Spaceflight Initiative
MET+0:02:20 “Ah, Flight, we may have a problem here. Give me the telemetry numbers on thrust, commanded versus actual?” “Skyreach, we show 92% actual versus 100% commanded. We’re running diagnostics, but assume you are still go at this time.” “Status on the Roughneck?”, Laras queried the
Before the Phoenix
Launch Control Spaceflight Initiative Lormyrian MET+0:00:02 Mission Coordinator Laras Stelliré looked up from his monitors and their unhelpful loss-of-signal markers, and barked, “Status! Status reports, by stations. Do we have the ship?” Nellis Steamweaver, at communications, pushing his headset firmly into his ears, was the first to
Before the Phoenix
Ienith Steamweaver tried and failed to restrain a grin as the techs tightened the straps holding him down, hooked up his oxygen mask, and slammed the hatch of the Skyreach capsule shut above him. It was happening. It was happening today. He was going to orbit. …on top of a