Station Breaker

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All of the technology described in this book is either currently being tested on the launch pad or in advance stages of development.

This is a story of the very near future.

Drops of blood trickled through Natalie Kharitonova’s fingertips and splattered into the puddle below. She caught her distraught reflection in the pool of water and the glow on the horizon as a RD-300 rocket engine fired on its test stand, lighting up the night sky over Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Bracing herself against a silver sedan, smearing blood across the door, the roar was a distant hum under the sound of her own difficult breathing.

"Don't run," said the thick-jawed man from the window of the black Mercedes as he rolled up.

Natalie pushed away from her resting spot and stumbled further into the parking lot, trying to find someone to help her.

A minute ago she was reaching for her keys when the two men came to a stop.

"Natalie," the driver had shouted, feigning familiarity.

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