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The United Nation Space Naval ship Odyssey was a five kilometre long vessel designed to kick-start the recolonisation program on 'glassed' worlds by using the Genesis Device. While defenceless, it was protected by the Sixth Fleet which travelled with it on its journey to the 'glassed' worlds. Once it had completed its goals, it was brought back to Reach and stripped down to form the largest orbital ship yard constructed by the UNSC.

Design
The Odyssey was a slim-five kilometre long Slipspace worthy vessel. Thirty decks high, most of the interior was filled with scientific equipment and Genesis Devices. The Odyssey had no defences except for the Sixth Fleet that had been ordered to protect it. Along the hull, there were dozens of SOIEV Pod launchers, however they were modified so they would fire the Devices.

Operational History
The Odyssey was a one of a kind ship, developed and constructed at Noachis Terra Fleet Yards for the sole purpose of recolonisation of the 'glassed' worlds. Therefore, Odyssey was filled with scientists, technicians and cargo crew workers. The Odyssey was to travel with the Sixth Fleet, waiting on the edge of the chosen system as parts of the protecting fleet made sure that the system was empty before allowing them to jump in-system. From there, the Odyssey would orbit the 'glassed' world and deploy dozens of Genesis Devices all across the world before moving on to the next world, repeating the procedure again and again.

The Odyssey would return to the same world six to eight months later and deploy a science team and several colonists to air-sealed bio-domes where they could monitor the planets progress while also pumping out gasses and water vapour to help rid the planets surface of the 'glass' material and to form decent atmosphere. The Odyssey continued to journey to each and every 'glassed' world until each was fully able to support life.

Afterwards, when the Genesis Program was picked up by smaller craft simply supplying the new colonies, the Odyssey retreated to the fully terraformed Reach where it was stripped down and reused to build the Turul Dry Docks.

Quotes
"The Odyssey was full of those large forehead types - but damn, it was something magical watching those planets come back to life."

"I worked of the Odyssey as part of the Cargo Crew, all I saw during the entire program was Devices and Slipspace. We never stopped moving."

"ONI played a good tune for the Odyssey - the saviour of the Terran Colonies they called it."

Also See
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