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8 The First Baby In Space Aka Space Baby

Exploring Tomorrow · June 18, 1958 · 20 min · 3,178 words

The transcript of “8 The First Baby In Space Aka Space Baby”, an episode of Exploring Tomorrow first broadcast June 18, 1958. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Exploring Tomorrow plays Exploring Tomorrow free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Exploring tomorrow! Now here's your guide to these adventures of the mind. John Campbell, when men start a new project, it starts with a plan. The plan has to be carried out, worked through, the details arranged for.

You don't have any trouble until the thing you did not expect turns up. So far, human research has achieved an unmanned satellite in space. The sole purpose of any of these devices, any machine, is to serve human beings.

The machine goes first to try things out, but the sole purpose of doing it is so that men can follow, and women too. But there are problems of purely human nature that sometimes complicate the most scientific of plants.

Champagne. Oh, there you are my dearest, my darling, my love champagne. Oh, good heavens, sir. You think we were getting married all over again? Oh, why not? Let's make this our second wedding day. A celebration to end all celebrations.

Besides, it is almost our first anniversary. Happy almost first anniversary, Lieutenant Alice B. Oh, no. Now, if this is going to be a late wedding, please do not call me. Mrs. Captain Jeffrey Britain. I demand my rights as a legally weighted wife, even if you do outrank me.

Don't don't giggle. It's not proper for an office in the United States Space Service to giggle. For goodness sake, don't tell me the champagne bubbles, tickle your nose. Oh, they don't. I love the stuff. For me and other things.

Another. My dear Mrs. Britain. That was the finest. Half-fined domestic champagne available, which is all a mere Captain can afford. There is no more. I'm sure it's shame. The finest rocket pilot in the United States and you can't even afford another bottle?

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