(Please disregard what Older said in the previous post about sabotage.  The story is progressing in a different direction than that.)<br/><br/>Suddenly the computer beeped and a new message appeared on the screen.<br/><br/><em>Error 26983.  Unknown mass attached to exterior hull.  Area 91-B.  Immediate removal required.</em><br/><br/>"Well thank God.  The computer finally figured out what's wrong.  We must have hit some asteroid or something and it got wedged in the hull plates.  Extra weight like that could definitely throw off the course. Must be a big one though, to make things happen that fast..."