Omesh nodded, but he didn’t have any hope. It had gotten so hot out there; he didn’t think he and Anjali could have lasted another hour.
They reached the infirmary, which was bigger than Omesh had expected. It had ten beds and more chairs with an assortment of equipment and carts all on wheels for easy movement from station to station.
“Where are we?” Anjali asked.
“I believe it’s called Chandi Lunar Station I. I don’t think there’s a Chandi Lunar Station II; I guess they were just very optimistic. It’s a mining site. There is a lunar space elevator that runs from here up to Chandi Lunar Station III up at the Lagrange point Earth-Moon L2.”
“This is part of what that speech was about then. Getting out to the asteroid belt to build more space stations,” Omesh said.
“Unfortunately, yes.
