What happens
Buzz Corry, commander of the Space Patrol, travels with his companion Happy and astronomer Dr. Dinsmore to investigate strange radiations from the star Troganak, half a million light years away. They reach the star using a star drive ship, but when they attempt to return, the drive fails and they are stranded. The episode is from the Space Patrol series, first aired August 7, 1954.
Mars orbit, interplanetary and hyperspace travel, the star Troganak, and an unknown planet
Characters: Buzz Corry, Happy, Dr. Wainan Dinsmore, Gregory Baxon, Nibleau
Listen for: The moment the star drive fails and the crew realizes they are stranded far from home
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.