The space shuttle landed smoothly on the lunar surface; the airport had been cleared of all but moon dust, with no craters or rocks to be seen.
Outside the porthole, astronauts in spacesuits were directing the spacecraft to slowly adjust its angle, aligning the shuttle's exit directly with the entrance to Moon City, eliminating the need for an intermediate airlock chamber.
"That person is flying!"
"Idiot, it's gravity!"
"I want to go out and play; I have to go out and play!"
"I heard we can even race cars tomorrow! Let's see who drives the fastest then!"
The ones making a racket were not only the group of Japanese high school students—many first-time visitors to the moon were also pressing their faces against the porthole, their expressions excited and thrilled.
Soon, an announcement came over the intercom stating that the space shuttle had successfully docked with Moon City, and everyone began to disembark in turn.
