I was running only on conjecture and suspicion as I walked up the angled cargo hatch of the Starlifter. Trying to accommodate such an abrupt change in my life and direction was proving more mentally taxing than I’d ever imagined. My wife had been surprisingly excited...
The Los Alamos mission was over. I stood in the high-altitude sunshine, not enough oxygen in the air, and no protection from the high-altitude beating sun’s rays as I reflected. Somehow, I felt let down. Nothing had happened. It was almost like being a house painter...
The airport in downtown Hong Kong, literally inside the very developed and crowded downtown area, was one of the most dangerous commercial airports to land in and take off from worldwide. Kai Tak was a civilian airport controlled by the city of Hong Kong through the...