"Damn impressive son," he said sticking his hand out to shake.

"Mighty strong grip you got there," I said as he tried and failed to crush my hand in his vice like grip.

"You're not too sloppy for a suit," he replied. "Aren't you one of Shaw's boys?"

"Yeah," I said laughing. "I'm here to get a look at how things are progressing."

"I volunteered to be one of the first to go through if I'm still alive that is. I understand that NASA and your boss have the final say."

"I'll be honest with you. I don't have any inkling about that. My job is getting Ares off the...