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| Role = Discoverer of the first [[StarCitizen:Jump Point]] ([[StarCitizen:Sol-Croshaw]]).
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| Died = 2321
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'''Nick Croshaw''' was a pilot. astrophysicist and explorer. He was known for being the first [[StarCitizen:human]] who navigated successfully through a [[StarCitizen:Jump Point|jump point]] into [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system|an undiscovered extrasolar system, which was named after him.]]<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/19848-Letter-From-The-Chairman|text=letter from the Chairman|accessdate=2024-03-14}}</ref>

== 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 [[StarCitizen:Neso Triangle]], he successfully returned from the [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system]] and reported his discovery, pioneering the profession which would later be known as [[StarCitizen: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 [[StarCitizen:Human Colonial Expansion Era|new era of human exploration]].<ref name=":0" />

== Quotes ==
{{Quote|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<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Constellation Aquila Brochure|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/sw9rz1ogr9rs9r/source/Constellation-Aquila-V7.pdf}}</ref>}}

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

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

== Honours ==

* [[StarCitizen:First Jump Day|The First Jump Day]], a holiday in the UEE which commemorates Croshaw's first successfull jump through a jump-point.
* The system which Croshaw discovered [[StarCitizen:Croshaw system|bears his name.]]

==References==
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StarCitizen:Nick Croshaw - Revision history

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