1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,049 I'm here in Pasadena with the NASA Mission Control team... 2 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:09,760 ..as they celebrate scientific history. 3 00:00:09,886 --> 00:00:12,638 The first close-up photographs of Mars... 4 00:00:12,722 --> 00:00:15,349 ..from the Viking Observer spacecraft. 5 00:00:15,433 --> 00:00:17,727 Photos that have created a stir... 6 00:00:17,810 --> 00:00:21,063 ..by revealing surprising geologic information. 7 00:00:21,147 --> 00:00:25,443 The presence of large amounts of water locked in Mars' polar ice caps. 8 00:00:25,526 --> 00:00:30,198 Water that some speculate could have possibly sustained life on the planet. 9 00:00:30,615 --> 00:00:34,577 Even more controversial is one image of a land formation. 10 00:00:34,660 --> 00:00:37,914 A formation that looks like a sculpted human face. 11 00:00:37,997 --> 00:00:43,127 However, NASA officials are denying it is an indication of an alien civilisation. 12 00:00:43,836 --> 00:00:48,049 It's no more than a trick of light and shadows. A geologic anomaly. 13 00:00:48,132 --> 00:00:51,093 The only sculptors at work are the solar winds... 14 00:00:51,177 --> 00:00:55,473 ..that blow across the surface of Mars at 300mph, ten months a year. 15 00:01:23,042 --> 00:01:25,127 (moans) 16 00:01:32,093 --> 00:01:34,178 I'm seeing... I've got... 17 00:01:34,262 --> 00:01:36,347 (man) How's it going out there? 18 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:40,643 - There's something out here! - Can you repeat that, Commander Belt? 19 00:01:40,726 --> 00:01:43,104 It's coming at me! Holy God! 20 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:58,536 (Belt breathes shakily) 21 00:03:03,476 --> 00:03:06,187 (ground control) Pickup terminal sequence. 22 00:03:06,270 --> 00:03:09,106 (astronaut) Booster hydraulic power units on. 23 00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:12,735 This is Shuttle Launch Control. T minus one minute, 15 seconds. 24 00:03:12,818 --> 00:03:16,364 - OTC to CDR, how do you read? - Loud and clear, OVCC. 25 00:03:19,116 --> 00:03:21,494 - Port setup, 2.0. - Copy setup. 2. 0. 26 00:03:21,577 --> 00:03:24,205 CDR Houston, how do you read? 27 00:03:24,288 --> 00:03:25,706 Loud and clear. 28 00:03:25,790 --> 00:03:29,085 Side hatch closeout and white room configuration complete. 29 00:03:29,168 --> 00:03:32,421 Retracting orbiter arm. 30 00:03:32,505 --> 00:03:36,258 - OMS pressure on. Cabin vent complete. - Roger. We see that. 31 00:03:36,342 --> 00:03:39,678 All systems go for APU start. Transfer to internal power. 32 00:03:39,804 --> 00:03:42,431 Pre-start complete. APU to inhibit. 33 00:03:42,515 --> 00:03:44,517 Oxygen vent hood retracted. 34 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,394 External tank is at flight pressure. 35 00:03:46,644 --> 00:03:49,522 Lock your visors and initiate your O2 flow. 36 00:03:49,647 --> 00:03:52,983 - Y'all have a good trip. - Roger that. 37 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:55,653 T minus 20 seconds and counting. 38 00:03:56,904 --> 00:03:58,989 Go for auto-sequence start. 39 00:03:59,073 --> 00:04:01,325 Booster hydraulic units have started. 40 00:04:03,828 --> 00:04:05,246 Tminus 10... 41 00:04:05,329 --> 00:04:06,414 Nine... 42 00:04:06,497 --> 00:04:07,581 Eight... 43 00:04:07,665 --> 00:04:08,582 Seven... 44 00:04:08,666 --> 00:04:09,667 Six. . . 45 00:04:09,792 --> 00:04:10,835 Five... 46 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:11,752 Four... 47 00:04:11,836 --> 00:04:13,421 Three... 48 00:04:13,504 --> 00:04:16,006 - Abort liftoff. Abort liftoff. - (alarm) 49 00:04:16,132 --> 00:04:17,925 System failure. Abort. 50 00:04:18,008 --> 00:04:21,637 Repeat. We have an abort liftoff at T minus three seconds. 51 00:04:24,682 --> 00:04:26,767 (Scully) What did the note say? 52 00:04:27,852 --> 00:04:32,022 That they worked for NASA and wanted to talk to somebody from the FBI. 53 00:04:33,858 --> 00:04:37,111 - Why the cloak-and-dagger routine? - I have no idea. 54 00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:40,698 - Think it's a crank? - It's beginning to look that way. 55 00:04:54,128 --> 00:04:56,922 - My name is Michelle Generoo. - Fox Mulder. 56 00:04:57,047 --> 00:04:59,091 I sent you the note. 57 00:04:59,216 --> 00:05:01,051 Hi. Special Agent Dana Scully. 58 00:05:01,135 --> 00:05:06,348 I'm sorry to have to take these precautions. I flew up from Houston this morning. 59 00:05:06,432 --> 00:05:09,727 - I work at the Space Center there. - In what capacity? 60 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:13,939 I'm the Mission Control communications commander for the Space Program. 61 00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:15,733 What brings you to Washington? 62 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:19,403 I have reason to believe a saboteur may be at work inside NASA. 63 00:05:19,487 --> 00:05:23,282 - You have evidence of sabotage? - I don't know. I may. 64 00:05:23,908 --> 00:05:28,871 Two weeks ago, a shuttle mission was scrubbed three seconds before liftoff... 65 00:05:28,954 --> 00:05:32,416 ..when an auxiliary power unit valve malfunctioned. 66 00:05:32,500 --> 00:05:34,919 If the flight had not been aborted,... 67 00:05:35,002 --> 00:05:38,672 ..the orbiter would have exploded on the launch pad. 68 00:05:38,756 --> 00:05:41,467 This was sent to me in the mail. 69 00:05:43,219 --> 00:05:46,013 It's a material analysis that shows 70 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:49,517 deep grooved scoring marks inside this APU valve. 71 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,103 Marks that could have caused a malfunction. 72 00:05:53,229 --> 00:05:56,941 - Evidence of tampering? - That's what it looks like but... 73 00:05:57,066 --> 00:06:02,780 The person who gave me your names said you are experts in unexplained phenomena. 74 00:06:02,863 --> 00:06:06,200 It's unexplainable how and when anybody could've done it. 75 00:06:06,283 --> 00:06:09,870 - How do you mean? - The valve is made of ferrocarbon titanium. 76 00:06:09,954 --> 00:06:14,041 To score it would take extreme temperatures. Launch pad temperatures. 77 00:06:14,124 --> 00:06:16,043 Anyone at NASA would say... 78 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:20,881 ..it would be impossible for anyone to do that type of damage undetected. 79 00:06:20,965 --> 00:06:24,134 - Any idea who may have sent that to you? - No. No idea. 80 00:06:24,260 --> 00:06:29,056 But the official analysis of the malfunction was simple mechanical failure. 81 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:33,894 - Does anybody share your suspicions? - If they do, they're not talking to the FBI. 82 00:06:33,978 --> 00:06:36,397 I believe in the Space Program. 83 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:41,569 I believe in the people who run it. But there's another launch window tomorrow. 84 00:06:41,652 --> 00:06:44,405 And my reasons may sound selfish,... 85 00:06:44,488 --> 00:06:48,617 ..but my fiance is the shuttle commander on that mission. 86 00:06:52,997 --> 00:06:56,584 (Scully) Why would somebody sabotage the space shuttle? 87 00:06:56,667 --> 00:07:01,839 If you're a terrorist, it's a potent symbol of American progress and prosperity. 88 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:06,260 If you're an opponent of big science, NASA represents a vast money trench... 89 00:07:06,343 --> 00:07:10,347 ..that exists outside the crucible of the democratic process. 90 00:07:10,431 --> 00:07:14,435 Then there are futurists who think the shuttle is a rusty old bucket 91 00:07:14,518 --> 00:07:16,103 that we should mothball. 92 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:21,775 A dinosaur spacecraft built in the '70s by scientists setting their sights on space. 93 00:07:21,859 --> 00:07:25,195 And we thought we'd rest easy when the Soviet Union fell. 94 00:07:25,279 --> 00:07:30,701 Not to mention fringe elements who accuse our government itself of space sabotage. 95 00:07:30,826 --> 00:07:34,955 The failure of the Hubble telescope and the Mars Observer connected... 96 00:07:35,039 --> 00:07:38,375 - ..to a conspiracy to deny us evidence. - Evidence of what? 97 00:07:39,335 --> 00:07:41,378 Alien civilisations. 98 00:07:41,503 --> 00:07:42,963 Oh, of course! 99 00:07:51,555 --> 00:07:54,767 - Wow, look at that! Gemini Eight. - What? 100 00:07:54,892 --> 00:07:58,646 The man we're gonna see, Colonel Marcus Aurelius Belt, nearly died on that mission. 101 00:07:58,729 --> 00:08:01,482 Made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean. 102 00:08:01,565 --> 00:08:05,110 - You remember all that stuff? - You never wanted to be an astronaut? 103 00:08:05,194 --> 00:08:07,279 I guess I missed that phase. 104 00:08:10,032 --> 00:08:12,076 Come in. 105 00:08:13,744 --> 00:08:16,747 Colonel Belt, I'm Special Agent Dana Scully. 106 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:20,417 - And this is... - Colonel Belt. Fox Mulder. 107 00:08:21,585 --> 00:08:24,338 I'm a big fan. It's an honour to meet you. 108 00:08:24,421 --> 00:08:26,799 You were a big hero to me when I was a kid. 109 00:08:26,882 --> 00:08:27,966 Thank you. 110 00:08:28,050 --> 00:08:31,762 I... I stayed up all night when lwas 14 to watch your space walk. 111 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:35,724 (sighs) Well, now it's like a stroll around the block. 112 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:39,895 So, how can I help you? 113 00:08:41,438 --> 00:08:43,941 This found its way to the FBI. 114 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:46,944 Do you recognise it? 115 00:08:50,614 --> 00:08:53,033 Sure. It's an auxiliary power unit valve. 116 00:08:53,117 --> 00:08:56,203 Do you have any reason to believe it was damaged... 117 00:08:56,286 --> 00:08:59,289 ..in an effort to sabotage the Space Program? 118 00:09:01,667 --> 00:09:05,921 - Do you have reason to suspect it at all? - No reason whatsoever. 119 00:09:06,004 --> 00:09:08,257 If you have any respect for this program 120 00:09:08,340 --> 00:09:11,552 and for those who have devoted their lives to it,... 121 00:09:11,635 --> 00:09:15,139 ..you'll be careful to whom you make those accusations. 122 00:09:15,264 --> 00:09:17,516 Looking at this evidence, sir,... 123 00:09:17,641 --> 00:09:21,228 ..would you consider postponing the shuttle flight... 124 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:24,648 ..until a full investigation can be conducted? 125 00:09:24,773 --> 00:09:28,444 (sighs) I don't know where you got this specious artefact,... 126 00:09:28,527 --> 00:09:32,156 ..but every precaution has been taken to rectify the problem. 127 00:09:32,281 --> 00:09:36,034 We've waited two weeks for a window to initiate this mission. 128 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,120 We've got a payload to deliver. 129 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:41,957 Has an internal investigation been done in this matter? 130 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,336 The part you have here has been installed, inspected and designed... 131 00:09:46,462 --> 00:09:49,214 ..by over 100 highly trained technicians. 132 00:09:49,339 --> 00:09:53,594 With the security measures we take, it would be virtually impossible... 133 00:09:53,677 --> 00:09:57,264 ..for one man working by himself, or two or four men,... 134 00:09:57,347 --> 00:09:59,933 ..to do what you're suggesting. 135 00:10:00,017 --> 00:10:03,061 I can assure you, there's no one in this facility... 136 00:10:03,187 --> 00:10:07,024 ..that doesn't want to see that shuttle complete its mission,... 137 00:10:07,149 --> 00:10:09,735 ..and come back like Winged Victory herself. 138 00:10:09,860 --> 00:10:12,988 And in about ten hours, God willing,... 139 00:10:13,071 --> 00:10:14,782 ..you're gonna see just that. 140 00:10:14,865 --> 00:10:20,120 Do you think there'd be a problem with us watching liftoff from Mission Control? 141 00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:25,250 Well, being that you'd probably go over my head anyway, please, be my guests. 142 00:10:25,375 --> 00:10:27,419 It was an honour, sir. 143 00:10:28,504 --> 00:10:30,380 Thank you. 144 00:10:34,092 --> 00:10:36,678 Didn't you wanna get his autograph? 145 00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:41,850 (man) Where did you say you got this? 146 00:10:41,934 --> 00:10:44,269 (Scully) It came to us anonymously. 147 00:10:44,394 --> 00:10:48,065 This is an APU valve, all right. But this doesn't make sense. 148 00:10:48,190 --> 00:10:51,026 - What doesn't make sense? - This scoring here. 149 00:10:51,109 --> 00:10:53,821 This valve was made of ferrocarbon titanium. 150 00:10:53,904 --> 00:10:57,658 - You didn't order the analysis? - No. I've never seen this before. 151 00:10:57,741 --> 00:11:01,036 We're on outside contract to NASA. They may have ordered it. 152 00:11:01,119 --> 00:11:05,082 But wouldn't you order a material analysis if a part malfunctioned? 153 00:11:05,207 --> 00:11:08,126 Every shuttle flies with that same APU valve. 154 00:11:08,252 --> 00:11:12,130 To do an analysis and redesign would delay the Program for months. 155 00:11:12,256 --> 00:11:13,841 Not to mention the cost. 156 00:11:13,924 --> 00:11:17,427 Is it conceivable that the Program is being pushed ahead... 157 00:11:17,553 --> 00:11:19,763 ..without proper safety precaution? 158 00:11:19,888 --> 00:11:23,892 There are about 17,000 things that can go wrong with the shuttle. 159 00:11:23,976 --> 00:11:27,145 And about 17,000 people who make sure they don't. 160 00:11:27,271 --> 00:11:30,732 (Scully) Who makes the final determination as to its safety? 161 00:11:30,816 --> 00:11:34,444 We make a recommendation but the decision is Colonel Belt's. 162 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:36,947 Thank you. 163 00:11:41,827 --> 00:11:43,453 (Scully) What do you think? 164 00:11:43,579 --> 00:11:46,915 I can't believe how much faith we put in machines. 165 00:11:46,999 --> 00:11:52,004 Do you think Colonel Belt lied about his knowledge of a saboteur? 166 00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:57,426 I can't believe Colonel Belt would endanger the lives of those astronauts. 167 00:11:57,509 --> 00:12:00,304 He was an astronaut himself. 168 00:12:00,429 --> 00:12:02,848 So you think this x-ray is bogus? 169 00:12:04,016 --> 00:12:06,518 God, I hope so. 170 00:12:08,395 --> 00:12:13,025 This is Shuttle Launch Control with T minus one minute, 40 seconds and counting. 171 00:12:13,150 --> 00:12:16,987 - OVCC verified. - Roger that. OVCC verified. 172 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:18,947 Here we go. 173 00:12:19,031 --> 00:12:21,950 T minus one minute, 30 and counting. 174 00:12:22,159 --> 00:12:27,664 - Final purge sequence. Main engine check. - Copy. Main engine check. 175 00:12:27,789 --> 00:12:29,833 Switching off ground supply. 176 00:12:29,958 --> 00:12:31,752 - On-board fuel cells check. - Roger, OTC. 177 00:12:31,835 --> 00:12:34,296 Pickup terminal sequence FPS. 178 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,798 - OTC to CDR, how do you read? - Loud and clear. 179 00:12:36,882 --> 00:12:39,968 Capacitor energy storage banks all at 241. 180 00:12:40,552 --> 00:12:43,472 - OTC to CDR, how do you read? - Loud and clear. 181 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:47,017 CDR Houston, how do you read? 182 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:48,644 Loud and clear. 183 00:12:48,727 --> 00:12:51,897 Side hatch closeout and white room configuration complete. 184 00:12:51,980 --> 00:12:53,857 Retracting orbiter arm. 185 00:12:53,941 --> 00:12:57,778 - All systems go for APU start. - Go with APU start. 186 00:12:57,861 --> 00:13:00,822 BBSR power down and ready for launch. 187 00:13:00,906 --> 00:13:04,952 - Transfer to internal power. - Transfer to internal power. 188 00:13:05,035 --> 00:13:08,747 Gimballing of engines complete. Aero surfaces in launch position. 189 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:11,750 MPDR assembled. Military recorder is running. 190 00:13:11,833 --> 00:13:13,627 OK. Copy. 191 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:18,382 Oxygen vent hood retracted. External tank is at flight pressure. 192 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:21,718 CDR, lock your visors and initiate your O2 flow. 193 00:13:21,802 --> 00:13:24,388 - Y'all have a good one. - Roger that. 194 00:13:27,099 --> 00:13:29,518 Go for auto-sequence start. 195 00:13:29,601 --> 00:13:32,020 Booster hydraulic units have started. 196 00:13:32,396 --> 00:13:34,481 Go for main engine start. 197 00:13:37,734 --> 00:13:40,404 Tminus 10 and counting. Nine... 198 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:42,197 Eight... Seven... 199 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:46,201 Six... Five... Four... 200 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:49,246 Three... Two... One... 201 00:13:49,746 --> 00:13:51,832 Zero... Ignition... 202 00:13:51,915 --> 00:13:54,710 We have liftoff of the shuttle orbiter. 203 00:13:57,713 --> 00:13:59,881 (cheering) 204 00:14:02,884 --> 00:14:07,014 CDR Houston, betcha y'all have never seen a more beautiful sight. 205 00:14:07,097 --> 00:14:09,182 Roger that. Ten-four. 206 00:14:09,266 --> 00:14:11,351 (astronauts give readings) 207 00:14:27,659 --> 00:14:30,787 I have to admit I've fulfilled one of my boyhood fantasies. 208 00:14:30,912 --> 00:14:34,624 Yeah, it ranks up there with learning how to braid my own hair. 209 00:14:34,708 --> 00:14:37,961 Come on, Scully, you have to admit that was exciting. 210 00:14:38,128 --> 00:14:41,465 - Mission Control, the countdown... - Mulder! Wait! 211 00:14:41,923 --> 00:14:44,634 - Something's gone wrong. - What happened? 212 00:14:44,718 --> 00:14:46,803 Something's wrong with the shuttle. 213 00:14:46,887 --> 00:14:49,556 We had trouble with the rocket boosters, but fixed it. 214 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:52,809 We changed watch. I went home to try to get some sleep. 215 00:14:52,934 --> 00:14:55,812 I got a call. Communication with the shuttle is down. 216 00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:58,231 We've got to get back to Houston. 217 00:15:05,489 --> 00:15:07,574 (crackles) 218 00:15:08,492 --> 00:15:12,662 There's a press blackout. Chances are the media doesn't know about it. 219 00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:16,833 - You think this is sabotage? - I don't know. Things go wrong all the time. 220 00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:20,170 - Yeah, but they usually fix them, right? - Usually. 221 00:15:20,295 --> 00:15:21,421 She's turning. 222 00:15:44,319 --> 00:15:46,363 (car horn) 223 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:57,958 (Mulder) Michelle! 224 00:15:58,041 --> 00:16:00,293 - I can see her. - (Scully) Michelle! 225 00:16:00,377 --> 00:16:02,504 - Help! - Are you all right? 226 00:16:03,797 --> 00:16:06,383 - Oh, I'm stuck! - (Scully) Can you move? 227 00:16:07,384 --> 00:16:10,011 Just get me out of here! I'm wedged in! 228 00:16:11,138 --> 00:16:13,974 - Are you all right? - I'm wedged in! 229 00:16:14,057 --> 00:16:17,144 Come here. Can you push with your legs? 230 00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:19,646 - Be careful. - Just get me out of here! 231 00:16:19,729 --> 00:16:22,899 OK! All right! Come on. 232 00:16:26,570 --> 00:16:28,655 (ragged breathing) 233 00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:39,082 Don't try to move. 234 00:16:40,584 --> 00:16:43,086 (moans) I've got to get back to Houston. 235 00:16:45,714 --> 00:16:47,924 - What happened? - I don't know. 236 00:16:48,008 --> 00:16:50,093 Something came at me in the fog. 237 00:16:52,220 --> 00:16:54,764 The next thing I knew, I was upside down. 238 00:16:54,890 --> 00:16:57,100 - Was it some kind of an animal? - No. 239 00:16:57,184 --> 00:17:00,604 It had a face. It was... 240 00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:03,106 It was grotesque. 241 00:17:03,231 --> 00:17:05,859 I don't know what it was. 242 00:17:18,622 --> 00:17:21,041 Orbiter, this is Houston. Do you copy? 243 00:17:21,124 --> 00:17:23,210 Your transmission is breaking up. 244 00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:28,715 (Michelle) What's happening? 245 00:17:28,798 --> 00:17:31,384 We have a malf in the OMS and RCF systems. 246 00:17:31,468 --> 00:17:34,554 They can't get the orbiter into attitude rotation. 247 00:17:34,638 --> 00:17:38,808 Temperature in the cabin is 103 and they have transmission problems. 248 00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:42,562 - What happened? - I had an accident. What's their position? 249 00:17:42,646 --> 00:17:46,900 - Just over Eastern Africa. - Try the Seychelles tracking station. 250 00:17:51,071 --> 00:17:53,657 Hang in there, OTC. 251 00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:56,159 The orbiter manoeuvring system is down. 252 00:17:56,284 --> 00:18:01,081 They can't rotate the shuttle to keep it away from the sun and keep the orbiter cool. 253 00:18:01,164 --> 00:18:04,334 Drop in cabin pressure. 21 kilopascals and declining. 254 00:18:05,001 --> 00:18:07,003 They're gonna burn up. 255 00:18:07,128 --> 00:18:09,089 - Where's Colonel Belt? - On his way. 256 00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:12,509 - Damn! What happened to backup? - Failed to respond. 257 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,845 What about telemetry? Can we auto-activate from here? 258 00:18:15,971 --> 00:18:19,182 We cannot auto-activate. It's like someone's interfering. 259 00:18:19,307 --> 00:18:22,852 - Screwing communications from this end. - Can you trace it? 260 00:18:22,978 --> 00:18:27,691 - It'd have to be a digital processor. - They'd have to be in the data banks. 261 00:18:27,774 --> 00:18:30,360 - Where's that? - Come on. 262 00:19:11,735 --> 00:19:13,820 (generators power down) 263 00:19:13,903 --> 00:19:16,323 (Scully) Mulder? 264 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,994 (Mulder) I'm a federal agent! 265 00:19:21,077 --> 00:19:22,871 Come on out of there! 266 00:19:24,914 --> 00:19:27,459 - What are you doing in here? - I work here. 267 00:19:27,542 --> 00:19:28,835 Let me see your clearance. 268 00:19:28,918 --> 00:19:32,005 A sensor went off. There was a malfunction. 269 00:19:32,088 --> 00:19:34,174 - Did you find it? - No. 270 00:19:34,257 --> 00:19:37,177 Did you see anybody else in here? 271 00:19:37,260 --> 00:19:40,430 OK, call Security. I want a search of the premises. 272 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:44,142 No-one is to come in or out of this building without proper clearance. 273 00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:48,104 - l'm breaking up, OTC. - What's the attitude of the orbiter? 274 00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:50,607 Flying tail first, belly towards the sun. 275 00:19:50,815 --> 00:19:53,985 The flash evaporator system is working but not enough to cool 'em down. 276 00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:57,739 - Cabin temperature 116. - (sighs) Where's... 277 00:19:57,822 --> 00:20:00,450 Somebody's jamming our transmissions. 278 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:05,497 Interfering with our ground communications and scrambling our uplink telemetry. 279 00:20:05,622 --> 00:20:08,917 The shuttle is not responding to override signals. 280 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,961 (sighs) I'm gonna let 'em fly by wire. 281 00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:15,215 - I'm cutting off telemetry. - It might not work. 282 00:20:15,298 --> 00:20:18,343 - We have to give it a chance. - We have to bring them down. 283 00:20:18,468 --> 00:20:20,136 We have to give them control of the ship 284 00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:23,556 to perform that rotation and deliver the payload. 285 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,643 What if they can't? We could be stranding them. 286 00:20:27,143 --> 00:20:29,187 (sighs) 287 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:38,029 Abandon telemetry. Go to fly-by-wire mode. 288 00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:44,828 They're cutting off ground control. The astronauts will be flying the shuttle. 289 00:20:44,911 --> 00:20:46,830 Is it gonna work? 290 00:20:50,333 --> 00:20:52,419 OTC, this is Houston. 291 00:20:52,502 --> 00:20:54,587 How's the weather up there? 292 00:20:54,671 --> 00:20:57,632 Sunny and warm, Houston. What's the forecast? 293 00:20:57,715 --> 00:21:00,218 OTC, we're going to fly-by-wire mode. 294 00:21:00,301 --> 00:21:04,931 We're going to abort ground control to see if you can bring those systems back up. 295 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:07,934 Roger that, Houston. 296 00:21:08,017 --> 00:21:10,103 And leave the driving to us. 297 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:12,480 David... 298 00:21:12,564 --> 00:21:14,649 You take care. 299 00:21:20,864 --> 00:21:22,949 Whatjust happened? 300 00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:25,410 They cut off contact with the shuttle. 301 00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:27,996 (checks being made) 302 00:21:29,414 --> 00:21:34,127 (woman) Negative. We pulled off the MPG. We're on manual. 303 00:21:41,176 --> 00:21:43,845 (Michelle) 45 seconds. 304 00:21:46,222 --> 00:21:49,684 If they were able to execute, they'd have done it by now. 305 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,437 Standing by. 306 00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,901 60 seconds. 307 00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:04,115 Go to re-establish uplink communication. 308 00:22:12,207 --> 00:22:13,875 Video signal's failed. 309 00:22:14,542 --> 00:22:16,711 OTC, this is Houston. Do you copy? 310 00:22:23,510 --> 00:22:26,054 OTC, this is Houston. Where are you? 311 00:22:27,805 --> 00:22:29,599 (static) Howdy do, Houston? 312 00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:32,602 Looks like we finally got this bird to fly right. 313 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:34,896 (cheering) 314 00:22:39,609 --> 00:22:42,904 - OTC, do you hear that? - Music to our ears. 315 00:22:42,987 --> 00:22:45,490 (ground crew claps) 316 00:22:45,573 --> 00:22:48,076 Cabin temperature stabilising. 317 00:22:48,159 --> 00:22:51,371 OTC, this is Marc Belt in Houston. 318 00:22:51,454 --> 00:22:53,373 How's the crew holding up? 319 00:22:53,456 --> 00:22:55,542 They're looking good, sir. 320 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:58,127 You all get some rest. 321 00:22:58,211 --> 00:23:00,296 We'll get back to work... 322 00:23:00,380 --> 00:23:02,924 - ..at about 0700. - Roger that, Houston. 323 00:23:03,007 --> 00:23:05,885 Let's get to work on that telemetry problem. 324 00:23:07,178 --> 00:23:09,305 We've got a big day ahead of us. 325 00:23:26,990 --> 00:23:29,409 (Belt) Let’s just let the electronic press... 326 00:23:29,492 --> 00:23:31,661 ..get their sound equipment set. 327 00:23:36,374 --> 00:23:38,251 (reporters shouting) 328 00:23:38,334 --> 00:23:41,421 I know you have a lot of questions. I'll get to them. 329 00:23:41,504 --> 00:23:44,424 How did he know what he did was going to work? 330 00:23:44,507 --> 00:23:49,137 He didn't. They could have died up there and there's nothing we could have done. 331 00:23:49,220 --> 00:23:51,723 They'd have been a ghost ship stuck in orbit. 332 00:23:53,391 --> 00:23:55,476 Why would he take that risk? 333 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,522 Bring those men back without delivering that payload? 334 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:02,483 You're talking millions of wasted dollars. 335 00:24:02,567 --> 00:24:05,820 That's all Congress would need to shut down NASA. 336 00:24:06,779 --> 00:24:08,656 As of 2200 hours... 337 00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:12,327 ..the crew has been conducting on-board tests and tasks... 338 00:24:12,410 --> 00:24:16,664 ..and resting up for their first full day in space tomorrow. 339 00:24:17,749 --> 00:24:21,085 I'm happy to say, after a beautiful night launch,... 340 00:24:22,045 --> 00:24:25,256 ..the shuttle orbiter has performed... magnificently. 341 00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:28,092 (reporters shout questions) 342 00:24:33,848 --> 00:24:35,933 So much for your boyhood hero. 343 00:24:44,734 --> 00:24:46,819 Colonel Belt? 344 00:24:46,903 --> 00:24:49,697 Colonel Belt? Can I talk to you for a moment? 345 00:24:52,075 --> 00:24:54,243 You want to know why I lied to them. 346 00:24:54,327 --> 00:24:56,829 You're asking yourself if I'd lie to you. 347 00:25:00,958 --> 00:25:04,921 (sighs) You know what it means to be an astronaut, sir? 348 00:25:05,004 --> 00:25:08,758 You risk your life every time you get into your spacecraft. 349 00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:11,969 For nothing more than the good progress of mankind. 350 00:25:12,053 --> 00:25:14,263 You've got no argument from me, sir. 351 00:25:14,347 --> 00:25:16,849 - You're true American heroes. - Heroes? 352 00:25:16,933 --> 00:25:20,061 We used to make headlines when we did ourjob right. 353 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:22,563 Now they bury you in the back of the paper. 354 00:25:22,647 --> 00:25:25,483 Name two astronauts in the last shuttle mission. 355 00:25:27,068 --> 00:25:30,154 You make the front page today only if you screw up. 356 00:25:30,238 --> 00:25:32,115 They only know your name... 357 00:25:32,198 --> 00:25:36,327 ..if you're the unlucky s.o.b. sitting on 500 tons of dynamite. 358 00:25:36,411 --> 00:25:39,038 That's what they're really waiting for. 359 00:25:40,248 --> 00:25:42,125 Sir, I have to ask. 360 00:25:42,208 --> 00:25:44,585 I'm sorry. It's myjob. 361 00:25:44,669 --> 00:25:48,005 Do you think someone is sabotaging the shuttle? 362 00:25:48,089 --> 00:25:52,844 My answer to you, sir, will be to bring those men back safely to Earth. 363 00:27:07,335 --> 00:27:10,254 - I've got... - How's it going out there? 364 00:27:10,338 --> 00:27:14,509 - There's something out here! - Can you repeat that, Commander Belt? 365 00:27:14,592 --> 00:27:16,677 It's coming at me! Holy God! 366 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:20,431 (moans) 367 00:27:57,510 --> 00:27:59,595 (wind-like howling) 368 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:20,533 Houston, we just heard something weird. 369 00:28:21,868 --> 00:28:24,120 OTC, Houston. Can you describe it? 370 00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:28,332 Uh, sort of a dull thump like... something bumped the ship! 371 00:28:28,416 --> 00:28:30,585 Have you got any ideas about that? 372 00:28:30,668 --> 00:28:32,962 - (thump) - There it is again! 373 00:28:38,175 --> 00:28:40,136 We're taking a look at it now. 374 00:28:41,387 --> 00:28:42,847 That one right there. 375 00:28:45,266 --> 00:28:48,561 They've got an oxygen leak on board the orbiter. 376 00:28:49,645 --> 00:28:52,857 Our 02 gauges are going all screwy, Houston. 377 00:28:55,359 --> 00:28:58,279 We got problems. An 02 leak in the main tank. 378 00:28:58,362 --> 00:29:00,197 What did they say happened? 379 00:29:00,281 --> 00:29:02,408 They don't know. They said it was a thump. 380 00:29:02,491 --> 00:29:03,659 Stand by. 381 00:29:04,035 --> 00:29:09,457 An astronomer in Winnipeg just spotted a mile-long gaseous cloud trailing in our orbit. 382 00:29:09,540 --> 00:29:11,792 The liquid 02 leaking out into space. 383 00:29:11,876 --> 00:29:15,004 Exactly what happened to Colonel Belt on an Apollo mission. 384 00:29:15,087 --> 00:29:16,589 How much time do they have? 385 00:29:16,672 --> 00:29:21,385 Hard to say without accurate telemetry data. We're doing a guesstimate. 386 00:29:21,469 --> 00:29:24,472 - Where is Colonel Belt? - He was due 90 minutes ago... 387 00:29:24,555 --> 00:29:26,849 ..to begin payload deployment. 388 00:29:26,974 --> 00:29:29,435 Uh, Houston, we're up here wondering... 389 00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:33,606 - ..when do we start holding our breath? - We're working on it, OTC. 390 00:29:33,689 --> 00:29:36,859 I need those calculations and a worst-case scenario. 391 00:29:36,984 --> 00:29:39,528 We don't know if both 02 tanks are damaged. 392 00:29:39,654 --> 00:29:41,781 Worst-case scenario! 393 00:29:41,864 --> 00:29:44,700 - And someone find Colonel Belt! - We'll find him. 394 00:29:44,825 --> 00:29:48,037 They've got 30 minutes of oxygen. Then it's anybody's guess. 395 00:29:49,830 --> 00:29:51,332 Why does she need Belt? 396 00:29:51,415 --> 00:29:53,501 She doesn't know how serious the leak is. 397 00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:56,963 Even I can figure out what happens when you run out of oxygen. 398 00:29:57,254 --> 00:30:01,425 Colonel Belt's been in the same situation. He'll know what to do. 399 00:30:01,550 --> 00:30:03,594 Where the hell is he? 400 00:30:13,062 --> 00:30:15,147 Colonel Belt! 401 00:30:18,442 --> 00:30:20,569 Colonel Belt! 402 00:30:21,654 --> 00:30:23,739 I'm gonna go get Security. 403 00:30:24,949 --> 00:30:27,076 Colonel Belt. 404 00:30:29,578 --> 00:30:31,247 Are you all right? 405 00:30:32,999 --> 00:30:35,084 Yeah, I wasn't feeling well. 406 00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:37,211 They need you at Mission Control. 407 00:30:37,294 --> 00:30:39,839 There's been another accident. 408 00:30:39,922 --> 00:30:44,176 OTC, is your orbital manoeuvring system still operational? 409 00:30:44,260 --> 00:30:48,264 Roger, Houston. We’re ready for re-entry. Just say the word. 410 00:30:48,347 --> 00:30:50,433 How bad's the leak? 411 00:30:52,018 --> 00:30:54,603 We have no way to determine. 412 00:30:55,646 --> 00:30:57,732 OTC. 413 00:30:57,815 --> 00:31:00,860 What's the condensation in your cabin? 414 00:31:00,943 --> 00:31:02,987 The windows are getting steamy. 415 00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:04,989 Carbon dioxide build-up. 416 00:31:05,114 --> 00:31:07,158 OK, OTC. 417 00:31:07,283 --> 00:31:09,326 Everything's gonna be fine. 418 00:31:09,452 --> 00:31:11,662 I want you to get in your spacesuits... 419 00:31:11,787 --> 00:31:13,831 ..and depressurise your cabin. 420 00:31:13,956 --> 00:31:17,376 And then I want you to... vent that CO2. 421 00:31:17,460 --> 00:31:20,880 - Roger, Houston. Then what? - I want you to stay in your suits. 422 00:31:20,963 --> 00:31:25,551 And then I want you to prepare to use your emergency oxygen systems. 423 00:31:25,634 --> 00:31:27,470 And then I want you to... 424 00:31:29,555 --> 00:31:32,892 ..to... deliver your payload. 425 00:31:34,977 --> 00:31:37,021 Those are men up there. 426 00:31:39,648 --> 00:31:44,904 You're out of line. You wanna tell me how to do myjob? I've been in that situation. 427 00:31:44,987 --> 00:31:49,575 There's more at risk than your personal life. If you can't accept that... 428 00:31:49,658 --> 00:31:53,496 ..or operate effectively in these circumstances,... 429 00:31:53,579 --> 00:31:57,666 ..you'd better leave the decisions to people in this room who can! 430 00:32:09,011 --> 00:32:11,055 (sighs) OTC, . .. 431 00:32:11,180 --> 00:32:13,224 ..do you copy? 432 00:32:13,349 --> 00:32:16,727 Roger, Houston. We’re waiting on those 02 calculations. 433 00:32:24,777 --> 00:32:26,862 (Scully) Michelle! 434 00:32:28,114 --> 00:32:30,825 - They're gonna die! - You don't know that. 435 00:32:30,908 --> 00:32:35,538 It's unconscionable putting that payload before those men's lives! 436 00:32:35,621 --> 00:32:39,834 I think she's right, Mulder. You saw him in there. He's losing it. 437 00:32:39,917 --> 00:32:43,295 - He saved their lives earlier. - Or put them in unnecessaryjeopardy. 438 00:32:43,379 --> 00:32:47,216 If he can't deliver that payload, Congress will kill the Space Program. 439 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:49,468 So will killing the astronauts. 440 00:32:49,552 --> 00:32:52,263 Somebody must have sabotaged the shuttle. 441 00:32:52,346 --> 00:32:54,056 Too many things have gone wrong. 442 00:32:54,140 --> 00:32:58,227 - I think Colonel Belt knows about it. - We've got to stop him. 443 00:32:58,686 --> 00:33:01,856 - Pull them out of orbit! - He doesn't want them to die. 444 00:33:01,939 --> 00:33:04,525 - How do you know? - I know it. I'm sure of it. 445 00:33:04,608 --> 00:33:08,362 - He put them up there! - And only he can get them down alive. 446 00:33:08,445 --> 00:33:13,117 How can you be certain that what he's doing isn't gonna save their lives? 447 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,162 Now, I need access to your records, in a hurry. 448 00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:21,458 (Mulder) Everything on the Hubble Telescope, Mars Observer... 449 00:33:21,542 --> 00:33:23,627 ..and the current orbiter mission. 450 00:33:23,711 --> 00:33:25,796 Tens of thousands of documents. 451 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:29,550 - What are we looking for? - X-rays, diagrams, schematics. 452 00:33:29,633 --> 00:33:34,013 - Proof that Belt knew about a sabotage. - (Scully) A needle in a haystack. 453 00:33:52,907 --> 00:33:56,076 (astronaut) Payload deployment initiated. 454 00:33:57,620 --> 00:34:00,956 (ground control) Roger that, OTC. Tracking it now. 455 00:34:02,249 --> 00:34:04,418 (astronaut) Looks good from here. 456 00:34:10,507 --> 00:34:12,509 Payload delivery is complete, Houston. 457 00:34:12,593 --> 00:34:14,678 We 're awaiting your order. 458 00:34:15,596 --> 00:34:19,266 System check for re-entry de-orbit burn. 459 00:34:20,226 --> 00:34:23,979 Holy God! There 's something outside the ship that... 460 00:34:24,063 --> 00:34:27,983 - There 's someone outside the ship! - (Belt) Can you repeat that, OTC? 461 00:34:28,067 --> 00:34:30,152 There's... some kind of... 462 00:34:30,236 --> 00:34:32,738 ..ghost outside the ship! 463 00:34:33,113 --> 00:34:34,782 No... No... 464 00:34:37,701 --> 00:34:39,620 No... No! 465 00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:43,415 No! No-o-o-o-o! 466 00:34:48,170 --> 00:34:50,839 Mulder? I found it. 467 00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:54,176 This is the same diagram that was sent to Michelle. 468 00:34:56,345 --> 00:35:00,766 Ordered by Colonel Belt. Which means he knew about the faulty valve. 469 00:35:00,849 --> 00:35:06,021 This is from the Challenger. It's the O-ring fitting that failed, dated January 21, 1986. 470 00:35:06,146 --> 00:35:08,607 One week before the space shuttle blew up. 471 00:35:08,691 --> 00:35:11,193 The analysis was ordered by Colonel Belt. 472 00:35:11,318 --> 00:35:14,613 So he might have known about the Challenger defect? 473 00:35:14,697 --> 00:35:17,950 Something weird is going on here, Scully. 474 00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:21,120 Colonel Belt's collapsed. He's in his office. 475 00:35:25,165 --> 00:35:27,209 He was just here! 476 00:35:27,334 --> 00:35:29,378 (whimpering) 477 00:35:31,213 --> 00:35:33,299 (Scully) Oh, my God. 478 00:35:33,382 --> 00:35:35,634 (Michelle) What's wrong with him? 479 00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:40,222 (Mulder) Get a doctor. 480 00:35:40,347 --> 00:35:42,391 (whining) 481 00:35:47,855 --> 00:35:49,898 Help me! 482 00:35:51,025 --> 00:35:53,569 - Help me! - How can we help you, Colonel? 483 00:35:53,652 --> 00:35:55,237 He's having some kind of a seizure. 484 00:35:55,321 --> 00:35:56,822 Come on! Come on, come on! 485 00:35:56,905 --> 00:36:01,327 (Belt) No... They're... tearing me apart! 486 00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:04,580 Let me see if I can get a pulse. 487 00:36:04,663 --> 00:36:06,749 (Belt moans) 488 00:36:07,458 --> 00:36:09,835 Oh... Help me! 489 00:36:09,918 --> 00:36:13,297 - I'm bringing that shuttle down. - No-o-o-o! 490 00:36:13,422 --> 00:36:16,133 - It's out there! - Come on, let's put him down. 491 00:36:18,761 --> 00:36:21,263 - Spacesuit... - Easy, easy. 492 00:36:21,347 --> 00:36:24,767 - Strap him down! - Give him 10mg of diazepam! 493 00:36:24,850 --> 00:36:27,061 - No! - He's gonna hurt himself! 494 00:36:27,144 --> 00:36:29,480 He's trying to tell us something! Colonel Belt? 495 00:36:29,563 --> 00:36:35,069 - Those men are running out of oxygen. - They don't have to die. 496 00:36:35,152 --> 00:36:39,031 Colonel Belt, I want you to focus. Focus your breathing. 497 00:36:39,114 --> 00:36:42,159 Focus your pain... right here. 498 00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:47,873 Blood pressure's 174 over 120. Vitals are rising. 499 00:36:47,956 --> 00:36:50,626 - Mulder, you're risking an aneurysm. - Focus! 500 00:36:54,129 --> 00:36:55,839 Now you're focused. 501 00:36:55,964 --> 00:36:57,800 Right here. 502 00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:02,304 Now you're gonna save those astronauts and you're gonna tell me how to do it. 503 00:37:04,723 --> 00:37:08,560 The shuttle... can't survive re-entry. 504 00:37:08,644 --> 00:37:11,397 - He's lying. - How do you know it can't survive? 505 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:15,526 The fuselage... the fuselage is damaged. 506 00:37:15,609 --> 00:37:19,488 - The silicone tiles are destroyed. - How does he know? 507 00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:22,908 - How has it been damaged? - I'm responsible. 508 00:37:22,991 --> 00:37:27,913 - Did you sabotage the shuttle? - No, but I couldn't stop them. 509 00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:31,166 Nobody could stop them! 510 00:37:31,250 --> 00:37:33,293 - Stop who? - Pulse is 194. 511 00:37:33,377 --> 00:37:35,546 - You'll kill him, Mulder! - Stop who? 512 00:37:35,629 --> 00:37:37,673 They don't want us to know! 513 00:37:37,756 --> 00:37:40,217 - They don't want us to know! - Who?! 514 00:37:41,552 --> 00:37:44,555 It came to me. It lives in me! 515 00:37:45,889 --> 00:37:47,975 (wind-like howl) 516 00:37:48,809 --> 00:37:51,061 It's coming at me! It's coming at me! 517 00:38:00,821 --> 00:38:05,409 No! Help me! It's coming back! 518 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:09,872 (guttural cries) 519 00:38:16,086 --> 00:38:18,839 (Michelle) That's the face I saw in the fog! 520 00:38:18,922 --> 00:38:21,008 - We're losing him! - V-fib! 521 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:23,719 Here you go. 522 00:38:26,138 --> 00:38:27,806 Clear! 523 00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:36,815 Theyjust ran out of oxygen. They've got 30 minutes left in the emergency system. 524 00:38:36,899 --> 00:38:42,112 They'll suffocate up there. I've got to bring them down. It's the only chance I've got. 525 00:38:42,779 --> 00:38:44,990 Again. 526 00:38:49,161 --> 00:38:52,164 Hold on. We've got vitals. We got a pulse. 527 00:38:52,247 --> 00:38:54,875 (Scully) We've got to get him to a hospital. 528 00:38:56,001 --> 00:38:59,296 OTC, this is Houston, Mission Control. Do you copy? 529 00:38:59,379 --> 00:39:01,465 Roger, Houston. 530 00:39:01,548 --> 00:39:03,884 We ’ve got some spooky stuff up here. 531 00:39:03,967 --> 00:39:06,011 OTC, we're gonna bring you down. 532 00:39:06,094 --> 00:39:09,014 We want you to instigate de-orbit burn... 533 00:39:09,097 --> 00:39:11,767 ..and begin deceleration. 534 00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:14,895 Roger, Houston. We kinda hoped you'd say that. 535 00:39:14,978 --> 00:39:18,482 Activating OMS rockets. All systems go for re-entry. 536 00:39:18,565 --> 00:39:20,901 They're bringing the shuttle down. 537 00:39:20,984 --> 00:39:25,906 You said the shuttle would burn up on re-entry. Can we do anything to save it? 538 00:39:25,989 --> 00:39:29,034 (slurred) Change the trajectory. 539 00:39:29,243 --> 00:39:35,290 - Change the trajectory to what? - Change re-entry trajectory to 35 degrees. 540 00:39:40,587 --> 00:39:43,549 (man) T minus 35 seconds to ionosphere re-entry. 541 00:39:43,632 --> 00:39:46,260 - Change the re-entry trajectory! - (Michelle) What? 542 00:39:46,343 --> 00:39:50,389 - Change it to 35 degrees! - 30 seconds to re-entry. 543 00:39:50,472 --> 00:39:52,266 - Colonel Belt... - I can't! 544 00:39:52,349 --> 00:39:54,518 - 25 seconds. - It's your only shot! 545 00:39:54,601 --> 00:39:57,688 We'd have to change site and tell them before the blackout. 546 00:39:57,771 --> 00:39:59,356 15 seconds to blackout. 547 00:40:00,482 --> 00:40:05,821 I want to know the weather in Albuquerque! Are we go for an emergency landing? 548 00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:08,031 Landing conditions go in Albuquerque. 549 00:40:08,115 --> 00:40:10,200 T minus 5 seconds to blackout. 550 00:40:10,284 --> 00:40:14,121 OTC, change your re-entry trajectory to 35 degrees. 551 00:40:14,204 --> 00:40:16,999 You'll land at Kirtland Field in Albuquerque. Do you copy? 552 00:40:17,082 --> 00:40:20,544 - Blackout in effect. - Did they get that transmission? 553 00:40:20,627 --> 00:40:23,255 - Two minutes to re-establish. - Damn it! 554 00:40:29,803 --> 00:40:32,931 - How much oxygen do they have? - 16 minutes. 555 00:40:35,601 --> 00:40:38,437 OTC, this is Houston. Come in, OTC. 556 00:40:39,813 --> 00:40:41,898 OTC, this is Houston. 557 00:40:41,982 --> 00:40:44,067 Come in, OTC! 558 00:40:45,027 --> 00:40:46,903 Anything? 559 00:40:48,155 --> 00:40:51,908 - What's the point of their new re-entry? - 500 miles west of Hawaii. 560 00:40:51,992 --> 00:40:53,744 See if Hawaii can... 561 00:40:53,827 --> 00:40:56,371 - Hawaii's got them on radar. - They made it. 562 00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:57,998 Not necessarily. 563 00:41:00,584 --> 00:41:04,046 Albuquerque, do you have radar confirmation ? 564 00:41:04,421 --> 00:41:07,049 Negative, Houston. Nothing on the screen. 565 00:41:15,182 --> 00:41:18,518 OTC, this is Houston. Come in, OTC. 566 00:41:19,728 --> 00:41:22,856 OTC, this is Houston! Come in, OTC! 567 00:41:23,940 --> 00:41:26,026 (static) Houston, this is OTC. 568 00:41:26,109 --> 00:41:28,945 You know a good place to eat in Albuquerque? 569 00:41:29,029 --> 00:41:33,116 - Thought we 'd meet for dinner. - (laughter and cheering) 570 00:41:36,203 --> 00:41:38,372 Whoo! OTC, welcome home. 571 00:41:38,455 --> 00:41:41,416 Welcome home, OTC. You're lookin' real good. 572 00:41:42,376 --> 00:41:43,627 Yes! 573 00:41:55,555 --> 00:42:00,894 The space shuttle touched down today at 10.56 Central Standard Time. 574 00:42:00,977 --> 00:42:04,773 The orbiter delivered its payload after just 13 orbits... 575 00:42:04,856 --> 00:42:06,942 ..and returned to Earth... 576 00:42:08,193 --> 00:42:10,278 .. without incident. 577 00:42:10,362 --> 00:42:14,116 We at NASA are looking fon/vard to our next shuttle mission... 578 00:42:14,199 --> 00:42:18,453 ..and to future successful explorations of space, for mankind... 579 00:42:19,538 --> 00:42:21,957 ..and for the future of mankind. 580 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:23,667 (fast bleeping) 581 00:42:54,281 --> 00:42:55,949 No more! 582 00:42:56,408 --> 00:42:58,076 Argh! 583 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,645 I just heard. 584 00:43:28,857 --> 00:43:30,942 Something had possessed him. 585 00:43:31,026 --> 00:43:34,696 Something he must have seen out there in space. 586 00:43:34,780 --> 00:43:39,659 The doctors who examined him said he was experiencing severe dementia. 587 00:43:40,702 --> 00:43:43,455 I don't think he ever really knew... 588 00:43:43,538 --> 00:43:46,708 ..exactly how it was working through him. 589 00:43:46,792 --> 00:43:49,044 Or, if he ever knew,... 590 00:43:49,795 --> 00:43:54,883 ..that he was... responsible for his own actions. 591 00:43:55,008 --> 00:43:58,136 He ordered those x-rays of the damaged parts. 592 00:43:58,220 --> 00:44:00,806 You saw what I saw, Scully. 593 00:44:00,889 --> 00:44:02,974 I think he was trying to warn her. 594 00:44:03,058 --> 00:44:08,146 I think he sent Michelle those x-rays like... he was trying to reach out to her,... 595 00:44:08,230 --> 00:44:10,649 ..without quite knowing why. 596 00:44:10,732 --> 00:44:15,362 As if his own instinctual impulse was to... save those men. 597 00:44:15,445 --> 00:44:18,240 While simultaneously trying to kill them? 598 00:44:19,074 --> 00:44:23,870 Scully, we send those men up into space to unlock the doors of the universe. 599 00:44:23,954 --> 00:44:26,164 And we don't even know what's behind them. 600 00:44:26,248 --> 00:44:28,333 I think whatever it was,... 601 00:44:28,458 --> 00:44:30,627 ..he took it with him. 602 00:44:30,710 --> 00:44:33,713 In the end, that was the only way he knew how to stop it. 603 00:44:34,089 --> 00:44:36,508 There's an investigation, you know. 604 00:44:37,634 --> 00:44:39,803 They haven't ruled out foul play. 605 00:44:39,928 --> 00:44:42,430 He gave his own life. 606 00:44:45,350 --> 00:44:49,688 As an astronaut, that was something he was prepared to do. 607 00:44:49,771 --> 00:44:52,941 (preacher) Colonel Marcus Aurelius Belt devoted his life... 608 00:44:53,024 --> 00:44:56,152 ..to the exploration and understanding of space. 609 00:44:56,319 --> 00:44:59,072 Learning its mysteries and experiencing it... 610 00:44:59,155 --> 00:45:01,908 ..notjust for himself, but for humanity. 611 00:45:02,659 --> 00:45:06,955 Lord, take this man's soul and let it rise up to your heavens,... 612 00:45:07,038 --> 00:45:09,666 ..higher than he could ever go as a man. 613 00:45:09,791 --> 00:45:14,170 Let him know the true nature of the universe that he sought to learn. 614 00:45:58,673 --> 00:46:02,385 Visiontext subtitles by Doreen Trenerry 615 00:46:28,745 --> 00:46:30,455 (child) I made this!