I Wish To Go To The Moon!!

O! Look at the moon, so round and yellow.

This was my nursery rhyme. At that time I did not realize it was possible to travel to the moon. Today, however, I know it is possible. On 20th July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk to the moon. '' A small step for man and a giant leap for mankind '' were his words.

I wish to go to the moon. I don't know why, but my curiosity urges me to make a trip to the moon. If it were my good fortune, I will be on the moon someday. What a great joy it would be to experience being weightless and no gravitation. How I would frisk about lightly and look at the earth hanging in the black sky. A little effort of a leap on my part would make me go to great heights. On the surface of the moon everything that is in the sunshine would appear white and everything else black. I would also have to carry with me a huge oxygen apparatus because it would be impossible to breathe otherwise. I would carry with me a dress which protects me from extreme temperature, just like the one our heroes put on while on the moon :)

In spite of heavy suit and lack of oxygen, there are many advantages of being on the moon that could make life be so much more fun. Out there we almost float, as the moon's gravity is only 1/6th the gravity of earth. My weight would be very less, almost 1/6th of my original weight i.e, I would just be 8.5 kgs on the moon. It would be so easy to lift heavy objects. I would also love to take my grandmother to the moon because it is said in the absence of gravity, human beings would not age quickly and thus my grandmother would benefit by not growing older. No more wrinkles or no dental lose.

How I would enjoy my return journey. To pull me out of the gravitational pull of the moon would be the first thing to do. Once in spacecraft, I would move on till it entered the gravitation of the earth. When it is done, it would be possible to rush down for a gentle splashdown in the deep sea.

When I return from the moon, I would get a lot of spectacular photos of the moon, space, and earth. I wish to be on the moon already. The adventure of the Apollo II astronauts has given wings to my imagination.