Defrost

Those who planned humanity’s escape from a doomed Earth didn’t wait for crowdfunding or positive public opinion polls. Construction on the UESS Volery was well underway when stories about Apophis colliding with Earth began to move from pseudo-science blogs to the front pages of the Associated Press. That was lucky. There wouldn’t have been time, otherwise.

The ship was assembled in space, secretly, on the far side of the moon, and they finished her ahead of schedule. That was lucky, too. Th...