★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention
(Alternate History) A story in which the Columbia space shuttle disaster has a different outcome. (6,862 words; Time: 22m)
"The Greatest Day," by Eric Choi [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 01-02|20, published on December 19, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The story does a great job of capturing the way NASA operates, at least to the extent I know it from watching launches and reading about it. It’s got plenty of suspense and excitement, and it manages to be moving as well.
Con: The characters are all pretty flat. Also, given the solution they opted for, I wondered why they didn’t set that up in parallel with the attempted launch rather than waiting until the end.
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Pro: The story does a great job of capturing the way NASA operates, at least to the extent I know it from watching launches and reading about it. It’s got plenty of suspense and excitement, and it manages to be moving as well.
Con: The characters are all pretty flat. Also, given the solution they opted for, I wondered why they didn’t set that up in parallel with the attempted launch rather than waiting until the end.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Eric Choi Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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