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First Moments In Space
- Charu describes being launched with violent shaking, a latch opening, and then staring into infinite nothing.
- She emphasizes the loneliness of seeing wonders with no one to share them with.
A Brief Friendship In Orbit
- Charu recalls meeting a telecom satellite during a brief orbital pass and bonding over puns.
- She remembers him fondly after he moved to the graveyard orbit.
Satellite Graveyard As Distant Afterlife
- Charu explains that old satellites get sent to a higher 'graveyard orbit' when they're retired.
- She compares that distant float to how people keep their dead loved ones nearby but unseen on earth.