You could cut the tension with a knife. They had waited months for this moment. In a few short minutes, they would all be celebrating jubilantly or else have their heads cradled in their hands, wondering what went wrong. The first bit of telemetry came back – the parachute had successfully deployed! There was very little relief, though, among those who knew the dangers that still lay ahead. Seconds felt like hours as they waited for the next beeps to be transmitted across the cosmos. Landing confirmed, the rover has touched down on Mars! Cheers erupted from around the room as the accumulated stress of a months-long mission burst like a dam. An easy uncertainty still lingered in the air, however, as they waited for the first images from the surface of the red planet to arrive, signaling that the rover and its equipment had arrived intact. They stared at the monitor with baited breath, when suddenly the awesome image appeared. The alien landscape stretched before them, like a dried up riverbed scattered with stones waiting for the next storm to spring to life. The sounds of celebration fell quiet as they gazed on the image of the distant world in stunned silence and contemplated the wonders that lay ahead.
I felt it all while reading this, suspense, anticipation, anxiety, wonder, and awe! Thanks for writing such a wonderful conglomeration of feeling!😊
My favorite line, it made me want to go discover something somewhere unexpected, a very beautiful notion indeed!
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You took advantage of the boom in the news of the Mars mission that is in the making. I have read the news headlines, so, I don't know the details.
However, I congratulate you for your audacity and for the way you composed the story. The words you used contain the beauty for us to imagine that otherworldly world.
Thank you for this image of beauty, an image akin to awe. There are so many kinds of beauty, and you have picked a truly celestial one :) Your language is evocative and you manage to avoid using the word 'beauty' in your story. Good job.Hello @one-eye
Thanks, I was inspired by watching today's events as NASA landed on Mars!
The beauty of science and discovery never ceases to amaze us. Great job!
I watched the Rover on the Internet as it landed. You captured the scene very well.
What a grand achievement, and an incredibly inspiring moment in history! You did a wonderful job of capturing the enormity of the Mars landing, and how remarkable it is when the painful wait comes to an end.
You took advantage of the boom in the news of the Mars mission that is in the making. I have read the news headlines, so, I don't know the details.
However, I congratulate you for your audacity and for the way you composed the story. The words you used contain the beauty for us to imagine that otherworldly world.
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Hello @one-eye Nice recap of the events of the day. I watched it, so I know what an accomplishment the mission is so far. It was a thrill we all have not had in a long time. The excitement of discovering a new world with possible future exploration.
I like how you describe the various feelings of the station crew.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate The Inkwell and the other writing communities on Hive as a creative outlet (even if I do far more reading than writing).
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