The Nexus

Upon closer examination of ATUO3's surface, the crew of spacefaring Ultras has discovered a relic of presumably alien origin. The captain has determined that the prospect of attempting to excavate the object to sell to one of the research factions in a nearby star system poses too great a risk to his ship, however sending a recruit or two to examine the thing up close would only cost at most a couple of vacuum suits which are easy enough to replace...