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More Questions Than Answers After Gilgamesh Probe Findings
American Space Journal, January 13th, 2026.
For the last decade, scientists at NASA, working closely with experts at CERN, MIT, Cornell University and various aerospace companies, were hoping that this week's first and only transmission from the Gilgamesh Probe would answer the question that's been puzzling them for the last 10 years: why has the sun recently been emitting tachyons at an increasing rate?
Eleven years ago, scientists at CERN using the Large Hadron Collider were able to isolate a particle that had been, up until that point, a theory largely popularized by science fiction: the tachyon. This particle which has baffled physicists for the last eleven years travels faster than the speed of light, violating Relativity and making scientists across the globe reconsider almost two centuries of engrained theory, and has recently been used to explain certain unexplainable problems on the International Space Station and on multiple satellites.
For the last fifteen years, NASA and other countries' space agencies have reported strong periods of interference with their equipment in orbit. (For those of you who remember the Cellphone Blackout of 2019, a large wave of tachyons knocked several Verizon-Sprint satellites offline, leaving millions without cell service for a week.) In 2021, after pooling data with CERN, NASA determined that the cause of these periods of heavy interference and the tachyon are one in the same. Ever since then, NASA has gathered an incredibly large amount of data on our sun's tachyon emissions, and have determined a very pronounced increase in the rate of emission.
They thought that the Gilgamesh probe could tell them why. They were wrong.
According to the data from the Gilgamesh probe, the source of the tachyon emissions IS NOT the sun, but rather a point in space halfway between Mercury and the sun. The probe could discern no reason why tachyons are being emitted from this spot or why the rate has been steadily increasing since their detection. According to NASA, all sensor readings from the probe show that the point is, indeed, just another empty point in space.
"It's just astounding" says Peter Jacobian, Ph.D and one of the top project leads on the Gilgamesh Probe project. "Trying to find the reason for these tachyon emissions is going to be like the search for the Higgs Boson two decades ago. It's really that astounding, that mysterious."
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Ishikawa Corporation's Heiress, Sakura Ishikawa. Named Assistant Chief Science Officer of the S.S Ironman (Submitted by Andromeda, edited by Telex Ferra)
SkyNews Opinion Pages, January 14th, 2026.
The United States Air Force has today announced the candidate selected as the S.S Ironman's Assistant Chief Science Officer. Out of multiple candidates from her own country and others put forward by other nations such as Germany's own Ingrid Herrmann, she was able to beat back the competition and become the winning candidate.
And who is she? Ishikawa Corporations own Heiress, native of The Land of the Rising Sun, Sakura Ishikawa.
Presently only nineteen years old, Ishikawa was born in 2006 in Kanazawa City. She was born daughter of Ishikawa Corporations current owners and was largely raised with the family business as her only real companion. Safe and secure inside the walls of her parents' penthouse, she never worked a day of her life and was privately schooled. All until 2019 when at the age of 13 she became a "Corporate" Model, used to advertise products such as the X-9 Game Station and the Ultima Tab 10.
It was this fast paced life that lead up to a strong modeling career as a Fashion Model, traveling from Paris, London, Tokyo, New York and Milan. This lifestyle could have quickly caused a typical celebrity "crash-and-burn" made famous by the likes of Britney Spears in the early 2000's. Instead it caused deep depression and an eventual emotional breakdown in March 2022, ending her career.
This breakdown resulted in her making a major change in lifestyle, leading her to join the Japanese Self-Defense Force. It was here she slowly climbed the ladder before eventually becoming a Yoeman on JSDF ship Okinawa and again became a liaison to her parents company.
It was here she worked with the company to produce a fast, efficient and light tablet computer for use in an unnamed project, later known as the one dealing with the S.S Ironman. It was this contribution by the JSDF that granted them a place on the ship. The fact her parents company designed parts of the ships engine and fuel systems undoubtedly helped her alongside a supposed financial contribution to the USAF.
It is this string of "Coincidences" that lead people to believe that Sakura is simply a spoiled child who used the bank of mum and dad to get what she desired. But why waste her time when she is set to inherit billions of yen when she takes over the business upon her parents deaths or retirement?
Could this be the truth? or is it really just a coincidence?
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Local Son Heads to the Stars (Submitted by pupbenny, edited by Telex Ferra)
Australian Aerospace Digest, January 16, 2026
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past few years, humanity is about to launch a mission to send humans outside of our solar system for the first time. While Australia was unable to contribute to the project by war of materials, our nations contribution of funds has earned one lucky Australian a seat aboard the SS Ironman.
What follows is a never-before-screen transcript of Ensign George Nypup first receiving news of his assignment. This transcript has been compiled from user-submitted, cell phone videos, public records and lawfully obtained audio recordings from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. It has been dramatized for your viewing pleasure.
Security Guard Linoel George Nypup is standing guard outside the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Suddenly Chief Space Administrator, Dan Ball, opens and the door and turns to Lionel.
"Alright, mate? I need to speak to ya." Dan said.
"Er.... About what, sir? Is it about those Fosters, because that was Pete that stole those." Lionel replied nervously. Dan laughed.
"Nah, I just might have an new job for you. Come with me."
Ball walked Nypup into the building and down a long corridor. Inside Nypup could see a lot of scientists through windows, and rocket parts. Eventually they reached a room with a long table and the Council Of Australian Space Ministers sitting down at the chairs. Ball and Nypup sat down.
"You see, Lionel," Dan said. "The UN are doing this thing.... this joint space mission between a load of countries. We were a bit late, unfortunately, and there's only one position left on the ship. It's a tactical position, and you've been working a guard for us for years now. You seemed like the best choice."
Nypup looked bemused.
"You want me to go to space?" He replied. Dan smiled.
"Yes, I know it's a big job, but we need to prove that The Commonwealth Of Australia has reached the Space Age, just like the Yanks or the Ruskies. So far we don't have any trained Astronauts, and have not prepared for this. But we think we can train you to go to space, and just follow the orders of the Senior Officers. That's all you've got to do. You're a Tactical Officer, all you've got to do is pretty much what you do here but.... in space." Dan said.
"Yeah, but, when I leave work here, I can go down the Gold Coast to the beach. I don't think I can do that up there." Nypup said. Dan smiled.
"No, but you can look out the window and see the whole of the Gold Coast AND London AND Dubai all at the same time. Also, you'll have plenty of entertainment up there, I'm sure.... It's big pay. It's about time you got something like this. So, what do you say? We should be able to train you well enough within 2 months. NASA and all that have given us the latest Astronaut training technology. It's amazing what they can do now a days. It should be easy and you shouldn't be out there long."
"Sure," Nypup replied. "I'll do it, mate!"
We here at AAD are hopeful that Ensign Nypup will do our nation proud.
