Our First Steps

In a secluded desert, far away from prying eyes lies Equestria's most secretive facility. So secretive that even Equestria's government doesn't know what goes on there.

Welcome to Cape Coltaveral, headquarters of the Bureau of Atmospheric Experimentation and the topic of the My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Fanfic Our First Steps, written by Mrakoplaz. Where we follow the ponies behind Equestria's space program with the goal of launching a pony into orbit.

But a grand task like this never was easy and the staff and crew at Cape Coltaveral are in for a long struggle fighting setbacks and accidents to achive their dream.

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This fanfic provides examples of:

 * Breather Episode: Part 9
 * Deus Ex Machina: A literal one.
 * Fire Forged Friends: Most of the Cosmodrome staff become this.
 * Leaning On the Fourth Wall:  Zvezda remarks that if this was a story she'd want her money back.
 * Magitek: Some of Equestria's technology works like this. The space program on the other hand avoids using magic so that pegasi and earth ponies can operate the rockets and not just unicorns.
 * The Political Officer: While there are commissars, they're very different from the usual portrayal of this trope. Commissars simply provide security and protect sensitive information.
 * Shout Out: Apart from shout outs to movies like The Right Stuff and Wings of Honneamise Royal Space Force, there are numerous allusions to various works on the subject and to the American and Soviet space programs.
 * Shown Their Work: The author does show a lot of knowledge on the subject