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 he introduced himself in 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.

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 Colonels Sharp 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 while Harry AJ Chick and Bear smile at Harry happy to see his son their old friend particularly AJ is happy to see his Best Friend his soon to be Brother in Law haven't seen him since he was 20 when he joined the Air Force.

Truman shrugged.