OUTER SPACE

moon

I didn't have time to enjoy the trip, since I was trying to fix the camera. I don't know if I managed to fix anything, I'm no expert, but it looks like it can actually take decent pictures again. I was so scared for a second, but luckily everything should be solved now. Check for yourself.

I forgot to mention that this mission has my name. They named it "Vincent 1", I feel so honored.

This trip was a little more turbulent than the others, but in the end the important thing is arriving, isn't it? I feel as if I was made for this, like I've been preparing my whole life to explore the depth of space, yet I'm scared of what's next. But it's a rational fear I guess, it's not everyday that you do something like that.

Many people look at the Moon every night, seeking for comfort in this beautiful satellite and its faint light. I'm one of those people, I guess that seeing something so otherworldly yet so near creates comfort and peace within myself, as if it could fill my will to run away, further than anything reachable by anybody, so that finally I could find true tranquillity.

The spacecraft didn't have any troubles landing, although I wish the impact could have been less powerful. I hurt my back but again, nothing is stopping me for this trip that I've been willingly to do my entire life. Since I was a kid, I always wanted to go to the Moon for the reasons I stated before. Besides, my hero went to the Moon too, so it's only fair that his biggest fan can also achieve what he achieved. Of course, I'm just kidding, but by reading this back the irony doesn't feel as obvious as I wanted, so I figured I should state it was a joke.

Finally here I take my first step, which felt different from the one on Venus and Mercury; considering that I'm not the first person to walk on this surface, I probably could explain this feeling. Don't get my wrong though, it still felt special because finally I could achieve my hero's biggest achievement.

I love it. The loneliness and calmness of this satellite suddenly hit me after walking for a little. The vacuum's noise soothed my ears while I was jumping and flying due to the low gravity. I feel free, a way of being free not obtainable on Earth with all the rules and laws blocking us from being at one with nature. Some might say that they're necessary to live together, but I think that without a society, and by letting our rawest nature prevail, we could achieve the purest form of freedom accomplishable. On the Moon, this can be done, and I feel the independence from anybody and anything deep down my bones.

At one point, I looked up and an eerie feeling struck me on place. I could see the Earth. In that little blue and green sphere, everybody I've ever known, everybody that has ever existed and that will ever exist, everybody that I and you have ever loved, history, love stories, accomplishments, dreams, hopes, every parent proud of their son or struggling in a relationship, every teacher who loves or hates their job, every genius, criminal, good person, bad person.. is, was and will be there. In that narrow sphere that I'm barely glazing at right now, everything and everybody I've ever known is there, except me. There is no loneliness that could compare to this one. I'm truly the definition of being by myself right now. I feel lost, lonely, calm, nervous and amazed.

As I was walking and jumping, I figured that I should overcome my fear of not being able to get back up from a crater, and that I should just jump in. The gravity is low enough that probably with a jump I can get out, so here I'm walking now to the nearest crater.

I'd like to say that it feels as if I'm very little compared to the largeness of this crater, but that would be a lie after looking at the Earth from here. I took a deep breath and jumped in. It feels just like swimming in a pool without any water in it, and I know I've used this comparison before, but I really can't find a better metaphor to describe what I feel. I'm human too, and not a very creative one, they should have brought somebody more talentuous to take this mission.

I'm swimming in the infinite and radioactive vacuum of space like it's nothing. I feel surrounded by the edges of the crater, and confined in my little yet enormous space. I said little because compared to the Moon, this space is little, but enormous because it's actually pretty large.

In a way, now, I'm jealous of the Moon. If I could buy it and keep it for myself, so that only I could see it and explore it, I would. I think nobody can understand better than me what it makes me feel. This surface, this sound, this feeling of tranquillity and of true desolation are something that truly only I can understand. This is also why I didn't attach many pictures of its surface and beauty. I'm sorry.

Luckily, as I deducedearlier, with a jump I got out of the crater. It was now time to go to my next destination, but not before glazing back and its perfection. I can never stop talking about how perfect and soothing the sound of vacuum is, which perfectly blends with the monotone grey of the surface and the plenty of craters. Poor Moon, how many things have hit you in your lifetime? Maybe it's better not to know, it would only make me feel worse.

And now, it's with all this sorrow that I can finally say I'm moving to my next destination; Mars.