NationStates Jolt Archive


The Ill-fated trip of the Integral One

29-09-2003, 04:34
The Baconasiatic scientists gathered around the control console, in quiet anticipation. The entire room was silent, except for the beeps of the controls and the radio chatter from the crew of the Integral. This was Baconasia's first multi-manned space launch, and so far everything was running perfectly. During the single-manned space launches, they had no problems. Except for the Silver Eagle, which exploded on the launch pad.

The sound of the Integral One's commander, Jol Gidi, broke the silence. There were three other individuals on board: two scientists, who would research the effects of space-travel on the Baconasiatic Physiognomy, and An El-Aman, who would act as the navigator.

"Everything is go."

The clock said T-Minus 30 seconds. Those 30 seconds seemed like days.

"Integral One, this is Oscmeyer Mission Control. T-Minus 10 seconds..."

The rockets started, blowing white smoke dwarfing the enormous launch complex. The three men and one woman did final checks to ensure that they were strapped in, their oxygen was working, and everything was fine.

"T-Minus 5-Seconds..."

El-Aman activated the after-burner, which would give them enough power to escape the gravitational pull of the planet.

"T-Minus 2-Seconds... T-Minus 1 Second... Lift OFF!"

With a roar that shattered windows, the Integral One lifted from its pad. The entire night sky was orange from the flames that shot out of the rocket engines. The mission would be a success, and the scientists inside Mission Control began to cheer. The cheering growing louder and louder as the Integral One went higher and higher.

Suddenly... an alarm rang.

"MISSION CONTROL! MISSION CONTROL! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!"

Both rocket boosters around the main rocket booster had pre-maturely separated, and the Integral One did not have enough power to pull free of the Earth's gravitational pull. Another alarm rang... a fissure had appeared in the main rocket booster and was leaking solid rocket fuel into the atmosphere.

"EJECT THE BOOSTER!" one of the scientists yelled into the radio. But it was too late. The Integral One was plummeting towards the earth. "ESCAPE! ESCAPE WHILE YOU CA----------"

The words never reached the Integral One, as it exploded into a firey ball of orange that lit up the nighttime sky, and could be seen for hundreds of miles.
Goldana
29-09-2003, 04:38
We sent our deepest apology for this loss, but i hope that this accident will help you to pull together as a nation and move into the future without having to worry about similar accident like that.