Pathfinder Nuclear Shuttle

1987, A NERVA (Nuclead Engine Rocket for Vehicular Assembly) Powered Shuttle was Developed in Vandenburg Air Base as the Next Generation of the Space Shuttle Fleet, its main mission was to test the shuttle in thee harshest part of the space, but the task was changed after NASA was tasked to Escort the Sea Dragon to the shackleton base (Jamestown) on the moon, it was equiped with 2 missiles to destroy the Russian Space Shuttle Buran, who was trying to stop the Sea Dragon from delivering its cargo to the moon, which it contains some weapons as the part of the Lunar Standoff of both between US and USSR after their tensions went skyrocketted when one astronaut shot the Cosmonauts, leaving 1 injured and 1 fatally killed

The Shuttle was consisted of 3 Crews, Commander Edward Baldwin, one of the most experienced astronauts, The Shuttle Pilot Kevin Piscotty, a Backup crew of Apollo 18, Apollo 23, Apollo 25, Columbia Challenger and Discovery, And Astronaut Sally Ride, who was an Experienced female astronauts of the 80s Astronaut Groups, Baldwin will command the pathfinder, Kevin will Fly the shuttle and Sally will control and activate some exponents and weapons

The Orbiter was launched. Instead of the Rocket, it was currently launched on a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, since i will used as a Test Flight so that they could create some Launch Vehicles for pathfinder, it was then rendezvous with the Sea Dragon which was launched from the ocean near Guam, then both Rockets Ignite their engines once again to the Moon

As they approach the South Pole, Houston Announce them that they have Spotted the Buran at the Far Side of the Moon, which is difficult for them to avoid the Blockade, As soon as they encounter the Buran, they're just about to fire off the missile to the Buran when Ride Suddenly disagree with the Decision and decides to Mutiny, both the Commander and the Astronaut are having a standoff in the Shuttle when the Pilot Decides not to shoot down the Buran.

But Instead the Commander shoots down the Sea Dragon as it was able to stop the Standoff, both Buran and Pathfinder flew pass each other with no response from the cosmonauts, then the mission was a "Failed Success", after Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov declared the Treaty that Stopped the Standoff in Space.

By Any Chance, in 1990, Pathfinder will be assigned to Fly from Earth....to Mars.

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