date, no exact cause of the ship's destruction has been identified, but the prominent theory supported by available evidence suggests the ship had a flaw in a recently installed upgrade to the matter/antimatter containment unit. Although the backup systems were able to delay the core breach long enough for the ship's saucer section to separate with all crew aboard, the saucer failed to cover the distance needed to avoid damage from the breach. By the time the saucer had been towed back to starbase, 47 people had been killed by injuries sustained in the explosion. One of those was Charmaine's daughter. | :The ''Kongo'' was destroyed on stardate 238901.23 while surveying an unusual collection of spaceborn lifeforms in the Oneamisu sector. To this date, no exact cause of the ship's destruction has been identified, but the prominent theory supported by available evidence suggests the ship had a flaw in a recently installed upgrade to the matter/antimatter containment unit. Although the backup systems were able to delay the core breach long enough for the ship's saucer section to separate with all crew aboard, the saucer failed to cover the distance needed to avoid damage from the breach. By the time the saucer had been towed back to starbase, 47 people had been killed by injuries sustained in the explosion. One of those was Charmaine's daughter. | ||
:Following a six month leave of absence from Starfleet, Charmaine and her husband both returned to their careers, but Charmaine requested to be removed from the Starship duty roster. She was instead assigned to Starbase 9, where she was a member of a 16-person task force in investigating unusual chemical reactions occuring within the atmosphere of a planet designated GJ-436b. Phenomenon studied included | :Following a six month leave of absence from Starfleet, Charmaine and her husband both returned to their careers, but Charmaine requested to be removed from the Starship duty roster. She was instead assigned to Starbase 9, where she was a member of a 16-person task force in investigating unusual chemical reactions occuring within the atmosphere of a planet designated GJ-436b. Phenomenon studied included so-called "burning ice" ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_VII Ice VII]) and the strange chemical reactions occurring between hydrogen and methane in the planet's stratosphere. The research held little practical use to the average civilian, but for Charmaine and other scientists in her field, it opened up an entirely new area of study in atmospheric study. As a result, Charmaine and the rest of her team were awarded the Heinneken Prize in environmental studies. | ||
:With her research on Starbase 9 ending, Charmaine was faced with a choice - did she look for another project, or did she set aside the pain of her daughter's loss and return to Starship duty. Her mind was made up when her old commanding officer - now an Admiral involved in the Astraeus relaunch project - asked her to consider a posting on the newly refit Galaxy-class ship as a personal favor. Though conflicted, Charmaine reluctantly accepted. | :With her research on Starbase 9 ending, Charmaine was faced with a choice - did she look for another project, or did she set aside the pain of her daughter's loss and return to Starship duty. Her mind was made up when her old commanding officer - now an Admiral involved in the Astraeus relaunch project - asked her to consider a posting on the newly refit Galaxy-class ship as a personal favor. Though conflicted, Charmaine reluctantly accepted. | ||