Planet Terry's parents

Planet Terry doesn't know who they are or where they are, but still he'll keep searching for his parents.

Fiction

Terry's parents were in the Confederation Astro Patrol. Both served on the Confederation Cosmos Cruiser Space Warp; Terry's father was the captain, and his mother was the supply officer. They were married, and Terry was their first child. Some Answers

As Terry's birth approached, his father's nerves led him to drink too much coffee, served by Chief Engineer/Mess Boy Enoch Diggs. Diggs had been tasked with finding a sterile environment to keep the baby, and came up with the solution of using the life ship. After Terry was born, the captain was called to the life ship to see his baby boy. In the caffeine-fuelled overstimulation, the captain accidentally struck the life ship's emergency glass, causing it to automatically evacuate the ship, taking Terry with it. Terry was thought to be lost forever. The captain's only response was "oops!" Some Answers

Terry grew up in the life ship, which he thought was his birthplace. He couldn't remember even meeting his parents, and his only memento of them was an empty picture frame that he'd signed himself: "To Terry – love Mom & Dad." He'd taken the name "Terry" from a wrist bracelet he'd had since infancy. A Clue

The search for his parents began in earnest after he got a ship after doing a favour of the Wazir of Uranus, which allowed him to begin searching every galaxy. A Clue

Terry visited Bznko so frequently on his search that the inhabitants knew he would always ask the question: "Has anyone seen my mother and my father?" A two-headed resident of the planet felt sorry for Terry, saying it must be tough to be without parents, but on the other head, he considered Terry the worst pest in the galaxy. The Search

After Terry drove off the Yungmun, the people of Bznko bestowed upon him their highest honour, which Terry initially hoped was help looking for his folks. The actual reward was the literal pick of the litter, where he met Robota. The Search She joined him on his quest, saying it beat being queen of the junk heap. A Clue

Engine trouble forced Terry to make an emergency landing on a small planetoid, where they met Enoch Diggs. Diggs recognised Terry's life ship and name tag, and realised he knew who Terry's parents were. A Clue He told Terry the story of how his life ship had been accidentally jettisoned from the Space Warp. As time had played tricks on his memory, Diggs couldn't remember the names of Terry's parents, and he encouraged the boy to seek out the Space Warp's former radioman, Squink, at the Milk Toast Malt Shop. Some Answers