1987

I drift off into space 

I forget how far I am 

Beyond my regulator above the ground 

I catch aflame and begin to burn away 

Cryogenics, awaken me 

Lighting separates engine debris 

Star Tracker, find my place 

Galileo, 

Jupiter's descent 

Comets crash: came and went 

Speaking in • micro-waves 

Ground Control, signing off again 

Fly away, S-band deteriorates 

Find the frequency, signal home again 

No response down to the shuttle bay 

Elliptic transfer 

Get us back in place 

From satellite to satellite, through radio waves 

Blasting off, never coming back to this.