▁on ▁the ▁bus ▁( and ▁her ▁conversation ▁with ▁the ▁hi pp ies ), ▁Meg ▁reflect s ▁on ▁her ▁experiences ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁hi pp ies ▁leave , ▁Meg ▁is ▁seen ▁pens ively ▁st aring ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bus ▁window . ▁The ▁next ▁moment , ▁Meg ▁is ▁standing ▁outside ▁of ▁her ▁former ▁home ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁having ▁taken ▁a ▁det our ▁from ▁heading ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁runs ▁into ▁her ▁nep hew ▁T rip ▁( who ▁is ▁now ▁much ▁older ), ▁who ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁knows ▁who ▁she ▁is ▁( based ▁on ▁family ▁photos ). ▁When ▁asked , ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁came ▁because ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁family . ▁T rip ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁everyone ▁is ▁inside , ▁watching ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁moon ▁landing ▁( pla cing ▁the ▁ep ilog ue ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁day ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ). ▁Tri pp ▁reve als ▁that ▁J J ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁job ▁building ▁space ▁su its ▁for ▁astr onaut s . ▁Sud den ly , ▁Jack ▁( M eg ' s ▁father ) ▁comes ▁out ▁and ▁calls ▁for ▁T rip ▁to ▁come ▁in , ▁when ▁he ▁sees ▁Meg . ▁T rip ▁goes ▁inside , ▁and ▁Helen ▁( M eg ' s ▁mother ) ▁comes ▁outside ▁calling ▁for ▁Jack , ▁but ▁stops ▁when ▁she ▁sees ▁Meg . ▁ ▁An ▁awk ward ▁silence ▁passes ▁among ▁the ▁three , ▁until ▁Jack