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On 20 July 1969, two words confirmed Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. This is what happens when audacious thinking meets the right people.

Who put this here

Mark Zwinderman

Founder & CEO — Contact Light Innovation

I run the Oxford Moonshot Programme — a deep tech founder cohort at the University of Oxford — and work with founders, CEOs and innovation ecosystems across the UK and beyond. The Apollo artefacts are real. So is the method.

What is the Moonshot Method

A framework derived from NASA's Apollo programme, built around three systems every venture needs: Navigation (where you're going), Propulsion (what moves you), and Life Support (what keeps you alive). I've spent 25 years pressure-testing it with founders, spinouts and established CEOs.

What's the Coffee Wall?

Every great mission starts with a conversation. The Coffee Wall is a standing invitation — a place where a shared coffee with the right person becomes the beginning of something much larger. If something on this wall made you stop and think, that's where we start.

Where would you like to go

Contact Light — the moment of touchdown. The probe sensors that confirmed Apollo 11's lunar landing triggered two words from Buzz Aldrin: "Contact Light." A real switch from that era sits in my workshop. It's a reminder that every moonshot has a moment where the idea becomes real. What's yours?
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