A/N This chapter's storyline will be similar to Top Gun Maverick if most of you have seen the movie last year see what you thnk!
[Music X-71]
Colonel Stamper and his Team have Been Selected to Pilot the Shuttles Independence and Freedom Casey will be the Co-Commander on the Shuttle Freedom with Sharp He's Senior in Rank next to him and will be in charge of Drill operations while he is In charge of Shuttle Operations and Communications
Talk about the wrong stuff Sharp is unpleased with the team they'll be training, they're the best Sharp, my dad's the best driller on the planet Ryan said having confidence in his father as if anyone has confidence believing he can do it it's Him, good morning I'm Colonel Willie Sharp United States Air Force he introduced himself, standing next to me is Colonel Ryan Stamper, of course, you all know him he's an Experienced Shuttle Pilot one of our top commanders with 6 missions under his belt two each on the Endeavor Discovery Columbia as Mission Commander and two with me on the Atlantis as Co Commander he's one of the finest pilots the space program's ever produced what he and I have to teach you will mean the difference between life and death Sharp finished Harry AJ Chick Oscar bear Max and Nooan all smiled seeing his son and their friend after so long they haven't seen him since he was 20 when he joined the Marines, addition of flying one of the X-71 teams to that rock my job is to train you on the works and physics in space so you don't freak out on the asteroid United States astronauts trains for years you have 12 days sharp explained are there any intelligent questions before we get started asked the Colonel.
Chick who's the first to raise his hand what's an X-71? he asked curious.
Sharp looked over his shoulder and nodded to Truman to explain the X-71 is a large Specially designed Space Shuttle you will be using to fly to the asteroid and land on the surface drill a hole into its core and detonate a nuclear bomb Colonels Sharp and Stamper both will be teaching you what it's like to be flying in outer space.
but what NASA doesn't know Ryan spoke up is your limits we intend to find them test and push beyond your limits and you'll know what it feels to Astrounats make no mistake his Glare hardened we don't waste any time here and neither do they US Astronauts are the finest remarkable people the best and brightest to fly to the stars and beyond NASA is not a competition for winners or losers it's training and saving lives show us what you made of the Colonel finished.
you're the first civilians to ever see her Said the NASA Director as he leads the crews to the assembly hangar where the two military shuttles are being assembled, we call them the X-71s it's a top-secret joint venture with the Air Force she and her sister ship are leaving tomorrow for launch prep in Florida but I thought you outta take a look in front of their own eyes are the largest Space Shuttles in the world, the shuttles are larger but wider similar to their NASA counterparts with solid rocket boosters mounted on top of the fuselage and winglets for maneuverability her titanium alloy impenetrable skin covers the meanest and toughest space vehicle man has ever made.
Air Force Colonel Davis NASA Pilot Tucker will command the shuttle Independence, Air Force Colonel Sharp Marine Colonel Stamper NASA Pilot watts shuttle Freedom munitions Specialists Gruber and Halsey will supervise the nuclear ordnance any Truman waves his fingers I just thought uh thought you should meet the team stares at each other not saying a word.
Truman shrugged.