Possible Clues:

• Rocket launch
• Free ride cancelled at outset of long journey
• Father tells child he won't carry her in NASA's upheaval perhaps
• Rocket leaves now starter for lunch, and swell cakes provided
• Remove by raising fifty, if there's a stylish chap
• Leave ground, free transport being withdrawn
• Launch from lake, provided the swell ends
• Money provided by well-dressed person at zero hour
• Moment of launch
• Start of rocket's journey