The USS Nautilus was the Navy's first nuclear powered submarine.
        I did not want
          to see its days of exploring end when it was decommissioned in 1980.
                In 1982 it was designated a National Historic Landmark and is
                still with us, a bridge in time. 
       I had my own thoughts about what else might have become of this
          magnificent vessel.
          Maybe, with a little modification, it could go back into service as
          a space craft.
        
 
        The technology would is a bit unusual, maybe eccentric,
          a dry dock made of tied timber and a lot of
        mystical expertise.
        Add some coral reef and a new propulsion system.
      It is ready to fly!