| Placed: | September 22, 2002 |
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| Created by: | Ryan Carpenter ([email protected]) |
| Clue Difficulty: | Moderate |
| Status: | alive and well |
Astronaut Needed
Back in July of 1969, history was made with man's historic first visit to the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the surface in a capsule called the Eagle. It was a heart-stopping moment where the computers screamed abort, fuel was short, but the mission continued on. With only 15 seconds of fuel left, the Eagle landed safely on the moon.
When the astronaunts left, they left behind the landing "gear" that makes up the Eagle, and now the Smithsonian wants to retrieve this gear for display in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. NASA is calling for astronauts to head to the moon to retrieve it.
All applicants must be in excellent health in order to navigate through the craters of the moon to the Eagle's landing site. Temperatures on the moon range from below freezing to in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. You must be quick-witted and sure footed in this desolate location, and water is scarce if you can find it at all. Applicants must be able to handle themselves well in small, enclosed places, and perhaps even in the dark in the event of a sudden power outage due to mechanical problems.
Travel to the moon is not easy, and boy scounts should not apply. However the moon--and the landing site in particular--is a place of beauty, where few men ever walk, and is not to be missed if you think you can handle the rigors of this particular mission.
Decades have passed since the Eagle landing gear was left on the moon, so you'll have to be diligent searching the deepest, darkest parts of the crater's landing site. It might have even been covered with rocky debris from lunar earthquakes, asteroid strikes, or unknown alien life forms.
Good luck, astronaut!
NOTE: Always take adequate precautions (such as prodding with a stick and/or wearing gloves) before reaching into dark crevasses and holes in the wild. Before you set out read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
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