 Why does the general support Terry's mother's decision not to bring her son's remains back to Earth?
What did she think of the new law granting star mothers top priority on any and all information relating to their sons? It's too bad they couldn't have shown similar humanity toward the war mothers of World War II.") According to the time table the general had outlined in his first telegram, Terry's first Tuesday night passage wasn't due to occur till 9:05. Some of them were blue and some were red, others were yellow ... Tremulously she faced the southern horizon ... and saw her Terry appear in his shining chariot, riding up the star-pebbled path of his orbit, a star in his own right, dropping swiftly now, down, down, and out of sight beyond the dark wheeling mass of the Earth ...
 He realizes that by keeping Terry in orbit, his mother will be able to maintain a special connection with her son
 It would be too expensive to initiate a recovery mission that might be unsuccessful  The new law grants star mothers priority over what happens to a deceased son, and he must obey her wishes  He realizes that by keeping Terry in orbit, his mother will be able to maintain a special connection with her son  He must swiftly move his attention to the next explorer and, therefore, space mother