The satelloid was a fragile thing compared to the Aztec—a moth compared to a hawk.
Would he have had the courage to drive the satelloid into the warhead?
The altitude needle tied into the grid showed that the satelloid was dropping fast.
This time there would be no satelloid, no Pickering to give his life.
At its tremendous speed only the almost total absence of air molecules kept the satelloid from turning into a blazing torch.