“What happened?” Mira asked.
Mira exchanged a look with Jalen. “Critical data?” she echoed, thinking of sensitive cargo manifest—outpost research, perhaps proprietary materials. UPD’s work skirted the edge of speculative physics; rumors said they experimented with minute gravity gradients to extract rare isotopes. A core breach could mean contamination, or worse, a field collapse. eaglecraft 12110 upd
“Bring it aboard,” Mira ordered.