Meanwhile, back at the ranch

I sent my status report to OPAL, letting them know that Kate’s find should produce up to 300 tons of propellant. Mac spotted the yellow flag from an older crew. It might have been a Chinese firm… just extra confirmation that we’re really onto something.

Eddie’s in charge of the tomato project, a subcontracted experiment for a genomics company. He’s caring for them like it was his backyard garden, though, and the heavy yield lets us borrow one or two to jazz up dinner once in a while. MREs get dull.

Diana’s calibrating equipment and checking dials in the ‘roundhouses’. As automated as most things are, we want to look out for suspicious anomalies.

I spent my personal time today talking with my grandkids back on Earth. They ask great questions about living on the moon. Like Neil, I ask them to look up at us and wink.