Ambushed by the press
02 May 2020Kbong85
this is kelly Klaufenburg reporting to you live, from Anderson Orbital in the Irula system. we have here with us commander Ruby Heartless of East India Company. She has just arrived in the shuttle challenger. "Reporter: Cmdr, dont you think the name of your ship is in poor taste? I mean afterall no ship has been named Challenger since the terrible accident on earth. all those years ago."
Cmdr Heartless: "nonsense Kelly, it may be hard to understand this, but we here at EIC are all very well aware of the shuttle Challenger and the Incident that occurred, 1300 years ago, a little more than that actually. the fact of the matter is that anytime anyone under my employ flies this shuttle we remember those who allowed all of us to reach for the stars, all those years ago. Had that sacrifice never been made by those back then and the decision to press on, none of us would be standing here today, i mean think about it Kelly. your hundreds of light years from our cradle that is earth. its hard to think where we would be now had those original pioneers never made that sacrifice. So no kelly. None of us take this lightly, every Cmdr that flies my shuttle knows all of the surroundings and the incredible sacrifice made by those individuals. in fact if the galactic authorities allowed it the flight crews photo would be tacked to the control console of the ship. The shuttle flies with the name Challenger because of the sacrifice of those brave individuals"