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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 Somerset-based 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.
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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 Shepton Mallet's 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 Hempstead.
"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.
"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 historyCheesemakers try to make space history