NASA Room: A Short Story

“Mrs.Hamilton isn’t there anything I can do to help you guys” I Had been begging Margret if I could help with the launch since I had first become an intern at the NASA station. July 1969 it was going to be the most memorable day in history. The day man walked on the moon. It was the 19th and the boys would be on the moon tomorrow. And all I could do was get lunch and coffee. Margaret was the most reasonable. But she was still very hard headed.

“No Brenda you’re just an Intern you shouldn’t even have this internship how old are you 18, 19 yea-,” I cut her off.

“22 but that's not the point I know just as much as anyone here,” I say angrily. My mind was being being wasted being an intern

“If it was up to me, you would be standing next to me

I stop and cringe.

“Oh hello” I say, trying to play it cool.

“What were you doing eavesdropping in front of mission control the things we discuss are top secret” he pauses, “Classified information and you should not have heard what you heard” he whisper yells at me.

“I wasn’t eavesdropping I just tripped when “ was walking past mission control and I fell but I may have accidentally overheard something I shouldn't have” I smile innocently at him. He glares at me.

“Come with me” he says, walking back into mission control. I follow him into mission control.

“We have a very big problem with the rocket but, I’m dealing with you so you are going to help me. I have a few questions to ask you,” he says.

“So first question, Why do you work here” he asks me.

“I am here with MIT under Engineer” I say. He looks at me for a moment and then asks.

“So you're an engineer. So you might be able to help with the rocket I’m Thomas by the way” he says. I look at him like he is crazy then I begin to think maybe this is my chance to prove myself prove I have what it takes.

“I’ll do it” I say.

“Ok what you're going to do is walk buzz through on how to fix the main engine” I smile nervously. And move over to the main central