I got a tattoo of the Atlas a year before launch. I was the guy funneling coal into the hype train.
It was the only thing we really knew anything about before launch, and I remember how Sean used to describe it and that it was a bastion of knowledge or an ark for information.
I remember describing it’s purpose to the tattoo artist, whilst then also explaining the personal meanings I was applying to it.
I actually thought the game functioned this way on day one, and I thought I had to make it to the save beacons at each POI before my discoveries were truly uploaded to the Atlas 
While trying to find a fresh copy of day one atlas rises update text, I stumbled upon this paste bin of no mans sky story and lore, from 1.0
Some early pioneers looking for a “true” ending. Maybe we have to make it through all the galaxies, a user hypothesises 
Purp
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8y ago
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What if there’s a parallel universe where multiplayer exists?
Holy crap, purp was closer to the mark than they probably intended. They just didn’t factor Time being a thing that would also have to pass 
Remember when the find an NPC mission was first introduced and there was a bug where the person directing you to their location would direct you to themselves and they’d be the fugitive or missing person?
Well I was googling for atlas rises day-ish one records and Google sent me back to where I came from…
Thanks echo of @DevilinPixy past 
Once I have Atlas Rises content chunks compiled and ordered, I’ll do a comparison check with the texts and see what’s new or what’s missing.
There are missing chapter numbers in the current ID structure for Atlas Rises but they could have always been that way and are taken up by non story chapters like, base building etc.