I succumb...
- 14:40 I stop and feel the touch of Mother Earth for the last time. My ascent to the stars begins now. #
- 15:30 The last of the straps are in place. The hatch is sealed. The countdown is imminent. #
- 15:37 10...9...8... #
- 17:04 Time has become meaningless. My memory is a blur. I am in space. #

Whoa.