Charlie Ellis and the Day Trip to Mars

Film of Charlie Ellis flying round the Earth in a home-made spaceship brings the world's media to Horsepool Hill.
He announces he is going to plant a flag at every planet in the solar system.

"A love letter to childhood innocence, real-world science, pop culture, rollicking Boys Own adventure stories, and Jules Verne. This is the kind of book that isn't written very often, with hefty dollops of charm that makes you smile while you're reading it. If there's any justice to the publishing world, Charlie Ellis should be the next big thing..." Starburst Magazine