MARS—GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITThorpe sat at the controls of PS Neil Armstrong in Mars geosynchronous orbit 17,032 km above and 306 km south of Nanedi City. Leading him in orbit 1,500 meters ahead, Braxton piloted the Asterian spacecraft they had captured during the conflict, now renamed FS Aster. Brad was with Braxton, and they had a portal open to Sally in the Phoenix lab.
“So, explain to me once more what this stuff is, Brad,” Braxton said. “I know we’re putting a superconducting wire around Mars in geosynchronous orbit. What I don’t get is the carbon nanotube nature of this s**t. When we first examined the problem of giving Mars a magnetic shield, the experts I know wanted to put a two-tesla dipole out by the Soletta. They told me that had been the thinking for nearly a century. You and Sal
