February 2nd,
2037
1400
Dear Space
Diary
Wasn’t
expecting to see another planet so soon but sure enough Saturn is outside my
window, rings and all. Better call NASA.
1420
NASA,
realising that travelling at light speed does not in fact give me the power to
read minds, have forwarded some coordinates on Saturn’s “surface” that they’d
like me to photograph using the external camera as I go past. I’m surprised;
both at them actually needing me to do something, and also the fact that I
didn’t know the ship had a camera. I guess there’s more to this capsule than I
thought.
Coordinates
entered. The ship’s camera will automatically do the
rest. Don’t even need to worry about focus or lighting out here.
Back to
being bored.
February 3rd,
2037
1120
Just saw
Uranus. Yeah I’m not going to touch that one.
Seems
awfully quick though. The gas planets are pretty far apart, astronomically
speaking, and yet if anything they’re getting closer together. Maybe we’ve sped
up. I’ll take some photos of Uranus (note to self – find better way of saying
that) and then give NASA a call.
1127
NASA will
look into the speed issue. Don’t really care that much to be honest, only one
more planet and then I get to go home again. Ahead of schedule too. Won’t find
me complaining.
2344
NASA just
woke me up to tell me I’m about to pass Neptune, and can I get some photos. I
thought I wasn’t meant to reach Neptune for another 36 hours. This is getting a
little weird. We’re definitely speeding up. NASA don’t seem too bothered
though, so I guess it was the plan all along. I’d be worried that they hadn’t
told me, but then, they never tell me.
Pluto is
still getting snubbed by the space community so I won’t need any photos. I’ll
be going nearly as far as Pluto, and then with the largest three-point-turn
ever performed, I will turn around and head for home.
I say “I”,
but I won’t really be doing anything. NASA and the computer will do all the
driving. I’ll heroically do the crossword puzzles they uploaded.
February 4th,
2037
0740
Reaching
Pluto in 40 minutes, so we must be turning around soon. Nearly there!
0810
There’s
Pluto. Must take a while to turn at this speed.
0940
NASA? Why
aren’t we turning?
1339
Hello?
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