Voyage of the Hiishiiha

The Hiishiiha was a 700 dTon Jump-1 Sath merchant vessel of the 54th century. It was chosen to carry an expedition across interstellar space between Sshkih (2837 Far Home) and Saa Kaa (3239 Far Home), within the Hak'tha Spread. The Hiishiiha had been extensively modified and fitted with a vast amount of additional fuel tankage.

The Hiishiiha is believed to be the first manned expedition to have reached the Spread.

It crossed the crown of the Great Void, departing the Sshkih system in mid-5338AD and jumping a parsec at a time through deep space until it reached the Saa Kaa system (3239 Far Home). It refuelled and continued to cruise through the core systems of the Spread, passing through both Course Sector and Deep Sector as it did so. Within each system they entered, the Hiishiiha's crew sent small craft and landing parties to physically set foot on as many bodies as they could. When they reached Isshikha (0102 Deep) they retraced their steps and recrossed the Void, arriving back in the Sshkih system in early 5339AD. Their journey had taken nearly 26 weeks.

The Hiishiiha left claim markers and caches of supplies and equipment on some of the worlds they visited, none of which have ever been located. Such artefacts would be worth a fortune if they could be found.

The Hiishiiha remains as a permanent exhibit at Sa Skah'Sath (the Museum of Sath Cultural History) on Ch'kaahi (2836 Far Home).