"Lee Edgar - Andromeda Time" - читать интересную книгу автора (Edgar Lee)

тАШSome team of nutty scientists wants to play with time.тАЩ
тАШThat could be dodgy. Forwards or backwards?тАЩ
тАШIt would have to be backwards. There is no way of going forwards.тАЩ
тАШThere must be, or what would be the point of going backwards if you
could never come back to your proper time?тАЩ
тАШItтАЩs called the waiting game. We did it on the way back from
Andromeda.тАЩ
тАШWaiting game?тАЩ
She nodded. тАШThe crew fly fast enough to break the time barrier, do
what they have to do, and then simply wait till time catches up with
itself. In the case of Mad Max and his gang, they would have to repeat
our last journey to Andromeda so they could arrive back here anything
up to fifty years ago. When they have done their thing, they go back
into space with Wayfarer and wait until they come back to the correct
time.тАЩ
Mike frowned. тАШWhy do they have to go to Andromeda? CanтАЩt they just
fly round in orbit for a while?тАЩ
Cassi shook her head and laughed. тАШTheyтАЩd never get up sufficient
velocity. Besides, it would be too dangerous to spend all that time
within the Solar System. The radiation would fry their brains.тАЩ She
smiled. тАШWhich would probably be an improvement as far as Doctor
Schmidt is concerned.тАЩ
тАШBut Orion Space Station has people on board all the time. How come
they are not affected?тАЩ
тАШOrion doesnтАЩt have to go anywhere, so it can carry substantial
radiation shielding. The Wayfarers have to be maneouvrable so they
cannot protect themselves, or their crews, to the same degree.тАЩ
тАШThere must be somewhere safe nearby without having to fly all the
way to Andromeda and back.тАЩ
тАШIтАЩm afraid not. The Earth is protected by its atmosphere or all life
would be long dead. The only other relatively safe place is in the void
between the galaxies. The crew wouldnтАЩt have to stop at Andromeda, of
course. Iris could be programmed to fly round Andromeda and come back
in a kind of figure-of-eight.тАЩ
тАШWhat about the return trip to our own time?тАЩ
тАШSame trip again but they wouldnтАЩt have to go all the way to
Andromeda.тАЩ
тАШI thought that once you left our galaxy, there was no turning back.тАЩ
тАШThere isnтАЩt. You canтАЩt turn in space like they used to in the old
cult Star Trek movies. However, at a slower speed, a parabolic
trajectory could be plotted which would swing the ship round the
outside of our own galaxy and bring them back in at the right time.тАЩ
Mike grinned. тАШWith luck.тАЩ
тАШAs far as space travel is concerned, there is no such thing as luck.
In astrophysics, itтАЩs called planning.тАЩ
тАШWho are you sending as crew?тАЩ
тАШIf I had my way, a set of androids. But as it is, it looks as if I
shall have to send Janine and Carla. All I need to find to go with them
is an engineer and a medic.тАЩ
тАШWho will be in command?тАЩ said Mike with a sly grin.