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== Life ==
== Life ==
On April 10 2271<ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvYkAr7YW-nick-croshaw|text=Galactapedia: Nick Croshaw|accessdate=2021-03-16}}</ref>, after almost ten years of study of the [[Neso Triangle]], he successfully returned from the [[Croshaw system]] and reported his discovery, pioneering the profession which would later be known as [[NavJumper|NavJumping]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12956-Writers-Guide-Part-Two}}</ref> The system was named Croshaw in his honor, and Nick became a part of popular culture.<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:2271 - One Small Jump for Man|int=Comm-Link:2271 - One Small Jump for Man|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12685-2271-One-Small-Jump-For-Man}}</ref> His discovery also ushered in a [[Human Colonial Expansion Era|new era of human exploration]].<ref name=":0" />
On April 10, 2271,<ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvYkAr7YW-nick-croshaw|text=Galactapedia: Nick Croshaw|accessdate=2021-03-16}}</ref> after almost ten years of study of the [[Neso Triangle]], he successfully returned from the [[Croshaw system]] and reported his discovery, pioneering the profession which would later be known as [[NavJumper|NavJumping]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12956-Writers-Guide-Part-Two}}</ref> The system was named Croshaw in his honor, and Nick became a part of popular culture.<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:2271 - One Small Jump for Man|int=Comm-Link:2271 - One Small Jump for Man|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12685-2271-One-Small-Jump-For-Man}}</ref> His discovery also ushered in a [[Human Colonial Expansion Era|new era of human exploration]].<ref name=":0" />


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
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Nick Croshaw
Nick Croshaw
Discoverer of the first Jump Point (Sol-Croshaw).
Race
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Born
2236
Died
2321
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Nick Croshaw was a pilot and explorer. He was known for being the first human who navigated successfully through a jump point into an undiscovered extrasolar system, which was named after him.

Life

On April 10, 2271,[1] after almost ten years of study of the Neso Triangle, he successfully returned from the Croshaw system and reported his discovery, pioneering the profession which would later be known as NavJumping.[2] The system was named Croshaw in his honor, and Nick became a part of popular culture.[3] His discovery also ushered in a new era of human exploration.[1]

Quotes

"The Unknown may seem incomprehensible to us, but that's simply because we don't understand it yet. I wanted to understand. I was willing to go to the end of space to understand."
Nick Croshaw[4]

"Humanity has always been told to reach for the stars. Well, it looks like we may have finally caught one."
Nick Croshaw, 2271

"We have become explorers again. We have resurrected mystery, discovery and adventure."
Nick Croshaw, Commencement speech to graduating class of 2312, UNE Space Academy

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Galactapedia: Nick Croshaw. Galactapedia. Retrieved 2021-03-16
  2. Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link
  3. Comm-Link:2271 - One Small Jump for Man. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link
  4. Constellation Aquila Brochure