And now, the continuation:

SEP-010, Chapter 17, Part 2.

Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Mission Control Center, FCR-A.

Flight Director, Matthew Payton felt the blood drain from his face as he read the terse e-mail headers. One was from Greg Williams . . . and the other was from Jamie Cunningham. He knew it was a foregone conclusion that they had already spoken by now, and his hand had come dangerously close to smacking his forehead as he imagined the outcome of...