‘Old Woman and the Moon’ Index

Your mission map for short story where a lunar astronaut goes rogue on the dark side of the moon and makes an otherworldly discovery + Science IRL essay companions.

This is a speculative short story ~8,000 accompanied by science essays based on my experience and knowledge of how stuff works—in space!

Chapter 1 Serena is plotting a secret mission..

Chapter 2 Serena dons the spacesuit and leaves the hab. Her friend is suspicious..

Chapter 3 + IRL Phases of the Moon Serena dismantles everything that could saver her life on the dark side of the moon: the rover, her Watchdog bot, the autopilot…

Chapter 4 + IRL NASA’s Crewed Lunar Rovers Serena drives the rover deep into the dark side of the moon and discovers a glowing crystal atop a monument. Inspecting it punctures her spacesuit!

Chapter 5 + IRL Oxygen in Spacesuits and Airplanes Serena and her faithful Watchdog bot struggle to get back to the Hab before Serena’s air runs out.

Chapter 6 + Special IRL NASA Spacewalk Training Serena drums in a band to ease the woes of forced retirement and the outcast status awarded her as the crazy astronaut who believes in aliens when her friend arrives with a an olive branch and a plan.