Going Todash [dream blog]

Astronauts

(07:13 AM, Thursday, December 11, 2008)

[image]I was working again for Sikorsky Aircraft and for some reason the company sent some of us on a vacation out in the country. In attendance was Paul, Rich, and Jenny.

We spent a couple days at a cabin and partied just like an normal group. We spent some time in the remote town just up the road from camp and partied pretty hard. Then our boss showed up to ask us a question and then it became apparent why we were asked to this vacation spot.

The earth was in peril and someone needed to deliver a huge bomb to a meteorite that was supposed to put the earth in jeopardy. Of course we all volunteered. This would be my first time in space and I did not want to be the only one to back out.

I agreed and walked around the space vehicle that was brought out to the camp complete with launch pad. It looked like a rocket and the front looked like the front of a big white economy van.

Before taking off we went to our last dinner in town and for last briefing. Everyone watched us and applauded us. Were suddenly became famous. i was in my suit that we would travel in and it was very cumbersome to walk in.

We were briefed and were told that if anything would go wrong we could not jeopardize the people on earth so we must blow ourselves up. Suddenly it was becoming serious and I was getting terrified. I mentioned that maybe we could set it up to blow and then jump. Everyone laughed because we would not even have parachutes.

So that was it and I feared that this was a suicide mission. I came to a place in my mind that I was comfortable with dying and was hoping it would be sudden. The plan was to huddle together for the last moments and be together as it exploded. there was not mention that the mission might be successful.

We started up the engines for take off and we were ready to save the world. As the craft flew into space first we had to attend with power lines and obstacles just getting into the air. I had a bomb in hand and settles into position. Blast off!