Summary
This short science fiction story follows Old Sam Button, a driven physicist and advocate for space flight who spends years promoting and preparing a moon mission. He helps secure the funding, oversees the building of the station and spaceship, and leads the celebrated first landing on the Moon. The story centers on the historic moment aboard the lunar craft and the surprising problem at the door that gives the tale its title.
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