The Angry Astronaut Affair

It only takes a spark to start a raging inferno.

One sharply-worded post online, and now Reginald Waite has a flamewar on his hands. A welcome distraction from the frustrations of preparing for a technically demanding space mission -- or so he thought.

The conflict just kept spiraling, until it attracted the attention fo higher-ups. Now Reggie's looking at serious trouble.

A short story of the Grissom timeline, originally published at Liberty Island Magazine.

This edition includes a bonus essay on the history of the Space Race in the Grissom timeline.