Guidance Box — D.W. Patterson

Guidance Box: A Short StoryThose that can, do, those that can't, sit it out.But some times those that do can make a mistake. And if they don't have the integrity to face up to their mistakes, they may make the wrong decision and try to cover it up. That could cost lives.The mission to test out a new lunar cargo and personnel lander had asked for volunteers and Richie and I volunteered. We weren't suppose to do anything, we, along with a few others, were just dead weight, representing future passengers. But something went wrong with the prototype lander and we crashed into the lunar surface.All were alive but not all were safe. Richie and I had been too slow to make it to the control room and were stranded in our spacesuits. Problem was, it was the commander's mistake that stranded us and he didn't want to admit it, but Richie and I couldn't just sit tight and wait for him to eventually call for a rescue, our limited air supply wouldn't allow it.Guidance Box is set in the future (2040's) and is the fourth short story in the Remembered Earth Universe: Cislunar Series. The Remembered Earth Universe consists as of this writing, 9 short stories and 3 novellas, with more planned. While part of a series all the stories can be read as stand-alone. Cislunar Series suggested reading order: US Tugs: A Short StoryPrototype: A Short StoryL1 Or Bust: A Short StoryGuidance Box: A Short StoryAir Brakes: A Short StoryView Point: A Short StorySpace Truck: A Short StoryDark Side: A NovellaHard Science Fiction – Old School.Human-Generated-Content.