Far far away from me
I have dreamt of you for so long
Sedna made the final approach, unaware of her proximity to the icy, rocky comet. Her solitary mission: the first ever comet walk. Suspended animation was necessary for the three-year flight, to preserve water and oxygen and to protect the astronaut from the effects of isolation until she could be reawakened.
Approaching too fast, the craft collided with the comet, damaging the radio antenna but keeping life-support intact. Sedna knew none of this. Reanimation sequence had failed.
Onward she flew, anchored to the comet, to the outer reaches of the Solar System. Orbital period: 11,400 years.
To sleep perchance to dream.
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (4)
Oh no, she'll be dead. I feel so sad for her. Loved your story!
Man! I was just getting settled in for a nice Sci-fi, lol. I saw the one-minute read time before starting but still got caught up in it, Haha! Nicely done, Ray!
Oh poor Sedna, will she ever know what happened to her?
sounds like something that would happen to me