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Mx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of the Pnictogen WingThe Pnictogen Wing features a lunar astronaut among its many members: Chevalier
Astolfo (see below) was once dispatched to the Moon in search of the lost sanity of their commander, Roland, chief among the paladins of Charles the Great. They rode a hippogryph (see below) to Ethiopia, thence obtained passage to the Moon so they could seek for Roland's marbles. Chevalier Astolfo seems to think of this trip much as one might regard any unexpectedly difficult vacation or gap year, and is blithe about it. I really ought to get round to reading Orlando Furioso…
…anyway, Chevalier Astolfo's lunar adventures are a reminder that the notion of trips into space, in fiction, aren't confined to modern-day science fiction. There have been speculative writings about hypothetical travels into the heavens from many sources over the millennia. Cicero (the Roman politician!) wrote such a narrative in the Somnium Scipionis, "The Dream of Scipio [the Younger]", in which the spirit of Scipio Africanus takes the younger Scipio on a speculative tour of the solar system, and they're able to behold the Earth from a faraway perspective. (Oh dear I sense Latin homework in my future…) There's a Heian-era Japanese tale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (q.v. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter) featuring Kaguya-hime, a princess from the Moon.
The STEM crowd are apt to see the Moon as strictly their territory but I dispute that. If Randolph Carter could get to the Moon, surely I can manage somehow? =p
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