ðə ɹᵻlˈʌktənt ˈæstɹənˌɔːt hæd ɪts pɹəmˈɪɹ ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən æt hjˈuːstən, tˈɛksəs, dʒˈʌst tˈuː dˈeɪz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ wˈʌn tɹˈædʒədi ðæt kˈɪld θɹˈiː ˈæstɹənˌɔːts æt ðɪ ˌɛlsˈiː θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ pˈæd æt kˈeɪp kˈænɐvɚɹəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs stˈeɪʃən sˈiːkˈæfs.
The Reluctant Astronaut had its premiere on January 25, 1967 at Houston, Texas, just two days before the  Apollo 1 tragedy that killed three astronauts at the LC-34 pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS).