1 00:00:47,798 --> 00:00:49,675 Morning. - Morning. 2 00:01:00,435 --> 00:01:01,520 What's this? 3 00:01:01,979 --> 00:01:03,981 It's just some paperwork for you to sign. 4 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:14,741 What? You're canceling our cruise to the Bahamas? 5 00:01:14,825 --> 00:01:17,619 If you're going back to space, it doesn't make much sense, does it? 6 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,539 Wait, what? - So which mission is it gonna be? 7 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:23,959 You've already been to the moon, so that's out of the question. 8 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:26,628 And Skylab, you know, is doing good work, 9 00:01:26,712 --> 00:01:29,381 but let's be honest, it's far too boring for you. 10 00:01:29,464 --> 00:01:34,553 So I'm guessing the first flight of Pathfinder, yeah? 11 00:01:35,554 --> 00:01:38,015 I mean, you know, it's cuttingedge technology 12 00:01:38,098 --> 00:01:40,225 filled with stuff that can malfunction. 13 00:01:40,309 --> 00:01:42,060 It's a test pilot's dream. 14 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:48,442 Karen, I'm not going back. I'm perfectly happy-- 15 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:49,568 No, you're not, Ed. 16 00:01:50,402 --> 00:01:52,279 You made that very clear last night. 17 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:54,656 What are you talking about? 18 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:56,742 You said you made a promise to yourself 19 00:01:56,825 --> 00:01:59,161 that you would never leave me and Kelly alone, 20 00:01:59,244 --> 00:02:01,580 no matter what you had to give up. 21 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:07,711 Come on. I was very upset, and I overreacted. 22 00:02:07,794 --> 00:02:09,630 And you said exactly what you feel. 23 00:02:12,257 --> 00:02:15,093 What I meant was-- - I know what you meant, Ed. 24 00:02:18,055 --> 00:02:20,807 It's not just... that. 25 00:02:25,103 --> 00:02:27,564 You don't think I notice the look in your eyes at every launch. 26 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:30,651 Or when you talk about Pathfinder. 27 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:44,373 We raised a wonderful daughter. 28 00:02:46,583 --> 00:02:49,628 And you've been there for her every step of the way. 29 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,049 And now she's going off to live her dreams, 30 00:02:54,132 --> 00:02:56,134 and there's no reason that you shouldn't too. 31 00:03:00,973 --> 00:03:02,599 I won't put you through that again. 32 00:03:02,683 --> 00:03:03,684 I can handle it. 33 00:03:08,397 --> 00:03:11,817 But you should know, it's gonna be different this time. 34 00:03:13,277 --> 00:03:15,863 You know, I have a business to run. 35 00:03:16,989 --> 00:03:20,367 So I can't sit by a squawk box all day and night wondering if you're okay. 36 00:03:21,535 --> 00:03:23,287 It's not that I don't support you. 37 00:03:24,079 --> 00:03:25,664 I do. 38 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:28,333 I can't get sucked into all of that again. 39 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:30,794 I can't. 40 00:03:33,922 --> 00:03:34,923 Then... 41 00:03:36,175 --> 00:03:37,384 I shouldn't go. 42 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:38,468 Yes, you should. 43 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:43,765 Do you really think you can sit behind a desk from 8:00 to 6:00 44 00:03:43,849 --> 00:03:45,809 for another 15 years? 45 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:55,777 You really think-- 46 00:03:55,861 --> 00:03:58,197 Yes. I do. 47 00:04:05,204 --> 00:04:06,371 I said I can handle it. 48 00:04:07,289 --> 00:04:08,290 And I will. 49 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:28,597 Sometimes you just gotta stop wringing your hands... 50 00:06:30,140 --> 00:06:31,934 and fly, or nothing gets done. 51 00:06:33,602 --> 00:06:34,811 Roger that, Gordo. 52 00:06:35,771 --> 00:06:38,065 It's refreshing to have you back in the saddle. 53 00:06:38,148 --> 00:06:39,149 It's good to be back. 54 00:06:39,691 --> 00:06:42,569 I miss you hard chargers. Test pilots. 55 00:06:43,278 --> 00:06:45,697 Yeah, we like to push everything to the fire wall, all right. 56 00:06:45,781 --> 00:06:46,782 Amen. 57 00:06:50,244 --> 00:06:52,079 You good with this suit, Gordo? 58 00:06:52,162 --> 00:06:55,999 If not, we could put you into one of the old A7LB's. 59 00:06:56,083 --> 00:06:57,084 I like it. 60 00:06:58,710 --> 00:07:00,212 Can raise my hands a lot higher. 61 00:07:01,129 --> 00:07:05,259 Gotta say though, don't much like this turtle shell. 62 00:07:05,342 --> 00:07:07,010 Durability comes with a price. 63 00:07:07,094 --> 00:07:08,512 But be sure you're comfortable. 64 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:10,430 You'll be spending a lot of time in one of these. 65 00:07:10,514 --> 00:07:13,100 Loving every minute, thinking of you. 66 00:07:13,183 --> 00:07:14,685 You never give up, do you? 67 00:07:15,018 --> 00:07:17,020 Charm looms large in my legend. 68 00:07:19,982 --> 00:07:22,651 Just the brain bucket and you're ready to rock. 69 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:23,735 About time. 70 00:07:39,418 --> 00:07:40,419 You okay? All good? 71 00:07:58,520 --> 00:07:59,855 I can't hear you. 72 00:08:05,194 --> 00:08:06,278 Comm's on. 73 00:08:07,029 --> 00:08:08,655 Gordo, are you okay in there? 74 00:08:09,239 --> 00:08:10,282 Yeah, I'm good. 75 00:08:11,366 --> 00:08:12,826 Comm's cut out. 76 00:08:23,253 --> 00:08:25,589 You look a little flushed. - Yeah, it's kinda hot in there. 77 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:28,133 We'll swap out the CCA and get you rolling inside ten minutes. 78 00:08:28,217 --> 00:08:29,426 That's a no go. 79 00:08:30,260 --> 00:08:31,762 Might have to scrub this for today. 80 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:34,222 I just remembered I'm due over at building 9. 81 00:08:34,306 --> 00:08:36,683 I gotta take a leak, and I'm not gonna use the damn MAG. 82 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:03,085 I'm telling you, Dan, keep an eye on her. 83 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:05,254 I know Annapolis has changed and everything, 84 00:09:05,337 --> 00:09:07,005 but it hasn't changed that much. 85 00:09:07,506 --> 00:09:11,593 Don't let any of those midshipmen razz my daughter, okay? 86 00:09:12,094 --> 00:09:13,262 Aye, aye, sir. 87 00:09:14,930 --> 00:09:17,015 Hey, hey! Where you going with that? 88 00:09:19,810 --> 00:09:21,311 Hi, Bob. - Hi, Bob. 89 00:09:21,395 --> 00:09:22,396 Hi, Bob! 90 00:09:23,438 --> 00:09:24,439 Grab a glass. 91 00:09:27,568 --> 00:09:28,735 What are we celebrating? 92 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:31,238 Well... 93 00:09:31,321 --> 00:09:35,075 two oldtimers managed to finish first and second on their proficiency tests. 94 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:36,618 I will drink to that. 95 00:09:42,374 --> 00:09:43,709 Y'all did good. 96 00:09:43,792 --> 00:09:46,211 Waxed the tails of those pimplyfaced rookies. 97 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:48,297 Expected nothing less. 98 00:09:48,380 --> 00:09:50,799 Okay, now what are we drinking to this time? 99 00:09:51,842 --> 00:09:56,305 Someone we all know and love and deeply admire. 100 00:09:56,388 --> 00:09:58,056 One of the greatest, 101 00:09:58,140 --> 00:10:01,393 if... not the greatest astronaut of our time 102 00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:04,605 has decided to return to space and command Pathfinder. 103 00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:06,815 Neil Armstrong. 104 00:10:07,316 --> 00:10:08,317 Frank Sedgewick. 105 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,068 Fuck y'all. I'm going back. 106 00:10:11,278 --> 00:10:13,071 We heard. We heard. 107 00:10:13,155 --> 00:10:15,032 Yeah, word travels fast. 108 00:10:15,115 --> 00:10:19,453 Hey, I thought you didn't miss it and you had no desire to go back? 109 00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,371 You inspired me. 110 00:10:22,831 --> 00:10:24,833 So, you gave yourself Pathfinder. 111 00:10:25,834 --> 00:10:27,085 Must be nice to be king. 112 00:10:27,169 --> 00:10:32,007 What can I say? I got an eye for spotting talent, like with you guys. 113 00:10:33,175 --> 00:10:35,385 I meant what I said. Y'all did great. 114 00:10:35,802 --> 00:10:38,472 I mean, that's a bit of a challenge. 115 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:41,934 After all those years, just jump right back into the deep end 116 00:10:42,017 --> 00:10:44,728 and making it look easy. 117 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:48,148 It's impressive. 118 00:10:52,027 --> 00:10:53,111 You okay, Gordo? 119 00:10:54,446 --> 00:10:55,447 Yeah. 120 00:10:58,075 --> 00:10:59,409 Something I should know about? 121 00:10:59,493 --> 00:11:00,494 No. 122 00:11:03,247 --> 00:11:04,248 Okay. 123 00:11:05,916 --> 00:11:08,001 I mean-- It's just... 124 00:11:09,628 --> 00:11:12,840 I had a weird little moment in my suit today. 125 00:11:15,217 --> 00:11:17,344 Weird moment? Where? - Like what? 126 00:11:17,719 --> 00:11:19,388 It was nothing. It was just... 127 00:11:20,764 --> 00:11:24,101 I felt trapped and short of breath and... 128 00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:26,353 I had to... 129 00:11:31,275 --> 00:11:32,693 I had to take my helmet off. 130 00:11:38,490 --> 00:11:40,033 Yeah. - Did you tell anybody else about this? 131 00:11:40,117 --> 00:11:41,118 Course not. 132 00:11:46,456 --> 00:11:49,334 You didn't... see anything? 133 00:11:49,418 --> 00:11:51,128 Oh, no. No, it was nothing like that. 134 00:11:51,211 --> 00:11:54,840 Trust me, it's just, you know, 135 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:57,176 like I said, felt a little hemmed in. 136 00:11:57,593 --> 00:11:58,594 Yeah. 137 00:12:02,848 --> 00:12:06,935 Look, what happened up there was nine years ago. 138 00:12:07,436 --> 00:12:09,521 You're not that guy. 139 00:12:09,605 --> 00:12:11,440 I know. - You're a different person now. 140 00:12:11,523 --> 00:12:14,026 And you've been to therapy. You've dealt with your issues. 141 00:12:14,109 --> 00:12:15,360 Oh, yeah. I know. 142 00:12:15,444 --> 00:12:18,363 You finally cut the cord with Tracy. 143 00:12:18,447 --> 00:12:21,992 I mean, you're on the upswing, buddy. You're getting your mojo back! 144 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,077 I am. I haven't felt this good in years. 145 00:12:24,161 --> 00:12:26,205 It was just a moment, is all. - Yeah. 146 00:12:26,288 --> 00:12:27,289 No biggie. 147 00:12:27,706 --> 00:12:29,666 Good. Good. Glad to hear it. - No biggie. 148 00:12:38,634 --> 00:12:39,801 How you holding up? 149 00:12:41,178 --> 00:12:43,889 Fine. Feels good to be back. 150 00:12:46,475 --> 00:12:49,269 I gotta go to Dallas to see Clayton's sister tomorrow, 151 00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:51,480 take care of some family business. 152 00:12:51,563 --> 00:12:53,065 Really not looking forward to it. 153 00:12:53,565 --> 00:12:54,816 All right. 154 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,987 So, Ed, now that you are stepping out... 155 00:12:59,947 --> 00:13:01,949 who's taking over the Astronaut Office? 156 00:13:10,249 --> 00:13:11,250 Molly? 157 00:13:12,501 --> 00:13:14,086 Ed? Is that you? 158 00:13:14,169 --> 00:13:15,170 Yep. 159 00:13:15,587 --> 00:13:16,922 Come on in. I'm in here. 160 00:13:27,933 --> 00:13:30,310 You always leave the door open while you're bathing alone? 161 00:13:30,394 --> 00:13:31,728 Who says I'm alone? 162 00:13:33,230 --> 00:13:37,401 Golly gee. Visitation from the chief astronaut. 163 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:39,027 To what do I owe this honor? 164 00:13:39,111 --> 00:13:43,657 You missed our golf game again, so I thought I'd check in. 165 00:13:43,740 --> 00:13:47,494 Right. You wanna get a beer before you drop the other shoe, or... 166 00:13:51,123 --> 00:13:54,501 No. I'm just... Well, a beer is fine. 167 00:14:01,466 --> 00:14:05,262 Forgive me for not getting up. Gravity's a bitch. 168 00:14:10,809 --> 00:14:15,564 I'm here to put you back to work. 169 00:14:16,064 --> 00:14:18,817 This wild, happy, free life has got to stop. 170 00:14:22,279 --> 00:14:25,449 Why do I think I am not gonna like this? 171 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:27,284 Because you know me. 172 00:14:28,410 --> 00:14:30,454 I want you to run the Astronaut Office. 173 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:36,126 Me run the Astronaut Office. What the hell for? 174 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:38,670 Well, someone just put me in command of Pathfinder. 175 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:40,964 Wow. 176 00:14:41,924 --> 00:14:46,345 You just assigned yourself the command of the E ticket ride of the decade. 177 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:50,682 Yep. Just like you told me to. 178 00:14:50,766 --> 00:14:52,935 Jesus Christ. You weren't supposed to listen to me. 179 00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:54,394 I was just messing with you. 180 00:14:54,478 --> 00:14:55,562 Well, you were right. 181 00:14:55,646 --> 00:14:59,525 And assigning your own missions is one of the perks of the job. 182 00:15:01,902 --> 00:15:03,570 That's a pretty ballsy move, Ed. 183 00:15:04,738 --> 00:15:06,031 You've never flown a shuttle. 184 00:15:06,698 --> 00:15:08,283 No one's flown Pathfinder. 185 00:15:09,326 --> 00:15:13,372 Looks to me like you just handed yourself a golden opportunity to screw the pooch. 186 00:15:13,455 --> 00:15:15,541 Always the optimist. 187 00:15:17,042 --> 00:15:18,043 So what do you say? 188 00:15:18,377 --> 00:15:21,880 I say no to that crown of thorns. 189 00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:24,591 Look, don't overlook the upside. 190 00:15:25,092 --> 00:15:26,760 Homage from favor seekers. 191 00:15:26,844 --> 00:15:30,264 Opportunities to wreak vengeance on people who cross you. 192 00:15:33,934 --> 00:15:35,102 That sounds fun. 193 00:15:35,894 --> 00:15:37,771 But no. No. 194 00:15:39,314 --> 00:15:40,315 I just wanna fly. 195 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:41,775 So, fly. 196 00:15:43,735 --> 00:15:47,197 You assign your own flights. When your sixmonth medical hold ends... 197 00:15:51,451 --> 00:15:52,703 I pull a Baldwin? 198 00:15:53,537 --> 00:15:55,998 Put myself in the coolest thing flying? 199 00:16:00,752 --> 00:16:02,004 You bastard. 200 00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:06,133 You start in a week. You can thank me later. 201 00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:10,137 A bottle of Glenfarclas 25 would be nice. 202 00:16:10,220 --> 00:16:12,222 Although Glenfiddich never disappoints. 203 00:16:19,229 --> 00:16:20,606 Molly Cobb... 204 00:16:22,107 --> 00:16:24,568 chief of the Astronaut Office. 205 00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:32,534 No way. 206 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:37,831 I want you to know I appreciated your call. 207 00:16:38,749 --> 00:16:41,084 We never got a chance to talk at the funeral. 208 00:16:41,168 --> 00:16:43,587 I wanted to-- - You said you have something for me. 209 00:16:45,464 --> 00:16:46,465 Yes. 210 00:16:48,133 --> 00:16:51,136 I finally worked up the nerve to go through Clayton's closet. 211 00:16:51,762 --> 00:16:54,723 This was on the floor, shoved in the back. 212 00:16:55,766 --> 00:16:59,728 There are some personal items in here I thought you might want. 213 00:17:02,898 --> 00:17:05,692 These are some of Clayton's report cards from elementary school. 214 00:17:12,491 --> 00:17:16,703 These are some birthday cards your mother wrote to him. 215 00:17:28,257 --> 00:17:29,842 Thank you for bringing me these. 216 00:17:36,223 --> 00:17:38,600 I know you and I haven't always seen eye to eye, 217 00:17:39,518 --> 00:17:44,439 but I'm hoping we can find a way to make a fresh start. 218 00:17:46,984 --> 00:17:47,985 Why? 219 00:17:50,404 --> 00:17:52,114 Because we both loved Clayton. 220 00:17:56,994 --> 00:17:58,412 What's that supposed to mean? 221 00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:03,166 I know you wanted him to admire you, worship the ground you walked on. 222 00:18:03,250 --> 00:18:05,335 Is that what you call love? 223 00:18:05,419 --> 00:18:07,045 That's not at all what I-- 224 00:18:09,423 --> 00:18:10,507 You don't know me. 225 00:18:11,884 --> 00:18:14,261 You never bothered to. - I know you, all right. 226 00:18:15,679 --> 00:18:18,056 Clayton told me what really happened on the moon. 227 00:18:21,685 --> 00:18:22,686 What? 228 00:18:24,229 --> 00:18:26,273 He wouldn't. - He's never kept secrets from me. 229 00:18:27,608 --> 00:18:29,276 Told me how you really broke your arm. 230 00:18:31,862 --> 00:18:34,531 All to protect some white man's career. 231 00:18:34,615 --> 00:18:39,369 That man was my friend. A part of my crew. 232 00:18:39,995 --> 00:18:41,705 The color of his skin had nothing to do with it. 233 00:18:41,788 --> 00:18:45,542 And look how they've rewarded you. Made you a laughingstock. 234 00:18:45,626 --> 00:18:48,337 If that were true, why would they send me back to the moon? 235 00:18:50,005 --> 00:18:51,215 You're going again? 236 00:18:54,051 --> 00:18:55,260 Well, that's just great. 237 00:18:56,512 --> 00:18:58,347 You're gonna help them spend millions 238 00:18:58,430 --> 00:19:00,474 to find out if beans will sprout on the moon. 239 00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:04,269 If they'd used that money to fund a decent counseling program at the VA, 240 00:19:04,353 --> 00:19:06,104 maybe Clay wouldn't have killed himself. 241 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:11,276 I don't know why I thought this time would be any different. 242 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:12,903 You are never gonna change. 243 00:19:14,780 --> 00:19:15,781 Hold on. 244 00:19:17,324 --> 00:19:18,825 I've got something for you too. 245 00:19:32,381 --> 00:19:33,465 This was Clay's? 246 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:40,472 But he threw away all his medals. I saw him do it. 247 00:19:40,556 --> 00:19:41,557 Not this one. 248 00:19:42,683 --> 00:19:44,309 How did you-- - He gave it to me. 249 00:19:47,938 --> 00:19:49,022 I don't understand. 250 00:19:50,274 --> 00:19:51,608 Why are you giving this to me? 251 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,237 You're the one who filled Clay's head with all that patriotic crap. 252 00:19:56,905 --> 00:19:58,657 He joined the army because of you. 253 00:19:59,992 --> 00:20:01,910 He joined the army to serve his country. 254 00:20:02,327 --> 00:20:03,328 His country? 255 00:20:04,454 --> 00:20:06,290 He ever tell you what his fellow soldiers did 256 00:20:06,373 --> 00:20:08,625 the day after Martin Luther King was assassinated? 257 00:20:08,709 --> 00:20:09,918 They threw a party. 258 00:20:10,586 --> 00:20:14,214 Put on Klan outfits, paraded around with Confederate flags. 259 00:20:15,215 --> 00:20:17,551 But, hey, they gave Clay a medal, so that makes it all okay. 260 00:20:17,634 --> 00:20:21,263 That wasn't the men in Clay's platoon. - I'm not talking about his platoon. 261 00:20:21,930 --> 00:20:23,891 I'm talking about the United States government. 262 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,603 Uncle Sam used us as cannon fodder. 263 00:20:28,145 --> 00:20:30,272 Clayton was proud to serve. 264 00:20:30,355 --> 00:20:31,356 At first. 265 00:20:31,732 --> 00:20:35,819 But by the time he got back, he was just putting on a good show to please you. 266 00:20:35,903 --> 00:20:38,572 He did everything for you. 267 00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:41,241 And now that's he's gone, all you wanna do is forget him. 268 00:20:41,825 --> 00:20:42,826 Well, go ahead. 269 00:20:43,535 --> 00:20:46,413 Go back to the moon, help them start another Vietnam up there. 270 00:20:46,496 --> 00:20:47,497 That is not-- 271 00:20:48,665 --> 00:20:52,920 We are doing serious research to build a better future for us all. 272 00:20:53,879 --> 00:20:55,380 You sound just like them. 273 00:20:56,632 --> 00:20:58,717 But you're not one of them. Never will be. 274 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:03,847 They may have let you on the bus, but you will always have to ride in the back. 275 00:21:14,525 --> 00:21:16,735 I know I've already brought this up... 276 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,321 but... 277 00:21:20,322 --> 00:21:22,366 the moon was supposed to be a steppingstone, 278 00:21:22,449 --> 00:21:24,284 and it's become a quagmire, 279 00:21:24,368 --> 00:21:26,954 sucking up more and more of our funding and resources-- 280 00:21:27,037 --> 00:21:30,082 That's true, but the president doesn't want the Soviets to gain the upper hand. 281 00:21:30,165 --> 00:21:31,250 Neither do I. 282 00:21:31,834 --> 00:21:34,962 If we put boots on the surface of Mars, we'll have the ultimate upper hand. 283 00:21:39,925 --> 00:21:42,386 What? - You know what your problem is, Ellen? 284 00:21:43,971 --> 00:21:45,848 You're not fooling anyone. 285 00:21:51,812 --> 00:21:53,105 What do you mean? 286 00:21:53,897 --> 00:21:56,066 You need to be a better poker player. 287 00:21:56,650 --> 00:21:58,235 You remember a couple years back 288 00:21:58,318 --> 00:22:01,154 when Senator Lang attacked the cost overruns of our lunar program? 289 00:22:01,238 --> 00:22:02,865 Yeah, he called it a "moondoggle." 290 00:22:04,408 --> 00:22:05,909 I wrote that speech for him. 291 00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:14,042 Why would you do that? 292 00:22:14,126 --> 00:22:16,587 Lang was in the middle of a tough reelection fight. 293 00:22:16,670 --> 00:22:17,838 Yeah, I remember. 294 00:22:18,422 --> 00:22:21,049 Coen accused him of being a pimp for NASA. 295 00:22:21,133 --> 00:22:23,677 And John needed to demonstrate his independence. 296 00:22:25,012 --> 00:22:27,347 We already had more than enough votes to pass the funding bill, 297 00:22:27,431 --> 00:22:29,057 so why not help him out? 298 00:22:29,474 --> 00:22:31,101 Then, after he won reelection-- 299 00:22:31,185 --> 00:22:34,438 Lang turned around and sponsored the bill 300 00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:37,649 that allows NASA to license its new technology to private industry. 301 00:22:37,733 --> 00:22:38,942 And because of that, 302 00:22:39,443 --> 00:22:43,113 this agency will be entirely selffunded in less than ten years. 303 00:22:43,197 --> 00:22:45,407 Which will free us from the whims of Congress. 304 00:22:45,490 --> 00:22:46,491 Exactly. 305 00:22:47,159 --> 00:22:48,994 We'll have enough money to explore Mars. 306 00:22:49,745 --> 00:22:50,913 And we won't stop there. 307 00:22:51,413 --> 00:22:53,165 You and I will have a front row seat. 308 00:22:54,249 --> 00:22:56,502 As long as the Democrats don't win next year. 309 00:23:00,797 --> 00:23:02,382 That must've been pretty difficult. 310 00:23:03,091 --> 00:23:04,593 Being at the center of everything, 311 00:23:04,676 --> 00:23:07,596 and then Teddy Kennedy wins and you're out of a job. 312 00:23:07,679 --> 00:23:09,890 Just part of the game. The ups and downs. 313 00:23:12,559 --> 00:23:14,478 Was it Nixon who initially recruited you? 314 00:23:14,561 --> 00:23:15,812 No. 315 00:23:15,896 --> 00:23:19,608 No, no one recruited me. I lobbied my ass off for this job. 316 00:23:22,861 --> 00:23:23,946 Really? 317 00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:27,866 Caught the bug when I was aboard a submarine during the war. 318 00:23:31,286 --> 00:23:34,248 We'd surface at night to recharge our batteries. 319 00:23:36,124 --> 00:23:37,626 Yeah, out there, 320 00:23:38,335 --> 00:23:42,339 alone in the Pacific, the sky was packed with stars. 321 00:23:44,258 --> 00:23:47,386 We learned the names of quite a few to navigate, but... 322 00:23:49,221 --> 00:23:51,098 I wanted to know them all. 323 00:23:53,433 --> 00:23:56,979 After I got demobbed, I went out and bought my first telescope... 324 00:23:58,313 --> 00:23:59,439 from the Sears catalog. 325 00:24:04,611 --> 00:24:06,613 Shall I freshen you up? - Sure. 326 00:24:12,244 --> 00:24:15,873 I didn't know you felt so passionately about space. 327 00:24:19,543 --> 00:24:20,669 I guess I thought-- 328 00:24:20,752 --> 00:24:23,297 What? That I'm a gladhanding politician 329 00:24:23,380 --> 00:24:25,924 who cares more about my career than I do about NASA? 330 00:24:28,302 --> 00:24:30,804 Nah, it's okay, El. 331 00:24:30,888 --> 00:24:33,765 I know everyone at JSC thinks I'm just Reagan's lackey, 332 00:24:34,224 --> 00:24:36,727 just like they thought I was Nixon's lackey a decade ago. 333 00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:37,895 But I don't mind it. 334 00:24:39,897 --> 00:24:43,525 People have hated politicians as long as there have been politicians, but... 335 00:24:45,152 --> 00:24:46,153 the truth is... 336 00:24:47,696 --> 00:24:49,698 we're the ones that make this all possible. 337 00:24:52,618 --> 00:24:55,746 I wanna get to Mars as much as you do. Believe me. 338 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:01,585 You're gonna be a great asset to me, Ellen. 339 00:25:02,669 --> 00:25:05,380 You're as genuine as the sunrise. 340 00:25:06,673 --> 00:25:08,008 People respond to that. 341 00:25:11,053 --> 00:25:13,055 Thank you, Tom. That's very kind. 342 00:25:13,555 --> 00:25:15,557 You'll get used to all the gamesmanship. 343 00:25:16,808 --> 00:25:18,435 We all play different roles with different people. 344 00:25:18,519 --> 00:25:21,688 I'm a different Thomas Paine with Reagan than I was with Nixon 345 00:25:21,772 --> 00:25:25,400 or Tip O'Neill or Margo Madison. 346 00:25:25,943 --> 00:25:29,530 And there's yet another me with my wife when I go home at night. 347 00:25:36,537 --> 00:25:40,165 The trick is not to lose track of who you really are. 348 00:25:46,755 --> 00:25:49,174 It's Scorsese's best picture. 349 00:25:49,258 --> 00:25:51,343 You cannot be serious. - It's a masterpiece. 350 00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:53,720 Oh, my. You're saying that 'cause you like Jerry Lewis. 351 00:25:53,804 --> 00:25:55,430 What's not to like? 352 00:25:55,514 --> 00:25:56,515 Everything. 353 00:25:58,392 --> 00:26:01,395 The Nutty Professor is a brilliant indictment 354 00:26:01,895 --> 00:26:03,272 of the American male psyche. 355 00:26:03,355 --> 00:26:06,358 Okay, yours maybe. I do not get this obsession at all. 356 00:26:06,441 --> 00:26:09,152 Says the guy who's seen Yentl 15 times. 357 00:26:09,236 --> 00:26:11,238 That's so-- - Hey, El. 358 00:26:12,155 --> 00:26:13,407 How'd your day go? 359 00:26:13,490 --> 00:26:15,993 It was very interesting. 360 00:26:16,076 --> 00:26:19,496 Hey, we should go. We don't wanna miss that first set. 361 00:26:21,248 --> 00:26:22,541 Where you guys off to? 362 00:26:22,624 --> 00:26:23,709 The Bullshot. 363 00:26:24,418 --> 00:26:27,963 They apparently have a fantastic Donna Summer impersonator. 364 00:26:28,505 --> 00:26:29,840 You should come with. - Yeah. 365 00:26:29,923 --> 00:26:33,468 I'd love to, but I have an 0800 meeting at JSC. 366 00:26:33,552 --> 00:26:35,971 You could stay for an hour, then head home. 367 00:26:36,972 --> 00:26:39,433 You really should get out more, have some fun. 368 00:26:39,516 --> 00:26:41,059 Yeah, come on. 369 00:26:42,895 --> 00:26:43,896 Another time. 370 00:26:45,105 --> 00:26:50,194 Okay. Well, if you're staying, maybe you can go through your moon mail. 371 00:26:50,277 --> 00:26:52,571 You haven't touched it since you've been back. 372 00:26:54,990 --> 00:26:56,617 Okay. Oh, my gosh. 373 00:26:57,534 --> 00:26:59,203 Have fun. - You too. 374 00:27:00,412 --> 00:27:01,747 That's a lot of mail. 375 00:28:57,571 --> 00:29:00,699 Discovery, Launch Control. We're gonna run abort check now. 376 00:29:00,782 --> 00:29:01,783 Wilco. 377 00:29:01,867 --> 00:29:03,285 Looks good, Control. 378 00:29:05,495 --> 00:29:09,291 That brings us to the builtin hold at Tminus nine minutes. 379 00:29:09,374 --> 00:29:11,919 Time for Tracy's big interview with NBC. 380 00:29:12,002 --> 00:29:14,713 Starting to wonder if we're just chauffeurs here. 381 00:29:15,881 --> 00:29:18,592 Think they left a makeup case on the middeck if you wanna freshen up. 382 00:29:18,675 --> 00:29:20,636 Yeah. Very funny, y'all. 383 00:29:24,306 --> 00:29:26,433 Launch Control, we have power to the Tracy cam. 384 00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:29,311 Roger, Discovery. Feed looks good. 385 00:29:31,271 --> 00:29:35,317 Okay. You're live in three, two, one. 386 00:29:36,276 --> 00:29:37,319 Hey there. 387 00:29:37,903 --> 00:29:42,282 Well, I am very happy to be talking to you aboard the space shuttle Discovery. 388 00:29:43,367 --> 00:29:46,495 That's right, I'm headed for six months on the moon. 389 00:29:46,995 --> 00:29:48,539 It's the trip of a lifetime. 390 00:29:48,622 --> 00:29:51,625 Only one regret, Sam and I couldn't make it our honeymoon. 391 00:29:52,292 --> 00:29:55,379 A number of viewers have asked why you're still using "Stevens" 392 00:29:55,462 --> 00:29:57,631 instead of your married name, "Cleveland." 393 00:29:57,714 --> 00:29:58,799 Care to tell us why? 394 00:29:58,882 --> 00:30:02,135 Well, you know, everybody already knows me as Stevens. 395 00:30:02,219 --> 00:30:03,971 So, figured I'd stick with it. 396 00:30:04,054 --> 00:30:05,764 Save the taxpayers some money. 397 00:30:06,348 --> 00:30:07,724 I love you bunches, Sam. 398 00:30:09,059 --> 00:30:12,229 Astronaut Tracy Stevens, speaking with us 40 minutes ago 399 00:30:12,312 --> 00:30:15,440 as she and her crew made their final preparations for launch. 400 00:30:16,108 --> 00:30:18,944 I'm now being told the shuttle is a mere two minutes from liftoff-- 401 00:30:20,362 --> 00:30:22,447 Thank you. Thank you very much. 402 00:30:22,531 --> 00:30:24,616 Welcome to Wheel of Fortune. Good to have you here. 403 00:30:24,700 --> 00:30:28,495 And now if you would do that one more time for our hostess. Here comes Vanna White. 404 00:30:28,579 --> 00:30:29,580 Vanna. 405 00:30:30,873 --> 00:30:31,874 Hello. 406 00:30:31,957 --> 00:30:34,793 ...only hope they don't get to our ships before we do. 407 00:30:38,422 --> 00:30:40,299 The air pressure's dropping. - You're right. 408 00:30:40,382 --> 00:30:42,509 Father of two. You care to talk about those two a little bit? 409 00:30:42,593 --> 00:30:43,635 Two fantastic kids. 410 00:30:43,719 --> 00:30:46,805 One under a year, still a baby, and then a beautiful threeyearold daughter 411 00:30:47,431 --> 00:30:49,141 given to me by my gracious wife. 412 00:30:49,224 --> 00:30:50,350 Well, it was... - Two wonderful kids. 413 00:30:50,434 --> 00:30:51,727 ...a fine thing of her to do. 414 00:30:51,810 --> 00:30:53,729 And it's nice to have you here, Jeff. Wish you a lot of luck. 415 00:30:53,812 --> 00:30:57,024 Eight, seven, six. 416 00:30:57,107 --> 00:31:00,652 Main engine start. Two, one-- 417 00:31:15,042 --> 00:31:16,168 So long, Trace. 418 00:31:22,299 --> 00:31:23,634 See you soon. 419 00:31:44,196 --> 00:31:45,822 What you got there, Mr. Piscotty? 420 00:31:47,616 --> 00:31:49,409 Just a sandwich, sir. 421 00:31:50,827 --> 00:31:53,705 I hear it's your last day on the job. Congratulations. 422 00:31:54,206 --> 00:31:55,415 Why don't you put that on. 423 00:31:59,962 --> 00:32:03,632 Due respect, sir, I'm air force, sir, not navy. 424 00:32:07,177 --> 00:32:08,220 Put it on. 425 00:32:19,523 --> 00:32:21,775 Now pull it down lower. 426 00:32:24,736 --> 00:32:25,821 Lower. 427 00:32:39,334 --> 00:32:40,627 That's gonna work. 428 00:32:42,671 --> 00:32:45,257 First of next week, I want you to check out a T38, 429 00:32:45,883 --> 00:32:46,884 meet me in Palmdale. 430 00:32:48,218 --> 00:32:50,554 Palmdale... California? 431 00:32:52,306 --> 00:32:53,557 Congratulations. 432 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,351 You just drew right seat of Pathfinder's maiden flight. 433 00:32:59,229 --> 00:33:00,272 Roger that, sir. 434 00:33:01,148 --> 00:33:02,149 Thank you. 435 00:33:27,090 --> 00:33:29,218 Tminus two hours and counting. 436 00:33:33,972 --> 00:33:35,516 Hi, Bob. - Hi, Bob. 437 00:33:36,934 --> 00:33:39,853 Man, this place is gonna feel so odd without you. 438 00:33:41,688 --> 00:33:43,315 I think I'm gonna leave this to Molly. 439 00:33:43,398 --> 00:33:46,151 Her short game sucks. She could use the practice. 440 00:33:47,986 --> 00:33:49,238 I'm sure she'll love that. 441 00:33:51,657 --> 00:33:52,658 What's up? 442 00:33:58,121 --> 00:34:04,002 Ed, I want you to know that I appreciate the assignment to Jamestown 91 443 00:34:04,086 --> 00:34:06,088 and that you came up with it so quickly. 444 00:34:06,171 --> 00:34:07,256 I really do. 445 00:34:08,632 --> 00:34:09,632 But... 446 00:34:11,592 --> 00:34:12,636 But what? 447 00:34:13,887 --> 00:34:14,972 It's not good enough. 448 00:34:18,266 --> 00:34:19,601 Not good enough? 449 00:34:19,685 --> 00:34:21,687 I'm sorry, but it's not. 450 00:34:24,022 --> 00:34:25,482 I want a command slot. 451 00:34:25,983 --> 00:34:28,652 Dani, you really have been out of the loop for too long. 452 00:34:28,735 --> 00:34:30,821 You don't just waltz in and demand-- 453 00:34:30,904 --> 00:34:33,072 You know the sacrifices I've made. 454 00:34:33,156 --> 00:34:34,658 How much time I've lost. 455 00:34:35,074 --> 00:34:37,619 I was the first African American in space, Ed. 456 00:34:38,203 --> 00:34:40,746 And now here I am, still riding in the back. 457 00:34:43,292 --> 00:34:44,293 Come on, Dani. 458 00:34:45,668 --> 00:34:47,170 You really gonna take it there? 459 00:34:47,254 --> 00:34:48,755 I've given it a lot of thought. 460 00:34:50,090 --> 00:34:54,094 I want to be the first African American woman to command a mission. 461 00:34:54,511 --> 00:34:58,390 First woman Black commander is now a thing? 462 00:34:58,473 --> 00:35:00,058 Seriously? We're gonna parse it that fine? 463 00:35:00,142 --> 00:35:02,144 You're damn right we are, Ed. 464 00:35:02,769 --> 00:35:04,771 If you don't give me a command spot, 465 00:35:04,855 --> 00:35:08,609 I will always be seen as that weak little Black girl who fell apart on the moon. 466 00:35:08,692 --> 00:35:11,862 But if I were a white man, they'd have forgiven me a long time ago. 467 00:35:11,945 --> 00:35:16,116 I understand it feels that way, but it's just not true. 468 00:35:20,329 --> 00:35:24,291 Remember Mercury 4, when Gus Grissom splashed and the hatch blew early? 469 00:35:24,374 --> 00:35:26,251 Press never let him forget about that. 470 00:35:26,335 --> 00:35:28,795 You know, that had nothing to do with the color of his skin. 471 00:35:31,048 --> 00:35:33,967 Ed, how many astronauts do we have now? 472 00:35:36,553 --> 00:35:37,971 Two hundred and five. 473 00:35:39,306 --> 00:35:41,058 And how many of 'em are Black? 474 00:35:42,476 --> 00:35:43,602 Eleven. 475 00:35:43,685 --> 00:35:46,396 And how many of them have commanded a mission? 476 00:35:49,816 --> 00:35:50,817 One. 477 00:35:51,777 --> 00:35:54,821 Look, I hope you're not saying-- I hope you're not trying to imply that-- 478 00:35:54,905 --> 00:35:57,032 I'm not trying to imply anything. 479 00:35:57,115 --> 00:35:58,742 I'm saying it straight. 480 00:35:59,326 --> 00:36:01,787 This is not good enough. 481 00:36:01,870 --> 00:36:04,706 Look, Dani, you gotta understand. These things, they take time. 482 00:36:04,790 --> 00:36:08,585 You know, first they gotta qualify, then they gotta be trained, 483 00:36:08,669 --> 00:36:10,754 and then they gotta get some missions under their belt. 484 00:36:10,838 --> 00:36:12,840 Believe me, if they were ready, they'd be commanding. 485 00:36:12,923 --> 00:36:16,301 "If they were ready"? You sound like an NFL owner. 486 00:36:16,385 --> 00:36:18,679 Look, we've dealt with this issue. 487 00:36:18,762 --> 00:36:21,181 No. We haven't. 488 00:36:25,477 --> 00:36:29,022 Ed, I came into this program as the token Black girl. 489 00:36:30,023 --> 00:36:33,277 And I was grateful for the opportunity, no matter what the reasons. 490 00:36:34,027 --> 00:36:36,280 But that was 13 years ago. 491 00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:37,865 This program, 492 00:36:38,532 --> 00:36:42,244 it has the power to change the way people see the world. 493 00:36:43,078 --> 00:36:44,162 You know that. 494 00:36:45,831 --> 00:36:48,166 I can't believe you're bringing this to me on my last day. 495 00:36:48,250 --> 00:36:50,085 That's exactly why I'm bringing it up. 496 00:36:50,919 --> 00:36:52,754 Because until Molly takes over on Monday, 497 00:36:52,838 --> 00:36:55,299 you are the only one with the power to do something. 498 00:36:58,927 --> 00:37:00,220 I gotta get to a meeting. 499 00:37:12,524 --> 00:37:13,525 Sorry I'm late. 500 00:37:13,609 --> 00:37:14,610 Hey, hey. 501 00:37:15,068 --> 00:37:16,195 For you, Ed. 502 00:37:17,029 --> 00:37:20,991 In honor of your nine years of service as head of the Astronaut Office. 503 00:37:24,286 --> 00:37:28,707 Am I supposed to make a wish? 504 00:37:29,041 --> 00:37:32,920 Hasn't it already been granted? You're commanding Pathfinder. 505 00:37:38,050 --> 00:37:39,259 What'd you wish for? 506 00:37:39,343 --> 00:37:40,928 To get on with this meeting. 507 00:37:41,470 --> 00:37:42,679 Amen to that. 508 00:37:43,639 --> 00:37:46,892 Well, I have some exciting news. 509 00:37:48,352 --> 00:37:50,562 The Soviets have accepted the president's offer 510 00:37:50,646 --> 00:37:54,149 to mount a joint mission between our two space programs. 511 00:37:54,483 --> 00:37:56,276 You gotta be fucking kidding me. 512 00:37:57,152 --> 00:38:00,531 You said there was no chance they would agree to this. 513 00:38:00,614 --> 00:38:03,992 Apparently Premier Andropov is eager to demonstrate to the world 514 00:38:04,076 --> 00:38:08,330 that the Soviet Union has peaceful intentions toward the United States. 515 00:38:08,413 --> 00:38:10,916 I've said it before. This is complete bullshit. 516 00:38:11,250 --> 00:38:13,168 The Soviets are still flying Soyuz. 517 00:38:13,252 --> 00:38:15,963 Haven't even managed to get their shuttle Buran off the ground. 518 00:38:16,046 --> 00:38:17,798 And the only reason why they agreed to this 519 00:38:17,881 --> 00:38:20,592 is so they can get a closer look at our current technology. 520 00:38:21,677 --> 00:38:23,053 We don't have to give it to them. 521 00:38:23,720 --> 00:38:26,265 We can show the Reds only what they've already seen. 522 00:38:26,348 --> 00:38:27,349 Meaning? 523 00:38:27,432 --> 00:38:30,394 We have an old Apollo command module in storage here at JSC. 524 00:38:30,477 --> 00:38:33,939 It was a backup rescue ship for Skylab before shuttles took over that job. 525 00:38:34,022 --> 00:38:36,483 And we were gonna send it to the Smithsonian. 526 00:38:36,567 --> 00:38:38,360 If we use an Apollo for this, 527 00:38:38,819 --> 00:38:41,488 the Russians won't get anywhere near our shuttle systems. 528 00:38:42,447 --> 00:38:45,242 As long as we have a Saturn 1B lying around as well. 529 00:38:46,034 --> 00:38:47,202 Huntsville's got one. 530 00:38:50,706 --> 00:38:51,790 Well, then it's doable. 531 00:38:52,332 --> 00:38:53,959 The president is gonna love this. 532 00:38:54,042 --> 00:38:57,462 He still talks about how heroiclooking the old Apollos were. 533 00:38:58,088 --> 00:39:00,883 Right, well, the Soviets say they're already picking a crew, so-- 534 00:39:00,966 --> 00:39:03,260 To demonstrate that they're fully committed. 535 00:39:03,343 --> 00:39:04,928 So we need to do the same. 536 00:39:06,346 --> 00:39:08,849 I hate to put pressure on you on your last day, Ed, 537 00:39:08,932 --> 00:39:12,186 but I'm not sure I want to leave this to Ms. Cobb. 538 00:39:12,644 --> 00:39:15,647 At least you'll only have to pick two now after the modifications. 539 00:39:17,858 --> 00:39:19,610 I can give you the commander right now. 540 00:39:20,944 --> 00:39:23,614 I hope you're not appointing yourself to this one too. 541 00:39:23,697 --> 00:39:26,450 Nope. I'm assigning Danielle Poole. 542 00:39:27,701 --> 00:39:31,038 She has extensive Apollo experience, and she'll be perfect for this. 543 00:39:33,165 --> 00:39:35,417 We might want to consider other possibilities. 544 00:39:37,044 --> 00:39:38,045 Why is that? 545 00:39:39,379 --> 00:39:42,299 Ed, this mission is very important to the president. 546 00:39:42,382 --> 00:39:44,676 He wants only the best of the best to fly it. 547 00:39:45,469 --> 00:39:47,721 I spent three months on the moon with her. 548 00:39:47,804 --> 00:39:50,724 She performed brilliantly under very stressful circumstances. 549 00:39:50,807 --> 00:39:54,478 I appreciate your loyalty, but you know that's not true. 550 00:40:00,776 --> 00:40:02,361 What the hell is that supposed to mean? 551 00:40:03,612 --> 00:40:06,949 Come on, Ed. Do I really need to spell it out? 552 00:40:08,033 --> 00:40:10,077 The whole thing with her arm-- - That wasn't her fault. 553 00:40:11,161 --> 00:40:14,748 Well, the public thinks-- - So we change public opinion. 554 00:40:14,831 --> 00:40:17,960 Tom, I trained with Poole. And I agree with Ed. 555 00:40:18,544 --> 00:40:19,586 So do I. 556 00:40:20,254 --> 00:40:23,882 She did an exceptional job for us during the Apollo 24 crisis. 557 00:40:25,259 --> 00:40:26,969 And I think it's time 558 00:40:27,052 --> 00:40:29,847 for an African American woman to command a spaceflight. 559 00:40:30,514 --> 00:40:31,849 There's no argument there. 560 00:40:31,932 --> 00:40:34,977 Hell, I'm the one that selected Poole as an astronaut to begin with. 561 00:40:35,060 --> 00:40:36,436 So what's the problem? 562 00:40:37,479 --> 00:40:39,523 I'm gonna get a lot of blowback from the White House. 563 00:40:41,024 --> 00:40:44,862 You need to remind them of the plaque that we were gonna bring up on Apollo 11. 564 00:40:44,945 --> 00:40:47,865 "We came in peace for all mankind." 565 00:40:47,948 --> 00:40:49,658 Now we need to live up to that. 566 00:40:49,741 --> 00:40:52,494 And this mission, with all its symbolic value, 567 00:40:52,578 --> 00:40:54,496 is the perfect opportunity to do so. 568 00:40:54,580 --> 00:40:56,206 I think Ed's right on this one. 569 00:40:56,999 --> 00:40:59,835 Now look, the Soviets love to grab any opportunity 570 00:40:59,918 --> 00:41:02,588 to highlight our troubled history with race relations. 571 00:41:02,671 --> 00:41:06,758 This will send a powerful message about the progress that we've made. 572 00:41:09,803 --> 00:41:12,639 All right, I'll run it up the flagpole. 573 00:41:12,723 --> 00:41:14,766 Let me know if anyone gives you any trouble on that. 574 00:41:14,850 --> 00:41:17,936 I'll call the secretary of defense, and he'll support this. 575 00:41:19,271 --> 00:41:20,689 I got your back on this, Tom. 576 00:41:47,007 --> 00:41:50,761 Tminus five, four, three, two-- 577 00:41:53,305 --> 00:41:54,473 Can I have a minute? 578 00:41:55,974 --> 00:41:57,476 You got one fucking minute. 579 00:42:00,229 --> 00:42:02,064 What's going on? - What are you talking about? 580 00:42:02,147 --> 00:42:05,108 I thought we were friends. You blindsided me back there. 581 00:42:05,192 --> 00:42:07,736 Wasn't premeditated, Tom. Just happened in the moment. 582 00:42:07,819 --> 00:42:10,989 Yeah, I guess a lot of things happen for you in the moment lately. 583 00:42:11,073 --> 00:42:13,450 You never discussed Pathfinder with me either. 584 00:42:13,534 --> 00:42:16,703 And then, bang, Gordo Stevens is suddenly off to the moon 585 00:42:16,787 --> 00:42:18,747 after being ground bound for nearly a decade. 586 00:42:18,830 --> 00:42:21,124 Gordo's on salary. He's one of the best pilots we got. 587 00:42:21,208 --> 00:42:24,294 Everyone knows he's a dr-- He's got a drinking problem. 588 00:42:25,462 --> 00:42:28,841 Have you taken a good look at him lately? The man's a train wreck waiting to happen. 589 00:42:28,924 --> 00:42:30,968 Look, he's a little bit on the chunky side right now, 590 00:42:31,051 --> 00:42:32,594 but he'll whip himself into shape. 591 00:42:32,678 --> 00:42:34,888 He always does. He aced his proficiency-- 592 00:42:34,972 --> 00:42:38,100 I just hope you're making all these decisions for the right reasons, Ed. 593 00:42:38,559 --> 00:42:41,353 Not out of nepotism or favoritism-- 594 00:42:41,436 --> 00:42:43,522 Whatever kind of ism this is. 595 00:45:00,993 --> 00:45:02,119 Goddamn it! 596 00:45:03,787 --> 00:45:04,788 Shit. 597 00:45:15,048 --> 00:45:16,675 Ed did say noon, right? 598 00:45:16,758 --> 00:45:17,759 That's affirm. 599 00:45:19,678 --> 00:45:22,222 What's with the hat? You're air force. 600 00:45:23,599 --> 00:45:26,310 I... lost a bet. 601 00:45:27,352 --> 00:45:29,354 No shit. What was it? 602 00:45:32,107 --> 00:45:34,193 I was so drunk I... 603 00:45:35,068 --> 00:45:36,153 don't remember it. 604 00:45:37,362 --> 00:45:41,074 And NASA chose you to fly right seat in its first nuclear spacecraft. 605 00:45:46,496 --> 00:45:47,664 Sorry I'm late. 606 00:45:47,748 --> 00:45:50,042 My Vette blew a rod on my way out to Ellington. 607 00:45:50,125 --> 00:45:52,503 How old's that car anyway? What, 40 years? 608 00:45:52,586 --> 00:45:55,255 I got it 14 years ago, while you were still playing tennis in high school. 609 00:45:55,339 --> 00:45:57,341 I'm just glad they don't make 'em like they used to. 610 00:45:57,925 --> 00:46:00,552 Let's get this moving. Gotta get back to Houston. 611 00:46:00,636 --> 00:46:04,139 I want you two to supervise the sim mods while I fly out to the Cape 612 00:46:04,223 --> 00:46:06,725 to check out the launch control center upgrades. 613 00:46:06,808 --> 00:46:08,310 Something I wanna show you first. 614 00:46:15,609 --> 00:46:18,695 I appreciate you doing this for me, Troy. - My pleasure, Ms. Poole. 615 00:46:19,696 --> 00:46:22,199 Not much in here but crates and mothballs. 616 00:46:23,283 --> 00:46:24,952 What are you looking for anyway? 617 00:46:25,577 --> 00:46:27,079 I wanna say hello to my ship. 618 00:46:40,759 --> 00:46:41,844 That's your ship? 619 00:46:43,804 --> 00:46:44,888 That tin can? 620 00:46:50,227 --> 00:46:51,436 That tin can. 621 00:46:55,983 --> 00:46:57,401 I give you Pathfinder. 622 00:47:04,074 --> 00:47:06,076 First time I've seen her ready to go. 623 00:47:06,577 --> 00:47:09,246 She's three times as powerful as our current shuttles. 624 00:47:09,705 --> 00:47:11,540 And when we go to Mars, 625 00:47:11,623 --> 00:47:14,835 these nuclear engines will cut 100 days off of our trip. 626 00:47:15,460 --> 00:47:19,339 Our job will be to test her in the harshest environment we know. 627 00:47:20,549 --> 00:47:22,801 Shake every bug out of her system. 628 00:47:28,348 --> 00:47:32,269 Now, I chose you as my crew because you're the best. 629 00:47:32,895 --> 00:47:34,897 Dr. Ride's been working on these engines for years, 630 00:47:34,980 --> 00:47:37,649 and it's time you rode them into space. 631 00:47:38,275 --> 00:47:41,486 Unlike you, Captain Piscotty here has never been on orbit, 632 00:47:41,570 --> 00:47:45,240 but I've seen him ace six backup crew assignments. 633 00:47:46,158 --> 00:47:49,828 He seems to have a sixth sense of what can go wrong and how to fix it. 634 00:47:50,954 --> 00:47:52,539 He's also a pretty fair pilot. 635 00:47:53,248 --> 00:47:54,750 Even though he does have red hair. 636 00:47:58,504 --> 00:48:01,924 Now, there'll be a lot of eyes on us. 637 00:48:03,550 --> 00:48:05,928 So we can afford no fuckups. 638 00:48:06,929 --> 00:48:08,931 That's why we will train our asses off. 639 00:48:10,098 --> 00:48:11,099 Roger that, skipper. 640 00:48:11,183 --> 00:48:12,601 Wouldn't have it any other way. 641 00:48:19,983 --> 00:48:21,193 Let's go make history. 642 00:48:30,202 --> 00:48:33,330 ...requests that you all rise... - Oh, no. 643 00:48:33,413 --> 00:48:35,290 ...and show respect 644 00:48:35,374 --> 00:48:39,545 while he sings his nation's national anthem. 645 00:48:39,628 --> 00:48:41,713 Kick your ass, you commie bastard. 646 00:48:44,299 --> 00:48:46,844 Go on, keep singing while you still got some teeth. 647 00:48:48,762 --> 00:48:50,389 Give me a break, Steve. 648 00:48:50,472 --> 00:48:52,015 Give me an umbrella. Hold it! 649 00:48:52,099 --> 00:48:53,851 There it goes! - Where is he? 650 00:48:56,937 --> 00:48:58,355 Ladies and gentlemen, 651 00:48:59,022 --> 00:49:00,858 from South Carolina... 652 00:49:02,734 --> 00:49:05,487 Sergeant Slaughter! 653 00:49:05,571 --> 00:49:06,613 Yeah! 654 00:49:10,284 --> 00:49:12,995 Slaughter's gonna kick his ass all the way back to Siberia. 655 00:49:13,078 --> 00:49:14,913 Better watch Volkoff's right hand then. 656 00:49:15,956 --> 00:49:16,957 Last week in Shreveport, 657 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:18,750 Volkoff whipped out a foreign object from his trunks 658 00:49:18,834 --> 00:49:20,627 and then coldcocked Tito Santana. 659 00:49:20,961 --> 00:49:23,255 You like wrestling? - It's hilarious. Yeah. 660 00:49:23,839 --> 00:49:25,424 He's gonna kick your ass. 661 00:49:32,264 --> 00:49:34,349 Hey, Gordo, aren't you supposed to be meeting Ed at Ellington? 662 00:49:34,433 --> 00:49:36,560 I thought you two were flying down to the Cape together. 663 00:49:36,894 --> 00:49:39,479 Can't miss this. I'll drive fast. 664 00:49:39,563 --> 00:49:41,023 That's it. 665 00:49:41,106 --> 00:49:42,608 Pathfinder was amazing, 666 00:49:43,192 --> 00:49:46,236 but I about died when Sally ribbed the admiral about his car. 667 00:49:46,737 --> 00:49:49,031 My mouth was so dry, I couldn't say a word. 668 00:49:49,114 --> 00:49:50,908 Listen, zoomie. 669 00:49:51,909 --> 00:49:54,661 Ed Baldwin can trip over his dick like anybody else. 670 00:49:55,245 --> 00:49:56,663 You're flying his right seat, 671 00:49:56,747 --> 00:49:59,750 so it is your job to call him out when he fucks up. 672 00:50:00,542 --> 00:50:03,545 If you can't do that, then-- - Jesus, Helena. Talk about a buzzkill. 673 00:50:04,087 --> 00:50:05,297 Watch out! Slingshot! 674 00:50:05,714 --> 00:50:06,715 Hey, Ed. 675 00:50:07,341 --> 00:50:10,802 Boy, now that is 313 pounds at least! 676 00:50:12,095 --> 00:50:14,556 Just being catapulted through the air... 677 00:50:15,098 --> 00:50:16,475 What a right arm! 678 00:50:16,558 --> 00:50:18,310 Yeah, that's it, Sarge! Pulverize him! 679 00:50:18,393 --> 00:50:20,729 My word! Five rights... - Arrest his ass! 680 00:50:20,812 --> 00:50:22,397 ...and now the big guy flung across, Sarge right-- 681 00:50:22,481 --> 00:50:24,399 Hammer him into the goddamn canvas! 682 00:50:24,483 --> 00:50:28,612 And that one really rocked the Russian. Volkoff down on a knee. 683 00:50:30,989 --> 00:50:32,241 The table's turning. 684 00:50:40,874 --> 00:50:43,961 Hey, ref, you blind? That's illegal use of bicuspids! 685 00:50:46,129 --> 00:50:47,130 Dad? 686 00:50:49,299 --> 00:50:50,300 Dad? 687 00:50:56,181 --> 00:50:57,182 You okay, Dad? 688 00:50:59,142 --> 00:51:01,270 You can see those ants? 689 00:51:01,353 --> 00:51:03,021 Yeah, it's pretty hard to miss. 690 00:51:20,414 --> 00:51:21,915 You ready to go, buddy boy? 691 00:51:26,003 --> 00:51:27,004 What's wrong? 692 00:51:28,714 --> 00:51:29,882 I saw some ants. 693 00:51:32,843 --> 00:51:33,844 What? 694 00:51:34,428 --> 00:51:36,430 When? What were you doing? 695 00:51:36,513 --> 00:51:38,348 Was watching TV at the Outpost. 696 00:51:39,516 --> 00:51:41,894 And no booze, just Pepsi. 697 00:51:41,977 --> 00:51:44,396 They were just-- They were crawling everywhere, man. 698 00:51:45,606 --> 00:51:47,107 They were crawling everywhere. 699 00:51:48,066 --> 00:51:50,360 Was anyone with you? - Yeah, Danny was there. 700 00:51:50,444 --> 00:51:51,904 He was working. 701 00:51:53,197 --> 00:51:54,573 It was over pretty quick. 702 00:51:54,656 --> 00:51:58,202 Karen, she killed 'em with some bug spray. 703 00:52:00,329 --> 00:52:02,539 What-- Wait, you mean the ants were real? 704 00:52:02,623 --> 00:52:06,710 I thought I was losing it again, Ed. Thought I was seeing things again. 705 00:52:06,793 --> 00:52:08,253 I couldn't catch my breath, 706 00:52:08,337 --> 00:52:11,381 and I was shaking and sweating all the way here. 707 00:52:13,342 --> 00:52:17,095 I could just feel 'em on my hands and on my face. 708 00:52:20,641 --> 00:52:22,392 What if it happens up there again, Ed? 709 00:52:22,476 --> 00:52:24,811 Gordo, you're not hallucinating. 710 00:52:25,687 --> 00:52:26,897 This isn't happening. 711 00:52:30,609 --> 00:52:32,110 You know, my old man... 712 00:52:33,695 --> 00:52:36,240 he was the toughest son of a bitch I ever saw. 713 00:52:37,824 --> 00:52:40,410 And the horrors he endured in that war. 714 00:52:40,953 --> 00:52:44,164 Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Okinawa. 715 00:52:46,124 --> 00:52:47,626 And those banzai charges. 716 00:52:48,919 --> 00:52:52,422 Japs coming at him, screaming like wild animals, 717 00:52:52,506 --> 00:52:54,424 running right over the backs of their dead, 718 00:52:54,508 --> 00:52:56,510 but he never left his machine gun. 719 00:52:57,177 --> 00:52:58,846 He just kept right on firing. 720 00:52:59,638 --> 00:53:01,723 I never saw him back down from anything. 721 00:53:07,020 --> 00:53:08,105 Till the cancer. 722 00:53:17,489 --> 00:53:21,076 I'd go and see him. He's laying flat on his back in his bed. 723 00:53:21,159 --> 00:53:23,245 He's gasping like a fish out of water. 724 00:53:25,038 --> 00:53:28,166 Eyes big and wide, and he's so scared. 725 00:53:36,258 --> 00:53:37,593 I just couldn't take it. 726 00:53:38,635 --> 00:53:40,137 Just ran out of the room. 727 00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:49,605 I don't know. 728 00:53:51,231 --> 00:53:52,316 Maybe the... 729 00:53:54,484 --> 00:53:56,361 fear was in him all along. 730 00:53:58,572 --> 00:53:59,573 Deep down. 731 00:54:02,117 --> 00:54:03,660 He was just too weak to... 732 00:54:08,457 --> 00:54:10,167 to fight against it anymore. 733 00:54:13,545 --> 00:54:14,755 What am I gonna do, Ed? 734 00:54:14,838 --> 00:54:16,381 You can start acting like a man. 735 00:54:19,384 --> 00:54:20,886 What? - You heard me. 736 00:54:23,180 --> 00:54:24,681 You're a goddamn astronaut. 737 00:54:25,849 --> 00:54:30,020 You sat your ass on top of five and a half million pounds of high explosive fuel 738 00:54:30,103 --> 00:54:31,813 and told them, "Light the fuse." 739 00:54:31,897 --> 00:54:34,900 And now you're sitting there crying like a little fucking baby! 740 00:54:34,983 --> 00:54:38,654 "Ed, I'm so scared. I'm so weak." 741 00:54:38,737 --> 00:54:40,906 How about you grow a pair, for Christ's sakes! 742 00:54:43,575 --> 00:54:45,077 Careful, Ed. 743 00:54:45,160 --> 00:54:47,454 Or what? El Gordo's gonna do something? 744 00:54:47,538 --> 00:54:48,872 El Gordo just might. 745 00:54:50,040 --> 00:54:52,125 Maybe you have lost it. - Shut up. 746 00:54:52,209 --> 00:54:54,211 Maybe you're not Gordo Stevens anymore! - Shut up! 747 00:54:57,673 --> 00:55:00,008 Why don't you book a flight to Florida on Pan Am? 748 00:55:00,092 --> 00:55:01,760 I'm sure they can find you a seat. 749 00:55:22,573 --> 00:55:24,867 Ninerfiveniner, nineronezero. 750 00:55:26,076 --> 00:55:30,080 Ed, we're beaucoup south of our route. Fuel's gonna be a major problem. 751 00:55:30,873 --> 00:55:31,915 What's the deal? 752 00:55:31,999 --> 00:55:35,335 Just a little detour. Thought we'd see if you got any stones left. 753 00:55:39,590 --> 00:55:42,009 You're flying in dogfight territory, son. 754 00:55:44,011 --> 00:55:46,889 You bastard. Okay, I'm gonna kick your ass. 755 00:55:47,681 --> 00:55:48,891 Fight's on, buddy. 756 00:55:54,938 --> 00:55:58,609 In the wake of Cold War tensions that show no signs of easing, 757 00:55:58,692 --> 00:56:02,863 at least one person is calling for everyone to just come together. 758 00:56:02,946 --> 00:56:04,656 His name, John Lennon. 759 00:56:04,740 --> 00:56:06,575 The famed musician and activist 760 00:56:06,658 --> 00:56:09,286 is reaching out to world leaders and fans alike, 761 00:56:09,369 --> 00:56:12,372 promoting what he calls a concert for peace. 762 00:56:12,456 --> 00:56:15,125 Hosted by Lennon, the concert would take place in New York City 763 00:56:15,209 --> 00:56:16,585 sometime in the fall. 764 00:56:16,668 --> 00:56:20,005 No word yet from Paul, George or Ringo as to whether they'll be joining. 765 00:56:21,173 --> 00:56:22,174 In other news, 766 00:56:22,257 --> 00:56:25,052 an absolutely stunning development in Panama today. 767 00:56:25,594 --> 00:56:28,263 According to the Pentagon, a team of Navy SEALs 768 00:56:28,347 --> 00:56:30,974 penetrated the Panamanian military installation 769 00:56:31,058 --> 00:56:34,811 where the American soldiers were held and rescued all four of the men. 770 00:56:34,895 --> 00:56:35,896 No shit. 771 00:56:35,979 --> 00:56:39,233 At least two Panamanian soldiers were killed in the exchange of gunfire. 772 00:56:39,733 --> 00:56:41,610 President Torrijos denounced the action 773 00:56:41,693 --> 00:56:45,155 as an outrageous violation of Panamanian sovereignty 774 00:56:45,239 --> 00:56:47,658 and has called upon the Soviet Union 775 00:56:47,741 --> 00:56:49,493 to help his country defend itself... 776 00:57:03,465 --> 00:57:05,259 Shit. - It's okay. 777 00:57:15,561 --> 00:57:17,062 I won't tell anyone if you won't. 778 00:57:28,407 --> 00:57:32,703 Yeah, I don't want you doing this with Kelly though. Ever, all right? 779 00:57:33,704 --> 00:57:34,830 Aye, aye, ma'am. 780 00:57:50,137 --> 00:57:53,348 Slippery little bastard. Ain't gonna save you though. 781 00:57:54,224 --> 00:57:55,601 Check this out, cheesedick. 782 00:58:00,731 --> 00:58:01,857 Oh, no, you don't. 783 00:58:05,777 --> 00:58:08,947 And... there you are. 784 00:58:10,532 --> 00:58:12,534 Sorry, sailor. Saw that coming. 785 00:58:17,289 --> 00:58:18,457 Time to eat your lunch. 786 00:58:19,208 --> 00:58:20,459 Pipper's on. 787 00:58:20,918 --> 00:58:24,421 Fox Two! That's all she wrote, buddy. 788 00:58:26,423 --> 00:58:27,591 Geez. 789 00:58:29,051 --> 00:58:31,220 We call that a clean kill. 790 00:58:31,303 --> 00:58:35,224 We call that dumb luck, Gordo. Let's make it two out of three. 791 00:58:37,059 --> 00:58:39,770 That's not good. Warning tone. 792 00:58:39,853 --> 00:58:42,940 Jesus, Ed, you're on fire. You got flames under your left engine. 793 00:58:43,774 --> 00:58:45,108 Shit! 794 00:58:46,944 --> 00:58:48,695 You better get out and walk, buddy. 795 00:58:48,779 --> 00:58:50,405 More like go for a swim. 796 00:58:50,489 --> 00:58:53,075 I'll call SAR. Ed, get out of there now! 797 00:58:53,158 --> 00:58:56,453 Mayday, Mayday. Houston Center. NASA nineronezero over the Gulf.