The Prometheus mission is launched to the Zeta II Reticuli system

Expedition

The Prometheus mission is launched to the Zeta II Reticuli system. While this scientific and archaeological expedition is headed by Drs. Shaw and Holloway, the mission itself is led by Weyland Corp. CEO Meredith Vickers with oversight by company founder Peter Weyland himself. The Prometheus mission arrives in the Zeta II Reticuli system and makes moonfall on LV-223. The expedition encounters a worm-like lifeform, the first xeno-lifeform discovered in space that is larger than bacteria. While the details are redacted, the mission comes to grief and the ship is destroyed.