Impulse, part five

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Thanks for spending November with the crew of IMP1.  Their story concludes tonight.

Impulse, part four

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More of the adventures of Jim, Albert, and Omar are below.

Impulse, part three

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Thanks for joining our crew again.  The next installment is below the cut. 

Impulse, part two

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Last week, I posted the first installment of "Impulse," a science fiction short story inspired by the shuttle Discovery launch (now postponed until November 30), the humanoid robot it's delivering, the International Space Station's tenth anniversary, and research into new engines.  Did you know the U.S. will have a new rocket ready for testing by next year?  Thankfully, that engine is not like the one I imagined in this story.  

When we left our intrepid crew, their exploration of the Martian terrain had been interrupted by a message from Katya, the astronaut who manned their orbiting nuclear engine: “The engine’s sustained propulsion is inoperative.  We cannot change altitude.  And pressure is rising.” 

Impulse, part one

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As promised, here is the first installment of a science fiction short story inspired by space shuttle Discovery's final launch.