The Voyage Home's covert landing uses a small pod fired from a missile tube onto a ballistic course. Its disguise depends on the defenders interpreting the object and its atmospheric heating as a meteor. Deceleration boosters and parachutes complete the descent near farmland outside occupied Washington. A rural landing is chosen because farmers have less contact with the occupiers and might shelter the infiltrator or connect her with the resistance. Sarah insists on going despite Jake's greater familiarity with Earth and its contacts.
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A covert insertion disguised as a meteor
A disguised ballistic pod bypasses orbital defenses, but a successful landing still depends on finding help among the occupied population.