T-Minus (Fiction 101 Series)
Cape Canaveral.
“T-minus 10 and counting,” the AI announced. Gender
neutral voice. “Nine. Eight.”
Everyone in the capsule and the Control Room heard it.
Six astronauts. No humans. Six overseers. No humans. “Seven.” No one heard it
at the Main Visitor Complex. “Six.” No one heard it at the Banana Creek Launch
Viewing Area. “Five.” No one heard it at the LC-39 Observatory Gantry. “Four.” No
one heard it at the Exploration Tower. “Three.” No one heard it at the Westgate
Cocoa Beach Pier. “Two.” Nor at any of the other nearby smooth beaches.
Because no one was there to watch.
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