Music of the Spheres (The Interstellar Age Book 2) by Daniels Valmore

Author:Daniels, Valmore [Daniels, Valmore]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mummer Media
Published: 2013-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

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Unofficial Transcript :

Alex Manez Interview Part One :

Dated August 2103 :

Edgar: “Good morning, Alex. My name is Edgar Janz. I’m the assistant to the science advisor for USA, Inc.’s Board of Directors’ oversight committee for Quantum Resources.”

Alex: “Morning.”

Edgar: “Did you have any questions before we begin? I’ve cleared the entire day, so there’s no rush.”

Alex: “I had hoped to be debriefed by Michael Sanderson.”

Edgar: “I’m sorry, he’s retired from Quantum Resources. I’m afraid his security clearance has been downgraded since then. Anything you speak to him about must be of a personal nature only.”

Alex: “What about Captain Turner?”

Edgar: “Major Justine Turner is attached to the training facility at Kennedy Space Center. I’m sure you can arrange to speak to her after your debriefing. Are there any other questions I can answer for you?”

Alex: “I guess not.”

Edgar: “Well rested after your trip to Honduras?”

Alex: “Yes, thank you. I’m sorry if that delayed your report.”

Edgar: “I won’t lie. There are a lot of people waiting to hear your story. It wasn’t easy putting them off. But that isn’t a big problem. I have a preliminary report I already submitted, but we need to verify some facts. Are you ready?”

Alex: “Yes.”

Edgar: “Excellent. All right, let’s do this. Ahem. This is the official debriefing of Captain Alex Manez, first human to travel to another solar system. It has been five days since his return to Earth. All medical and psychological tests have come back, and aside from the difference in his biological and chronological ages, Alex Manez has been given a clean bill of health. —Yes, Alex?”

Alex: “I’ve been a little achy since yesterday.”

Edgar: “Uh. I’m sure that’s just an after-effect of all the traveling. The doctors cleared you.”

Alex: “All right.”

Edgar: “Good. Now, can we start at the beginning? Can you describe your experience traveling in a quantized state?”

Alex: “For me it was instantaneous. I didn’t experience anything. One moment I was here; the next moment I was there.”

Edgar: “I’m going to ask you a series of questions. They might seem repetitive or obvious, but this is for the benefit of the oversight committee. I would like to start with the events leading up to the explosion of the Quanta.”

Alex: “Of course.”

Edgar: “Was there power in the ship when you first materialized in Centauri System?”

Alex: “No there wasn’t.”

Edgar: “According to pre-flight experiments this was expected. Just for the record, can you explain why?”

Alex: “Of course. There were two separate quantities of Kinemet on the ship. One for each leg of the trip. As I understand it, the Kinemet that had been primed with photons would burn out just as I arrived in Centauri. The second load, which had not been primed, was merely quantized as was every other substance on the ship. The astrophysicists determined that once the non-charged Kinemet rematerialized, it would re-react with its own photons and cause a secondary reaction. Without applying a coolant, it would reach critical mass and undergo a nuclear fission.”

Edgar: “And this is why there is a need for a human pilot at this point, correct?”

Alex: “Yes.

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