How do you test a thing of this kind? It either works or it doesn't
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Jim Barnes:
Say, Doc, the ship's about ready to take off, isn't she? Dr. Charles Cargraves:
Except for tests and minor adjustments. Jim Barnes:
Well, what's the next favorable time? Dr. Charles Cargraves:
About a month from now. Jim Barnes:
No, I don't mean that. What's the next favorable time this month? Dr. Charles Cargraves:
[checking the calendar]
The only favorable time this month is about 17 hours from now. Jim Barnes:
All right, that's it then. We take off in 17 hours. General Thayer:
Are you out of your mind? Jim Barnes:
I will be, if we run into any more red tape! Now look, there's no law against taking off a spaceship: it's never been done, so they haven't got around to prohibiting it. If we ask for permission, they'll find a way to block us. So we go now, as soon as we can! General Thayer:
In an untested ship? Jim Barnes:
How do you test a thing of this kind? It either works or it doesn't
Say, Doc, the ship's about ready to take off, isn't she? Dr. Charles Cargraves:
Except for tests and minor adjustments. Jim Barnes:
Well, what's the next favorable time? Dr. Charles Cargraves:
About a month from now. Jim Barnes:
No, I don't mean that. What's the next favorable time this month? Dr. Charles Cargraves:
[checking the calendar]
The only favorable time this month is about 17 hours from now. Jim Barnes:
All right, that's it then. We take off in 17 hours. General Thayer:
Are you out of your mind? Jim Barnes:
I will be, if we run into any more red tape! Now look, there's no law against taking off a spaceship: it's never been done, so they haven't got around to prohibiting it. If we ask for permission, they'll find a way to block us. So we go now, as soon as we can! General Thayer:
In an untested ship? Jim Barnes:
How do you test a thing of this kind? It either works or it doesn't
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The ship's about ready to take off isn't she
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Except for tests and minor adjustments
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What's the next favorable time
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About a month from now I don't mean that
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What's the next favorable time this month
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The only favorable time this month is about 17 hours from now
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That's it then
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We take off in 17 hours
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Are you out of your mind
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I will be if we run into any more red tape Now look
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Movie Summary
After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. This time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that ...
