golden, clark, skip, flip and the rest of the mission control technicians watch a live feed from russia. a russian energia super booster rocket sits on its launch platform.
golden, clark, and all the n.a.s.a. techs stare at the burning rocket.
skip is analysing the asteroid's thermal readings. a multi- colored thermal image map shows most of the asteroid is green , but around the chosen landing site are numerous red spots
skip motions to golden. he comes over.
golden stares at the wall. grace is curled up on a chair in the corner.
all the technicians stand, staring at the central board, where a graph shows the drilling progress.
golden continues looking at the thermal imaging.