Ode to Odie

Shen Ge
1 min readApr 6, 2024
Image Credit: Intuitive Machines

I wrote this poem before the Intuitive Machines launch to describe my excitement on working on it on console. I originally shared it with my company coworkers. This picture is one taken shortly after launch vehicle separation on February 15, 2024. You can see Australia clearly depicted.

Come February — give me your darkness and coldness

We can be warmed by the roar of a fiery liftoff

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Shen Ge

Engineer and console operator who helped America land back on the moon 2/22/2024. Enjoys code + poetry. Become a member: https://medium.com/@shenge86/membership