Polaris Program Overview

Polaris Program: Overview

United Earth Colonial Authority – ARK Initiative Registry
Document Code: UE-PP-001 | Access Level: Open Transmission Archive

Purpose

The Polaris Program was humanity’s last organized effort to preserve itself during the late 21st-century collapse. Conceived in the wake of ecological failure and corporate war, the Program’s objective was clear: establish sustainable human footholds beyond Earth, carrying culture, science, and memory into deep time.

Vessels

Six ARK-class colony ships formed the backbone of the Polaris Program. Each ship was a generational ark outfitted with nuclear-pulse propulsion, cryogenic cycles, and autonomous AI navigation under R.H.E.A. oversight.

  • UEAV Ouroboros — Delta Region, Primaris Gaia (core case study)

  • UEAV Janus — Redundant support to Delta Region

  • UEAV Charybdis — Assigned to Proxima Gaia (marine exploration)

  • UEAV Niflheim — Assigned to Tertiaria (arid highlands)

  • UEAV Lethe — Assigned to Glacia (ship lost, never arrived)

  • UEAV Elysium — Multi-regional contingency, redirected to replace Lethe

Transit

  • Launch Era: c. 2080–2090 CE

  • Propulsion: Orion-style nuclear pulse drives, augmented by gravity-assist slingshots

  • Velocity: Up to 0.99c relative to Sol

  • Transit Time: ~400 years Earth-frame / ~30 years ship-frame (relativistic compression + cryocycle)

  • Earth Status: No transmissions confirmed post-launch. Current state: Unknown.

Destination

  • System: TOI-700 (United Earth Registry UE-CM-700)

  • Colony Usage Name: Ember

  • Primary Target: UE-CM-700-d (Polaris)

  • Selection Criteria:

    • Stable M2V red dwarf star (long lifetime, low flare activity)

    • Confirmed oxygen-bearing atmosphere (spectrographic analysis)

    • Multi-continent surface with liquid water signatures

Colonial Objectives

  1. Establish permanent settlements capable of self-sufficiency.

  2. Preserve genetic and cultural diversity (baseline + engineered human strains).

  3. Seed UEAP (United Earth Ark Probes) network for mapping, atmospheric monitoring, and navigation.

  4. Catalog and adapt to native biosphere (metal-metabolizing xenofauna, partially anticipated).

  5. Maintain open transmission channels with Sol (formality, though responses unlikely).

Status Report – Archived

“The fate of Earth remains unknown. What survives is here — the ship, the settlers, the archives. The Program was never just about survival. It was about memory, and the refusal to let our light go dark without witness.”
— UEAV Ouroboros, Launch Codex Entry