This has been the greatest trip ever. I know you’re still travelling to Japan at the moment and hopefully the three hour subterranean transit from the UK won’t be delayed. Hopefully the pods under the sea sections of the journey will be cooler than last time.
I need to tell you how brilliant the sky pod to the moon departure lounge went. The individual pod arrived by drone at the front door of the apartment and the luggage was automatically loaded by the robot host. There was automatic ticket checking using iris and retinal scanning and recognition. They didn’t even need to see my passport, the data all linked up through the global data service. It’s so great that there is total cooperation between all nations nowadays. I can barely remember the times of borders and immigration controls. Once I’d taken my seat in the pod it was a 30 minute supersonic sky ride to the Urals. There are artificially created thermal wind tubes which guide the pods through the atmosphere choosing the shortest and best route to avoid any adverse weather conditions. Obviously, if the solar cells are on then journey time is reduced even more. But it was a smooth sky ride across the landscape.
Once at the moon departure lounge we were allocated to our individual carriers. I traveled with four other women who were equally as keen to drink the complimentary champagne and eat the crudités before the gourmet meal was served by the in-capsule chef. We sat round while he prepared the sushi in front of us. There was no feeling of any unnecessary G forces as we departed the station. Indeed there was no need to even be strapped into our recliner seats, although I did just in case. As we left the earth’s atmosphere as we headed towards the moon I took some great shots that I’ve posted online since we docked on the moon. I’m taking a special trip in the old fashioned moon rover type vehicle that Aldrin and Armstrong used backs in 1969. We’re going to the landing site and to look at the flag they planted. No need for space suits, the transparent capsules that flex and move with us allow free movement.
Can’t wait to hear your news from Japan. I hear that the subterranean pods are being built ever closer to the centre of the earth. So they must have the most impressive cooling system to facilitate this. I understand that there is a new molecular coolant that has been devised, which means there is virtually only a monolayer coating on the pods, which reduces weight and bulk. This chemical also reduces friction to such a minimal amount that the energy usage of the pods is miniscule. Is it true that the energy for the pods is solar? I hear that the energy needed to get from the UK to Japan can be stored in a battery the size of a match box.
Big hugs xoxo
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