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| Capsule of cheese 'lost in space' | Capsule of cheese 'lost in space' |
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| Members of a West Country cheesemakers group hoping to make the first space flight by a piece of Cheddar say they have lost track of it. | Members of a West Country cheesemakers group hoping to make the first space flight by a piece of Cheddar say they have lost track of it. |
| At 0400 BST a weather balloon was launched 18.6 miles (30km) into the upper atmosphere, carrying a capsule containing a 300g wedge of Cheddar. | At 0400 BST a weather balloon was launched 18.6 miles (30km) into the upper atmosphere, carrying a capsule containing a 300g wedge of Cheddar. |
| But the organisers' GPS tracking system has stopped working and now they need help to find the cheese once it lands. | But the organisers' GPS tracking system has stopped working and now they need help to find the cheese once it lands. |
| They say it could land anywhere between Pewsey in Wiltshire and Hertfordshire. | They say it could land anywhere between Pewsey in Wiltshire and Hertfordshire. |
| Cheese pride | Cheese pride |
| Dom Lane, of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers group, told BBC Wiltshire: "We've been tracking the trajectory and the current prediction is that it could land anywhere from here in Wiltshire to Hemel Hemsptead. | Dom Lane, of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers group, told BBC Wiltshire: "We've been tracking the trajectory and the current prediction is that it could land anywhere from here in Wiltshire to Hemel Hemsptead. |
| "The GPS isn't coming through on the web so we might need listeners' help to find it because we're not sure where it is at the moment." | "The GPS isn't coming through on the web so we might need listeners' help to find it because we're not sure where it is at the moment." |
| It was expected that the balloon would burst at the edge of space, leaving the capsule to float back to the ground on a parachute. | It was expected that the balloon would burst at the edge of space, leaving the capsule to float back to the ground on a parachute. |
| The bizarre mission is to mark the 40th anniversary of the Moon landings. | The bizarre mission is to mark the 40th anniversary of the Moon landings. |
| Philip Crawford, chairman of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers, said: "We are very proud of our authentic Cheddar which we make by hand on our farms and we set ourselves the very highest standards. | Philip Crawford, chairman of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers, said: "We are very proud of our authentic Cheddar which we make by hand on our farms and we set ourselves the very highest standards. |
| "It seemed appropriate, therefore, that we should mark the anniversary of the first Moon landing with a giant leap for 'cheesekind'." | "It seemed appropriate, therefore, that we should mark the anniversary of the first Moon landing with a giant leap for 'cheesekind'." |
| In 2007 the group used a webcam to allow internet users to watch a traditional round of Cheddar mature live on the web over the course of a year. | In 2007 the group used a webcam to allow internet users to watch a traditional round of Cheddar mature live on the web over the course of a year. |
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| Cheesemakers try to make space history |