I like how in all the time periods leading up to it, you take your girlfriend for a ride, but when you get to the Industrial Revolution, it's your boss.
this actually has a good motivation for the space program
Why do you want to go+ into space, Mssrs. Wright?
Lolz; Isn't that wright Orville?
Yes, lolz indeed Wilbur
Why do you want to go into space, Comrade?
To beat the Americans, and we'll do it with hedge-hogs to boot!
Why do you want to go into space, boy?
I found a fallen star, and I want to send him back, so he'll be happy again.