[ WP ] The first human sets foot on Mars . They are a citizen of the Confederate States of America .

Texan here, this is a good prompt 
 
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 `` Houston, The Eagle has landed.'' 
 
 `` Roger that, check your oxygen levels.'' 
 
 `` Check, holding at 81.2 Percent 8 1 point 2 percent and holding'' 
 
 `` Roger. You are A-Go for your walk. Have a nice stroll.'' 
 
 `` Roger that.'' 
 
 The white suited man kind of wiggles and struggles awkwardly out of the shuttle, the gravity being a novel experience after a six-month trip. 
 
 That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind'' Kind of a nod to the Union, seeing as they made it to the moon first, but now their words were being used for the for the first walk on Mars. 
 
 My feet touched down into the powder. A bit more behaved than moon dust it seemed. 
 
 I pulled the flag off the lander, and raised it far above my head. I pulled it down into the ground. Little bits of dust flew and settled. The flag waved slightly as the thin atmosphere tugged at it. 
 
 `` Ai n't that a sight!'' I said. 
 
 The man behind me jumped down and whistled. `` Man, if that is n't the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, then I do n't even know.'' 
 
 `` Copy that'' Houston interrupted. 
 
 `` The Stars at night are big and bright...'' I started. 
 
 `` Deep in the heart of Mars!'' Freeman finished. 
 
 We grinned. `` Nothin like it!'' 
 
 `` Captain Jackson, Freeman, do n't forget why you are there. Grab some rocks before your tank runs dry.'' 
 
 `` Copy that Houston. Come on Freeman, we got a man's job to do! And do n't forget to rub it in the Union's face!'' 
 
 And thus the Space Race continued. With the Union, the Confed, Euro, and USSR still in contention, it seemed it would go on for a while. We might have our differences, but that why we wanted to beat each other to the next planet. 
 
 `` Sir yes sir!''
