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Synopsis

In Stars Are the Styx, we meet Tween, a young albino woman who has found herself at Kerbstone, a space station that serves as a launching point for those deemed unfit for life on Earth. For two years, Tween has been surrounded by others who, like her, are misfits, criminals, or simply individuals who cannot conform to societal norms. Her job is to assist in the processing of new candidates who wish to leave Earth behind, but her own dreams of escape feel distant.

Host

Fred Collins

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Bob Hastings

Charlotte Manson

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Craig McDonnell

P

Patsy O'Shea

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Richard Hamilton

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X Minus One, Episode 61

Stars Are the Styx

Tuesday, July 24, 1956 · 29:07

X Minus One, Episode 61

Stars Are the Styx

Tuesday, July 24, 1956 · 29:07

Summary

In Stars Are the Styx, a young woman named Tween, an albino, works at a space station called Kerbstone, where she helps misfits prepare for their journey into the unknown. As she awaits her chance to leave Earth, she faces the emotional stakes of finding a partner for the perilous voyage ahead.

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Headlines

  • 1956 — Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.
  • 1956 — Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.

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