Go to any of the difficulty levels,and then go to the "Fleet" screen, and select a fully loaded ship(must have 2 torpedo launchers and all types of probes, best to use a Galaxy, Intrepid or Excelsior class ship). Go to the select mission window and select the mission "Test Launch a Probe and Collect Data" Once in the simulator select, from the control bar to the right of the screen, Accelerate. It will take around 10-15 seconds to complete the mission