Captain nodded at the question, giving it a few seconds of thought: “Delay, no. Both the engagement on the orbit and on the ground are separate operations. One doesn't require the other to be completed. The ground team will beam out asap, meaning after we gather intel if we can, straight away if contact is impossible. However if we can disable Langara’s gate, the time restriction is dropped altogether. How do we do that, I don’t know. If engineering can figure out how, we could attempt beaming the gate away - happened to SGC once.” she suggested, pointing a questioning gaze towards the scientists, "Alternatively, severing the power supply to the gate comes to mind as easier solution. Both require access to the gate itself though, and you still only have the limited time to reach it."

Massaging her temples, Kat sighed: "Depending on how well we fare up here I can free marines to aid you, yes, but I'm not sure attacking with a battalion is the best solution. They might have hostages. I suppose it comes down to what's more important: The [i]Destiny[/i] or the relations with Langara?" she said, her gaze falling upon Williams.