A new Letter from the Chairman on the Roberts Space Industries website celebrates another milestone for Star Citizen, as the space combat game has now attracted over $56 million in crowd-source funding, and inviting everyone to attend CitizenCon on Friday, which will be a virtual celebration of the work-in-progress. Chairman Roberts outlines the new ship this adds to the game, puts out the call to vote for their next stretch goal, and concludes with: "Until then, thank you for your continued support! Your belief in the world we’re building together is what makes everything possible. I can’t wait to show you what we have up our sleeves for Friday, so be sure to check back then. And tell your friends: the Best Damn Space Sim Ever is coming!" Here's word on CitizenCon:

Let me take this opportunity to invite everyone to CitizenCon! We will be livestreaming the anniversary presentation on Friday at 7 PM PDT. CitizenCon will be a celebration of how far we’ve come… and a chance to show you where we’re going. Expect to hear updates from each of the project’s studios with a few surprises included. If you can’t make the event live, everything will be available in the Comm-Link shortly afterwards.