various missions were sent to the Tau Ceti system consisting of uncrewed probes and eventually human carrying starships, as part of a push for humanity to colonize more star systems. Elpis was decided to be the best candidate for human colonization due to its convenient location in the habitable zone of the star. The Elpis Launch Center and Elpis Launch Colony were constructed. After the activation of the Tracking station, a strong radio signal was detected coming from the north pole of Kratos, a different moon around Hera. The signal was a loop of a strong radio emission, followed by silence. The time for the signal to loop was 82.3392 seconds, which is a 10,000th of the time needed for Kratos to complete an orbit. The signal prompted plans for a mission to investigate its origins. bringing crew is practically required since the radio emission interferes with any signals sent to remote controlled crafts.