Rocket Science: Chapter 19 – Cuthbert the Mutant Camel
Dan WildPrevious Chapter Moszkowksi placed his bag of the day’s purchases on the floor and pressed a button on his wristwatch. “I can only give you 50,000 elon now, I am over the day’s limit.” He offered his wrist. Doooki wasted no time accepting the exchange. “Congratulations,” said Doooki, “Whether you strip it or fly it, …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 16 – Keep smiling
Dan WildPrevious Chapter They deactivated their gravity belts as the doors of Elevator D swung open. No magnetic tiling was needed in the primary areas. Centrifugal force generated by the Eye’s rotation kept boots firmly on the ground. The force generated closely approximated Cretan gravity, or 0.94 Earth G. Marley and Moszkowski strolled along the endlessly …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 15 – Illegal mods
Dan WildPrevious Chapter… Luhman 16A, the brown dwarf around which revolved Crete, reposed in the sky like a rusty coin on the black interstellar bitumen. Moszkowski tapped Marley on the shoulder and pointed through the viewscreen. Marley saw him pointing to the brightest star in the Cretan sky. “Alpha Centauri. Have you been there Professor?” “Twice. …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 6 – A short history of the Orion Arm
Dan WildPrevious Chapter He preferred to think he’d consulted a prophet, not a psychiatrist. That’s what he told Elysia in Server Assembly. She had been quite surprised how quickly he wired cords to their correct patch panels. He asked her about the final message from his psychological readout. “It means what it says. There is no …
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