ORION Project: Difference between revisions

The initial version of the ORION Project was activated by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] on [[2321|April 13, 2321]] to significantly increase the combat effectiveness of the [[Colonial Military Administration|Colonial Military Administration's]] elite troops. The end goal was to improve the security of future colonies outside the [[Sol system]]. At least five operators were selected as test-subjects for the experimental augmentations, although the project would be shut down due to poor early results, funding issues, poor personnel retention, and low reliability.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFMOP1}} The troopers were reintegrated back into the active service; however, for reasons undisclosed by ONI, all five would die within the year, while key personnel on the ORION Project were transferred to colonization missions or terraforming research.<ref name="wp spartans">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Spartans'']</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFMOP1}} By [[2558]], major aspects of the original ORION Project remained undocumented, as several encrypted UEG digital archives from 24th century have degraded or gone missing.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFMOP1}}