Who is Captain Vhd Vhd from Cosmicomics and what is their importance?

Captain Vhd Vhd appears in the story, The Distance of the Moon. He is in charge of the expeditions to get moon-milk from the moon when it comes close enough to the surface of the Earth to climb up. Captain Vhd Vhd wants to get rid of his wife, so he encourages her to climb up to the moon on their last expedition.