Amy: Human beings form emotional attachments as they grow up. Amy: With our friends moving forward in their relationships, I've decided that we should make progress in ours as well. Anyway, the reason I wanted to talk to you is NASA has moved up my launch to the International Space Station. Are we still dating? Bernadette: I'll talk to him. Bernadette: When? But NASA really wants my telescope up on the space station, so they're putting me on an earlier launch. Do you want to call me from the car? Don't stop. He won't say no to his little girl. Howard: A week from Friday. Howard: But what about the wedding and all the money you put down for the reception? Howard: It looks like I'm going into space after all. Howard: We can only hope... that he doesn't. Howard: You're right, he is! I am officially no go to space. I have to get married, and no one can say that's not a good reason. I'll call him back. I'm not gonna die in space! I, I can't go to space. Leonard: Just try it. Leonard: Shame on her. Leonard: Sheldon, knight takes bishop. Mission cancelled. My partner used to have that. Now, I know what you're going to say, I made a commitment to Bernadette and to your family and I've got a hell of a lot of nerve coming in here and demanding that we postpone this thing. Off to work? Penny: No! Penny: Yeah, I've been thinking about it, too. Penny: Yep. Scene: Amy's apartment. Scene: Bernadette's father's house. Scene: Penny's apartment. Scene: The stairwell. Sheldon: And how do you propose to do that? Sheldon: Believe it or not, Amy has embarked on a campaign to increase my feelings for her by making me happy. Well, we tried. You're attempting to build on the work of Ebbinghaus by triggering an involuntary memory of me playing that game, admittedly the happiest 600 hours of my childhood, but it won't work. Your Soyuz capsule failed the pressurization test, so bottom line, mission's been scrubbed.
Plan: A: Howard; Q: Who receives a call from NASA? A: NASA; Q: Who calls Howard to tell him he will be going to space? A: Soyuz; Q: What is the name of the capsule that had problems during a pressurization test? A: his wedding; Q: What is Howard looking forward to? A: his telescope; Q: What does NASA want Howard to bring to the International Space Station? A: his launch date; Q: What will be pushed up to the Friday before his wedding? A: Bernadette's father; Q: Who does Howard talk to about postponing the wedding? A: his surprise; Q: What was Howard's reaction to Mike's approval? A: the space mission; Q: What did Mike think made Howard suitable for Bernadette? A: Leonard; Q: Who accidentally proposes to Penny? A: their "beta test" relationship; Q: What do Leonard and Penny call their relationship? A: her apartment; Q: Where does Leonard leave after Penny says no to his proposal? A: the apartment stairwell; Q: Where does Penny reject Leonard's proposal? A: Amy; Q: Who tries to use transference to increase Sheldon's feelings for her? A: video games; Q: What does Sheldon love? A: Amy's actions; Q: What seems to be working on Sheldon? Summary: Howard receives a call from NASA saying that his mission to the International Space Station has been cancelled due to problems with the Soyuz capsule during a pressurization test. He is ecstatic as he has actually become terrified of possibly dying in space and looks forward to his wedding. However, he later receives another call from NASA saying that he will be sent to space after all as they want his telescope on the International Space Station, though his launch date will be pushed up to the Friday before his wedding. He decides to talk to Bernadette's father to postpone the wedding. To his surprise, Mike strongly approves of him going to space and reveals that he did not think that he was suitable for Bernadette until he heard about the space mission. He also tries to assuage Howard's fear of dying in space, mentioning that Bernadette can always find someone else if he doesn't return. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny decide to take their "beta test" relationship to the next level by having sex. However, Leonard accidentally proposes to Penny during sex as a result of which Penny becomes extremely upset. After unsuccessfully trying to pacify her, he leaves her apartment. Later, when the couple meet each other in the apartment stairwell, Penny says no to Leonard's wedding proposal, though they will still date. Elsewhere, Amy tries to use transference to increase Sheldon's feelings for her by making him happy using his love for various other topics (his mother's cooking, video games etc.). Amy's actions seem to work on Sheldon who is not happy about it but makes no attempt to stop her.