Commander mckee checked the dials and switches in the shuttle cockpit and determined that they were functioning
normally. he then tested the communications systems that connected his ship with the mission control headquarters. he
checked the fuel gauges and saw that there was enough fuel for the months-long trip to saturn. all of the other gauges and
meters checked out normal, and the idling engines gave off a strong, reassuring hum. after a final glance around, mckee
declared that the shuttle was finally ready for takeoff. he readied the brave astronauts under his command and the ground
crew alertly awaiting the launch. the rocket took off and, racing through space, eventually arrived at saturn, where
commander mckee and his assistants built the first successful human colony.
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