It was a cold January morning and Blogga, our intrepid astronaut, sat twiddling his thumbs. It seemed a long time since his last adventure and he was bored. Suddenly his computer flickered into life and the face of Captain Ava Tarre, his commander at RSS (Regional Space Service) appeared on the screen.
"Good morning Blogga. You don't look very happy."
"Good Morning Captain Tarre. To tell you the truth I'm feeling rather fed up. I don't like sitting around doing nothing. I want to get back into my space suit and head off on another adventure."
"Then this will cheer you up. We have a new but dangerous mission for you. We are convinced there are more planets beyond our galaxy waiting to be discovered and we want you to go on a fact finding mission. You will need to send back regular detailed reports. We want to know the name of any planet you land on, a description of what it looks like, any life forms you might encounter and full details of what you get up to while you are on the planet. Get yourself packed and ready for a quick launch."
"Yes sir."
Blogga smiled broadly as he gathered some of the things he would need: space suit, PDA, Mp3 player, digital camera and stowed them on his trusty space ship.
Launch minus 2 minutes. Blogga settled into his seat and flicked on his telecoms system. Captain Tarre's voice filled the capsule.
"Ready for take off Blogga."
"Yes Captain."
"And don't forget those reports Blogga. We want to know what is happening at all times."
"Will do. You can count on me."
"Take off in ..5...4...3...2...1...0."
Kewl lifted gracefully from the launch pad and soared into the clear sky. Within minutes Kewl was clear of Earth's atmosphere. Blogga flicked on the hyperdrive and settled back for the long journey.
Leaving Earth far behind him Blogga travelled on into uncharted space. Finally a small planet appeared on the display screen. With a growing sense of excitement Blogga turned off the hyperdrive and prepared to land on the planet. At last his new adventure was about to start. What lay ahead?
Now it is over to you to continue the story. Can you describe the planet that Blogga lands on next?
(Click here to listen to a story about a planet made of ice cream)