Ch6-05

Othosmops on Sept. 26, 2024

GISELLE:    Isn't zis a razer large example of a nuclear-powered rocket?
IVAN: We would have liked it to be smaller. But nowadays a Mars rocket needs a lot of extras.
GISELLE: Ze walls and transitions are reinforced like a nuclear bunker.
IVAN: This is a reusable silo. When we launch your rocket, the conditions here will be extreme - we have to protect both the equipment and the people here.
Before we enter the rocket, we have to completely decontaminate ourselves and our belongings. You know - so that no stowaways fly along later whose eggs might be stuck to your shoes.
GISELLE:    Ewww!