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Looking Back

Try not to look down, Vander said. Of course I won’t, I told him. I’m not that stupid.

I’m no stranger to spacewalks. My old job required me to take the exposed path every now and then to access malfunctioning systems, but today’s work was a whole different beast. Patching up the meteoroid-damaged exterior of an accelerating spacecraft was more like rappling down a sheer rock face over a bottomless abyss. In addition to the standard EVA equipment, it was cables, carabiners, figure eight descenders, and Jumars that kept us from drifting – no – plummeting into the void.

I should not have looked down. But I couldn’t help myself.

- Rashid Andiyar (October 20, Year 1)

Ever looked up at the sky on a clear night, like in the mountains? Well, deep space is the clearest night there is. I’ve seen a lot in all my years, but I’ll never get used to seeing that sky in all its glory. Not a lot of people can say they’ve looked down at the stars.

- Commander Michael Vander (October 20, Year 1)
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Pencil and white gesso for the stars
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Looking Back

Try not to look down, Vander said. Of course I won’t, I told him. I’m not that stupid.

I’m no stranger to spacewalks. My old job required me to take the exposed path every now and then to access malfunctioning systems, but today’s work was a whole different beast. Patching up the meteoroid-damaged exterior of an accelerating spacecraft was more like rappling down a sheer rock face over a bottomless abyss. In addition to the standard EVA equipment, it was cables, carabiners, figure eight descenders, and Jumars that kept us from drifting – no – plummeting into the void.

I should not have looked down. But I couldn’t help myself.

- Rashid Andiyar (October 20, Year 1)

Ever looked up at the sky on a clear night, like in the mountains? Well, deep space is the clearest night there is. I’ve seen a lot in all my years, but I’ll never get used to seeing that sky in all its glory. Not a lot of people can say they’ve looked down at the stars.

- Commander Michael Vander (October 20, Year 1)
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Pencil and white gesso for the stars
More from Odyssey [link]