Velocity

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He’s smart and good-looking with a satisfying, desirable job. He has a wonderful girlfriend, is liked and respected at both his place of work and in the wider community, and he drives a DeLorean, his all-time favourite car. Simply, Judson Bell’s life is awesome and he couldn’t be happier about it.

Why, just a moment ago a man randomly high-fived him. A man he didn’t even know. It happened as Judd returned to his office at Johnson Space Center. As NASA’s youngest shuttle pilot he’d been the face of its recent public-relations tour. It had been a rousing success and garnered NASA a boatload of positive press, especially the 60 Minutes piece, hence the random high-five from an enthusiastic coworker.

So thirty-year-old Judd Bell is walking on air. Rhonda Jacolby, his partner, who’s just as smart and good-looking with the same satisfying, desirable job, is right there beside him. Around NASA they are considered the future of the space program and Judd can’t think of a single reason not to agree.

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