Apollo's Outcasts
“Get moving.""Where am I?" I asked. I'd made the ride in a windowless cargo module, hanging onto a ceiling strap.A regretful sigh. "Sorry, kiddo, you know the rules. Can't tell you anything."All I knew was that the Pegasus had lifted off from Apollo's south landing field twenty-three minutes earlier. The deck had tilted beneath my feet a couple of times, an indication that Gordie had made at least two starboard turns. I didn't know if he'd done that out of necessity, though, or whether he'd simp...ly flown in circles to throw off my sense of direction. I couldn't be sure of anything until I got out.Letting go of the strap, I walked over to the hatch and cranked it open, then kneeled down to release the loading ramp. The regolith kicked up by the transport's VTOLs was still settling when I hopped down from the Pegasus. I didn't look around, but instead dragged the ramp into place before climbing back into the module to push aside the floor chocks securing the mule."Follow me," I said, and the robotic equipment carrier responded by doing just that, silently rolling along on its four wire wheels.MoreLess
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