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MAN ON THE MOON

Capaldi 10 launches from British Amazon carrying three astronauts. The rocket, upon entering orbit, circles the Earth a couple of times before rocketing towards the moon. While the lunar surface is not the closest that it could be, Whittaker scientists judged that they could not afford to wait in case they were overtaken by the Americans or Chinese, and the result was a five-day journey instead of a four-day one.

Upon reaching orbit of the moon, one unlucky astronaut stayed in orbit whilst the other two crew members embarked on a lander to the moon’s surface. The two men, Paddy Moore and Fred Hoyle, then stepped out onto the lunar surface, with Moore in the lead. Broadcast live to the nation and indeed the world, Moore said “Just two men with the efforts of millions behind them.”

After staying on the lunar surface for a day, the two returned up to their third crewmember, and the three returned to Earth, landing in the Pacific to be picked up by the Australian Navy. They returned to London as heroes.