My Journey to the Moon

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was scared. My scary face was visible to everyone. It is becoming red. There is a crowd and an announcement was saying the flight for the Moon takes place at sharp 7:00 am. 

I glanced at my wristwatch. It was ticking 6:10 am. My heart beats very swiftly as if it disturbs other passersby. Everything around me becomes faded and darkness is hovering over me. This is because I was going to the Moon for the first time.

I thrust myself inside the rocket and sat on my seat. Passengers accustomed to this voyage are seemed to be entertaining. They were gossiping, chatting, looking outside, enjoying mobile games, watching movies, etc. However, I was restless and fidgety. 

An air hostess approached near to me and offered me a glass of wine. I denied and asked for a glass of cold water, thinking it may calm me down.

The rocket started taking off from its launchpad (For Apollo 11 mission, Kennedy Space Center, Florida). It made a vast noise and sounded like a bomb blasting when the smoke of burnt fuel rushed off back from the nozzle. The rocket moves off swiftly forward. In school, I remember a science teacher saying Newton’s third law of motion, stating, ‘Action and Reaction are always equal and opposite.’ I see the mass of the rocket on the display board. It shows 45,702Kg. I am surprised that Newton’s third law works for such a substantial object too!

The distance from our Blue Planet Earth to its only satellite Moon is 384,400 km. I have learned in Science book. I realized what a vast space a universe has. This is beyond imagination. 

The speed of the rocket was shown on the display board to be 11.2Km a second. I realized it was moving very swiftly. I remember the physics teacher explaining the escape velocity of the Earth. He said the escape velocity of the Earth is 11.2Km/s. This is the minimum velocity to overcome Earth’s gravity and to escape off the Earth. I felt sad as I realized I was leaving our mother Earth far back.

I see outside, celestial objects such as stars, planets, satellites and the cloud were rushing swiftly in the opposite direction. I see the average speed of the rocket displayed on the board. It is 3280km an hour. I calmed myself. I thank god that the rocket had slowed down a bit! 

I calculated the time to reach the Moon using the formula time equal distance divided by velocity and found 117 hours equals 4.8 days. What a long journey, I realized. I checked my bag to see if I had sufficient food or not—one-way trip of 4.8 days and a return trip of 4.8 days. If I roam on the Moon surface for some time, the whole journey becomes over nine days. 

I need a lot of food in this voyage, I murmured. I see a lot of oxygen cylinders in the rocket for the passengers as there is no atmosphere on the Moon.

Suddenly there was an announcement, “We are very close to the moon; we reach there almost in an hour.” I abruptly got up and realized that I was asleep. The command module of the rocket starts orbiting Moon and the passengers fall on the Moon’s surface using the Lunar module Eagle that detaches from the rocket.

When I landed on the Moon, I realized that it was like a desert and rocky place. I saw footsteps on the Moon. Soon I understood that we landed on the sea of tranquility—the footsteps might be of Neil Armstrong and his friends. I saw a giant American flag standing unfluttered. 

I realized that there is no atmosphere on the Moon. Unlike on the Earth, the sky is black. I was surprised a bit! I saw our mother Earth floating on the black sky. I screamed, “Hey, it is Earth right there,” however, no one heard me because the sound doesn’t travel in a vacuum. I remembered Physics theory.

There are no houses, no crowd, no highways, no countries, no continent, no river, no birds and no trees and nos of many other things. It was peaceful like pin-drop silence. “How alien, if any, would survive? What do they eat? How do they respire?” A bubble of thoughts went on my head.

In the daytime, it is very hot and night too cold. We spent some hours there. I remember the science teacher saying, “Only The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon.” I tried to locate it but couldn’t.

After completing the Moon visit, we returned to our rocket orbited Moon by the Lunar module and set our journey back to Earth. 

The rocket was about its touchdown on Earth. I heard a knock on my door. 

“Hey, wake up, lazy boy; otherwise, you miss your tea. The Sun is already up over the roof,” my mom walked into my room, saying. 

I woke up and realized that I was in a dream. My entire voyage was a dream. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and took my tea.

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Omnath Pokharel
2 years ago

The story is pretty ingenious. Fantasy and reality are balanced. Great writing.
The ending was predictable.

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Author
2 years ago

Thank you sir

Nischal
Nischal
2 years ago

babal

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2 years ago
Reply to  Nischal

Thank you sir

Kussum guragain
Kussum guragain
2 years ago

I felt like,
I was travelling to moon while reading this article.
awesome ..

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Author
2 years ago

Thank you Kussum

Kussum
Kussum
2 years ago

I felt like, I was travelling to the moon. The article is awesome.

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2 years ago
Reply to  Kussum

Thank you

Srijana Dhungel
Srijana Dhungel
2 years ago

Keep going bro🤗

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2 years ago

Thank you so much

Durga Sharma
Durga Sharma
2 years ago

Great !! Enjoyed with every word that recalled my physics class and feeling as a co partner of your journey !!

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2 years ago
Reply to  Durga Sharma

Thank you sir.

Chandramani Niroula
Chandramani Niroula
2 years ago

Wonderful writing! Travelled to the moon along with the writer!!

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Author
2 years ago

Thank you brother.

Chandrakala Rai
Chandrakala Rai
2 years ago

Wonderful experience sir..

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2 years ago

Thank you very much

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2 years ago

Thank you so much

Samir Shrestha
Samir Shrestha
2 years ago

Very Interesting Sir keep on going.

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2 years ago
Reply to  Samir Shrestha

Thank you so much

prabhakar oli
prabhakar oli
2 years ago

yes !interesting…..

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2 years ago
Reply to  prabhakar oli

Thank you sir

Keshab Dahal
Keshab Dahal
2 years ago

Felt, I was flying together. Engaging writing. great.

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2 years ago
Reply to  Keshab Dahal

Thank you dada

Dharani Gautam
Dharani Gautam
2 years ago

Great job..Keep it up.

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2 years ago
Reply to  Dharani Gautam

Thank you brother

saroj
saroj
2 years ago

Only The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon
Is it true??

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2 years ago
Reply to  saroj

I think so

laxmi kanta dhungel
laxmi kanta dhungel
2 years ago

I felt like travelling through space towards the Moon.I am waiting for other science fiction

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2 years ago

Thank you so much

Saugat Paneru
Saugat Paneru
2 years ago

Great article sir

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2 years ago
Reply to  Saugat Paneru

Thank you very much

Kiran Aryal
Kiran Aryal
2 years ago

very strong power of imagination without altering facts.

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2 years ago
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Thank you very much

Bappa shah
Bappa shah
2 years ago

Appreciated sir , big fan of your articles

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2 years ago
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Thank you sir

Gopal
Gopal
2 years ago

Feeling is near to realitt

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2 years ago
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Thank you so much

Sangam bhattarai
Sangam bhattarai
2 years ago

Woww really imaginative..and creative ..worth reading ..ending was awesome.

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Author
2 years ago

Thank you mam

Diwas
Diwas
2 years ago

Wonderful writting.
Keep it up sir💓

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2 years ago
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Thank you very much

Jeevandhungel
Jeevandhungel
2 years ago

Its really nice writing.I like it…. Keep on going…

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2 years ago
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Thank you brother

Rupesh Dhungel
Rupesh Dhungel
2 years ago

really nice

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2 years ago
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Thank you so much

Santosh khatiwada
Santosh khatiwada
2 years ago

very nice writing

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2 years ago

Thank you very much

Lalit Gurung
Lalit Gurung
2 years ago

Great writing, impressive keep on going

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2 years ago
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Thank you so much

Charu Gadtoula
Charu Gadtoula
2 years ago

Wonderful writing very rare article related to space friction.

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2 years ago
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Thank you very much

kriti
2 years ago

Very beautifully imagined and expressed! Keep up the good work brother!

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2 years ago
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Thank you

Kobin neupane
Kobin neupane
2 years ago

Wow sir…
Really creative and awesome ….
And the ending is mind blowing ….

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2 years ago
Reply to  Kobin neupane

Thank you Kobin

Nutan k kafle
Nutan k kafle
2 years ago

really nice. Everyone who reads, gets full enjoyment and some scientific knowledge . I thoroughly enjoyed. 🙂

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2 years ago
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Thank you so much

Lochanananda Khatiwada
Lochanananda Khatiwada
2 years ago

Its really nice. Impressive writing. Waiting for more fiction…

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2 years ago

Thank you

Sambat Dahal
Sambat Dahal
2 years ago

Superb brother

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2 years ago
Reply to  Sambat Dahal

Thank you very much

Abin sir
Abin sir
2 years ago

Very nice piece of writing

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2 years ago
Reply to  Abin sir

Thank you Abin sir

Govinda
Govinda
2 years ago

Hope i will join you when it turns into reality. Nicely written

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2 years ago
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Thank you very much

Soomnee
Soomnee
2 years ago

Wonderful write up… Remembered Yargo a science fiction by Jacqueline Suzanne.. 💓

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2 years ago
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Thank you so much

Nabina
Nabina
2 years ago

Awesome 😍

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2 years ago
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Thank you Nabina

Nirmala Dhungel
Nirmala Dhungel
2 years ago

High level of imagination power.Great work.

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2 years ago

Thank you very much

Sanjana kerung
2 years ago

Great work sir, 👏

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2 years ago
Reply to  Sanjana kerung

Thank you Sanjana

Rubina Ghimire
Rubina Ghimire
2 years ago

Well managed science and fiction.

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2 years ago
Reply to  Rubina Ghimire

Thank you so much

Rejina Ghimire
Rejina Ghimire
2 years ago

Very impressed

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2 years ago
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Thank you

Rupesh Dhungel
Rupesh Dhungel
2 years ago

Detail explanation of journey to moon.

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2 years ago
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Thank you

Sailesh Dhungel
Sailesh Dhungel
2 years ago

Nice

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2 years ago

Thank you

Ganga Ram Gadtoula
Ganga Ram Gadtoula
2 years ago

Really good. I am reading each and every article

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2 years ago

Thank you so much