Project Icarus

Two astronauts face a risky crash landing on a planet, preparing for a challenging descent.

[Entry 008] “30 minutes until deceleration burn starts, better buckle in.” “Hey Pax, thanks for the heads-up.” “Deceleration burn in 1 minute.” “Go for decel, everything is squared away. “ “Firing aft thruster to bring main engines around.” “Woah, let’s try to keep this under 2g please.” “Apologies, I will keep future maneuvers beneath 5g,…

“Yes, well, today is destined to be awful. We have run out of coffee.”

“Here we arrreeee sitting in a tin can!”

“Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree?”

“Hey there, I’m not usually one for video journals, but space is a quiet place, apart from the low-pitched hum of machinery.”