Mira placed six shaped charges at the rotor’s stress points. Her hands were steady. She pressed the detonator.
But Captain Okonkwo wasn’t celebrating. “Mira, we’re not turning. We’re drifting sideways. The meteor swarm is wide. We’ll clip the edge.” action reaction and momentum conservation
Mira knew the numbers. They had no engine. But they had the rotor. And Newton’s laws don’t take a day off. Mira placed six shaped charges at the rotor’s
Captain Okonkwo drifted into the engine bay, found Mira patching the hull breach with foam sealant. He placed a hand on her shoulder. action reaction and momentum conservation