Spacemens Luck

 

Where Tom Corbett, Captain Video, CMDR Corry and Other Spacemen Still Live

Have you ever wondered “Whatever Became of…” someone who years ago was famous and you haven’t heard of them in years? Here at Spacemen’s Luck I have wondered “Whatever Became of…” the many personalities who played Classic Space Travel characters that helped form my vision of Space Travel in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Not being someone who is willing to wait for someone else to do it for me and after a search around the internet I found no single source discussing “Whatever Became of…” those Classic Space Travelers.

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Lemmy has continued to hear that strange music and Mitch tells Jet he shouldn’t allow Lemmy out of the ship because he is unstable. Jet and Doc, however, overrule Mitch and Lemmy will be allowed to leave the ship in turn with the others.

After a couple of days of routine spaceflight they have arrived. Spaceship Luna turns around with their rocket engines facing toward the Moon and descend to the surface of the Moon in the area of the Bay of Rainbows. The date is 25 October 1965 (the show is not clear on the actual date) when man first lands on the moon. A full four years before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin actually did it on July 20, 1969.

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Sometime in the far future man is exploring the galaxies of deep space and on most every planet they explore they find only rubble and remnants of a long-dead space-faring civilization. Why did this “Lost Race” disappear? Whatever happened to them happened over 100,000 years ago.

The Space Freighter Corilla based out of Earth after having been traveling in overdrive for 103 days re-emerge in normal space in the vicinity of an uncharted solar system with a sun and 3 planets orbiting it.

After they go into a low orbit to investigate one of the planets they find ruins of the “Lost Race” only unlike the thousand other worlds where the ruins of the “Lost Race” were found these ruins were not totally destroyed. Part of the city of the “Lost Race” is still standing. This is unheard of. But before they can decide what to do there is an explosion on the power deck and they are forced to make a crash landing near the city of the “Lost Race.”

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Also known as “Astro gets Space Fever.” Returning from a routine training mission, Cadet Astro looses consciousness and Cadet Tom Corbett has to take over the Power Deck and Cadet Roger Manning man’s the Command Deck for landing. After the landing Astro blames fatigue, and doesn’t believe he is sick until he drops some deadly acids while conducting a lab experiment. Tom manges to save. Dr Dale, who is the lab instructor for their lab experiments, fears Astro may have “Space Fever” which would give Astro a medical discharge from the Academy.

Dr Dale orders Astro to Sick Bay where he under goes several tests. The tests turn out to not be conclusive as to whether Astro has Space Fever or not. Meanwhile the Polaris is ordered on another training mission and Cadet George Harvey takes Astro’s place on a trip to Mars. At the last minute, before lift off, Astro comes aboard as a passenger/patient to test his reaction in Space.

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When The Worlds Met begins at the giant space port in Washington D.C., temporary capitol of the Federated World Government. The date is April 21, 2000, Plus 20 (2020). People from Earth are excitedly awaiting for one of Earth’s space ships, Rocket Ship 307, to return from a mission at Luna City on the moon. Audio and Telebox Networks are covering the event for the whole world.

Johnny Dixon, one of the astronauts, is only happy to come back. Not only are they bringing with them specimens from the moon, his crew has also detected messages coming from Mars. Earth scientist manage to decode these messages after realizing they are not normal radio transmissions but thought waves. With the aid of the “Telepathator” the scientist are able to not only understand the signals from Mars but are able to reply to Mars with the same thought wave signals. We now have proof of the existence of life on the fourth planet.

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We find our self in the far distant future of 2006. A future where the Mark 3 Electronic Brain is the latest computer and is used in places like Harvard University. Soon there will be the next generation computer the Mark 4 Electronic Brain.

First we meet Harry Underhill, manufacturer of domestic robots who finds his livelihood threatened when a new competitor appears on the market. Humanoids, which are vastly superior to his, which are inefficient and clunky, are devoted to the protection and service of mankind. Their “prime directive” is to serve man.

The first time Harry speaks to one of these new robots he calls it a robot and he is promptly informed that they are mechanicals and not robots. The mechanical offers a service contract to him but Underhill immediately declines with disgust.

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Jouney Into Space was written as a trilogy and is an expansive epic radio serial consisting of over 50 episodes. This pre-launch breifing will provide an over view of the three original series first aired from 21 September 1953 to the 19th of January 1954 and again in an edited form in 1958. Later postings will cover each individual episode in a more detailed way.

Operation Luna – The First Series:

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The story begins on the man made planet Terra in the Kroser Building Mr. John Kroser, Urla Becker and Professor David Hagman recent`winner of the Kleinhurst Medal are discussing Professor Hagman’s health. It appears he is terminally ill and is resigning from Mr. Kroser’s service. His Doctor has told him that unless he retires now and takes it easy he only has 3 months to live.

Mr. Kroser is not happy but allows Professor Hagman. After he leaves Kroser and his assistant Urla Becker, his Director of Plant Operations, plot a scheme to kidnap Professor Hagman and place him in suspended animation for 3 years when their business project will be at a critical stage where they will need his particular skills. This will be like creating a “Brain Bank.”

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This the fifteenth episode in the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet radio show series is a lost episode. The title is known because Episode 16 is titled “Astro Lost in Ice Cave Part 2″. Following the show format and schedule of twice weekly broadcasts (part one on Tuesday and part two on Thursday) This episode is believed to have been broadcast on Tuesday 19 February 1952. It is one of the tragedies of collecting old time radio (OTR) that many of these old gems are lost forever and only occasionally does one of these lost shows turn up from a previously unknown source.

Broadcast Date: 52-02-19

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It is the far distant future and the date is 16 May 2040. The International League of Planetary Scientist have concluded that an expedition to Mars is plausible. Professor H. D. White, the Chairman of the League, has issued a statement that intelligent life on Mars like our own is highly probable and that a space journey towards the fourth planet now looks possible.

Two teenager boys begin to ponder the meaning of life and wish to make a name for themselves by being the first people on the red surface of Mars. Mickey Turner and Jink hear the news announcement and can’t help but feel excited about a space flight to Mars. Mickey, in particular, can’t wait to go to Mars, and even imagines being the first person to land there. Fueled by this daring idea, Mickey persuades his friend Jink to help him build a ship that would fly them to the red planet.

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