Chapter 50: Sol Five, The Probability of Success from Betting One's Life

The Eagle and the United Space Station were only 110 kilometers apart at their closest.

At this distance, if anyone on the Eagle was to look in the direction of the space station, they would be able to see it with the naked eye. The massive solar panels and white module walls reflected sunlight, making it appear like a shiny, resplendent diamond on pitch-black velvet.

The Russian RD-0172 engine activated as the turbine pumps rapidly turned. Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen burned in the combustion chamber, rapidly spewing out material from its exhaust.

The vacuum silenced the burning propellant's boom as the Eagle accelerated silently. This massive object weighing more than ten tonnes had begun moving out of its orbit!