Rocket to the Future, Part 2: Mission to Pluto

Fridays 6:01-6:05 p.m. on SPR News

Hosted by Kevin Decker

Tony Flinn

It's "Rocket to the Future! Part 2"! In this weekly adventure serial we soar off to the space age future, 1993, with the officers and crew of the Earth Space Force! It's humanity's first mission to Pluto, but what with budget cuts and all, it's seriously underfunded!

Latest Episodes

Season 3, Episode 12: "Command Decisions!"

Commander Train summons Dr. Dankmeme to her quarters for a mysterious conference, while Senior Chief Senior Advisor Casey tries to find a subordinate so she, Senior Chief Senior Advisor Casey, doesn't have to be the one to pour the space coffee.
Season 3, Episode 11: "Hard Times in the Engine Room!"

While Gretchen Munch struggles to persuade Lt. Commander Chesterfield to expel Sparky McClean from their shared cabin, Lt. Fawna and Cadet Neddy malinger in the engine room, deliberating about whether or not to release Lt. Schicklegruber from a ventilation tube.
Season 3, Episode 10: "S3-E10: It’s Lonely at the Bottom, Part 2!"

The description for episode 9 is actually the description for this episode! We made a mistake! Read last week's description for this week's episode! You'll be glad you did...
Season 3, Episode 9: "It's Lonely at the Bottom, Part 1!"

The android, Eugene 2000, treats Lt. Linley's abdominal wound with an electro-laser blast, and Commander Train and former Acting Captain Casey become ominous...
Season 3, Episode 8: "The Four Suggestions of Robotics, Part 2"

Eugene 2000, enjoying his freedom from ethical pressures, toys with Captain Major in the latter's quest for more space gin.
Season 3, Episode 7: "The Four Suggestions of Robotics!"

Eugene 2000, the rocket ship Vanguard's unconvincing android, explains the ethical framework behind "the four suggestions of robotics" while Cadet Billy frets about the future of humanity at the mercy of these "suggestions," and also whether he has enough cathode ray tubes.
Season 3, Episode 6: "No Witnesses!"

Dr. Springbok again withholds medical care, this time from Lt. Linley, who has endured an accidental abdominal wound from Cadet Billy's horns. Meanwhile, embedded space reporter Sparky McClean entices Lt. Commander Chesterfield into her cabin to get extra points for their next Couple's Therapy session
Rocket to the Future, Part 2: Mission to Pluto! Season 3, Episode 5: "Space Roommates, Part 3!"

Cadet Cindy and Lt. Commander Chesterfield have an uncomfortable encounter in the corridor, and then she barely escapes being pulled into Couple's therapy with Chesterfield and Sparky McClean. Meanwhile, Dr. Springbok refuses to treat Cadet Neddy for his back injury because, she says, he has aged out of eligibility for space medical care.
Rocket to the Future! Part 2 Mission to Pluto! Season 3, Episode 4: "Space Roommates, Part 2!"

The combined crews on the rocket ship Vanguard are having further difficulty sharing quarters, especially Drs. Dankmeme and Springbok, and even more especially, Sparky McClean and Gretchen Munch, ambitious space journalists. Also fretful are those made uneasy by the new chain of command...
Rocket to the Future! Part 2: Season 3, Episode 3: "Space Roommates, Part 1!"

Cadet Neddy injures himself moving Dr. Dankmeme's belongings into Dr. Springbok's cabin, and Lt. Commander Fawna receives some very disappointing news from Commander Train!