He had checked each of their suits and made sure their helmets were properly secured. Coleman vented the air out of Demeter. Then Nadolski turned the big wheel and opened the hatch to the vacuum. “Let’s hope the moon shows us its most hospitable side” was the last thing Nadolski said before he turned around and climbed backward out the hatch. Caitlin was the next one out. She struggled a little to find the ladder with her feet before she finally felt the step and climbed out. As soon as she had both feet on the ground, she aimed a video camera back up at the open hatch to film everything that happened. And one by one, they climbed out and down onto the surface of the moon. Midori had some trouble finding her footing. The suit felt enormous and it made movement difficult. She had to constantly tell her limbs what to do before they would move, and even then they didn’t quite seem to follow her orders.
