The red dwarf star Gliese 625 and its planet, Gliese 625b.
CHAPTER 5 – GLIESE 625
09:09 (Universal Time)
Wednesday, April 21, 2320
Command bridge of the A.M.S. KOSTROMA
Gliese 625 star system
‘’Jump completed. We are now inside the Gliese 625 System, some five AU from the star.’’
Dana Durning then swiveled her padded chair to look up soberly at Tina, still strapped in her command chair.
‘’There will be no turning back after this mission, Tina. The Koomak Interstellar Drive will change Humanity forever by opening the stars to us.’’
‘’Hopefully, it will stimulate the best in Humanity, rather than the worst.’’ replied Tina, equally sober. Dana was fully right in her prediction and, once they would return to the Solar System and prove that the Koomak Drive was both safe and reliable t
