Readyforourflight
Allourworkisthrough
Andthere’snothinglefttodo
“即将到达两分钟,”约翰森呼叫道,“正在发送旅居者激活指令。”
火星户外距离MAV远处,那辆上了年头的小漫游车收到了指令:在自己当前所处的金属板上向前行驶五分之四米。缓慢而慎重,小小车轮转动起来。
凤凰号上,魔力推动着音乐加快节拍变得急促起来,莓莓再次唱起:
Toolatetoturnback,Sojourner’srolling
Allsystemsarego-
飞火问:
-areyousure?
莓莓答:
Conditionsarenotgreat
ButtheHermescannotstoptowait
同时马克带着紧张补充道:
Nochancetoabort…thecountdownstarts…
星光汇报:
SparkleDriveisset,allbatteriesfull
Everythingisready,nowornever
蜓蜓应和:
Liebackandrelax,lookoutthewindow
Soonwe’llridethefiretothemidnightsky
Secondstickby
接着又是全体合唱:
Dustaboveus
Drifting,falling
Marsbeneathus
Soonwe’regoinghome
“倒计时T-一分钟,”Hermes一头刘易斯呼叫道,“旅居者运行符合预期。”
樱桃莓莓拨动了某个开关:
Capsuleissecure,readyforlaunching
Fuelandoxidizertanksarefull
Pyrosareallset,batterieshot
Readytoigniteascentstageone
Thecountgoeson
飞火报:
Twentysecondsleft,beginignition
Fuelpumpsactivate,light‘emup
樱桃莓莓答: