954 A New Lease

The shuttle only took a few minutes to get into position and get all of the settings prepared to create a large opening on the side of the biodome that would let daytime light in through the whole year.

This particular one was near the equator, so the amount of variability was limited, and the opening that they were going to create could be disguised as a cave system or ledge when viewed from a distance.

That would please the locals, who were clearly still terrified of the Harvesters and the no longer existent pollution outside. But the hope was that once they saw that the sun was shining and the air was clear again, they would consider possibly exploring the surface again.

[Ready to begin.] The shuttle pilot informed the team.