The Whittaker Saga

As 1970 begins, Micheal packs up his things and head for Britechester. It's far from home, and while he is excited, he's also nervous. His nerves lessens a bit when he's shown into his dorm and start to greet his new dorm mates. All men. Britechester in 1970 is still a place where women and men do not share dorms. Michaels dorm-room is small, or rather, his side of it is small, but fairly cozy and it has everything he needs. He hasn't brought all that much aside from clothing, so unpacking is fairly fast. Once settled, Michael starts to explore the area. He, like Anna, Alice, or his father before him, walk the grounds and try to get his baring. In winter, Britechester is colder than anything he's experienced before. There isn't any snow, but he could easily see how it would be. He's grateful when he hears from his father. Some warmer clothes could definitely come in handy. Gradually, Michael gets into a routine. Of studying - either at his dorm or at Darby...

For years, Arthur has been working towards one single goal. To see the rockets he helped design and build reach the moon. For years, there has been successes and disappointments, sorrows and joys - but nothing can compare to the feeling of seeing all his hard work finally come to fruition as it's time for the US to land on the moon. With other missions, Arthur has been following the event from Edwards control room, but this time Edwards is not one of the contact stations, so Arthur gets the rare opportunity to watch events unfold on TV, together with his family. They've gathered everyone in the house, the chairs are moved to stand in front of the TV, the dining table turned into a buffet table as everyone gathers in the living room, plates in their knees as they watch events unfold. There is talking, comments and a lot of shushing when the commenters speak, as children and adults alike are glued to the events on the screen. For Arthur, it's a nervous day, especially at touc...