"Ground Control to Major Tom..." for the Picfic Tuesday Challenge

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

A/N: This is predictable I know, but I just could't resist going in this direcetion...hope you enjoy it anyway.

“This is Houston, what is your status Mercury 10?”

Static filled the air in the the command center for several minutes.

“I say again this is Capcom calling Mercury 10, what is your status, Brotherhood 7?” They were getting nervous as their astronaut was not responding.

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On Launching Good Will - PicFic 12/2

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Please allow for some literary license here regarding the nature of this capsule...
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Almost Armageddon - Picfic Tuesday - 2nd Dec

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

This story doesn’t quite fit with the prompt. It went in a direction I hadn’t planned.

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“Gentlemen, we have a situation.”

Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin had barely entered Mr Waverly’s office, and the lack of preamble told them something ominous was happening. They took their usual seats as their boss continued.

“A rocket has been launched from Argentina. Global monitoring stations all report the deployment of a capsule, believed to be a small satellite.”

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