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countdown… ten seconds, nine, eight…’ Bina’s heart began beating faster. ‘Two,
one... BLAST-OFF!’
Bina and Rohan were thrown back into their seats.
Their rocket ship zoomed off into the sky so fast that
everything outside the window was just a blur. In a
couple of minutes, the ride felt smooth and quiet.
They were now in outer space!
blur
a rocket ship’s Rohan was at the rear end of the rocket. Bina
rear end asked Rohan, ‘What does the Earth look like?’

‘It looks like a beautiful blue and white ball.’

Rohan asked Bina, ‘Can you see the Moon coming up?’

‘Yes, I can’, Bina said. ‘I think we will be there in about 30 minutes.’

‘Cool’, said Rohan. ‘I think I will listen to some music on my music
system.’ displeased

‘You brought your music system?’ Bina looked displeased.
‘You know I don’t go anywhere without my music system’, said Rohan. He turned on
the music, and time passed quickly.

‘Mission Control to Bina’, came over the headsets. ‘You will need to prepare for
landing in two minutes’, said the voice. ‘We’ll be ready’, said Bina. The rocket ship had
a rough ride towards the end.

Finally, they came to rest. ‘Bina, are you OK?’ asked Rohan.
‘Yes, I’m OK. Let’s take a look around and see if the rocket ship is OK’, said Bina.

They put on their space suits. When they stepped outside, they felt like
they were floating in the air. They quickly gathered a few moon rocks to
take back home. Then, they began to inspect the rocket. The portion of
the ship that had the rocket starter was heavily damaged. The batteries
that turned on the starter were completely destroyed.

‘What are we going to do?’ asked Rohan.

‘I don’t know’, Bina answered. ‘Let’s call Mission Control for help.’

They went back inside and called Mission Control. ‘We will get back to you’
space suit
was the answer.

‘We only have enough food and water for one more day’, Rohan
reminded Bina.
Suddenly, Bina said, ‘I’ve got it! Give me your music system.’

‘She opened the battery compartment and took out the eight large batteries.

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