Icing the Asronauts

His eyes were closed, but he heard the door unlatch and someone say"It's Go Time!, you're on in 5", and the door latched again. He opened his eyes and stared into his own reflection. He saw no fear, only resolve, and determination. Outside thousands of people scurried around like ants. Pretty soon they would all be ants. His entire life had culminated to this point. In a few minutes everything would change forever. He had said goodbye to his family, they always knew that this was his mission.  The rocket was ready, the world was watching. With a final nod of conviction he said to himself, " Let's do this." He grabbed his helmet and began for the launchpad. As he reached for the door, to his surprise, it suddenly opened again. Greg, re-enterd the room only half-way and said, "actually, hold up, I think we're just gonna give it a few more days."