Alien probe
Names: Alien probealien probe vessel
First appears in Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost, chapter 37 (Chapter Thirty-Seven: Schemes)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost
- Ch 37The dead alien probe is a stripped-down Von Neumann probe without replication ability, essentially an exploratory scout.
- Ch 37The alien probe has a recognisable SURGE drive, fusion reactor and ramscoop, but an unfamiliar computer and printer.
Key moments
- Book 5 · Ch 37Escape with the alien probe
With the sentries' consent, Icarus and Daedalus return through the gate to Hub Zero, using drones to push the dead alien probe with them.
- Book 5 · Ch 37Alien probe revived
After a week of careful surgery installing a Casimir generator, the alien probe powers up and scans them with SUDDAR, and Icarus begins teaching it too.