We had successfully launched 7 crews through the rift. They always returned safely, thanks to the technology I had developed. On the space station I had a staff of three working under me. My staff was starting to get very good at the inspections and preparations. My role was starting to feel obsolete.
I couldn't handle zero gravity like my staff could, I was starting to have health issues stemming from the atrophy atrophy caused my little gravity.
I had been involved in several space flights out to the station, normally we spend 3 months up, and 6 months down. But the government physicians was starting to give me the impression that this would be my last flight to the station. The only reason I was able to have this many flights was the fact that my crew required so much on site training.
I felt like I was going to completely lose any opportunity to travel through the rift after this mission. So I did something spontaneous that went against the grain of everything that got me this far in my career. I was preparing to disobey orders.
I was going to get through that rift!
