"Lee Edgar - Return to Andromeda" - читать интересную книгу автора (Edgar Lee)

‘Are you sure?’ Mike queried playfully.
Cassi ignored him. ‘Don’t you start!’
He glanced at Lyn and then grinned broadly. ‘I think I’ll just take your word for it, my love. Just tell me when
we’re there.’
‘Ten seconds to third turn. Prepare to accelerate once more.’
Lyn touched her fingers to the red keys. ‘Ready.’
‘Activate Proton Drive. Take us to LUM-100.’
Cassi tapped the odd button as she took Wayfarer in as close as she dare to the deadly rings of Saturn
before pulling round behind the planet in a slingshot effect which spun them out at a speed which made the
moons of Saturn become blurred.
‘IDENTIFY TRAJECTORY FOR XEN,’ she typed.

IDENTITY - Xen
DIAMETER - 211,768 Mm
SIDEREAL AXIAL ROTATION - 72h 03m 170s
MEAN SYNODIC PERIOD - 15d 23h 15m 31.49s
INCLINATION - 28° 9.6'
DENSITY - 5.9
ESCAPE VELOCITY - 80.45 km/s-1
SURFACE GRAVITY - 17.426
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE - 1.09 kg/cm²
DISTANCE - 97.98804 AU >

‘Eight minutes,’ said Cassi. ‘Speed?’
‘LUM-100 as instructed.’
The young woman glanced at her sister sharply for a second and then relaxed. ‘Thanks, Lyn. I’m being a
right bitch, aren’t I?’
Mike smiled at them both. ‘We’re all a bit tense, Cassi. None of us have ever been this fast before.’
‘Father has,’ said Cassi. ‘Though not so soon after launch.’ She smiled. ‘But then, he didn’t know about
Xen.’
‘Nor did anyone else before he and I confirmed the tenth planet’s existence last month,’ said Lyn. ‘It’s a
useful boost platform.’
Cassi smiled. ‘Provided we don’t venture too near. Xen has a huge gravity field - almost equal to Sol.’
‘You won’t fly us too close then, will you?’
Cassi grinned. ‘I’ll try not to.’
‘Where to after Xen?’ asked Mike.
‘I’m going to reverse father’s return journey from Andromeda with a few course adjustments to gain extra
speed.’
‘Such as?’
‘Well, Iris has got a number of stars listed as axis points before we leave the galaxy completely.’
The screen filled with characters.

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