Space Cadet

You have a grandstand seat here to one of the most momentous events in the history of science

In less than a minute, you will see the most powerful explosion ever witnessed by human eyes

The blast will come out of the horizon just about there

And this is the significance of the moment

This is the first full-scale test of a hydrogen device

If the reaction goes, we're in the thermonuclear era

For the sake of all of us, and for the sake of our country

I know that you join me in wishing this expedition well

I am a space cadet like a juniper in June

Lead me on into your life in your Sunday afternoons