The missing Prison Ship EVE-597 has been found in the Redonesses system. It is in distress, and has asked for combat-capable pilots to provide assistance.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

A prison ship has been declared missing after it failed to complete a scheduled jump this morning. Riker-class Reformatory EVE-597 left Nones on schedule this morning, but is has not arrived in Gliese 506.2.In other news, Vodel and Wreaken, the people who make the Rhino Surface Mining Vehicle, have declared it a resounding success at the conclusion of their trials.Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

There's been another peak in pirate activity, this time round prison ships, leading to speculation about a possible mass jailbreak.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

President Winters believes that space eggs collected from blue trees on planets orbiting the star HIP 87621 pose a "credible threat" to the safety of the Federation.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

Following the successful completion of last week's two initiatives calling for surface and laser mined commodities, Wreaken and Vodel are back with a third initiative. But this time, they want you to buy the commodities from the store.Commodities needed: palladium, gold, silver, bertrandite, indite, gallite, coltan, uraninite, lepidolite, cobalt, rutile and water, at Metz Enterprise in the Ega system (remember to sign up first)! Commodities sold as part of the initiative will have a 3x price multiplier.Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

Wreaken Mining has somehow managed to turn its week-long celebration of mining into public relations disaster, after a series of questionable decisions. Which is a shame, because in the right circumstances, the Rhino can can be an absolute pleasure to use.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

Launched yesterday in early access, Vodel's latest surface vehicle is making its presence felt. And Wreaken Mining is sponsoring two CGs to test the mining rigs that come bundled with the vehicle, with paintjobs and a decal on offer to those that take part. The initiatives are at Metz Enterprise in the Ega system.Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.

Nakato Kaine and Zemina Torval stand to gain dramatically from Surface Mining, but they're not the only Powers set to benefit.We also confirm that raw engineering materials are part of the Surface Mining haul.

With just five days left until the early access release of the Rhino Surface Mining Vehicle, journalists have been invited to take a test-drive, and try out the surface mining that the Rhino was designed for. Inexplicably, Galnet News Digest was loaned a whole herd of Rhinos. Here's what we found out.

The Rhino, and its surface mining capability, will be available in Early Access for ARX from Wednesday 2nd September. It will become generally available for Credits, probably about three months after launch.

The Rhino Surface Mining Vehicle enters Early Access on Wednesday 2 September, alongside new deployable mining rigs and a brand new Operation, "Under Siege".The Rhino will be made available to the press for review on Friday 28th August, and will be available to purchase for ARX on Wednesday 2nd September. Early adopters will get the Rhino Surface Mining Vehicle, the Mk II Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar and the Planetary Mineral Scanner in a bundle with the Rhino Outfitting Unlock, so you have exclusive access to buy more Rhinos, and a Rhino Owners Club Decal. The Stellar and Galactic editions come with additional cosmetic options.

Galnet News Digest is a podcast about the game Elite Dangerous.