Tuesday, March 22

"Launch"

"This thing is revolutionary, isn't it?"
"Yes. We're the first ones to have something like this up and running soon. In a few days, that is."

He looked out the bay window and saw a massive gray, sealed canister that took up the area of the multi-story warehouse. Puffs of mechanically created steam swept the floor slowly and gracefully, capturing the sheen of the device. The company logo was around it, the dark steel-ish blue "R" encased in a semi-completed box. It was magnificent in his eyes, the unparalleled ability of something funded independently by one entity alone. The mechanical arms used for construction sat folded within themselves, against their respective homes.

"Friday?"
"Yes, Friday is launch day. Tomorrow, a freight convoy will take it piece by piece to the facility, then assemble it."
"How soon after it goes into orbit will it be... usable?"
"20 minutes. The self-assembler will assemble the components automatically from up there."
"And it's safe?"
"As safe as our lab tests have provided."

He once again looked around the warehouse to really capture the ambiance it provided.