America One: War of the Worlds by T I Wade

Author:T I Wade [Wade, T I]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, High Tech, Hard Science Fiction, Space Exploration
Amazon: B00NDVIWVM
Publisher: TIWADE Books
Published: 2014-09-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Israel, Mars Attacked and New Engines

The test flight of Martin’s new spaceship didn’t go as planned. Nor did Jonesy’s life after the launch.

Jonesy and Maggie, with Martin in the cockpit launched Martin’s new craft 24 hours after arriving in Tel Aviv. The weather wasn’t an issue. With bright blue skies, and zero wind, it was perfect weather for a maiden flight.

Ryan had loaned Martin three of Astermine’s spacesuits for the flight. Nevada base was about to test its new suits, which had new helmet clasps instead of screwing them on, more protection against cosmic radiation, and a seven hour power pack instead of the old suit’s four.

Jonesy, Maggie and Martin Brusk were wearing them as Jonesy lit up the thrusters, and the noisy craft compared to the silent Astermine ships in the shields, launched vertically. The three astronauts inside couldn’t hear the outside noise, but the different vibrations inside the cockpit did get Jonesy’s attention.

“Martin, you have flown this ship all 23 times in atmospheric conditions in the last three years?” Jonesy asked as they rose vertically through 5,000 feet.

“All 23 times as pilot,” Martin replied.

“Do the ship’s vibrations feel the same to you?” Jonesy asked the man sitting on one of the ship’s rear cockpit jump seats.

“Heading through 10,000 feet, thrusters on 97 percent power,” stated Maggie from the right-side co-pilot’s seat.

“Maybe a little more vibration due to our fuel tanks being full, and the new heat bricks underneath the floor. Once we obtain forward flight at 95,000 feet, the electric hybrid pulse motor will kick in, and the vibrations should cease.” Martin replied to Jonesy.

“Heading through 15,000 feet at 500 feet per second, moving thrusters to 12 percent forward thrust,” added Maggie.

“You still don’t want me to use the blue shield Ryan loaned us?” Jonesy asked.

“Only in an emergency,” Martin replied. “This ship was built to orbit earth, and return without a shield. I want to achieve that first.”

“Jonesy, moving forward a notch to 30 percent forward thrust. We have achieved 100 knots forward speed and climbing at 380 feet per second.”

“Roger Maggie, increase electrical output to 20 percent and decrease hydrogen thrust to 90 percent,” replied Jonesy, his eyes going over the control console in a millisecond.

It was time for Martin to let the astronauts do the flying, and he shut up.

“Altitude 25,000 feet, forward thrust going up to 50 percent. Hydrogen thrusters at 85 percent, electrical energy at 58 percent and charging for first pulse. That should put our nose at seventy percent angle over horizontal,” continued Maggie.

Jonesy was flying the ship while Maggie was changing the flight systems and reading out the important flight information to him. They had been sent the planned flight information while still returning from Mars, and had studied it for two months before they had returned to earth. The information had fascinated both pilots. The use of hydrogen thrusters, then electrical pulse power, then plasma thrusters once in space was totally new to them.

“Is our altitude climb rate increasing Maggie?” Jonesy asked.

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