Welcome aboard NX-03 Challenger
 Challenger is the third ship and the penultimate vessel of the NX Project. The NX-03 joins the UESPA Starfleet as part of of the Coalition of Planets, an alliance opposed to a belligerent power calling itself the "Romulan Star Empire." The date by our calendar is January 2156. A year and a half ago, our Coalition allies exposed a series of Romulan incursions designed to destabilize the quadrant, and later uncovered a plot to topple the Vulcan High Command. Since that time there has been no confirmed contact- until a month ago. In late November 2155, an Earth Cargo Service deuterium freighter bound for the Kaleb system was attacked and destroyed. Their last transmission reported they were under attack by two unknown vessels which could appear and disappear, with a hawk-like motif. Two days later an Andorian warship, the Sik-Omari engaged and was destroyed by ships of a similar description. We are at War. But we are still explorersChallenger is not a warship. The NX Project's original premise, however tattered by recent events, remains dedicated to exploration. Challenger and its crew is loyal to that vision. Our mandate is to seek out new worlds and new civilizations. We will engage in battle when all other options are exhausted. We can't risk straying too far. We could be called back at any time. Insurance Policies and Good Faith LoansEarth Starfleet has stipulated that all vessels must carry between two and three MACO fireteams in the event of hostile engagement, and when answering ships in distress. Intelligence and information gathered by the Challenger must be forwarded in good faith to the officer serving as a Coalition Liaison Officer aboard ships. Some Earth Starfleet vessels may have a guest officer (or two) from other Coalition services. Earth Starfleet is currently allowing limited numbers of civilian specialists aboard their vessels to serve in roles Starfleet does not train for- medicine, linguistics and science. Shakedown: January 2156 Challenger is a collaborative writing "Sim" set in the canon Star Trek universe of the 22nd century, and is part of Sim Central. Our plot stays loyal to the Star Trek franchise. While the Earth-Romulan War will occasionally darken our door, the majority of our "missions" are focused on exploring. We require our writers be at least eighteen years old or older prior to joining. Content allowed follows a (2 | 3 | 2) sim rating, or roughly TV14/PG13, with limited allowance for nudity. Our maiden voyage is a shakedown cruise. At the behest of our Coridanite allies, our mission takes us near the Orion star system. We are to transport their delegate, Szyraa, to a neutral planet where our delegate will try to negotiate a "reset" of diplomatic relations between United Earth and the Orion Kolar Tabadi.  Challenger NX-03 is a member of Sim Central. Please join us prior to applying! |
Latest Mission Posts
» Lemonade Parade
Mission: Long Night
Posted on Thu Jan 15th, 2026 @ 1:28am by Petty Officer, 3rd Micki Callahan
The steam from the shower had done some of the heavy lifting to scrub away the grit of the garage, but as Micki stepped out of her room, the humidity of the Florida afternoon was already waiting to claim her. Her hair was a wild, wet array of chestnut and blonde, the heavy curls dripping onto the delicate lace of her white jacket. She felt light in her "home" skin—high-waisted denim shorts and a pink midriff tank that showed off the warm, sun-dusted tone of her stomach. It was a far cry from the utilitarian lines of a Starfleet uniform,…
» Under the Hood
Mission: Long Night
Posted on Thu Jan 15th, 2026 @ 1:26am by Petty Officer, 3rd Micki Callahan
The humid Miami air was thick enough to chew on, a heavy blanket of stagnant heat that smelled like scorched rubber and high-octane fuel. Inside Callahan’s Custom Chassis, the atmosphere was slightly better, though only because the massive industrial box fan in the corner was working overtime. It sat on the concrete floor, a rattling metal beast that caught Micki’s thick braids and tossed them around her face in a wild, blonde-and-chestnut dance as she leaned deep into the gut of a 2098 Sterling-GTS.
The car was a sleek, red-silver bullet that cost more than most people made in a…
» Professional Courtesy
Mission: Long Night
Posted on Thu Jan 8th, 2026 @ 5:57am by 1st Lieutenant Chaol Westfall & Lieutenant Nathan Cole
[NX-03 Challenger]
[Forward Starboard Armory]
[January 2nd, 1100 Hours]
Nathan stood at the tactical console, running one last diagnostic on the phase cannon targeting systems. The forward starboard armory hummed with the quiet efficiency of a space ready for launch, weapons secured, ammunition stocks verified, security protocols locked in. Around him, his division worked with focused precision, checking and rechecking every system one final time.
He'd been at it since 0600, fueled by coffee and the particular brand of nervous energy that came with knowing Challenger would be leaving dock in a matter of hours. The Captain's briefing was scheduled…
» Old Soldier, New Commander
Mission: Long Night
Posted on Thu Dec 11th, 2025 @ 9:29am by Gunnery Sergeant Nathaniel Hale & 1st Lieutenant Chaol Westfall
The MACO deck smelled of new plating and fresh paint. Hale hated it already.
Gunnery Sergeant Nathaniel Hale stepped through the sliding doors and let the room settle around him. Too quiet. Too polished. Too… untested. A ship shouldn’t look like a showroom floor—not if it expected to survive its first real fight.
He took a slow breath through his nose, arms folding behind his back in a stance he’d held on more worlds than most officers had ever heard of. Everything here felt soft. Clean. Peaceful in a way that made his skin itch.
He preferred scars. Scars meant…
» Finally, Their Boredom Ends — Part 1
Mission: Long Night
Posted on Mon Nov 17th, 2025 @ 10:07am by 1st Lieutenant Chaol Westfall & Anton Beck
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Excited didn’t quite cover it. Chaol Westfall felt a steady, contained pride as he stood on the tarmac at Etajima MACO Special Boarding Unit HQ, watching his fire teams file into the troop shuttle.
Command had allowed him to hand-pick most of them over the past year — a rare courtesy in wartime — with the single exception of Gunnery Sergeant Nathaniel Hale. Hale would be his First Sergeant, seasoned and sharp, the sort of veteran whose presence the entire detachment could learn from. Westfall already knew he’d be grateful for that pairing.
Some of the others he’d recruited…
Latest Personal Logs
» [Personal Log – Lieutenant Nathan Cole]
Posted on Tue Sep 23rd, 2025 @ 8:48pm by Lieutenant Nathan Cole
January 1st, 2156 – 1800 Hours
“New year, new ship, and we’re finally through launch prep. I’d planned to get everyone down to Cebu for New Year’s Eve, but duty had other ideas. Can’t fault that the Challenger needed every hand to get ready. Still… feels like we should mark the start of the year somehow.
So tonight’s the night. Karaoke in Cebu. Might not be midnight fireworks, but we’ll make our own noise. Sent out invites to the senior staff. Even if only a couple show, it’ll be worth it. We earned it.”
End log.
[Shipwide Message – Senior…
» Personal Log- 30 December 2155
Posted on Thu Aug 28th, 2025 @ 4:20pm by 2nd Lieutenant Jekebb ch’Bari
Begin Dictation.
If there is one thing I have learned in life, it is that my Thavan, the General, does not ask, he declares. To him, dialogue is weakness, consultation a luxury for lesser men. He has always been that way, as long as I can remember. He enters a room, and you know immediately where the gravity pulls. And I, like a hapless asteroid, am expected to orbit without complaint.
Today, he came to me in my office at ASC. I knew something was about to hit me the moment the door chime sounded. General Therris th’Bari is not…
» Personal Log: December 30th 2155
Posted on Tue Aug 26th, 2025 @ 6:56pm by Captain Samantha Curry
Personal Log: December 30th 2155... 1747 local time
Carlsbad Caverns never gets old for me. I see something new every time. Its perfect. It's a nice capstone before the big send off. Down here... near the Lake of the Clouds... 316 meters under the Earth. Shit that is deep and it never doesn't feel that way. Its a weird... peaceful... spiritual place. Water with calcite in it, you can't even begin to describe the colors. Got the sleeping bag out, and it sounds like foil-wrapped hobo stew for dinner. Yum.
Huh. Up to til now m thoughts weren't on what's…