"SWORD does have access to more tech, but SWORD has to answer to both the UN council and intergalactic advisors, not just shareholders. And we put the fear of the Three Leaders into our scientists to keep from doing remarkable stupid things with the new tech." She didn't like the sound of the pilots and astronauts being whisked away for rest and relaxation after this brush with eerie alien life forms. Maybe she watched too much Prisoner. "Good luck with waiting for Fury, he moves at his own speed and magnitude." After a pause, she replied to his question. "A few months, and still capable of functioning within mission parameters."