Moon Glow

A small American crew completes the first human landing on the moon, spending days orbiting and collecting specimens while weighing scientific goals against strict weight limits for the return. Interrupted communications with Earth and widespread national excitement frame their operations as they traverse a vast, cratered plain and examine the moon's lifeless surface, noting sparse remnants and dying volcanic activity. Crew debates over souvenirs are constrained by a two‑pound rule, and the captain reflects on the mission's human meaning amid the sterile, ash‑strewn landscape.