“YEEEEEEHHHAAAAAAAWWWWW!!!”
rang through the bridge as it emitted from the radio.
“AHH, our
tow shuttle has their first cable attached.” Captain Calhoun couldn’t help but
laugh.
The entire
bridge crew laughed as well. They all
knew who broadcast that yell and why.
All of them couldn’t help but feel a tad bit of jealousy. The riggers always got a great ride with a
great view during the process of setting up asteroids for towing.
The captain
punched up the intercom “Lab 4, Bridge.”
“Go ahead
bridge.” The commander sounded relaxed.
“Did you get
out of your suit yet, Kim?” The captain lightly inquired.
“Sure did,
and I just got back from the head.” She was keeping it fun with the captain.
“Glad you
are comfortable now.” He let out a little guffaw “So what is our schedule with
the tow shuttle?”
“According
to their report just as they were starting to rig it up they should start
towing in 30 minutes or so.” She paused a moment. “I have a plot for them to
bring it along side the other one.”
“How long do
you expect that to take?” He was checking shift schedules.
“Twelve to
twenty four hours.” She hesitated “depending.”
“Depending
on what?”
“Mass.” She shifted her tone to uncertainty. “We have
no idea how much mass those things have.
And we don’t know how much force we can really place on those anchors.”
“Understood.” The captain switched to the transport
schedules. “What do we know about that transport explosion?”
“The
preliminary report says it was an oxidizer tank rupture that caused a leak in a
fuel line.” The commander tried to sound confident. “I have ordered class 1
inspections of all transport craft before they can launch again.”
“Class
1? Is that really necessary?” He was
skeptical.
“I believe
it is sir.” Kim was nervous now.
The captain
thought it over a minute. The extra time
meant more information, and information is what he needed before dealing with
the mining consortium. “You have my full support for that order,
commander. I will enter that into the
log and inform the consortium that there is a delay until the conclusion of
your investigation.”
“Thank you,
sir.” Kim was relieved now. “We’ll get the investigation concluded as quickly
as possible.”
“Take your
time and get the job done right, commander.” He said with an air of full
confidence.
Kim knew the
captain was ‘pumping up the troops’ but she appreciated the support. “Yes Sir.
We will have the full reports as soon as possible.”
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