January 5th, 2043 aboard the International Space Station
Aboard the International Space station the crew is preparing to test the new Hypershuttle. its taken years of research and months of building but now the new shuttle is on the space station fueled up and ready to go.The new shuttle holds a crew of 15 but since this is a test there will be only 3 crewmates.
The crew captain is David Elstien, David has had 7 years in the Canadian Air Force. He was one of the best F-35 jet flyers there was. After all his year of flying he is stepping into the big boots of space flight.The crew engineer is Arnold Burns he has spent 3 years in the United States Military and 24 total months on the space station. Joel Saber is the Navigation expert who will navigate the shuttle around mars and back.
The three crewmates are aboard the shuttle and ready to launch.
“So” David started “are you guys checked”?
“Yes sir” Arnold and Joel said.
“Okay enable navigation” David ordered.
“Enabled” Joel replied.
“Check engines and thrusters”
“Check engines and thrusters are good and ready to go”
“Ok command I need your confirmation for a go”
*radio static* “you’re ready to go over” *radio static ends
“Okay Arthur activate the hyperdrive” David ordered
“Hyperdrive online sir”
“Okay thrust in 3..2..1..”
*Hyperdrive crackling*
30 Seconds In
*TZZZLOOOOO*
*WARNING CRITICAL*
“Sir somethings wrong with the hyperdrive its going into critical” Arthur said
“were gaining speed we just passed out mark” Joel said
*BROOOOUUM*
“WHAT WAS THAT” David yelled
“We hit something and were moving off course and the drive wont shut down” Joel said shaking
“Sir we just left the sol system and we’re still gaining speed if we don’t slow down the shuttle will fall apart” Arthur stated
“Can you disconnect the drive”David asked
“Yes but it will take 4 minutes to completely shutdown”
“Okay disconnect it and how fast are we currently going”?
“We going 13 times the speed of light” Joel said
“Sir the engines shutting down we will stop in 30 seconds”Arthur said
“15 seconds”
“5 seconds”
“Thrusters have shut down”
“Okay were now traveling at 400 meters a second”
“We’re are we”? David sked
“we’ve entered another system”
“What system”?
“…Glados”
“isent that system 400 light years away”?
“yea and it would have taked almost 100 years for us to get there not 10 minutes”joel said concerned
“there also seem to be a earth like planet
“really were”
“…were orbiting it”