Old launch site

[Alchemist]

Jeb, Valentina, Bob and Bill
Drove a miner into IL,
Course north-west and moving on
Searching for old cosmodrome

Mountains, plains and over water,
By small peak and moving forward.
Mountain ridge in front of us...
Flying over - not this one!

Here are mountains once again,
Target's not seen anywhere.
Kerosene is running out -
Landing will be here and now.

"Wait! I know where launch site is!
Fly around the mountain ridge!"
Throttle barely engaged,
Starting gradual descent.

Turning left around the cliffs
Looking forward - there it is!
Try to keep to our glissade,
On the fumes - we have to land.

Gear... Flaps... Touchdown! Reverse! Brakes!
We have landed at the base!
Let's drive closer, search for fuel:
We have 3 drops in all our tanks.

No gas left? Then use the cargo.
We'll be mining, if we must.
Drive the rover slowly out of...
"What do you mean the wheels are bust?!"

Armed with wrenches comes out Bill:
"Worry not, I know the drill"
Fixed the wheels on the rear side,
But the miner is still stuck.

"Try to push with extra gear"
"Don't make hole in cargo bay!"
Soon the rover's moved enough
To reach front wheels and get it out.

Driving it under the wing,
Activating mining rig...
Issue has become apparent:
"When did we break a solar panel?"

But the miner is online,
Time is to explore the site.
Jeb goes towards tracking dish:
"Bob, you have to look at this!"

Bob inspects the monolith:
"Just like ours, but not that big."
After spending there the night,
Bob returns to the launch site

Dawn is lighting up the pad.
When last time it seen a launch?
But the operation's set -
We will soon takeoff from here!

 

Who would have thought, that flying IL-76 replica at 1 a.m. would end up in this form of mission report? But the randomly appeared idea was way too good to discard.

 

 

[Maverick_aus]

Good job! I like it. The use of your rhyming verse adds style to the story. 

[HoloYolo]

I like it too. Nice Free Verse.

[CatastrophicFailure]

Wonderfully fresh way of doing things.  

Be careful mixing mission reports with actual ideas, though, they have a way of growing on you.  don't ask me how I know

That being said, um... moar?