With all of the ground team gathered, and their gear loaded. Saki told them to take a seat. Once loaded she closed the doors on the T7 and went to the cockpit.
Kim was seated at the pilots console and as Saki strapped herself in, completed the shuttle power up. She signaled the doors to open and edged the Diligent out of the doors and into free space. She calculated a descent trajectory to the ground site specified by Eternity.
The shuttle plunged into the atmosphere, the shields protecting it from the atmospheric heat and surrounding the craft in a sphere of plasma. Once they reached the lower atmosphere Kim slowed the craft and the flaming sphere around them dissipated.
They were flying on a west to east trajectory. "ETA to touchdown is ten minutes Hei. We should be on site just after sun rise."
She looked out at the images of the surface. She could see trees and such but they were broad and low. An adaption to the lower amounts of solar radiation, plants were wider to harness as much as possible.
A few minutes later the forward horizon began to glow with the approaching sunrise. Below the T7 a spongy plain spread out before them.
Her RADAR started painting their destination. A small bluff that would give the away team a clear field of vision in all directions.
The shuttle bounced about when it was buffeted by some unexpected turbulence from the air moving around the bluff. She pulled the shuttle up and clear of the turbulence and brought it over the landing site. She clicked on the landing lights, bathing the vegetation in the brilliant landing lights. She lowered the ship to the surface and gently touched down.
Through the cockpit window she could see the advancing sunlight moving across the ground.
"Diligent to Aeon, we have landing at Point Alpha." she transmitted.
"Nice flying Heisho." Saki said unbuckling her restraints. She moved into the back.
"Everyone get your masks on. I want the shuttle unloaded in and base camp in place in thirty minutes. Get moving. We are burning daylight." she said.
Kim was seated at the pilots console and as Saki strapped herself in, completed the shuttle power up. She signaled the doors to open and edged the Diligent out of the doors and into free space. She calculated a descent trajectory to the ground site specified by Eternity.
The shuttle plunged into the atmosphere, the shields protecting it from the atmospheric heat and surrounding the craft in a sphere of plasma. Once they reached the lower atmosphere Kim slowed the craft and the flaming sphere around them dissipated.
They were flying on a west to east trajectory. "ETA to touchdown is ten minutes Hei. We should be on site just after sun rise."
She looked out at the images of the surface. She could see trees and such but they were broad and low. An adaption to the lower amounts of solar radiation, plants were wider to harness as much as possible.
A few minutes later the forward horizon began to glow with the approaching sunrise. Below the T7 a spongy plain spread out before them.
Her RADAR started painting their destination. A small bluff that would give the away team a clear field of vision in all directions.
The shuttle bounced about when it was buffeted by some unexpected turbulence from the air moving around the bluff. She pulled the shuttle up and clear of the turbulence and brought it over the landing site. She clicked on the landing lights, bathing the vegetation in the brilliant landing lights. She lowered the ship to the surface and gently touched down.
Through the cockpit window she could see the advancing sunlight moving across the ground.
"Diligent to Aeon, we have landing at Point Alpha." she transmitted.
"Nice flying Heisho." Saki said unbuckling her restraints. She moved into the back.
"Everyone get your masks on. I want the shuttle unloaded in and base camp in place in thirty minutes. Get moving. We are burning daylight." she said.