Engines were making deafening rumble, no one in the ship could hear anything else, except for the talking from the ground control they heard in their earphones.
"Ten, nine, eight..." a young woman with olive skin and dark brown eyes listened to the countdown. She was afraid, launching was one of the most dangerous things in space missions.
"Seven, six..." a Russian man was praying in his native language eyes closed. He was an high experienced astronaut - for his age, but knew the risks.
"Five, four, three..." four other young adults were waiting for the launch, most of them more or less scared.
The only one who wasn't scared, was the oldest man, with his face calm and gaze on the control panel.
"Two, one, go!"
The rumbling grew even louder, as the rocket left ground behind. The cabin was shaking and everyone felt the speed they were going.
Should this take this long? Shouldn't we be in space by now? Those were the thoughts in the olive skinned woman's head as the rumbling and shaking continued.
Suddenly, everything stopped. There was a quick moment of silence and then everyone, in ground and in the ship, started to celebrate. They had made it to space.
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