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. Before that time I would ask for clearance to land and for
ground control on the last and touchiest part of landing-then spend the next two
hours in going around behind again and gently lowering the Volvo down for
landing. Then it would be time to turn control over to Hong Kong Luna ground
control but, I promised myself, I would stay on overrides and work the landing
myself, just for drill. How long had it been since I had shot an airless landing
myself? Calhsto, was it? What year was that? Too long!
At 2012 we passed over Luna's north pole and were treated to earthrise... a
breathtaking sight no matter how many times one has seen it. Mother Earth was in
half phase (since we were ourselves on Luna's terminator) with the lighted half
to our left. It being only days past summer solstice, the north polar cap was
tilted into full sunlight, dazzling bright. But North America was almost as
bright, being heavily cloud-covered except part of the Mexican west coast.
I found that I was holding my breath, and Gwen was squeezing my hand. I
almost forgot to call HKL ground control.
"Volvo Bee Jay Seventeen calling HKL Control. Do you read me?"
"Bee Jay Seventeen affirm. Go ahead."
"Request clearance to land approx twenty-two hundred seventeen forty-eight.
Request ground-controlled landing with manual override. I am out of Golden Rule
and still in Golden Rule orbit approx six klicks west of her
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