Unrelenting Trouble

The tense and solemn atmosphere in the Atlantic Air Defense Command diffused rapidly. The faces of everyone who entered or exited the command were stretched in anxiousness. The commander who stepped into the command in large strides was ashen because just 10 minutes ago, they received news that Space Shuttle 'Mayflower' that had headed to the moon to execute a top secret mission was pursued and attacked by an unidentified object on its way back to Earth and was seeking emergency support!

"How's the situation?"

Staring at the monitor, the commander asked with heavy breaths. The controller beside him answered quickly.

"Sir, Mayflower entered the air defense zone three minutes ago, but the enemy isn't letting up. It is moving almost as quickly as the space shuttle! Not only that, but its movement is also unusually irregular, unlike a meteorite!"

"Is it a space weapon belonging to another country?"