Houghton said "For the sake of the play I hope any attempt to put a man in space will not be made before May 18," when the show was being broadcast.

[8] Houghton said the drama was not science fiction, but rather highlighted the short step ahead of what was actually happening with space exploration.

"[7] During the broadcast on 18 May a conversation between two ABC employees was picked up accidentally; it was about the marriage between Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones.

"[9] Filmink, reviewing the thirty minutes of the play that survive, wrote "the concept of an Australian space program is instantly likeable, to me at any rate, and the story was progressing logically, with strong stakes and interesting characters.

When the men sit around joking, trying not to talk about death, it even had slight Only Angels Have Wings vibes.