September 13, 1999 Breakaway Day
Twenty-five years ago today, Earth’s Moon was blasted out of orbit and into deep space.
To this day we have no clue as to the fate of Commander John Koenig and the three hundred souls under his command at Moonbase Alpha. We know from their last transmissions that they had somehow survived the catastrophe but beyond that nothing.
The tidal forces of the Moon being ripped out of orbit left Earth in throws of tsunamis, earthquakes, and other seismic upheavals (probably or at least maybe). We had too many disasters to deal with ourselves to attempt a rescue.
Our children have never known a romantic moonlight stroll or werewolf attack. The Moon is something in story books to them. There are now people who deny that we ever had a moon. But those of us who are old enough remember know the truth of it.
In honor of the brave men and women of Moonbase Alpha Shout! is presenting this marathon on YouTube.
I have also bumped up my rather thorough series of essays on the subject.
