Stunning Views of the Earth...
Odry rapped on the metal hatch of the blister. After a moment, the bolt slid back and the door opened.
Odry entered through the first access door and directed herself across the spacious open expanse of the module’s laboratory section toward her office, located in the fore starboard corner. Inside the office, she powered up her communications console and called the headquarters in Huston. She had a selection of voice encryption chips at her disposal. The chips broke up the voice transmission into meaningless signals that would be reassembled by another chip at the receiving station. Eavesdropping ham-radio operators would hear nothing but Chinese violins. Odry didn’t often use encryption when talking to the Earth, but today the language could become dicey. So she pressed a chip into its slot.
The outer surface of the dome was covered by an aluminium clamshell shield that could be closed to prevent damage from meteoroids, ice particles of the Cloud or debris. Retracting the shield in different ways offered stunning views of the Earth, the night sky or both.
There was the Earth, breathtaking, sparkling blue and brilliant white, gliding past beyond the Lexan windows. But Odry barely noticed the spectacular panorama. She focused on the Cloud, long, immense and deadly calm.
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| Stunning views of the Earth. Photo by Elena |
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