Well, let no one ever say I do not pull my weight. Flying to the nearby systems, Burden has brought to the Spaceport:
~30000 units of Reinforced Alloy
15000 units of Food
15000 units of Water
15000 units of Oxygen
35000 units of Robotic Hardware
Note that 15000 units of Robotic Hardware are earmarked for Hawkings project. An extremely uneventful trip doing so, no unexpected surprises which is rather welcome.
Regarding Dirk's note above and request for assistance, Hawking and I had a chat and decided that I will be headed towards Ames aboard the next transport to attempt to keep the peace. One of our Fearless class vessels, Fortitude, was left moored there. I will assume command of it upon arrival.