Everything you need to understand or teach Escape the Morning by Poul Anderson.
In the near future of this story , the moon has become a new frontier where pioneers excited by the prospect of developing an untapped world mostly mine at small and isolated stations. The moon is a dangerous place, and these pioneers unfailingly help whoever is in trouble; giving and getting help when needed is how they survive. When Mark Jordan is told that a diplomat's vehicle has been damaged several miles from 4592 Escape...