Today is the twentyfifth day of our mission, and it looks like this one, too, will be a failure. We've had a fuel leak that has demoralized the crew and weakened the ship. We consulted with on-ground technicians, who suggested a fix, but it has had no effect. In fact, the fuel leak has experienced somewhat of an uptick in fuel loss. We are currently resorting to the same stopgap measures we have been employing since the beginning of the mission.
Unfortunately, this mechanical issue has caused us to issue a temporary order: no R&R for the crew. They were looking quite forward to some fun, and are now quite demoralized. Can't anticipate which is the biggest threat to our ship -- mechanical failure or mutiny. At this point, we may need to abandon this mission and wait until the next time favorable conditions appear. That would make this the fourth mission in ten months to abort due to mechanical failure. The other six all simply failed in their objective. Having recently partnered with a group with advanced technical skills, we still can't begin to work with them and make use of their diagnostic equipment until we can control our own mechanical isues. This mission is in trouble.
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At least you have a sense of humor about it. Right? Oy.
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