52
53
there it is, about 10 metres away. 
“I see it,” you respond.
“Head over to it. There will be a similar antenna to 
this one. If it isn’t damaged it should just pull out 
like a cartridge. Grab it and bring it back to the 
main transmitter.”
You head off and notice that you are starting to 
enjoy hopping on the surface. You think back to 
what Mr Wilcoxson said and realise with pride 
that you are adapting. When you reach the buggy 
transmitter, you pull on the antenna and give a sigh 
of relief when it easily comes out. You take it back 
to the main transmitter.
“Got it. What now?” you ask.
“Ok, you are going to have to remove the damaged 
antenna first. Grab a crowbar from the tool kit, you 
may need it,” Devon orders.
You carefully put down the working antenna and 
try and pull the broken one out of the transmitter. 
It moves a little but then sticks. Grunting in 
Holding the edge of the airlock door, you step 
out onto the lunar surface. It’s covered in a fine 
dark grey dust. You practice the ‘bunny hop’ that 
Maggie had described to you and are surprised at 
the success of the results.
“Can you see a white module, about the size of a 
suitcase directly in front of you? That’s the main 
communications transmitter. It should be about 
20 metres away. Head to that and check it for 
damage.” Then Devon chuckles. “We’ve cut power 
to both transmitters – don’t want you electrocuting 
yourself!”
You hop over to the transmitter and examine it. 
You can see that a rectangular object has been 
damaged, though it’s not clear how. 
“Yep, there’s a silver component on the left side 
that looks like someone took a baseball bat to it,” 
you tell Devon.
“The antenna! Yeah, that’s what we thought. Ok, 
turn about 45 degrees to your right. Can you see 
another transmitter?”, Devon asks. You look and 

View this content as a flipbook by clicking here.