#WritcoStoryPrompt19
'A distant, habitable planet, a crew of six; three women and three men, a perilous journey.'
I read the news with a sinking heart. They were going ahead with the mission even though it was rife with danger.
They were going ahead with the mission of setting up a planetary base in an exoplanet *Himanshu- 3c136* situated about 21.9 million light years ahead of earth. The space capsule "Eagle 97" was travelling at the speed of light.
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The captain of the space vehicle, captain Edward, went to the communication chamber, trying to contact the Russian cosmodrome using radio waves.

"Russian space agency,...