In a way, this was not unlike guard duty, or walking a post, and was a perfect role for a motivated Marine. Janis coded targets based on threat using gray through orange for environmental targets like meteorites, rocks, and meteroids. Orange targets were slated for destruc...
Even with filters down, Yak, Shorty and I were nearly blinded as the blazing light reflected off the glittering dust of the mare. The wheels reverberated through the cabin of the grounder as we rumbled along the dusty washboards of the hardpan basalt. We were somewhere bet...
I had to trust that Janis knows what to do. To doubt her at this point took more effort than it was worth. While I thought that, it was painfully obvious to both Shorty and Yak I was absolutely beside myself with fear. We all just focused on the job at hand. The tokamak was almost completely sile...