 Item Number – SCP-4411 Object Class – Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-4411 is currently self-containing outside of extraterrestrial observations, with the Moon blocking both visual contact with SCP-4411 and all outgoing transmissions from the object. Civilian space exploration is to be covertly influenced in such a way that observations of the Moon never align with occurrences of manifestations, and the relevant debris is to be dismissed as either natural craters or visual distortion. Description SCP-4411 are objects that visually resemble the Apollo Command Service Module, either identically or with ample modifications. SCP-4411 spontaneously manifests in the orbit of Earth's Moon once every 27 days. The initial event was observed on August 16, 1969, exactly one full lunar cycle after the original command module completed its mission, and has been repeated without interruption. SCP-4411 manifests behind the observable surface of the Moon and continues on a trajectory identical to that traversed by the original Apollo 11 Command Module during the later stages of its mission. As a consequence, SCP-4411 is concealed from Earth's view at all times. In 64% of occurrences, SCP-4411 has been retrofitted with technology not belonging to the original Apollo Command Service Module. The majority of this technology has been unidentifiable, but akin to the make of machinery developed by NASA between 1969 and 2045. At some point during its passage, SCP-4411 will experience any one of a number of technical failures and rapidly de-orbit. Causes of this are often unclear, but have included the spontaneous combustion of fuel tanks, rapid decompression brought on by a minor asteroid strike, and instantaneous vacuum decay. No instance of SCP-4411 has completed a full orbit or progressed in such a way as to be visible from Earth. Debris from prior SCP-4411 events will de-manifest prior to the next scheduled occurrence. Remote Foundation attempts to recover SCP-4411 have failed. SCP-4411 demonstrates no awareness of Foundation attempts to communicate and or retrieve it, and cannot receive incoming transmissions. Addendum 1 On July 10, 1997, a manifestation event occurred in which de-orbiting and lunar impact did not occur until much later in the flight than ordinarily observed. Alongside this, Foundation lunar sites stationed on the Moon's far side intercepted the following audio transmissions. 0200 hours, 30 minutes, 24 seconds. This is command module pilot Michael Collins from Apollo 11 iteration 1095, reporting in for module Columbia. Neil and Buzz have descended, over. 0300 hours, 1 minute, 50 seconds. Houston, this is Columbia checking in, seeing some delay on radio transmissions. Hope you guys are getting this. 0300 hours, 40 minutes, 6 seconds. Houston, Columbia, nothing to report. Everything good down there? 0300 hours, 45 minutes, 27 seconds. Hoping to hear back soon. 0300 hours, 48 minutes, 11 seconds. Getting kinda hungry. I think I'm gonna open a packet of beef and vegetable stew. Or the spaghetti. Yeah. 0400 hours, 51 minutes, 15 seconds. Columbia, I've been doing intermittent work but the system hasn't connected transmissions. Everything's all lit up, just tampered with it a little. Hoping to get something back from you. Some sort of clarity. 0500 hours, 50 minutes, 17 seconds. Should have brought a book if I knew this was gonna happen again. 0700 hours, 49 minutes, 30 seconds. Columbia, looking forward to sleeping but a couple lights are still blinking. Got him to stop after I checked LM. Still think it might be a little off. I'll keep at it. 0800 hours, 11 minutes, 16 seconds. Houston, we're experiencing some abnormal activity. Oxygen levels are being rapidly depleted. Possible some kind of external leak. Stand by. 0800 hours, 14 minutes, 25 seconds. Houston? 0800 hours, 15 minutes, 13 seconds. Houston, do you copy? I repeat, command, do you copy? 0800 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds. Okay, okay. Houston, if you're reading this at all, I'm about to attempt contact with the lander. 0800 hours, 24 minutes, 1 second. 0800 hours, 32 minutes, 25 seconds. Shit, shit, shit, shit. Oxygen levels 20, maybe 15% expected. Gauge keeps going down. Command, if you're there, I need advice. 0800 hours, 36 minutes, 36 seconds. Houston, I need help. Do you copy? 0800 hours, 40 minutes, 42 seconds. SCP-4411 begins to accelerate. The nose cone dips downward as if to begin landing sequence, but then stabilizes. SCP-4411 emits a metal groan signifying severe stress on the system. 0800 hours, 41 minutes, 44 seconds. Hang in there, I'm coming down to get you. 0800 hours, 42 minutes, 0 seconds. Buzz, Neil. 0800 hours, 44 minutes, 15 seconds. Columbia's experiencing technical difficulties, over. System won't respond. And occasionally, you know, a little piece of something hits the, what do you call it, the covering. The whole LM quivers every so often, not quivers, shakes. It shakes bad. 0800 hours, 55 minutes, 16 seconds. Hello? 0800 hours, 57 minutes, 40 seconds. SCP-4411 veers toward from the lunar surface again and is unable to write itself. 0800 hours, 59 minutes, 2 seconds. Please, I don't want to do this again. 0800 hours, 59 minutes, 47 seconds. This, this is it. Buzz, Neil, if you're hearing this, you're stuck down there. I'm sorry. 0900 hours, one minute, 10 seconds. I'm sorry. 0900 hours, three minutes, 27 seconds. This is, Michael Collins stating for the record that I did everything I could. 0900 hours, 34 minutes, 20 seconds. Command module pilot, Michael Collins, alone up here. 0900 hours, 52 minutes, 31 seconds. Reporting system failure. Columbia will not respond to controls. All systems down. Rotational hand controller won't respond. 1100 hours, 54 minutes, 38 seconds. Engines are failing. We're going down. I, I guess. 1100 hours, 54 minutes, 58 seconds. We'll try again next time. The race goes on. 1100 hours, 55 minutes, 2 seconds. 1100 hours, 56 minutes, 7 seconds. Please, no more. 1100 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds. Command module pilot, Michael Collins, signing out.