ASTRO S1 - Part 6: Holidays on Alpha Prime, The Great Colonisation Project, The Habitat E-Book

Martin Wintersberger

• Herausgeber: Astro Entertainment
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Serie: ASTRO Entertainment for KIDS
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 62

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

Astro and his family live on the moon! Be a cool space explorer too and experience with him and his friends exciting and funny adventures at the Lunar Station. EPISODE 16: HOLIDAYS ON ALPHA PRIME Three days in the wilderness, scary stories around the campfire, unexpected encounters and a warm surprise: these are holidays to Astros taste! EPISODE 17: THE GREAT COLONISATION PROJECT Astrolabius and his friends complete a school project on the colonisation of other planets under real-life conditions. Marvin finally returns from his expedition. EPISODE 18: THE HABITAT Marvin surprises his family with a discovery tour of an extraordinary place in space. Lilly becomes a storyteller.

Leseprobe

Authors: Manuela Wieninger · Martin Wintersberger

Illustrations: Andreas Blanckenstein

Cover: Acht Schätze & Sasha Schlöglhofer

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Copyright © 2020, 2025 Martin Wintersberger

First English Edition 2025 – Based on the 2021 Austrian release

Published in Austria by ASTRO Entertainment e.U.

Based on an idea by Martin Wintersberger

Translated from German with DeepL

All rights reserved

ISBN 978-3-99119-047-9

SEASON 1

ASTROLABIUS LIVES ON THE MOON

Episode 16: Holidays on Alpha Prime

Episode 17: The Great Colonisation Project

Episode 18: The Habitat

»THE MOON IS JUST THE BEGINNING!«

EPISODE 16HOLIDAYS ON ALPHA PRIME

Astrolabius and Nolan scribbled their names on the list with motivation. There was an opportunity to sign up for a week-long trip to Alpha Prime. The trip was titled ‘Holidays on Alpha Prime’. Astro had already been at the Lunar Station for half a year and couldn't wait to visit his former home. His parents agreed to the trip. Marvin added with a grin, ‘Alpha Prime will seem huge compared to the Lunar Station.’ To Astro's surprise, his little sister Claire wanted to stay at the Lunar Station. ‘I can't leave now!’ was her reaction. Astro looked questioningly at his mother, but she just winked at him.

When Astrolabius finally opened the information folder on his tablet after two weeks, he realised that he would soon be seeing his old home! Right at the beginning of the document, Principal Jones and Lunar Director Cordes smiled at him. Below that was a personal letter to the participants:

‘Dear students, we are very happy to be able to make this trip possible for you. This week will be full of exciting and fun activities! A three-day hike, sleeping under the stars and lots of games are just a few of the highlights that you will experience during your time on Alpha Prime. You will travel directly to Alpha Prime in a class 2 shuttle. A camp has already been set up in the forest, where you will also learn how to pitch your own tent. The return flight will be in a new class 3 shuttle! We hope you have fun...' The two of them had signed the letter.

But Astro didn't even notice that anymore. His mind was already somewhere else. He jumped up and down excitedly in his room. Not only was he going to Alpha Prime soon, but they would be flying in the latest generation of shuttle! It would definitely be the best holiday ever!

A class-2 shuttle was on a direct course to Alpha Prime. It was small and fast and didn't need to make a stopover at Orbit Alpha. Astrolabius had put on headphones and listened with closed eyes to the music of his favourite band, ‘Cantina’. He felt a draft on his face and blinked. Nolan was gesticulating wildly with his hands. Astro smiled to himself; it looked as if his friend was moving to the beat of the music. When Nolan finally touched his shoulder, Astro took off his headphones: ‘What is it?’

Nolan pointed excitedly out of the window: ‘We'll be there soon! We'll be landing on Alpha Prime soon!’

Astrolabius switched off the music and smiled as he looked out of the small window. Sure enough, he could see his home planet clearly. It was incredible how huge and powerful Alpha Prime was! Suddenly, there was a scratching noise, followed by the pilot's announcement:

‘We will be entering the atmosphere in a few moments. Please fasten your seat belts.’ Shortly afterwards, the spaceship vibrated strongly and red-yellow air currents could be seen rushing past the outer hatches. A minute later, the speed had dropped enough for the turbulence to subside and the shuttle to land safely.

The camp was larger than Astrolabius had imagined. Large white tents appeared in the clearing in front of them. Astro dragged his suitcase behind him and enjoyed the fresh air. His body was struggling with the pull of Alpha Prime. He felt strangely heavy and lethargic. Apparently, there was a difference between the gravitational plating at the Lunar Station and the pull of his home planet. But looking at the other kids, he was relieved to see that he wasn't the only one having trouble with it.

Astro paused and let his eyes wander. He had secretly hoped to see his friend Emil again. They had been very good friends back then. But the camp was many kilometres away from his former home. And if Astro looked at his schedule for the week, there was no free time to visit him. The shuttle that had brought them here safely was already on its way back.

Professor Amanda Scott, who was accompanying the children on their trip, rounded them up in front of the main tent.

‘Welcome to Alpha Prime!’ she said with a broad grin on her face. ’You will spend the first night in this tent. We will set off on our hike first thing tomorrow morning. But tonight you can rest and enjoy all kinds of delicacies around our cosy campfire, listening to the wonderful songs of Finn Steen!’

Amanda waved to a tall man with blond hair. He was wearing casual clothes and was barefoot. He introduced himself as one of the camp counsellors: ‘My name is Finn and I look forward to our adventures together!’ Professor Scott had a crush on the handsome man. He smiled embarrassedly.

Astrolabius wasn't yet sure whether he liked Finn or not. But when Astro sat on a tree stump with his friends one evening and listened to Finn's scary stories, his doubts had vanished. Finn was cool and he was a great storyteller.