First Person
“It would have been like a new star, rivalling Venus at sunset. Only it would have been briefer and lasted only as long as the fuel took to burn. I know it would have been seen from Earth, we planned it that way, and it was calculated that Europe was facing us at the time. I’m sorry, Elza. You’ll be reading this when I am dead. But please know this: I leave with my head held high. I’m proud of what I’m about to achieve today. I write to you just before I leave to do it.
The work was pretty muc...h as I expected. The journey less so. This vessel is like a comfortable hotel, or a cruise ship. Only, instead of being on the ocean, we’re travelling across space. The elevator from Sri Lanka to the departure platform was actually the best part. It was just like we saw on TV. Whisked up into the sky, leaving your stomach behind, you get a good look as the ground gets smaller and the horizon curves until it becomes the whole world. Seeing Earth from this high up was pretty breathtaking.MoreLess
The work was pretty muc...h as I expected. The journey less so. This vessel is like a comfortable hotel, or a cruise ship. Only, instead of being on the ocean, we’re travelling across space. The elevator from Sri Lanka to the departure platform was actually the best part. It was just like we saw on TV. Whisked up into the sky, leaving your stomach behind, you get a good look as the ground gets smaller and the horizon curves until it becomes the whole world. Seeing Earth from this high up was pretty breathtaking.MoreLess
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