Josh stared at his mum.
‘you’re launching it in Leicester?’
She laughed.
‘No. the Gobi desert, China. But we’ll have it live on a giant screen. And you’ll hear everything.’
‘Fantastic!’ Then he stopped to think.
‘What’s up?
‘Can I bring Zack as well? He’d love it.’
She shrugged. ‘I don’t see why not. But no more.’
‘Wow!’ Dave uttered as she gazed at the rocker on the screen. ‘It’s a monster. Not like the space shuttle.’
‘That’ because it’s not burning ordinary rocket fuel.’
Josh was open-mouthed.
‘That’s what our live depend on?
His mum nodded.
‘Yes. It’s the only rocket of its kind. The only one with the speed to save us. It’s do-or-die time