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Countdown for blast off. X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one, fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future, adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine presents X minus one. Tonight's story, The Mapmakers by Frederick Pohl. Damage report, Mr. Bonner.…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode The Map Makers, the crew of a spaceship faces an unprecedented crisis when their navigator, Lieutenant Groton, is severely injured during a meteor strike. With the Celestial Atlas, their only means of navigation in hyperspace, rendered useless, the crew finds themselves stranded in an uncharted region of space. The captain and his team must quickly assess their situation and devise a plan to return home, but the odds are stacked against them.

Host

Fred Collins

Cast›

Bob Hastings

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Burford Hampden

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Ed Prentiss

John Larkin

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Richard Hamilton

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Ep 26 · Friday, January 1, 1954 · 29:13

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Ep 50 · Tuesday, May 8, 1956 · 29:00

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Ep 61 · Tuesday, July 24, 1956 · 29:07

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Ep 28 · Wednesday, December 7, 1955 · 28:52

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Ep 43 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 29:38

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Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_X_Minus_One_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

XMinusOne56-09-26068TheMapMakers.mp3

X Minus One, Episode 68

The Map Makers

Wednesday, September 26, 1956 · 28:46

X Minus One, Episode 68

The Map Makers

Wednesday, September 26, 1956 · 28:46

Summary

A spaceship faces a dire situation when its navigator is incapacitated, leaving the crew stranded in an unknown part of hyperspace. They must find a way to navigate home without their primary navigation system.

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1956 — TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
  • 1956 — USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
  • 1956 — A tropical storm originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean passes into the Gulf of Mexico and is upgraded and named Hurricane Flossy just hours before striking the Gulf Coast and causing 15 deaths and an estimated USD$24.8 million in damages.

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