CHAPTER 16Cora awoke when Parley, the hologram onboard Human Recovery Pod gently shook her arm.
"There is no reason for concern but I have awoken you as the captain for there is a situation where I need your opinion."
Cora, who was lying in the pilot's seat, moved it up to a sitting position and studied the monitor where a huge planet hovered. She looked out the windscreen and found she could also see it in real life about the size of an orange that was slowly increasing in size.
"We are in the solar system that was our destination and using our impulse engines," Parley said. "However, the planet that we're heading for is not suitable for human life for it has no atmosphere and an average temperature of minus 200 degrees Celsius. There are no other planets capable of supporting life in
