I timed it just right-more out of luck than skill-and hit the wall with my feet. I made one final leap and added a forward roll. I only realized how fast I was going when the triangular plates of Conrad filled my view. “You’re going too fast! If you trip you could crack your faceplate!” EVA suits are tough, but it’s best not to grind them against regolith. If you screw up, you’ll face-plant and slide along the ground. But that also means each hop is a tricky affair. That’s the trick: Add more forward momentum every time you touch the ground. I even left Bob behind, and he’s the most skilled EVA master on the moon. My oxygen reserve plummeted while I watched. My helmet’s heads-up display said the airlock was fifty-two meters away. It felt like slow motion, but it was the best way to move with all that weight. If you cross-connect you’ll puncture your line on a jagged edge.” “There was a pop right before the leak alarm. ![]() “Stop right now and let me cross-connect!” His voice came over the radio: “Let me connect my tanks to your suit!” But you’d be amazed how fast you can hustle when your life is on the line.īob ran beside me. It’s hard to run with a hundred kilograms of gear on-even in lunar gravity. Its airlock, ringed with red lights, stood distressingly far away. ![]() I bounded over the gray, dusty terrain toward the huge dome of Conrad Bubble.
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