"Engine No.8 ignite."
"Ignition is completed. The asteroid successfully entered C2 orbit. The fourth orbit change will occur in ten minutes. All units prepare."
The tense atmosphere in the Space Launch Center instantly disappeared. All the tightly-clenched fists slowly eased up, including Kelvin's, and there were whispered cheers. Each orbital change was a great challenge for a command center with zero experience.
But soon, everyone's fists clenched again.
Ten minutes later, the next orbit change would occur. Before the final orbit change, they couldn't let their guard down.
"Roger... The parameters have been entered and confirmed."
"Engine No. 3 decelerate."
"The engine output of Engine No. 6 is increasing by 10%."
