Orders came in mid March. Special assignment, 3 months. They were going to Luna. This year they didn’t have to figure out their gear, the list was given to them. They had 2 weeks to get their personal packs ready and get their shuttle ready. Blackjacks were the only squad getting to fly themselves because of Helena. The other squads were getting taken out by 3rd year students.

The shuttle had to be packed and balanced correctly and full maintenance done. Billy wasn’t cleared, but with permission, Helena and Billy did extra sessions and he was cleared to fly with Helena.

The mission: 4th years had been on Luna all year helping to build the biodomes for a new colony city - New Berlin. Now that it was done, the second year’s were going and building the infrastructure. They would be landing at Tranquility Base where Apollo 11 landed almost 200 years before. They would be gone 3 months. Their work evaluated and graded and determine their final scores for the year. Helena couldn’t wait to get there.

Helena