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Houston, this is Mission Control, CRUZ-1 is now in orbit ... We are go for lander separation ...

Roger that, We are Go for lander separation ... Standby for undocking ... All guidance is green, internal systems functioning normal, telemetry looks good ...

Docking latches unlocked ... Counting 10 seconds to thruster ignition, on my mark ... 10-9-8-7-6 ... Mark! Go with 3 second burst on forward maneuvering thrusters ...

Houston, we have good separation - acceleration at three meters per second - watch your roll ... Distance is 20 meters, acceleration 5 mps ...

CRUZBOT-1 is on its way to the surface!

Mission Control, how do you read?

5x5 Houston ... CRUZBOT-1 is holding normal decent profile, altitude now 35,200 meters, acceleration 40 mps ...

Heat shield looks good. OMS Fuel consumption good. All telemetry readings normal ...

34,800 meters, acceleration 80 mps ...

Slight buffeting ... pitch and roll look good. hull Vibration and temps within limits, internal readings normal ... Altitude 34,000 meters

Descent at 100 mps and steady, altitude 32,000 meters, telemetry good ...

Descent at 100 mps and steady, altitude 30,000 meters, telemetry good ...

Descent at 100 mps and steady, altitude 28,000 meters, telemetry good ... Roll, pitch and yaw good ...

Descent at 100 mps and steady, altitude 20,000 meters, telemetry good ... Beginning roll program ... Retro fire on my mark in 10 -9-8-7-6 ... Mark ...

Acceleration 80 mps - altitude 15,000 meters
Acceleration 60 mps - altitude 12,000 meters
Drogue chute deployed, all axis normal ...
Acceleration 50 mps - altitude 10,000 meters
Main chutes deployed - all axis normal, fuel levels normal
Acceleration 20 mps - altitude 8,000 meters, Standby landing thrusters ...
Acceleration 10 mps - altitude 6,000 meters ...
All systems normal, begin landing sequence ...
Acceleration 10 mps - altitude 4000 meters ...
Acceleration 8 mps - altitude 2000 meters ... 1900 meters
Descent holding at 8 mps - altitude 1800 meters, 1700, 1600,
Landing gear locked, ground relays set, we have all green - 1200 meters, 1100, 1000 meters ...
landing thrusters activated, standby to release main chutes - 800 meters, 700, 600 - ground proximity sensors guidance on, telemetry is good - Descent holding at 5 mps, 500 meters ... 400 meters, 35, 300, 250 - ground return good, landing cameras on ... tone good 150 meters, 100, 75, 50 ... fuel levels normal ... 20 meters, standby engine shutdown ... 15 meters, 10, 5 - ground contact light - engines stop ... Houston, CRUZBOT-1 has landed.

Standby camera feed, panning, good image - Houston we’re feeding you the signal - Do you copy?

Mission Control, this is Houston ... We’re receiving images now ... Looks fantastic ... zoom 20 ... Rodger that, zoom 20 ...
What the!?
It can’t be!
Mission Control are you guys getting this?
Houston, we see it!
What the hell is that?1
Some sort of structure - an obelisk!
Zoom in closer - Give me 50 ... Got it, mag 50 ... It’s all black! Jesus! the thing is YUGE!
Houston, we’re getting a read on its dimensions now - 466.666 meters high - 21.6 meters wide ... Theres something else ... wait ... What’s that? ... Some kind of light is being emitted from the object! It’s creating letters! Houston! This is incredible! What’s it read? ‘T’ ... ‘R’ ... ‘U’ ... ‘M’ ... ‘P’ TRUMP? TRUMP! OMFG!!! IT CAN’T BE!