<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Okulous-10]]></title><description><![CDATA[A daily science fiction serial about the first manned spacecraft exploring beyond the Kuiper Belt. This site is Okulous-10's daily communications feed with Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png</url><title>Okulous-10</title><link>https://www.okulous10.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:16:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.okulous10.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[x71]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[okulous10@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[okulous10@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[x071]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[x071]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[okulous10@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[okulous10@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[x071]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okulous-10 on Hold]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/writing-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/writing-update</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okulous-10 will be put on hold for the rest of 2025 as I focus on writing a novel. </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 183]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/challenges</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/challenges</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Need to figure out how to increase our battery capacity, given the potential for long range travel through Auriga and beyond. I intend to address this issue along with lack of power redundancy. Too many issues. Too many problems.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denied]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 182]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/denied</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/denied</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Serniath denied all requests for work area expansion until Tofleson&#8217;s farm expansion is complete. Our food supply is the main priority. However, I&#8217;m concerned we will run out of materials for basic maintenance as work requests will increase with just the farm expansion. My engineering team doesn&#8217;t have capacity as it is.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mickey]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 181]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/mickey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/mickey</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:06:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Law enforcement team was established to search the entire ship for Foley. Will be led by our psychologist, Merneith Hanas. Most of us call her Mickey. She&#8217;s blunt and authentic to a fault. Most of the crew don&#8217;t like her, but she&#8217;s perfect for finding Foley.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 180]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/requests</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/requests</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Research and Medical teams requested expansions of their work areas. Our primary water pumps barely have capacity for Tofleson&#8217;s farm expansion. This is only going to get more difficult. As each team takes on more workload, they will want more space. I&#8217;m already concerned about Okulous-10&#8217;s lack of work space.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 17]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/law</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:56:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Serinath suggested establishing law management crew members to continue searching for Foley. Her absence is causing other crew members to pick up the search themselves.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sound]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 178]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/sound</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/sound</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:57:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I heard the whistling again while in Propulsion. I brought Li down immediately. She heard it also. I called Serinath, who also heard it. It seemed to be everywhere at once. Even after we left the room, it continued to haunt our minds.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distance]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 177]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/distance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/distance</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 02:00:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Serinath directed Cucco to move on from Wasp-12b and find our next target. Capella was suggested. Our outdated star map shows that Wasp-12 was roughly 1,400 light years from Earth. Capella was 43 light years from Earth. Will be difficult to traverse these two regions of the void. Could be more than 1,000 light years.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exponential]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 176]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/exponential</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/exponential</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We could have been out here for 3 million years. A minimum estimate. That means we could have been in zombie sleep for 4 million years. 10. 100. What else has been consumed in the void besides Wasp-12b? No wonder our star maps and database do not align with that we&#8217;re seeing out here. They are gravely out of date.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty4]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 175]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/twenty4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/twenty4</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:54:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are all still trying to comprehend Cora&#8217;s recent suggestion. 3 million years. What happened to humanity? Does Earth still exist? Are we the 24 humans left alive?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 174]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/nothing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have nothing to report today.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[(3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 173]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:52:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cora reviewed our database again, finding new files we missed. Static data shows Wasp-12b would be consumed by its star, Wasp-12, in roughly 3 million years. If Wasp-12b is no longer here, but Wasp-12 is, that means we were asleep for 3 million years, traveling across the void.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 172]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/clarity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/clarity</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I stood behind one of the atom drives in Propulsion, I heard it: Li&#8217;s whistling. Either we are both deteriorating in our mental state, or it&#8217;s real. Both are equally terrifying.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 171]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/remain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/remain</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Confirmed that HoneyB will remain behind, orbiting Wasp-12 for now, while potentially moving on to other stars. With farming expansion, I have to find a way to merge materials without causing a spark.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 170]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/others</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/others</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:50:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Officers to meet and discuss other missions for the Auriga System. We will see more stars other than Wasp-12 in our lifetime aboard Okulous-10. Serinath suggested leaving HoneyB behind in orbit to transmit back to us.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 169]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/review</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:48:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Command held a meeting last night - Serinath, Tzuljan, Aquino, Cucco, Rodriguez, Schmidt, Mishings, Tofleson, and myself. There are two scenarios. Either our existing database is flawed, or we were in zombie sleep for much longer than we thought.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 168]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/absence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/absence</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:47:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cora confirmed via HoneyB data that there is no evidence of a planet ever orbiting Wasp-12. No dust or materials left behind. Yet based on our data, Wasp-12b should be here. There are no other masses orbiting Wasp-12. We are alone in this darkness. This is extremely concerning to all of us. Was our original research on Earth wrong?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistling]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 167]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/whistling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/whistling</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:46:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Li asked me again if I heard the whistling. Worry in her face like I&#8217;ve never seen. I again stated no. She said she can&#8217;t tell if it&#8217;s from inside her head or inside the ship. I mentioned this to Schmidt while encouraging Li to share it with him. We need complete trust and transparency to survive out here. We are all we have.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intensify]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 166]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/intensify</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/intensify</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:45:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Review of our current objectives to follow in the next few days. Rodriguez is still reviewing HoneyB data. She didn&#8217;t seem happy with what she initially found. Serinath suggested intensifying the search for Foley.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Li]]></title><description><![CDATA[E5R Log 165]]></description><link>https://www.okulous10.com/p/li</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.okulous10.com/p/li</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[x071]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1M25!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a62025b-9777-4c78-8e17-51fd96612461_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ling Li, our Lead Electrical Engineer, asked if I&#8217;ve heard whistling since waking up. I haven&#8217;t. She mentioned she hears it every few days.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>