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Team Phoenix Starts Round 5 in the Long Duration Mission. The Artemis Charger in Venezuela Under Construction. The Imaginarium.

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  Phoenix Squadron (Just Barely) Survives the First LDM Round 5 Mission Challenge.   Don't let their jubilant appearances fool you.  The Phoenix Squadron barely, and I mean just barely, survived the first Round 5 mission in this year's Long Duration Mission.   "We barely made it," Captain Jonah would have said had I remembered to ask how he and the crew did.  "Round 5 is different than all other rounds," Flight Director Emily emphasized in the pre-mission briefing.  "This mission will really go anywhere you take it. There are no set mission objectives except to say that you should get back into Federation space at some point."   Emily, Connor, and Brittney manned the Magellan Control Room ready and waiting for the Phoenix crew's decisions. The crew set course and the story arc followed - no suggestions, no prompting, no subtle hints were given.   Sure Team Phoenix made a few tactical errors. Sure they got themselves into a pickle. Sinc...