What a view from Tycho City

I have always loved this image. In my mind I conflate it with a bit of dialogue from "The Adams Chronicles" series from 1976. It was a scene in which a now aged Francis Adams is reminiscing to his son about his years as a diplomat. In the scene he is near death, and tells his son about a dream he had. In it he knew a packet ship lay just off the coast, and that he knew if he could just get out there to it, he could prevent a war. I suspect that it comes from my own studies in International relations, and diplomacy. Imagining that I am in that shuttle and it is taking me to some desperate situation, on a far off world, where I must try to prevent a conflict. Great work.