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The initial stages of flight were challenging; crew members experienced the rigors of space travel as the ships accelerated steadily. After crossing the asteroid belt and the orbit of the outer planets, the crew began coping with artificial gravity and settled into the rhythm of life onboard. Special training sessions, cultural events, and educational activities began to flourish; this was the dawn of a new society being forged in the vastness of interstellar space.