The East London space project was launched at the V&A Village fete 2008. Leading the expedition were Sam‘buzz’ Johnson and Richard‘Yuri’ Shed. It aimed to provide an opportunity for aspiring astronaughts, cosmonaughts and hoxtonaughts to explore the far reaches of our galaxy through interplanetary hoopla. Participants had the opportunity to win a limited edition t-shirt to commemorate the event. The space project has since been grounded, it turned out to be quite an expensive venture putting designers in space.