The Reluctant Astronaut
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1:24:03
Rapid increase in pulse rate,
blood pressure and respiration.

1:24:05
Coming up on second stage. Roy.
1:24:09
In 15 seconds your second stage is going
to fall off. Now, nothing is broken.

1:24:13
It's all right.
1:24:27
Second stage gone.
No sweat, chickie.

1:24:31
Atta boy, Roy. Atta boy.
1:24:35
Say, uh, Fred? Uh, there's
something I forgot to ask you.

1:24:40
Eh, it's kind of important
right now. How do you...

1:24:45
Oh, yes. Well,
the procedure on that...

1:24:48
What you do is...
1:24:53
You're kidding!
1:25:03
We interrupt the showing of Doughboys
in Action with a news bulletin.

1:25:07
Doggone interruptions,
interruptions!

1:25:11
The war'll be back
in just a minute, Arbuckle.

1:25:14
The United States has scored
a beat on the Russians...

1:25:16
by putting the first
untrained layman in space.

1:25:19
Ajanitor named Royal Fleming
from Sweetwater, Missouri...

1:25:22
has been launched in the Eclipse 1, the
space agency's first fully-automated capsule.

1:25:27
Stay tuned for more details. Mother,
did you hear that? They launched our son!

1:25:35
Mother!
Wake up, Mother!

1:25:38
Wake up! They, they...
1:25:40
Doggone, I wonder if
the boys are watchin'?

1:25:43
Mother, Mother, they...
Oh, Arbuckle, l...

1:25:47
Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
Eclipse control has confirmed...

1:25:49
that after five minutes
and 30 seconds into mission...

1:25:51
Roy Fleming, the courageous
janitor, is in orbit.

1:25:59
Hey! Hello?

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