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[spacefire]

This is a situation I daydream about a lot, so I put it in writing <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br />It's called Reentry.<br /><br />For this view, space tourists pay millions. I got it for free. And it will make a soothing background as I run out of oxygen and slowly die. At least I stabilized the spin, finally. It was making me sick. But now I can even look to my left and get only mildly queasy. There's supposed to be a short stubby wing tilted at a 45 degree angle, with a moving surface at the trailing edge. Instead, there's a hole in the side of my ship. From my vantage point in the cockpit, I can see some cables sticking out. A punctured thruster propellant tank still vents a visible stream of gas, but the pressure has dropped such that the exhaust has no effect on my prow first, upside down drifting. My comm. antenna, deployed during the brief battle, is gone and I can't raise anyone on the radio.<br /><br />We flew off the Orion first stage into seemingly random orbits, but each of the 20 ships would pass close enough to the enemy fleet to be able to launch our tactical nukes at the same time. The warheads coming from all quarters were theorized to be able to confuse their defense systems and allow us to score some hits. We were to do multiple passes, as our orbits had been designed to intercept theirs more than once. And even if the fleet were to take evasive action - and we thought they were so out of fuel after breaking into LEO that they wouldn't - our nimble interceptors could alter orbit inclination by many degrees and we could get them again and again.<br /><br />And it worked...the mass attack scored some hits. Not actual hits, mind you, but the warheads were proximity detonated. I saw one of their smaller armed ships - we call them destroyers - simply explode. Who knows what we'd hit, maybe their fuel tanks. And one of their transports started spinning crazily, venting gas from a huge gash in its side. I had leisure time as we were moving away to s <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[qso1]

You should see about getting it published. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

thanks, I take that as a compliment <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[dragon04]

Cool story, bud. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />But if you edited it and put some spaces between paragraphs, it would be a lot easier to read. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>

 

[spacefire]

better? <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[strandedonearth]

Certainly a cool story. With the reference to Orion I thought it could be a side story from "Footfall," although you quickly made the distinction.

 

[avidgamer]

Very nice! Do you have a web page for your writing?

 

[spacefire]

I sure do!<br />http://vintagehandhelds.bravejournal.com/<br /><br />only 3 stories so far. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[avidgamer]

Thanks! Consider yourself bookmarked. Are you a member of any online writing groups?

 

[spacefire]

I put an older story on fictionette.com, that's about it.<br />I like to get my critiques from space.com <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[avidgamer]

Cool I'll keep an eye out for future posts

 

[spacefire]

also new blog address and a new format for the stories I have written so far.<br />http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com/ <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[rogers_buck]

Reading them now. Thanks!<br />

 

[rogers_buck]

I enjoyed those. Be sure to flag the next installments...<br />

 

[qso1]

Has blogging been productive as far as attracting a significant readership? And is it free or does it cost anything cash wise? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

it's free. www.blogger.com. It says it works directly with google adsense which I have an account for but it couldn't activate it. I'll try again sometime. I only have four stories now but as it grows I'd like to get it more public.<br />I used digg.com to promote it. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

Check it out. As usual, comments are appreciated.<br /><br />|<br />|<br />V <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

After a near year-long hiatus, the follow up to Cornelius' great escape. Read Asteroid Story 3 first if you haven't yet.<br /><br />|<br />|<br />|<br />V <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>