X57 Terrorist Attack Attempt Part of the Skyllian Cold War
Location:	Asteroid X57 / Asgard / Exodus
Date:	27 June 2183 CE
Target(s):	Terra Nova
Intent:	Destruction of Terra Nova by using X57 in an asteroid strike Retaliation for Skyllian Blitz
Outcome:	Attack averted by Normandy squad X57 orbit corrected. Collision averted Balak Uhtero escapes, becoming a fugitive from Systems Alliance justice Terra Nova saved
Attack type:	Hijacking Asteroid strike
Fatalities:	Victims: None Terrorists: 36
Perpetrator(s):	Balak Uhtero
Number of participants:	74

The X57 Terrorist Attack Attempt, alternatively known as the Terra Nova Incident or X57 Hijacking, was an attempted major terrorist attack by the Hegemony Slaver Corps led by Balak Uhtero on Terra Nova on 27 June 2183 CE. Having spearheaded the Sack of Mindoir and the Battle of Elysium, Balak Uhtero hated humanity for their aggressive expansion into the Verge, and after the Hegemony's defeat in the Skyllian Blitz, he vowed to get revenge. With the Regent's blessing, Balak handpicked 74 from the Slaver Corps, and hijacked the X57 asteroid, hoping to slam the asteroid into Terra Nova, wiping out its population of millions and leaving the planet uninhabitable. The hijacking was successful, but the impact was averted when the SSV Normandy intervened, deploying a squad who then reassumed control of the asteroid and diverted its course away from the planet. Balak managed to escape however, evading Alliance justice.