First officer's log, USS Shenzhou
The first officer's log of the  was the method used by the first officer to record the ship's events.

Log entrants

2256 
Made by Commander Michael Burnham. ()
 "First officer's log, stardate 1207.3. On Earth, it's May 11, 2256, a Sunday. The crew of the  has been called to the edge of Federation space to investigate damage done to one of our interstellar relays. Blast burns around the hole are inconclusive. Were they caused by an asteroid, or was it deliberately destroyed to limit Starfleet communications? And if so, by whom? Despite the risks of our mission, I remain optimistic. It's hard not to be in the face of such beauty – in this case, a binary star system. Around these two suns, ice, dust, and gasses collide to form planets future generations will call home. A humbling reminder that all life is born from chaos and destruction."
Positional logs