A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 15: Rendezvous PART II: THE VALLEY OF THE BLACK SNOW

A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 15: Rendezvous PART II: THE VALLEY OF THE BLACK SNOW

And now Halley was too close to be seen; ironically, observers back on Earth would get a far better view of the tail, already stretching fifty million kilometres at right angles to the comet's orbit, like a pennant fluttering in the invisible gale of the solar wind. On the morning of the rendezvous, Heywood Floyd woke early from a troubled sleep. It was unusual for him to dream - or at least to remember his dreams - and doubtless the anticipated excitements of the next few hours were responsible. He was also slightly worried by a message from Caroline, asking if he had heard from Chris lately. He had radioed back, a little tersely, that Chris had never bothered to say thank you when he had helped him get his current position on Universe's sister ship Cosmos; perhaps he was already bored with the Earth-Moon run and was looking for excitement elsewhere. 'As usual,' Floyd had added, 'we'll hear from him in his own good time.' Immediately after breakfast, passengers and…