Outbound Flight Project

Outbound Flight Project was a colonizing and expeditionary initiative by the Galactic Republic into the Unknown Regions, led mainly by Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth.

Despite bureaucratic complications during funding and construction from the Galactic Senate, the Outbound Flight was eventually launched in 27 BBY with the support of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine as a central fuselage surrounded by six Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers. It set out from Yaga Minor, and after visiting several worlds on the Outer Rim, Outbound Flight headed off into the Unknown Regions. Problems arose when the Jedi leader and project creator Jorus C'baoth took command of the vessel and imposed severe restrictions on its civilian and security population.

Upon reaching the Unknown Regions, the ship was almost destroyed by the forces of Force Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo, at the request of Darth Sidious, though it was the Sith Lord's minion Kinman Doriana who dealt the final blow. The ship crashed on a planetoid in The Redoubt, where it stayed until it was rediscovered by the Chiss in 22 ABY. Along with Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker, they led a mission to recover it and encountered the survivors of the crash and their descendants, who had formed a colony amidst the wreckage.

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