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They say that the United States
has had its day in the sun,
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that our nation has passed its zenith.
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They expect you to tell your children
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that the American people no longer
have the will to cope with their problems,
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that the future will be one of sacrifice
and few opportunities.
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My fellow citizens,
I utterly reject that view.
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We must go forth from here
united, determined
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that what a great general said
a few years ago is true:
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"There is no substitute for victory."
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Three, two, one...
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Further escalating tensions
in the ongoing space race.
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Another violation
of the International Space Treaty.
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...another Soviet military
satellite yesterday
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provoked a strong response...
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I will faithfully execute the office
of president of the United States.
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...Reagan administration announced
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that it was withdrawing
the United States...
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The first test-tube baby
was born today in the United Kingdom.
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Roman Polanski was arrested at the
Canadian border while trying to escape.
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Brezhnev said the decision
not to invade Afghanistan
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was part of a broader refocusing
of resources in the ongoing space race.
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The meltdown was prevented by
technology first developed for Jamestown.
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...nighttime raid by the US
military took the Iranians by surprise.
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...leaders of the Polish
Solidarity Trade Union
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were arrested in Gdansk today.
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President Reagan refusing to
bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
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The US hockey team failed to
overcome the heavily favored Soviets.
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...surprisingly close race,
President Reagan appears to have won
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a second term by defeating Senator...
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John Lennon narrowly escaped death
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when a would-be assassin's bullet
missed its...
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John Paul II was shot
and killed today in Saint Peter's Square.
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Leonid Brezhnev,
leader of the Soviet Union, has died.
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Yuri Andropov will become
the next premier of the Soviet Union.
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...a wedding gift from the queen,
Her Royal Highness,
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Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall,
is welcomed by the crowd.
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NASA announced that the first
space shuttle will be named Enterprise
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in honor of the fictional starship
in the television series, Star Trek.
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I believe that our nation
is in great danger,
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and that danger grows greater
with each passing day.
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Soviet strategic missiles are larger,
more numerous and more powerful
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than those of the United States.
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If we desire peace, the way
to achieve it is through our strength.
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We are today,
the last best hope of man on Earth.
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We who have thrown the windows
of our souls open to the sun.
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The eyes of all people are upon us
as they look to the heavens,
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to the highest hill in the sky,
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where we have built a city that will
bring the light of freedom to the world.
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Not another party, please.
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They already gave me
a birthday party up here last week,
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and they're giving me
a surprise going-away party next week.
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That's not much of a surprise.
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It's tough to keep a secret up here.
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Look, Senator Tower is
on the Appropriations Committee.
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I know.
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And I think this party
was his personal idea.
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His chief of staff said
he handwrote the invitation.
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Come on,
at least you know it'll have a great bar.
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Okay. But tell them it has to be
a welcome home party,
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not, I repeat, not a birthday party.
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I don't wanna see any more signs
or banners or tiki mugs
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with the big 4-0 painted on them.
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They did the whole luau thing?
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Tradition.
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I'm sure I can talk them into it.
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I think it's more about celebrating the
new job than your rapidly advancing years.
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Thank you for that.
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Aren't you gonna suit up?
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Cutting it pretty close.
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I'm staying inside this time.
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Really?
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Two weeks of darkness,
and you don't wanna see the sun come up?
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I've seen it.
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More times than I can remember.
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The next base commander
went out with them,
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and I wanted him to get a chance to bond
before I hand the keys over next week.
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So, while everyone else
is out enjoying the show,
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I'll have the whole base
pretty much to myself
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for what will probably be
the very last time.
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And I intend to enjoy every minute of it.
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Then I won't keep you.
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Love you.
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Love you too.
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Ten minutes. Mark.
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I have a watch, Wubbo.
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I don't need you to be timekeeper
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just 'cause you don't have
anything interesting to do.
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I have plenty to do.
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Currently, I'm maneuvering the rover for
the best position to capture the sunrise.
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I swear to God, Wubbo.
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You spend more time
looking through that camera
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than you do actually looking at the moon.
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But I will be shooting
something special today.
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No human has ever seen the sunrise
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through the glorious twin peaks
of the western rim of Shackleton.
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Be sure to tell
all the gals back in Amsterdam
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that Apollo 37 named
those glorious twin peaks
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Lenny and Squiggy.
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I'll not be mentioning that.
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This is Jamestown actual.
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Okay, people, ten seconds.
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Ten seconds... mark.
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Enjoy the show, everyone.
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Oh, shit!
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Yeah, baby.
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Awesome.
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- Wubbo.
- Yes?
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Stop staring at that screen,
turn around and enjoy the view.
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♪ Rise up this mornin' ♪
♪ Smiled with the risin' sun ♪
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♪ Three little birds ♪
♪ Perched by my doorstep ♪
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♪ Singin' sweet songs ♪
♪ Of melodies pure and true ♪
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♪ Sayin' "This is my message to you-oo-oo" ♪
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- ♪ Singin', Don't worry ♪
- ♪ Don't worry ♪
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♪ About a thing ♪
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♪ 'Cause every little thing ♪
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♪ Is gonna be all right ♪
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- ♪ Singin', Don't worry ♪
- ♪ Don't worry ♪
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♪ About a thing ♪
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Emma.
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Good morning, Ms. Madison.
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Morning. Messages?
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One from your cousin, Adlai.
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Your aunt Hildy got through her surgery
without any complications
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and is expected to make a full recovery.
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I sent flowers and a note
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and arranged a little extra treat
from the hospital kitchen.
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Aunt Hildy won't eat anything
without bacon in it.
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They're gonna disguise
some turkey bacon for her.
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Good luck with that. What else?
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Various things. Nothing that can't wait.
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Okay, let's go around the world.
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Skylab is starting shift two.
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Their plan of the day is devoted
to more solar observations
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with the Apollo Telescope Mount.
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Astronaut Campbell is still
nursing a cold, poor thing.
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Be sure she's giving the flight surgeon
hourly updates.
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She'll dodge it if we let her.
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She is a wily one.
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The orbiter, Kon-Tiki,
remains docked at Skylab,
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but she's scheduled for re-entry
and landing this afternoon in Florida.
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Unless you can work your magic.
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Pretty sure I can swing that one.
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The bigger problem is getting him
to agree to these polar launches.
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Did you get--
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Great.
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- Where is he?
- Deep in the rabbit hole.
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DOD COM just completed their ASAT test
over the Pacific missile range.
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General Bradford is probably getting
preliminary test results... right now.
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Okay. Let's hope this works.
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Perfect.
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Keep going.
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Columbia remains on station
in lunar orbit,
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scheduled to return home to Earth
next week
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with the Jamestown crew rotating home.
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Beagle was scheduled
to roll out to pad 39C today,
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but there's a report on some issues
in her main engine turbopumps
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which might delay her launch date
by a week or two.
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Great.
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Discovery, Enterprise and Endeavour
are still in turnaround on the West Coast,
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while Atlantis, Victoria and Constitution
are still in OMDP in Palmdale.
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What about Pathfinder's
thermal tile inspection report?
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We're expecting the official report
by digital mail by end of day,
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but the word is
she passed with flying colors.
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Jamestown reports
making a new geological claim
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on a site 30 kilometers from the base,
labeled "site 357/Bravo."
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Early data suggests there could be
significant deposits of lithium.
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Wouldn't that be nice.
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Have they notified the Soviets?
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Yes, ma'am. There's a hard copy
of the official notice in your in-box
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and a ghost copy in your d-mail.
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Be sure notice of the claim
is transmitted to the State Department
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for delivery to the Soviet embassy.
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There's a new procedure.
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State wants to deliver a formal hard copy
of mining claims
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directly to the Soviet ambassador now.
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- I'm sure that'll speed things up.
- Yeah.
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And as a reminder, the celebration
at Shackleton tomorrow morning, our time,
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in case you want to watch the festivities.
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- Has it really been two weeks?
- Yes, ma'am.
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- They're pretty excited up there.
- Always are. Wish me luck.
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- Morning.
- Morning.
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I can get you a better printer.
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Yeah, can you get the Pentagon
to approve it in less than a year?
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No, but I can have a new one
installed this afternoon.
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Brand-new, like, still in the box.
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Must be nice
to have your own revenue stream.
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Well, capitalism, it works.
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How'd the test go?
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Thirty pages of data,
all to say we missed.
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It's bad luck.
But the day does have its bright points.
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Army-Air Force tickets
at the 50-yard line.
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What'd you do,
get Emma to rob the White House?
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She's an old second-story gal
from way back.
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Wow. Thanks. Really.
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What's it gonna cost me?
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They're a gift.
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But if you wanted to make Emma feel
like her efforts were appreciated,
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you might consider allowing the Kon-Tiki
to land at Edwards tonight.
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And maybe also free up some space for a
couple of polar launches from Vandenberg.
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Well, I can clear the Kon-Tiki
to land at Edwards,
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but you know the Pentagon
really doesn't like
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having unsecured vehicles
and crews at Vandenberg.
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Come on, Nelson.
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I've got orbiters
double-parked at Edwards,
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and you've got three open launch windows
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before the next military shuttle's
even scheduled.
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Come on.
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I'll tell the crews to wear blindfolds
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so they don't see anything
they're not supposed to.
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I'm sorry.
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I wish I could, but everyone's still
on edge after what happened in Berlin.
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Berlin was almost a year ago.
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It hasn't gotten any better, and in
some ways it's gotten worse. So, sorry.
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Okay.
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- It was worth a try.
- Yeah. There you go.
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No. They're a gift.
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I hear the Falcons might be
headed to a bowl game this year.
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From your lips to God's ears.
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And, hey...
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I owe you one.
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You certainly do.
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Okay, keep going.
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- What else?
- Yes, ma'am.
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The profit and loss statement
for the last quarter is on your desk,
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along with projections
on the new licensing revenue
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from the microgravity
silicon growth patents.
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And I got a d-mail from
Administrator Paine's office
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asking if you and the general
are available for dinner tonight.
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Dinner? What's he up to?
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I think he's gonna press you
on that Pathfinder thing again.
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He's relentless.
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Where? Please not Mama's Porch.
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Afraid so.
He's got a thing about that chili.
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My hair's gonna
smell like chili for a week.
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- Good morning, Ms. Madison.
- Morning, ma'am.
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Gary. Helena.
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- God, she hates me.
- You think everyone hates you.
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Not everyone. Just management.
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If that were true,
you wouldn't be in the program.
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Sometimes the system screws up.
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Sounds like garden-variety paranoia to me.
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I just know when people are out to get me.
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That changes today, right?
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Right.
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I can't hear you, Captain.
246
00:18:38,243 --> 00:18:39,244
Right.
247
00:18:39,328 --> 00:18:43,707
Today you are not just
a miserable Air Force bus driver
248
00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:47,711
dreaming of flying in space like
the marine aviators you secretly worship.
249
00:18:48,295 --> 00:18:51,131
Today you will achieve your goal.
250
00:18:51,215 --> 00:18:53,300
And you will not take no for an answer.
251
00:18:54,259 --> 00:18:55,802
Well, he never says no.
252
00:18:55,886 --> 00:18:59,348
He just leans in real close and says,
"I'll let you know when you're ready."
253
00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:04,895
The admiral is a tough old squid,
and he'll be impressed by your courage.
254
00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:07,773
They say he hates redheads.
255
00:19:08,315 --> 00:19:10,609
- Yeah, that's just a rumor.
- The rumors are always true.
256
00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:14,112
Go in there and get your ticket punched.
257
00:19:14,947 --> 00:19:19,409
Or you can keep riding backup and water
my plants when I'm on Skylab next month.
258
00:19:21,578 --> 00:19:23,914
He's not that bad, Gary. Really.
259
00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:27,751
He freaks me out.
260
00:19:32,047 --> 00:19:33,048
Go.
261
00:19:40,222 --> 00:19:41,223
Come.
262
00:19:44,101 --> 00:19:46,520
Hey, Chief. You got a minute?
263
00:19:47,271 --> 00:19:50,274
Can't you see I'm on the green
at the ninth hole at Pebble Beach?
264
00:19:51,358 --> 00:19:52,401
Oh, right.
265
00:19:53,610 --> 00:19:57,239
- Okay, I can come back in a little bit.
- I'm on the carpet in my office.
266
00:20:00,993 --> 00:20:04,246
Right. Right.
267
00:20:04,329 --> 00:20:06,206
What can I do for you, Mr. Piscotty?
268
00:20:06,665 --> 00:20:08,125
Well, sir...
269
00:20:09,126 --> 00:20:13,422
I wanted to talk to you about my...
my career.
270
00:20:15,299 --> 00:20:18,385
Your career? That's a mighty big subject
for a Thursday morning.
271
00:20:18,468 --> 00:20:19,553
Yes, sir.
272
00:20:20,888 --> 00:20:23,891
I mean, not my whole career.
I was hoping to discuss with you--
273
00:20:23,974 --> 00:20:25,934
Yeah, yeah, you want a prime crew slot.
274
00:20:26,810 --> 00:20:27,895
Yes, sir...
275
00:20:29,021 --> 00:20:30,022
on Pathfinder.
276
00:20:30,105 --> 00:20:32,024
On Pathfinder?
277
00:20:33,901 --> 00:20:36,361
Wow. That's ambitious.
278
00:20:36,445 --> 00:20:38,005
You think you're ready to be prime crew
279
00:20:38,030 --> 00:20:40,311
on the maiden voyage
of America's next-generation shuttle?
280
00:20:40,782 --> 00:20:41,783
Yes, sir.
281
00:20:41,867 --> 00:20:44,745
The vehicle that will redefine
space travel as we know it
282
00:20:44,828 --> 00:20:47,080
and propel this country to Mars
and beyond?
283
00:20:47,164 --> 00:20:48,165
Yes, sir.
284
00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:52,002
I like ambition in a pilot.
285
00:20:54,171 --> 00:20:56,381
You're gonna be one hell of an astronaut.
286
00:20:57,466 --> 00:20:58,509
Thank you, sir.
287
00:20:59,927 --> 00:21:01,970
I'll let you know when you're ready.
288
00:21:15,234 --> 00:21:17,736
I've been here three years now, sir.
289
00:21:17,819 --> 00:21:21,031
Qualified as orbiter pilot, LSAM pilot,
290
00:21:21,114 --> 00:21:23,909
lunar prospector, robotic arms specialist,
and astro-astronomer.
291
00:21:23,992 --> 00:21:27,120
Been CAPCOM on five shuttle moon flights
and two orbital repairs.
292
00:21:27,204 --> 00:21:28,455
Been backup on six crew.
293
00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:31,834
And my performance evaluation
is consistently in the 95th percentile.
294
00:21:31,917 --> 00:21:33,877
I've done everything
this program has asked of me.
295
00:21:33,961 --> 00:21:35,563
And so far, the closest I've been to space
296
00:21:35,587 --> 00:21:38,006
is standing on top of the gantry
on pad 39A.
297
00:21:38,632 --> 00:21:39,925
Why can't I get a flight?
298
00:21:40,509 --> 00:21:42,719
I don't like redheads.
Everyone knows that.
299
00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:51,436
When do I get my shot?
300
00:21:52,855 --> 00:21:57,693
Just trust me when I tell you
that when you're ready...
301
00:21:59,736 --> 00:22:00,779
I'll let you know.
302
00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:08,287
Now, I think it'd be a great idea
for you to take your foot off my ball.
303
00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:12,332
Thank you.
304
00:22:16,211 --> 00:22:20,257
You can close the door behind ya.
305
00:22:41,904 --> 00:22:46,200
With the development of new and
exciting technologies like solar panels,
306
00:22:46,283 --> 00:22:48,577
NASA's making real contributions
back here on Earth.
307
00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:51,163
Even now, new electric vehicles
308
00:22:51,246 --> 00:22:54,875
made possible by batteries
originally designed for the lunar rover
309
00:22:54,958 --> 00:22:58,337
are beginning to hit the road
not only on the moon,
310
00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:00,631
but right here in the good old US of A.
311
00:23:09,139 --> 00:23:11,642
And with that,
I'll be happy to answer your questions.
312
00:23:13,268 --> 00:23:14,311
Yes, sir?
313
00:23:15,521 --> 00:23:17,856
How y'all go to the bathroom in space?
314
00:23:20,234 --> 00:23:22,486
Let me tell you, without gravity,
315
00:23:22,569 --> 00:23:26,406
they gotta use air suction to make sure
things go in the right direction.
316
00:23:26,490 --> 00:23:31,328
So you could say when you take a crap
in space, the shit really hits the fan.
317
00:23:36,625 --> 00:23:37,626
Yes.
318
00:23:37,709 --> 00:23:40,128
I'm sure you get this all the time,
319
00:23:40,212 --> 00:23:44,508
but would you mind telling us the story
of how you saved that poor girl
320
00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:46,385
who broke her arm on the moon?
321
00:23:56,103 --> 00:23:59,815
It had been a rough week
on the old Jamestown base.
322
00:23:59,898 --> 00:24:01,608
And it was different in those days.
323
00:24:02,484 --> 00:24:05,153
The base was just a single room.
324
00:24:05,237 --> 00:24:08,031
Barely enough space for three people
to live and work together.
325
00:24:08,115 --> 00:24:10,200
Not like the palace they got up there now.
326
00:24:11,743 --> 00:24:13,829
No, it was the pioneer days.
327
00:24:13,912 --> 00:24:16,790
We were the settlers,
and the Russians, they were the Indians.
328
00:24:18,458 --> 00:24:20,127
It wasn't an easy place to live,
329
00:24:20,711 --> 00:24:22,379
and a lot of things went wrong.
330
00:24:22,462 --> 00:24:24,423
Was a lot of turmoil.
331
00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:27,801
And sometimes the--
332
00:24:29,553 --> 00:24:31,889
sometimes the best of plans
falls apart on ya.
333
00:24:33,140 --> 00:24:34,766
Best equipment fails.
334
00:24:37,895 --> 00:24:39,146
Even the best people.
335
00:24:39,938 --> 00:24:42,983
Sometimes it all just falls apart on ya.
336
00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:04,379
Anyway...
337
00:25:05,756 --> 00:25:07,132
it was the middle of the night.
338
00:25:07,216 --> 00:25:09,551
I rolled out of my rack
before I was even awake.
339
00:25:12,471 --> 00:25:13,555
Come.
340
00:25:15,015 --> 00:25:16,850
Hey, Ed. You got a minute?
341
00:25:18,685 --> 00:25:21,855
Spaghetti night. I know.
How about I walk you to your car?
342
00:25:21,939 --> 00:25:23,565
Then I'm all ears.
343
00:25:25,025 --> 00:25:28,445
Look, the president has some concerns
about Pathfinder.
344
00:25:30,864 --> 00:25:32,950
Look, you don't need my approval.
345
00:25:33,450 --> 00:25:36,578
Payload's outside my lane
unless it affects crew or crew selection.
346
00:25:36,662 --> 00:25:39,790
I know, but the White House wants this
to be a unanimous decision
347
00:25:39,873 --> 00:25:41,083
on the part of NASA.
348
00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:43,627
You mean they don't want the press to say
349
00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:45,712
that they decided
to do a little saber-rattling
350
00:25:45,796 --> 00:25:47,714
over the objections of the experts at JSC.
351
00:25:47,798 --> 00:25:51,093
Come on, Ed, work with me here.
We're gonna arm it eventually.
352
00:25:51,176 --> 00:25:53,804
Why not test that capability
on the first flight?
353
00:25:53,887 --> 00:25:57,432
We need to send a message to the Soviets.
They're about to test their own shuttle.
354
00:25:57,516 --> 00:26:00,102
But we're already testing
our second-generation shuttle.
355
00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:02,855
Margo's just protecting her turf.
356
00:26:03,355 --> 00:26:05,816
She's worried that the second
we put weapons on Pathfinder
357
00:26:05,899 --> 00:26:08,735
that it'll become a military asset
and outside her jurisdiction.
358
00:26:08,819 --> 00:26:09,862
She's not wrong.
359
00:26:09,945 --> 00:26:12,739
I go to the Pentagon
a lot more than I'd like to these days,
360
00:26:12,823 --> 00:26:15,033
and I guarantee you,
the Joint Chiefs up there,
361
00:26:15,117 --> 00:26:18,662
they would love to add Pathfinder
to their little fleet out at Vandenberg.
362
00:26:18,745 --> 00:26:20,497
Even if that were true,
363
00:26:20,581 --> 00:26:24,501
there will be plenty of new shuttles
for everyone... eventually.
364
00:26:24,585 --> 00:26:27,796
Look, I'm having dinner with Margo
and the general tonight.
365
00:26:29,006 --> 00:26:32,467
If I can turn Margo around to support
putting ordnance on Pathfinder,
366
00:26:32,551 --> 00:26:33,677
are you in?
367
00:26:34,136 --> 00:26:36,930
Look, if you can turn Margo Madison around
over a bowl of chili,
368
00:26:37,014 --> 00:26:39,433
then who am I to stand in your way?
369
00:26:42,978 --> 00:26:44,021
Is that your car?
370
00:26:44,438 --> 00:26:45,689
You like it?
371
00:26:46,815 --> 00:26:48,483
No more gas stations.
372
00:26:48,567 --> 00:26:50,986
Just plug it in
and get 60 miles on a single charge.
373
00:26:51,737 --> 00:26:54,948
- Well, you do love your toys.
- It's not a toy.
374
00:26:55,032 --> 00:26:56,116
It's the future.
375
00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,118
Yeah, well, how fast does it go?
376
00:26:58,202 --> 00:26:59,828
Fast enough. Sixty-five.
377
00:26:59,912 --> 00:27:01,038
That's a toy.
378
00:27:02,039 --> 00:27:03,207
Speed limit's 55.
379
00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:05,792
For some people.
380
00:28:04,685 --> 00:28:06,687
- ...twenty-five, twenty-six--
- Hey, babe.
381
00:28:06,770 --> 00:28:08,021
Hi, sweetie.
382
00:28:08,897 --> 00:28:10,941
- So, guess what.
- What?
383
00:28:11,441 --> 00:28:14,111
With the money I made
from last month's receipts
384
00:28:14,194 --> 00:28:18,031
plus the dividends from the LPH Investment
Fund you didn't want me to invest in...
385
00:28:18,115 --> 00:28:20,117
Keep beating that dead horse.
386
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,579
I'm gonna be able to pay off the second
mortgage on the house next month.
387
00:28:24,913 --> 00:28:26,790
- Full year ahead of schedule.
- Wow.
388
00:28:27,875 --> 00:28:29,126
Hell of a job, honey.
389
00:28:30,002 --> 00:28:31,503
Congratulations.
390
00:28:31,587 --> 00:28:32,921
Thank you. I deserve it.
391
00:28:33,380 --> 00:28:34,590
Yes, you do.
392
00:28:35,340 --> 00:28:36,800
Deserve every bit of it.
393
00:28:38,844 --> 00:28:41,471
I gotta admit, I was skeptical.
394
00:28:41,555 --> 00:28:44,200
I know. Trust me, I'll remind you
of that for the rest of your life.
395
00:28:44,224 --> 00:28:45,559
Of that, I'm sure.
396
00:28:45,642 --> 00:28:47,394
- Make a hole.
- Sorry.
397
00:28:48,478 --> 00:28:50,397
Great. Let's just...
398
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,560
- Thank you.
- I've been thinking about this all day.
399
00:28:54,860 --> 00:28:56,778
All right. Let's see.
400
00:28:58,447 --> 00:29:00,282
Bobby put too much oregano in that.
401
00:29:00,365 --> 00:29:02,451
He thinks he's improving it.
402
00:29:02,534 --> 00:29:04,694
Better not be improving the garlic bread.
Tell ya that.
403
00:29:08,665 --> 00:29:10,167
Where's the cheese?
404
00:29:10,834 --> 00:29:11,835
Right here.
405
00:29:11,919 --> 00:29:13,337
No, the cheese.
406
00:29:14,254 --> 00:29:15,380
You know what he wants.
407
00:29:16,423 --> 00:29:18,759
Come on, Dad. This is real Parmesan,
408
00:29:18,842 --> 00:29:22,054
not those plastic shavings
in the green container you call cheese.
409
00:29:22,137 --> 00:29:24,056
It's good enough for the customers.
410
00:29:24,139 --> 00:29:26,225
Not anymore.
Now it's fresh-grated every day.
411
00:29:26,308 --> 00:29:28,143
I gotta use a spoon?
412
00:29:29,394 --> 00:29:31,034
I can't even shake it over the spaghetti?
413
00:29:31,104 --> 00:29:33,315
I know, it's pretty tough.
You want me to show you how?
414
00:29:33,899 --> 00:29:34,983
Just--
415
00:29:37,653 --> 00:29:39,780
- Mom, can you pass the bread?
- Sure.
416
00:29:41,281 --> 00:29:43,468
Hey, did you get a chance
to look at those college catalogs?
417
00:29:43,492 --> 00:29:45,953
She means did you get a chance
to look at the new catalog
418
00:29:46,036 --> 00:29:48,497
from William & Mary
with that big pond on the cover.
419
00:29:48,580 --> 00:29:51,333
Not a pond, it is a lake. Lake Matoaka.
420
00:29:51,416 --> 00:29:53,710
And it was created by the colonists
in the 18th century,
421
00:29:53,794 --> 00:29:56,588
and it's one of the most beautiful places
on the East Coast.
422
00:29:56,672 --> 00:29:57,965
So fancy.
423
00:29:58,799 --> 00:30:00,843
No, not yet, but I will.
424
00:30:01,468 --> 00:30:04,054
Well, don't worry about it. No pressure.
425
00:30:04,137 --> 00:30:07,015
Wherever you choose to go
is completely your decision.
426
00:30:14,356 --> 00:30:17,985
William & Mary has one of the best
English programs in the entire country,
427
00:30:18,068 --> 00:30:19,903
not to mention,
a wonderful theater program.
428
00:30:19,987 --> 00:30:22,322
Wait, theater? You're talking about
studying theater now?
429
00:30:22,406 --> 00:30:25,826
I don't know. Maybe.
It was just a random thought.
430
00:30:25,909 --> 00:30:27,119
No, no.
431
00:30:27,202 --> 00:30:29,705
Engineering, physics, computer science.
That's the future.
432
00:30:29,788 --> 00:30:32,141
You got good enough grades to write
your own ticket to wherever you wanna go.
433
00:30:32,165 --> 00:30:35,270
But we're not gonna push any particular
course of study or college, are we, Dad?
434
00:30:35,294 --> 00:30:37,171
No, we're not. We're absolutely not.
435
00:30:38,714 --> 00:30:40,174
Could you pass me the salt?
436
00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:43,719
I think it's over there
by that William & Mary alumni mug.
437
00:30:46,972 --> 00:30:48,765
You should pursue anything that you want.
438
00:30:48,849 --> 00:30:50,601
All right, you find your passion.
439
00:30:50,684 --> 00:30:53,187
Yeah. Find the real cheese
while you're at it.
440
00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:55,731
- Ed.
- Dad, you're such an old man sometimes.
441
00:30:55,814 --> 00:30:57,625
- Come on.
- Look. It doesn't melt right. Look.
442
00:30:57,649 --> 00:30:58,650
Just mix it in. It will.
443
00:30:58,734 --> 00:31:00,294
- Try it. It's delicious.
- It's crumb--
444
00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:13,373
All right, we have returned.
445
00:31:16,168 --> 00:31:18,712
Hey, I think she's on next.
Hit the light. Turn it up.
446
00:31:21,298 --> 00:31:23,675
Sure. Okay.
447
00:31:23,759 --> 00:31:26,762
You know, the new TVs,
they have remotes and they come in color.
448
00:31:26,845 --> 00:31:27,846
Can you imagine that?
449
00:31:27,930 --> 00:31:30,516
Yeah, well, some things
shouldn't change, ever.
450
00:31:30,599 --> 00:31:33,435
My first guest
has flown three times in space,
451
00:31:33,519 --> 00:31:35,854
logging over 4,000 hours in orbit.
452
00:31:35,938 --> 00:31:38,482
But her most famous mission was Apollo 25
453
00:31:38,565 --> 00:31:42,236
when she risked her own life
to rescue astronaut Molly Cobb.
454
00:31:42,319 --> 00:31:43,320
Do you remember that?
455
00:31:43,403 --> 00:31:48,325
It's always a pleasure to have her on
the show. American hero, Tracy Stevens.
456
00:31:55,165 --> 00:31:57,501
Wow, what is she wearing?
457
00:31:58,043 --> 00:31:59,169
Not much.
458
00:32:01,004 --> 00:32:02,005
Great to see ya.
459
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,925
Thank you. It's great to be back.
460
00:32:05,008 --> 00:32:06,802
How many outfits
does she have at this point?
461
00:32:06,885 --> 00:32:10,198
I understand you're just getting back from
vacation in South America. Is that right?
462
00:32:10,222 --> 00:32:12,432
That's right. We were in Rio mostly
463
00:32:12,516 --> 00:32:14,977
and then hopped over
to Aruba for a few days
464
00:32:15,060 --> 00:32:17,229
and then a last-minute visit to Vegas
465
00:32:17,312 --> 00:32:21,191
before coming to beautiful
downtown Burbank to see y'all.
466
00:32:21,275 --> 00:32:23,193
Highlight of your vacation, I'm sure.
467
00:32:24,403 --> 00:32:26,905
I bet Ronnie and Nancy
are watching this in bed right now.
468
00:32:26,989 --> 00:32:29,575
Yeah, in their pj's and their TV trays.
469
00:32:29,658 --> 00:32:32,661
So I have to ask,
is that a new ring on your finger?
470
00:32:32,744 --> 00:32:33,745
Yes.
471
00:32:33,829 --> 00:32:35,289
And does it mean something special?
472
00:32:35,789 --> 00:32:40,752
It does. When Sam and I
were in Vegas, we got married.
473
00:32:42,129 --> 00:32:43,839
Congratulations. Wow.
474
00:32:45,465 --> 00:32:47,217
That's great. Good for you.
475
00:32:47,801 --> 00:32:48,844
Oh, my God.
476
00:32:49,678 --> 00:32:51,471
Guys, can you grab a close-up of this?
477
00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:54,016
Oh, goodness.
478
00:32:55,851 --> 00:32:57,769
What the hell, Trace.
479
00:32:57,853 --> 00:32:59,354
How long have you and Sam...
480
00:32:59,438 --> 00:33:01,607
Just up and get married
without even a phone call?
481
00:33:01,690 --> 00:33:02,750
We can say his name, right?
482
00:33:02,774 --> 00:33:05,068
Sure. Everyone knows who Sam Cleveland is.
483
00:33:05,152 --> 00:33:06,236
Oh, right.
484
00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,447
You mean because he's as rich as J.R.?
485
00:33:08,530 --> 00:33:09,573
What?
486
00:33:10,866 --> 00:33:13,702
She left a message
on the machine yesterday.
487
00:33:14,870 --> 00:33:16,705
She didn't say she was getting married.
488
00:33:17,414 --> 00:33:18,832
She kinda sounded loopy?
489
00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:22,169
So I didn't think it was important,
Mom just being Mom.
490
00:33:22,252 --> 00:33:24,004
Left a message on the machine.
491
00:33:26,048 --> 00:33:27,549
Jesus H. Christ.
492
00:33:27,633 --> 00:33:29,051
You met after your last mission?
493
00:33:29,134 --> 00:33:30,511
I'm gonna go play Atari.
494
00:33:30,594 --> 00:33:33,472
That's right. I came back
from helping to repair the...
495
00:33:33,555 --> 00:33:35,307
Hey, Jimmy, wait.
496
00:33:37,059 --> 00:33:39,353
How do you feel about this?
497
00:33:39,436 --> 00:33:41,230
We met and hit it off.
498
00:33:41,313 --> 00:33:44,358
Your mom getting remarried
to Sam Cleveland?
499
00:33:46,401 --> 00:33:49,238
It was funny, actually. See, Sam had...
500
00:33:49,321 --> 00:33:52,491
I don't know.
It's what she wants to do, I guess.
501
00:33:56,995 --> 00:33:58,997
So, how long have you been engaged?
502
00:33:59,081 --> 00:34:01,500
The truth is we were never engaged.
503
00:34:01,583 --> 00:34:02,876
- Hello?
- You weren't?
504
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,045
- Yeah.
- So it was a total surprise.
505
00:34:05,128 --> 00:34:07,631
That's right. Spontaneous,
spur-of-the-moment,
506
00:34:07,714 --> 00:34:09,424
whatever you wanna call it.
507
00:34:09,507 --> 00:34:11,927
- Yeah.
- You watching this shit?
508
00:34:12,010 --> 00:34:14,179
You mean about Mrs. Tracy Cleveland?
509
00:34:15,304 --> 00:34:16,431
Did you know about this?
510
00:34:16,514 --> 00:34:17,599
Hell no.
511
00:34:17,683 --> 00:34:20,268
Yeah. We were in Aruba like I said...
512
00:34:20,351 --> 00:34:23,647
- You okay?
- Yeah. No, I don't know.
513
00:34:24,188 --> 00:34:25,440
I'll take a break.
514
00:34:25,524 --> 00:34:28,402
Shit, I mean, I knew it was gonna
happen eventually, but--
515
00:34:28,485 --> 00:34:30,696
- Been there, done that, sure.
- Yeah.
516
00:34:30,779 --> 00:34:36,076
- This time, he seemed...
- Well, she's his problem now.
517
00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:37,494
You want some company?
518
00:34:37,578 --> 00:34:40,539
Maybe knock back a few?
Maybe more than a few?
519
00:34:42,248 --> 00:34:44,126
Nah, appreciate it. I'll be fine.
520
00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:45,210
Okay.
521
00:34:45,293 --> 00:34:47,838
So we go out to this private little beach,
522
00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:49,005
and I tell you, Johnny,
523
00:34:49,089 --> 00:34:51,884
it was the most beautiful sunset
I've ever seen in my life.
524
00:34:51,967 --> 00:34:53,844
I'm not kidding. I'm not kidding.
525
00:34:53,927 --> 00:34:56,263
The sun was just setting,
526
00:34:56,346 --> 00:35:01,518
and the light was shining on the water in
these just brilliant blues and turquoise,
527
00:35:01,602 --> 00:35:05,564
and I looked down,
and next thing I know Sam is on one knee.
528
00:35:05,647 --> 00:35:07,399
And I think to myself,
529
00:35:07,482 --> 00:35:10,027
"Oh, goodness gracious.
What is wrong with this man's leg?"
530
00:35:11,486 --> 00:35:13,864
But I start to get what's going on.
531
00:35:13,947 --> 00:35:18,994
And before I can even take a breath,
he's got this ring in his hand and--
532
00:35:19,077 --> 00:35:21,455
Panamanian strongman Omar Torrijos,
533
00:35:21,538 --> 00:35:23,373
whose Democratic Revolutionary Party
534
00:35:23,457 --> 00:35:27,711
recently declared its allegiance to
Marxist-Leninist principles and ideology,
535
00:35:27,794 --> 00:35:29,379
has issued a strong demand
536
00:35:29,463 --> 00:35:33,717
that the United States hand over control
of the canal to the people of Panama,
537
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,929
a demand that Secretary of State
George Shultz rebuffed today
538
00:35:37,012 --> 00:35:38,889
in equally strong language.
539
00:36:51,461 --> 00:36:52,838
Houston, Skylab.
540
00:36:52,921 --> 00:36:55,716
Ready to begin
solar coronagraph observations.
541
00:36:55,799 --> 00:36:57,009
Hey, morning, Skylab.
542
00:36:57,092 --> 00:36:59,178
We got a new CAPCOM on now
with a new crew.
543
00:36:59,261 --> 00:37:03,932
Lab coats in the back room are eager
and waiting for your solar telemetry data.
544
00:37:04,016 --> 00:37:06,226
Is that you, Bill?
You're up bright and early.
545
00:37:06,310 --> 00:37:08,070
Must have drawn
the short straw this morning.
546
00:37:08,145 --> 00:37:11,356
Actually, I tried to
draw an inside straight last night,
547
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:14,735
ended up swapping out
morning duty for an extra 50.
548
00:37:15,485 --> 00:37:18,697
That sounds like an American
poker reference to me, Bill.
549
00:37:18,780 --> 00:37:23,410
And I look forward to you explaining
all the rules to me in between ATM passes.
550
00:37:23,493 --> 00:37:25,871
It's easier to show you in person.
551
00:37:26,413 --> 00:37:29,708
Maybe you could join our little game
next time you're back in the world.
552
00:37:29,791 --> 00:37:30,792
That sounds grand.
553
00:37:30,876 --> 00:37:34,379
But I hope you don't think I am, as you
Americans would say, an easy mark.
554
00:37:34,463 --> 00:37:36,298
Never crossed my mind, Doreen.
555
00:37:37,299 --> 00:37:38,884
Bring your paycheck.
556
00:37:38,967 --> 00:37:42,346
Okay. I am at the ATM panel.
557
00:37:42,429 --> 00:37:43,764
Starting a run.
558
00:37:46,099 --> 00:37:47,726
Seeing some X-ray emission.
559
00:37:47,809 --> 00:37:50,229
And the particle count is rising.
560
00:37:53,106 --> 00:37:55,567
Image intensity count is exceeding 30.
561
00:37:56,693 --> 00:37:57,694
Fifty.
562
00:37:58,529 --> 00:37:59,530
Wait a minute.
563
00:38:04,910 --> 00:38:08,104
There is a large, a very large
564
00:38:08,260 --> 00:38:10,460
prominence extending
out into the corona.
565
00:38:10,582 --> 00:38:14,419
Looks like a major solar flare, but it's
bigger than anything I've ever seen.
566
00:38:15,546 --> 00:38:19,258
Houston, the prominence is at least
100,000 kilometers long already,
567
00:38:19,341 --> 00:38:22,678
and I'm reading
a shower of proton radiation.
568
00:38:22,761 --> 00:38:24,596
Solar flare that size,
there's a good chance
569
00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:26,574
we're gonna have interference
across the broadcast spectrum.
570
00:38:26,598 --> 00:38:28,478
Let's alert the FCC
and get them ready for that.
571
00:38:28,517 --> 00:38:31,478
Flight, JPL just lost contact
with the Mariner 14 probe.
572
00:38:31,562 --> 00:38:36,567
There was a surge in proton radiation
and then zip. Like, it got fried.
573
00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:40,779
Mariner 14 is just inside
the orbit of Mercury.
574
00:38:41,530 --> 00:38:43,866
So it can't be related to the flare.
It's too fast.
575
00:38:43,949 --> 00:38:45,826
Those plasma clouds
never move that quickly.
576
00:38:45,909 --> 00:38:49,329
Maybe, or maybe we've just
never seen them move that fast.
577
00:38:52,374 --> 00:38:53,876
Get management in here.
578
00:38:56,336 --> 00:38:58,380
♪ Singin' sweet songs ♪
579
00:38:58,797 --> 00:39:01,592
- ♪ Of melodies pure and true ♪
- ♪ Pure and true ♪
580
00:39:02,384 --> 00:39:07,639
♪ Sayin' "This is my message to you-oo-oo" ♪
581
00:39:08,223 --> 00:39:10,642
- ♪ Singin', Don't worry ♪
- ♪ Don't worry ♪
582
00:39:10,726 --> 00:39:12,477
♪ About a thing ♪
583
00:39:13,270 --> 00:39:15,522
♪ 'Cause every little thing ♪
584
00:39:15,606 --> 00:39:17,566
♪ Is gonna be all right ♪
585
00:39:18,817 --> 00:39:20,444
- ♪ Singin', Don't worry ♪
- ♪ Don't worry ♪
586
00:39:21,486 --> 00:39:23,280
♪ About a thing ♪
587
00:39:24,448 --> 00:39:26,575
Coronal mass ejection verified.
588
00:39:26,658 --> 00:39:28,785
This is a major solar event.
589
00:39:28,869 --> 00:39:32,539
It's well into S5, bigger than
anything recorded in our observations.
590
00:39:32,623 --> 00:39:35,083
That's bigger than anything
recorded, period.
591
00:39:36,418 --> 00:39:37,586
Is that chili?
592
00:39:40,464 --> 00:39:42,841
We're looking at
a few billion tons of solar material
593
00:39:42,925 --> 00:39:44,968
being ejected into space
and heading this way.
594
00:39:45,052 --> 00:39:46,053
Is it dangerous?
595
00:39:46,136 --> 00:39:49,097
The Earth's magnetic field will filter out
most of the hard radiation,
596
00:39:49,181 --> 00:39:50,933
so there's no danger to life on Earth,
597
00:39:51,016 --> 00:39:54,353
but everyone outside of
Earth's atmosphere is at risk.
598
00:39:54,436 --> 00:39:55,604
Like my people on Skylab?
599
00:39:55,687 --> 00:39:57,814
Their orbit is relatively low,
600
00:39:57,898 --> 00:40:00,418
but we need to get them into
a more heavily shielded part of Skylab.
601
00:40:00,442 --> 00:40:02,152
Doreen, you're gonna need to take shelter.
602
00:40:02,236 --> 00:40:04,997
Columbia is still in lunar orbit.
Their crew will have to do the same.
603
00:40:05,072 --> 00:40:08,242
Charlie, get them to hunker down
in the hardened shelter on the mid-deck.
604
00:40:08,325 --> 00:40:11,578
Likewise for Jamestown, we need them
to get into the base storm shelter ASAP.
605
00:40:11,662 --> 00:40:13,640
- Copy, Flight.
- They'll be ready. They trained for this.
606
00:40:13,664 --> 00:40:16,208
But they never trained
for anything this fast.
607
00:40:16,291 --> 00:40:19,419
Coronal mass ejections usually take days
to travel from the sun to the moon.
608
00:40:20,128 --> 00:40:23,090
But this isn't a CME.
This is hard proton radiation.
609
00:40:23,173 --> 00:40:26,677
That's deadly, and it's traveling
at 30% the speed of light.
610
00:40:27,427 --> 00:40:29,054
Which is really fricking fast.
611
00:40:30,389 --> 00:40:32,891
Tell Jamestown to follow
emergency power protocols.
612
00:40:32,975 --> 00:40:35,310
Scram the nuclear reactor,
switch to reserve power.
613
00:40:35,394 --> 00:40:36,395
Copy.
614
00:40:36,478 --> 00:40:39,314
- How long do they have until it hits?
- Less than 30 minutes.
615
00:40:46,947 --> 00:40:50,701
Estimated time
to radiation limit exceedance: 27--
616
00:40:51,285 --> 00:40:53,745
This is Jamestown actual
to all astronauts.
617
00:40:53,829 --> 00:40:56,248
We've got a solar storm coming in,
and it's a hot one.
618
00:40:56,331 --> 00:40:59,084
We've got 27 minutes to get to shelter.
619
00:40:59,168 --> 00:41:00,979
Those of you who can make it
back to Jamestown in time,
620
00:41:01,003 --> 00:41:02,379
you need to get moving now.
621
00:41:02,462 --> 00:41:05,424
If you're too far away, you're
gonna have to find shelter in place.
622
00:41:05,507 --> 00:41:09,011
Find somewhere dark and deep
and sit tight. This is gonna be a bad one.
623
00:41:09,469 --> 00:41:11,054
Go, go, go!
624
00:41:11,763 --> 00:41:13,765
Back to the rover.
625
00:41:13,849 --> 00:41:15,851
Watch your oxygen rates.
626
00:41:16,435 --> 00:41:17,561
Copy that.
627
00:41:17,644 --> 00:41:20,522
Shaw, we're in emergency power protocols.
628
00:41:20,606 --> 00:41:23,942
I need you to take your team
and scram the nuclear reactor.
629
00:41:24,026 --> 00:41:25,652
Roger, Jamestown.
630
00:41:27,821 --> 00:41:29,907
We'll hold the elec cycle for you.
631
00:41:32,784 --> 00:41:34,661
Jamestown, this is Molly.
632
00:41:34,745 --> 00:41:36,955
Wubbo and I are too far out
to make it back.
633
00:41:37,039 --> 00:41:38,790
We're gonna shelter in place.
634
00:41:39,416 --> 00:41:40,792
I'm packing up the rover now.
635
00:41:41,502 --> 00:41:42,861
Copy that.
636
00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,650
Ideally, you're gonna need three
637
00:41:44,685 --> 00:41:46,982
meters of regolith
between you and the radiation.
638
00:41:47,466 --> 00:41:49,885
But anything is better than nothing
out there.
639
00:41:53,972 --> 00:41:57,267
Good luck. And keep an eye
on your dosimeter badges.
640
00:41:59,394 --> 00:42:01,104
Wubbo, what's your 20?
641
00:42:01,188 --> 00:42:02,606
I'm heading back to base camp.
642
00:42:02,689 --> 00:42:04,399
Probably about two kilometers away,
643
00:42:04,483 --> 00:42:07,903
but it's difficult terrain,
so it will take me at least 15 minutes.
644
00:42:07,986 --> 00:42:10,113
Yeah, same for me.
645
00:42:10,197 --> 00:42:13,659
There's a lava tube right next
to base camp. I'll meet you inside.
646
00:42:14,243 --> 00:42:15,244
Roger that.
647
00:42:26,088 --> 00:42:27,631
Twenty-five minutes.
648
00:42:28,674 --> 00:42:29,675
Mark.
649
00:42:49,570 --> 00:42:50,863
Yes, sir, I will.
650
00:42:56,910 --> 00:42:58,287
This is for Jamestown?
651
00:42:59,496 --> 00:43:00,497
Okay.
652
00:43:05,002 --> 00:43:06,044
I'll be back.
653
00:43:15,262 --> 00:43:17,222
Just got off the horn with NORAD.
654
00:43:17,306 --> 00:43:19,450
They're worried about
losing our early-warning satellites
655
00:43:19,474 --> 00:43:20,684
over the Soviet Union.
656
00:43:20,767 --> 00:43:23,854
Now, they're hardened against radiation
in case of a nuclear attack,
657
00:43:23,937 --> 00:43:26,337
but no one knows how
they're gonna hold up in this situation.
658
00:43:27,232 --> 00:43:28,859
Anything we can do to shield 'em?
659
00:43:29,276 --> 00:43:32,070
If we had more time,
we could try to move them to lower orbits,
660
00:43:32,154 --> 00:43:35,949
but for now, I think the best plan
is to ride it out and see what happens.
661
00:43:36,033 --> 00:43:40,037
If we lose eyes on the USSR,
we have no warning if they decide to launch.
662
00:43:40,829 --> 00:43:43,790
A first strike? Why?
663
00:43:44,541 --> 00:43:45,959
Because of the storm?
664
00:43:46,919 --> 00:43:49,421
That doesn't make any sense.
It's affecting both sides equally.
665
00:43:49,505 --> 00:43:51,256
There's no advantage to either of us.
666
00:43:51,340 --> 00:43:55,219
We can never know why or when the Soviets
might decide to launch a first strike.
667
00:43:55,302 --> 00:43:59,014
That's why we have to have continuous eyes
on the Soviet ICBM fields.
668
00:43:59,097 --> 00:44:00,682
If it makes you feel any better,
669
00:44:00,766 --> 00:44:03,486
they're probably gonna lose
some of their satellites over the US too.
670
00:44:06,396 --> 00:44:07,898
That doesn't make you feel better.
671
00:44:13,570 --> 00:44:15,030
This is Bradford.
672
00:44:15,113 --> 00:44:18,242
There's a strong possibility the Soviets
might lose eyes on North America.
673
00:44:20,452 --> 00:44:21,954
Recommend go to DEFCON 3.
674
00:44:23,747 --> 00:44:24,915
Understood.
675
00:44:25,624 --> 00:44:28,168
Hold on. DEFCON 3?
676
00:44:28,710 --> 00:44:32,339
That's two steps away from nuclear war.
This is a solar storm.
677
00:44:32,422 --> 00:44:34,800
If the Soviets lose eyes on us,
they're gonna worry
678
00:44:34,883 --> 00:44:37,427
that we might take advantage
of the situation and strike first.
679
00:44:37,511 --> 00:44:40,556
And in that case,
they might decide to launch their missiles
680
00:44:40,639 --> 00:44:42,808
to keep us from destroying them
on the ground.
681
00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:45,185
That's crazy.
682
00:44:47,646 --> 00:44:48,647
Let's hope so.
683
00:44:58,323 --> 00:45:00,826
No, just depressurize.
We can refill the tanks later.
684
00:45:01,994 --> 00:45:03,370
Copy that.
685
00:45:03,453 --> 00:45:05,539
All right. Make it safe and lock it down.
686
00:45:09,209 --> 00:45:10,627
Come on, time to go.
687
00:45:16,216 --> 00:45:18,260
How long you think
the storm's gonna last, Chief?
688
00:45:18,343 --> 00:45:20,637
Houston wants us to shelter
for at least three hours.
689
00:45:20,721 --> 00:45:22,806
We're gonna need
an air freshener down there.
690
00:45:23,557 --> 00:45:27,311
Okay. Come on, let's go, let's go,
let's go! Three minutes left. Move!
691
00:46:16,068 --> 00:46:19,530
Okay, Wubbo, I'm outside the lava tube.
692
00:46:24,826 --> 00:46:27,829
Wubbo, what's taking you so long?
693
00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:31,041
Wubbo?
694
00:46:31,959 --> 00:46:33,961
Wubbo. Wubbo Ockels, report.
695
00:46:34,044 --> 00:46:36,088
Earth contact... three...
696
00:46:36,171 --> 00:46:38,257
two... one.
697
00:46:39,758 --> 00:46:42,761
Jamestown colony, this is Houston.
Do you read?
698
00:46:45,681 --> 00:46:47,391
Jamestown, Houston. Do you read?
699
00:46:53,981 --> 00:46:55,232
Wubbo.
700
00:46:58,694 --> 00:47:00,320
Come on, Wubbo.
701
00:47:01,822 --> 00:47:02,990
Wubby-Wubby-woo.
702
00:47:04,283 --> 00:47:05,993
You're starting to scare me here.
703
00:47:17,087 --> 00:47:18,672
Oh, shit.
704
00:47:24,887 --> 00:47:26,847
Jamestown colony,
this is Houston. Do you read?
705
00:47:26,930 --> 00:47:28,432
CAPCOM, you can stand down.
706
00:47:28,515 --> 00:47:29,766
We're in the thick of it now.
707
00:47:29,850 --> 00:47:32,352
There's no way we'll reach them
until the storm has passed.
708
00:47:55,459 --> 00:47:57,419
What was the last head count?
709
00:47:57,503 --> 00:48:01,256
Ten minutes ago, 14 were in the shelter
and three within visual sight of the base.
710
00:48:02,716 --> 00:48:05,594
Don't worry. Ellen will get them inside
and buttoned up.
711
00:48:06,303 --> 00:48:08,222
What about Molly and Wubbo?
712
00:48:11,725 --> 00:48:13,268
Molly is a survivor.
713
00:48:13,936 --> 00:48:15,521
Trust me. They'll be okay.
714
00:48:22,819 --> 00:48:26,281
Three more satellites. Jesus.
715
00:48:28,742 --> 00:48:31,078
White House is about to put out
a statement to the country
716
00:48:31,161 --> 00:48:35,165
explaining the storm and that there might
be radio and television interruption soon,
717
00:48:35,249 --> 00:48:36,959
but that everyone should be fine.
718
00:48:37,042 --> 00:48:40,671
Be better if Reagan himself
got on TV and reassured people.
719
00:48:40,754 --> 00:48:43,090
- He's good at that.
- He can't.
720
00:48:43,173 --> 00:48:44,758
The president's on Air Force One.
721
00:48:47,469 --> 00:48:49,513
Joint Chiefs decided to get him in the air
722
00:48:49,596 --> 00:48:52,975
in case the Soviets try to make a move
during the satellite blackout.
723
00:48:54,518 --> 00:48:55,853
We staying at DEFCON 3?
724
00:48:57,062 --> 00:48:58,105
For now.
725
00:48:59,231 --> 00:49:01,275
The storm is about to hit the moon.
726
00:49:13,412 --> 00:49:15,080
Molly, this is Ellen.
727
00:49:15,706 --> 00:49:17,624
The storm is seconds from impact.
728
00:49:17,708 --> 00:49:21,420
All communication will be disrupted.
So you and Wubbo need to remain in place.
729
00:49:21,503 --> 00:49:26,049
Repeat, remain in place until
you have received the all clear from me.
730
00:49:27,134 --> 00:49:28,635
Good luck and Godspeed.
731
00:49:39,980 --> 00:49:41,106
My God.
732
00:49:56,580 --> 00:49:58,707
How much radiation can someone take?
733
00:50:00,876 --> 00:50:02,211
It varies...
734
00:50:02,294 --> 00:50:07,549
by gender, body weight, age,
a host of other factors.
735
00:50:07,633 --> 00:50:12,179
But basically, a dose of ten millirems
is like getting a chest X-ray.
736
00:50:13,430 --> 00:50:16,058
A thousand rems will kill you in an hour.
737
00:50:18,685 --> 00:50:20,938
And exposures in between,
738
00:50:21,522 --> 00:50:25,108
you're talking increasingly bigger
and bigger chances of developing cancer
739
00:50:25,192 --> 00:50:26,860
over a period of time.
740
00:50:29,154 --> 00:50:31,281
It becomes a numbers game.
741
00:50:34,368 --> 00:50:37,162
Each astronaut wears a dosimeter badge.
742
00:50:38,872 --> 00:50:43,418
It monitors their exposure to radiation
the whole time they're on the moon.
743
00:50:44,378 --> 00:50:45,629
Your badge is green...
744
00:50:46,630 --> 00:50:48,423
your body's clean.
745
00:50:49,466 --> 00:50:51,510
Your badge is red...
746
00:50:52,302 --> 00:50:53,679
You're dead?
747
00:50:55,347 --> 00:50:56,723
It's not good.
748
00:50:58,100 --> 00:50:59,560
Let's put it that way.
749
00:51:00,936 --> 00:51:02,396
It's not good at all.
750
00:52:13,091 --> 00:52:14,176
Wubbo.
751
00:52:16,094 --> 00:52:17,137
Wubbo.