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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Part 2, Chapter 2 Teaser: Introducing Sagan Phillips

PART 2: COMET PHILLIPS        
2032                                               
CHAPTER TWO

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America

Sagan Phillips' face was flush and his sandy hair tousled as he jogged easily along the gravel pathway. His rhythm changed to a walk as he hit the pavement leading around the back of the building, away from the throng of reporters. The sun had already burned the sky a white-blue and the air still held the aura of summer, despite the jolts of color already spreading through the leaves. Looking up, he marveled at how well the Earth's pure blue ceiling hid the dark, destructive vacuum of space beyond it.
Approaching the gunmetal door, Sagan slowed as the biometric beams and chemical sniffers worked him over. The door slid open with a mild whirr and welcomed him with the date and time as he stepped inside the cool, white hallway of the NASA Goddard Space Center residential wing. This place had served as his home as well as his office for over a year now, and he would miss it. If today went well, he and his team would be celebrated as heroes and the world would breathe a collective sigh of relief. There was no option for him to consider the alternative. Others had already projected out multiple disaster scenarios. Potential casualties had been calculated, evacuation plans had been drafted and secure underground bunkers were filled with key government and scientific leaders. He walked with long strides to the elevator that would bring him to the control center where the rest of his team was already assembled and waiting for him.

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