Kemp 007: First Launch

(This is part of a "Captain Kemp" series I am doing for fun.)

It's hard to image Captain Kemp as Cadet Kemp, a gangly kid just out of high school taking his first jump to low Earth orbit.

"Yeah, I was so scared of getting sick in freefall. It's strange, really. I wasn't worried about the danger involved when 3,200 electronic systems have to work together correctly; I was worried about embarrassing myself."

"Did you get sick?" I asked. I remembered my first launch. I was queasy, but it all stayed put.

"No. I was thrilled. It was the first time I let myself think I might make it as an astronaut," he said, smiling.



Inspired by the movie "Moon Zero Two", Hammer Films, 1969.
#spaceart #scifiart #scifi #outerspace #deepspace #science #astronomy #future #planet #moon #exoplanet #cosmos #cosmic #moonzerotwo #spacesuit #launch 
More fun at https://www.facebook.com/SpaceArt57