 For example, the player may be informed that Operation Paperclip has increased the effect of research and development for that turn.On the way to the Moon landing, the two space programs compete for prestige in order to secure funding.Players gain prestige points through space exploration "firsts", which include historical milestone missions that improve lunar mission safety, but also ancillary achievements, such as the first Mars flyby (historically Mariner 4) or first woman in space (historically Valentina Tereshkova).