Deby McKnight hosts one of her 'moonwalking' sessions where women dress as astronauts and have a piece of moon rock held up to the bottom of their boots so they can say they have walked on the moon. (George Pennock via SWNS)
The first ever women on the moon have "walked on the moon" after a friend turned her front room into the lunar surface — filled with moon rock.
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Deby McKnight (center) hosts one of her "moonwalking" session. (George Pennock via SWNS)
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Deby McKnight, right, is a space fan who is helping women to walk on the moon. (George Pennock via SWNS)
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(George Pennock via SWNS)
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(George Pennock via SWNS)
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