Like a rocket hurdling back to earth, the vessel couldn't stop building momentum as it prepared itself for a crash landing on the cold, hard ground. Falling, falling, speeding down to the very ground, where just a months prior, took its momentous leap from the earth, inching its way up and over the sky, knowing not of the dangers one must face upon re-entry. And then, at the very last moment, when hope seemed altogether lost and the passengers within took what they believed to be their last breaths of precious air, their lifeline, the parachute, deployed. With a thud, the shuttle began losing speed, bringing those within back down to earth with only minor bumps and bruises. Equipped with a whole gamut of new experience and a pocket full of stories to tell, the pilots found a new respect for adventure, bid each other adieu and returned home.
This isn't the end. This is just a new beginning.
