There was a near-constant barrage of radio chatter from people wishing the ship well on its voyage. Lisa Henry spent her first few hours doing little more than fielding messages. Myra Lee began to feel better and came to C-and-C after Lisa had been on watch for about eight hours and took over. Though she wasn't completely happy about it, she was willing to tolerate the communications responsibilities in exchange for the time she'd spend doing science later. Small shuttles flew out from the lunar factories just to spend a few minutes alongside the ship that looked like a giant pinwheel. This kept John O'Connell and Kurata Nagamine busy, simply monitoring to make sure none of the ships came too close to the delicate sails. Likewise, Dr. Garcia spent several hours making certain life support systems were functioning well. Once he was satisfied, he left C-and-C to organize the infirmary and make one last check that he had all he needed. Pilot was busy keeping the sails trimmed, optimizing their angle, helping the ship achieve escape velocity from Earth's orbit.
