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