1. I'm here in Pasadena with
the NASA Mission Control team...
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2. ..as they celebrate scientific history.
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3. The first close-up photographs of Mars...
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4. .. from the Viking Observer spacecraft.
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5. Photos that have created a stir...
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6. ..by revealing surprising
geologic information.
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7. The presence of large amounts of water
locked in Mars' polar ice caps.
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8. Water that some speculate could have
possibly sustained life on the planet.
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9. Even more controversial
is one image of a land formation.
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10. A formation that looks like
a sculpted human face.
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11. However, NASA officials are denying
it is an indication of an alien civilisation.
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12. It's no more than a trick of light and
shadows. A geologic anomaly.
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13. The only sculptors at work
are the solar winds...
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14. .. that blow across the surface of Mars
at 300mph, ten months a year.
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15. I'm seeing... I've got...
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16. How's it going out there?
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17. - There's something out here!
- Can you repeat that, Commander Belt?
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18. It's coming at me! Holy God!
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19. Pickup terminal sequence.
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20. Booster hydraulic
power units on.
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21. This is Shuttle Launch Control.
T minus one minute, 15 seconds.
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22. - OTC to CDR, how do you read?
- Loud and clear, OVCC.
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23. - Port setup, 2.0.
- Copy setup. 2. 0.
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24. CDR Houston, how do you read?
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25. Loud and clear.
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26. Side hatch closeout and
white room configuration complete.
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27. Retracting orbiter arm.
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28. - OMS pressure on. Cabin vent complete.
- Roger. We see that.
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29. All systems go for APU start.
Transfer to internal power.
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30. Pre-start complete. APU to inhibit.
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31. Oxygen vent hood retracted.
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32. External tank is at flight pressure.
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33. Lock your visors and initiate your 02 flow.
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34. - Y'all have a good trip.
- Roger that.
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35. T minus 20 seconds and counting.
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36. Go for auto-sequence start.
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37. Booster hydraulic units have started.
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38. T minus 10...
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39. Nine...
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40. Eight...
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41. Seven...
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42. Six...
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43. Five...
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44. Four...
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45. Three...
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46. Abort liftoff. Abort liftoff.
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47. System failure. Abort.
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48. Repeat. We have an abort liftoff
at T minus three seconds.
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49. What did the note say?
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50. That they worked for NASA and wanted
to talk to somebody from the FBI.
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51. - Why the cloak-and-dagger routine?
- I have no idea.
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52. - Think it's a crank?
- It's beginning to look that way.
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53. - My name is Michelle Generoo.
- Fox Mulder.
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54. I sent you the note.
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55. Hi. Special Agent Dana Scully.
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56. I'm sorry to have to take these precautions.
I flew up from Houston this morning.
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57. - I work at the Space Center there.
- In what capacity?
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58. I'm the Mission Control communications
commander for the Space Program.
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59. What brings you to Washington?
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60. I have reason to believe
a saboteur may be at work inside NASA.
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61. - You have evidence of sabotage?
- I don't know. I may.
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62. Two weeks ago, a shuttle mission was
scrubbed three seconds before liftoff...
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63. .. when an auxiliary power unit
valve malfunctioned.
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64. If the flight had not been aborted,
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65. .. the orbiter would have exploded
on the launch pad.
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66. This was sent to me in the mail.
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67. It's a material analysis that shows
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68. deep grooved scoring marks
inside this APU valve.
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69. Marks that could have
caused a malfunction.
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70. - Evidence of tampering?
- That's what it looks like but...
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71. The person who gave me your names said
you are experts in unexplained phenomena.
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72. It's unexplainable how and when
anybody could've done it.
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73. - How do you mean?
- The valve is made of ferrocarbon titanium.
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74. To score it would take extreme
temperatures. Launch pad temperatures.
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75. Anyone at NASA would say...
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76. ..it would be impossible for anyone
to do that type of damage undetected.
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77. - Any idea who may have sent that to you?
- No. No idea.
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78. But the official analysis of the malfunction
was simple mechanical failure.
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79. - Does anybody share your suspicions?
- If they do, they're not talking to the FBI.
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80. I believe in the Space Program.
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81. I believe in the people who run it. But
there's another launch window tomorrow.
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82. And my reasons may sound selfish,
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83. .. but my fiance is the shuttle commander
on that mission.
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84. Why would somebody
sabotage the space shuttle?
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85. If you're a terrorist, it's a potent symbol
of American progress and prosperity.
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86. If you're an opponent of big science,
NASA represents a vast money trench...
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87. .. that exists outside
the crucible of the democratic process.
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88. Then there are futurists who think
the shuttle is a rusty old bucket
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89. that we should mothball.
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90. A dinosaur spacecraft built in the '70s
by scientists setting their sights on space.
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91. And we thought we'd rest easy
when the Soviet Union fell.
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92. Not to mention fringe elements who accuse
our government itself of space sabotage.
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93. The failure of the Hubble telescope
and the Mars Observer connected...
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94. - ..to a conspiracy to deny us evidence.
- Evidence of what?
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95. Alien civilisations.
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96. Oh, of course!
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97. - Wow, look at that! Gemini Eight.
- What?
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98. The man we're gonna see, Colonel Marcus
Aurelius Belt, nearly died on that mission.
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99. Made an emergency landing
in the Pacific Ocean.
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100. - You remember all that stuff?
- You never wanted to be an astronaut?
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101. I guess I missed that phase.
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102. Come in.
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103. Colonel Belt, I'm Special Agent Dana Scully.
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104. - And this is...
- Colonel Belt. Fox Mulder.
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105. I'm a big fan. It's an honour to meet you.
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106. You were a big hero to me when I was a kid.
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107. Thank you.
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108. I... I stayed up all night when I was 14
to watch your space walk.
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109. Well, now it's like
a stroll around the block.
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110. So, how can I help you?
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111. This found its way to the FBI.
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112. Do you recognise it?
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113. Sure. It's an auxiliary power unit valve.
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114. Do you have any reason
to believe it was damaged...
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115. ..in an effort to sabotage
the Space Program?
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116. No.
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117. - Do you have reason to suspect it at all?
- No reason whatsoever.
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118. If you have any respect for this program
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119. and for those who have devoted
their lives to it,
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120. ..you'll be careful
to whom you make those accusations.
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121. Looking at this evidence, sir,
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122. .. would you consider
postponing the shuttle flight...
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123. .. until a full investigation can be conducted?
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124. I don't know where you got
this specious artefact,
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125. .. but every precaution has been taken
to rectify the problem.
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126. We've waited two weeks for a window
to initiate this mission.
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127. We've got a payload to deliver.
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128. Has an internal investigation
been done in this matter?
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129. The part you have here has been installed,
inspected and designed...
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130. ..by over 100 highly trained technicians.
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131. With the security measures we take,
it would be virtually impossible...
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132. .. for one man working by himself,
or two or four men,
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133. ..to do what you're suggesting.
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134. I can assure you,
there's no one in this facility...
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135. .. that doesn't want to see that shuttle
complete its mission,
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136. .. and come back like Winged Victory herself.
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137. And in about ten hours, God willing,
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138. ..you're gonna see just that.
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139. Do you think there'd be a problem with us
watching liftoff from Mission Control?
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140. Well, being that you'd probably go over
my head anyway, please, be my guests.
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141. It was an honour, sir.
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142. Thank you.
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143. Didn't you wanna get his autograph?
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144. Where did you say you got this?
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145. It came to us anonymously.
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146. This is an APU valve, all right.
But this doesn't make sense.
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147. - What doesn't make sense?
- This scoring here.
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148. This valve was made of
ferrocarbon titanium.
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149. - You didn't order the analysis?
- No. I've never seen this before.
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150. We're on outside contract to NASA.
They may have ordered it.
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151. But wouldn't you order
a material analysis if a part malfunctioned?
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152. Every shuttle flies
with that same APU valve.
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153. To do an analysis and redesign
would delay the Program for months.
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154. Not to mention the cost.
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155. Is it conceivable that
the Program is being pushed ahead...
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156. .. without proper safety precaution?
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157. There are about 17,000 things
that can go wrong with the shuttle.
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158. And about 17,000 people
who make sure they don't.
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159. Who makes
the final determination as to its safety?
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160. We make a recommendation
but the decision is Colonel Belt's.
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161. Thank you.
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162. What do you think?
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163. I can't believe
how much faith we put in machines.
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164. Do you think Colonel Belt
lied about his knowledge of a saboteur?
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165. I can't believe Colonel Belt would
endanger the lives of those astronauts.
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166. He was an astronaut himself.
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167. So you think this x-ray is bogus?
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168. God, I hope so.
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169. This is Shuttle Launch Control with T minus
one minute, 40 seconds and counting.
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170. - OVCC verified.
- Roger that. OVCC verified.
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171. Here we go.
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172. T minus one minute, 30 and counting.
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173. - Final purge sequence. Main engine check.
- Copy. Main engine check.
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174. Switching off ground supply.
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175. - On-board fuel cells check.
- Roger, OTC.
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176. Pickup terminal sequence FPS.
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177. - OTC to CDR, how do you read?
- Loud and clear.
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178. Capacitor energy storage banks all at 241.
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179. - OTC to CDR, how do you read?
- Loud and clear.
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180. CDR Houston, how do you read?
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181. Loud and clear.
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182. Side hatch closeout and
white room configuration complete.
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183. Retracting orbiter arm.
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184. - All systems go for APU start.
- Go with APU start.
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185. BBSR power down and ready for launch.
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186. - Transfer to internal power.
- Transfer to internal power.
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187. Gimballing of engines complete.
Aero surfaces in launch position.
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188. MPDR assembled.
Military recorder is running.
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189. OK. Copy.
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190. Oxygen vent hood retracted.
External tank is at flight pressure.
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191. CDR, lock your visors
and initiate your 02 flow.
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192. - Y'all have a good one.
- Roger that.
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193. Go for auto-sequence start.
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194. Booster hydraulic units have started.
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195. Go for main engine start.
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196. T minus 10 and counting. Nine...
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197. Eight... Seven...
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198. Six... Five... Four...
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199. Three... Two... One...
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200. Zero... Ignition...
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201. We have liftoff of the shuttle orbiter.
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202. CDR Houston, betcha y'all have
never seen a more beautiful sight.
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203. Roger that. Ten-four.
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204. I have to admit I've fulfilled
one of my boyhood fantasies.
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205. Yeah, it ranks up there with
learning how to braid my own hair.
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206. Come on, Scully,
you have to admit that was exciting.
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207. - Mission Control, the countdown...
- Mulder! Wait!
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208. - Something's gone wrong.
- What happened?
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209. Something's wrong with the shuttle.
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210. We had trouble with the rocket boosters,
but fixed it.
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211. We changed watch. I went home
to try to get some sleep.
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212. I got a call. Communication
with the shuttle is down.
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213. We've got to get back to Houston.
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214. There's a press blackout. Chances are
the media doesn't know about it.
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215. - You think this is sabotage?
- I don't know. Things go wrong all the time.
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216. - Yeah, but they usually fix them, right?
- Usually.
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217. She's turning.
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218. Michelle!
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219. - I can see her.
- Michelle!
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220. - Help!
- Are you all right?
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221. - Oh, I'm stuck!
- Can you move?
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222. Just get me out of here! I'm wedged in!
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223. - Are you all right?
- I'm wedged in!
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224. Come here. Can you push with your legs?
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225. - Be careful.
- Just get me out of here!
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226. OK! All right! Come on.
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227. Don't try to move.
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228. I've got to get back to Houston.
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229. - What happened?
- I don't know.
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230. Something came at me in the fog.
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231. The next thing I knew, I was upside down.
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232. - Was it some kind of an animal?
- No.
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233. It had a face. It was...
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234. It was grotesque.
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235. I don't know what it was.
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236. Orbiter, this is Houston. Do you copy?
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237. Your transmission is breaking up.
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238. What's happening?
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239. We have a malf
in the OMS and RCF systems.
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240. They can't get the orbiter
into attitude rotation.
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241. Temperature in the cabin is 103
and they have transmission problems.
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242. - What happened?
- I had an accident. What's their position?
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243. - Just over Eastern Africa.
- Try the Seychelles tracking station.
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244. Hang in there, OTC.
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245. The orbiter manoeuvring system is down.
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246. They can't rotate the shuttle to keep it away
from the sun and keep the orbiter cool.
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247. Drop in cabin pressure.
21 kilopascals and declining.
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248. They're gonna burn up.
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249. - Where's Colonel Belt?
- On his way.
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250. - Damn! What happened to backup?
- Failed to respond.
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251. What about telemetry?
Can we auto-activate from here?
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252. We cannot auto-activate.
It's like someone's interfering.
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253. - Screwing communications from this end.
- Can you trace it?
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254. - It'd have to be a digital processor.
- They'd have to be in the data banks.
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255. - Where's that?
- Come on.
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256. Mulder?
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257. I'm a federal agent!
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258. Come on out of there!
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259. - What are you doing in here?
- I work here.
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260. Let me see your clearance.
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261. A sensor went off. There was a malfunction.
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262. - Did you find it?
- No.
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263. Did you see anybody else in here?
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264. OK, call Security.
I want a search of the premises.
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265. No-one is to come in or out
of this building without proper clearance.
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266. - I'm breaking up, OTC.
- What's the attitude of the orbiter?
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267. Flying tail first, belly towards the sun.
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268. The flash evaporator system is working
but not enough to cool 'em down.
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269. - Cabin temperature 116.
- Where's...
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270. Somebody's jamming our transmissions.
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271. Interfering with our ground communications
and scrambling our uplink telemetry.
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272. The shuttle is not responding
to override signals.
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273. I'm gonna let 'em fly by wire.
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274. - I'm cutting off telemetry.
- It might not work.
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275. - We have to give it a chance.
- We have to bring them down.
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276. We have to give them control of the ship
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277. to perform that rotation
and deliver the payload.
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278. What if they can't?
We could be stranding them.
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279. Abandon telemetry. Go to fly-by-wire mode.
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280. They're cutting off ground control.
The astronauts will be flying the shuttle.
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281. Is it gonna work?
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282. OTC, this is Houston.
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283. How's the weather up there?
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284. Sunny and warm, Houston.
What's the forecast?
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285. OTC, we're going to fly-by-wire mode.
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286. We're going to abort ground control to see
if you can bring those systems back up.
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287. Roger that, Houston.
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288. And leave the driving to us.
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289. David...
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290. You take care.
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291. What just happened?
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292. They cut off contact with the shuttle.
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293. Negative.
We pulled off the MPG. We're on manual.
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294. 45 seconds.
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295. If they were able to execute,
they'd have done it by now.
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296. Standing by.
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297. 60 seconds.
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298. Go to re-establish uplink communication.
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299. Video signal's failed.
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300. OTC, this is Houston. Do you copy?
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301. OTC, this is Houston. Where are you?
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302. Howdy do, Houston?
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303. Looks like we finally got
this bird to fly right.
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304. - OTC, do you hear that?
- Music to our ears.
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305. Cabin temperature stabilising.
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306. OTC, this is Marc Belt in Houston.
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307. How's the crew holding up?
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308. They're looking good, sir.
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309. You all get some rest.
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310. We'll get back to work...
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311. - ..at about 0700.
- Roger that, Houston.
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312. Let's get to work
on that telemetry problem.
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313. We've got a big day ahead of us.
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314. Let's just let the electronic press...
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315. .. get their sound equipment set.
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316. I know you have a lot of questions.
I'll get to them.
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317. How did he know what he did
was going to work?
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318. He didn't. They could have died up there
and there's nothing we could have done.
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319. They'd have been a ghost ship stuck in orbit.
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320. Why would he take that risk?
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321. Bring those men back
without delivering that payload?
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322. You're talking millions of wasted dollars.
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323. That's all Congress would need
to shut down NASA.
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324. As of 2200 hours...
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325. .. the crew has been conducting
on-board tests and tasks...
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326. .. and resting up for their first
full day in space tomorrow.
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327. I'm happy to say,
after a beautiful night launch,
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328. .. the shuttle orbiter
has performed... magnificently.
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329. So much for your boyhood hero.
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330. Colonel Belt?
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331. Colonel Belt?
Can I talk to you for a moment?
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332. You want to know why I lied to them.
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333. You know what it means
to be an astronaut, sir?
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334. You risk your life every time
you get into your spacecraft.
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335. For nothing more than
the good progress of mankind.
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336. You've got no argument from me, sir.
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337. - You're true American heroes.
- Heroes?
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338. We used to make headlines
when we did our job right.
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339. Now they bury you in the back of the paper.
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340. Name two astronauts
in the last shuttle mission.
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341. You make the front page today
only if you screw up.
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342. They only know your name...
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343. .. if you're the unlucky s.o.b.
sitting on 500 tons of dynamite.
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344. That's what they're really waiting for.
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345. Sir, I have to ask.
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346. I'm sorry. It's my job.
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347. Do you think someone
is sabotaging the shuttle?
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348. My answer to you, sir, will be to
bring those men back safely to Earth.
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349. - I've got...
- How's it going out there?
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350. - There's something out here!
- Can you repeat that, Commander Belt?
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351. It's coming at me! Holy God!
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352. Houston, we just heard something weird.
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353. OTC, Houston. Can you describe it?
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354. Uh, sort of a dull thump like...
something bumped the ship!
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355. Have you got any ideas about that?
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356. There it is again!
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357. We're taking a look at it now.
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358. That one right there.
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359. They've got an oxygen leak
on board the orbiter.
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360. Our 02 gauges
are going all screwy, Houston.
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361. We got problems.
An O2 leak in the main tank.
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362. What did they say happened?
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363. They don't know. They said it was a thump.
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364. Stand by.
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365. An astronomer in Winnipeg just spotted a
mile-long gaseous cloud trailing in our orbit.
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366. The liquid 02 leaking out into space.
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367. Exactly what happened
to Colonel Belt on an Apollo mission.
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368. How much time do they have?
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369. Hard to say without accurate telemetry
data. We're doing a guesstimate.
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370. - Where is Colonel Belt?
- He was due 90 minutes ago...
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371. ..to begin payload deployment.
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372. Uh, Houston, we're up here wondering...
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373. - .. when do we start holding our breath?
- We're working on it, OTC.
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374. I need those calculations
and a worst-case scenario.
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375. We don't know
if both 02 tanks are damaged.
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376. Worst-case scenario!
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377. - And someone find Colonel Belt!
- We'll find him.
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378. They've got 30 minutes of oxygen.
Then it's anybody's guess.
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379. Why does she need Belt?
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380. She doesn't know how serious the leak is.
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381. Even I can figure out what happens
when you run out of oxygen.
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382. Colonel Belt's been in the same situation.
He'll know what to do.
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383. Where the hell is he?
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384. Colonel Belt!
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385. Colonel Belt!
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386. I'm gonna go get Security.
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387. Colonel Belt.
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388. Are you all right?
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389. Yeah, I wasn't feeling well.
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390. They need you at Mission Control.
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391. There's been another accident.
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392. OTC, is your orbital
manoeuvring system still operational?
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393. Roger, Houston. We're ready for re-entiy.
Just say the word.
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394. How bad's the leak?
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395. We have no way to determine.
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396. OTC.
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397. What's the condensation in your cabin?
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398. The windows are getting steamy.
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399. Carbon dioxide build-up.
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400. OK, OTC.
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401. Everything's gonna be fine.
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402. I want you to get in your spacesuits...
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403. .. and depressurise your cabin.
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404. And then I want you to... vent that CO2.
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405. - Roger, Houston. Then what?
- I want you to stay in your suits.
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406. And then I want you to prepare
to use your emergency oxygen systems.
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407. And then I want you to...
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408. ..to... deliver your payload.
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409. Those are men up there.
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410. You're out of line. You wanna tell me how
to do my job? I've been in that situation.
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411. There's more at risk than your personal life.
If you can't accept that...
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412. .. or operate effectively
in these circumstances,
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413. ..you'd better leave the decisions
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414. OTC...
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415. ..do you copy?
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416. Roger, Houston. We're waiting on
those 02 calculations.
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417. Michelle!
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418. - They're gonna die!
- You don't know that.
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419. It's unconscionable putting that payload
before those men's lives!
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420. I think she's right, Mulder.
You saw him in there. He's losing it.
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421. - He saved their lives earlier.
- Or put them in unnecessary jeopardy.
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422. If he can't deliver that payload,
Congress will kill the Space Program.
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423. So will killing the astronauts.
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424. Somebody must have
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425. Too many things have gone wrong.
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426. - I think Colonel Belt knows about it.
- We've got to stop him.
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427. - Pull them out of orbit!
- He doesn't want them to die.
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428. - How do you know?
- I know it. I'm sure of it.
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429. - He put them up there!
- And only he can get them down alive.
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430. How can you be certain that what he's doing
isn't gonna save their lives?
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431. Now, I need access
to your records, in a hurry.
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432. Everything on
the Hubble Telescope, Mars Observer...
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433. .. and the current orbiter mission.
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434. Tens of thousands of documents.
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435. - What are we looking for?
- X-rays, diagrams, schematics.
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436. - Proof that Belt knew about a sabotage.
- A needle in a haystack.
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437. Payload deployment initiated.
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438. Roger that, OTC. Tracking it now.
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439. Looks good from here.
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440. Payload deliver is complete, Houston.
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441. We're awaiting your order.
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442. System check for re-entry de-orbit burn.
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443. Holy God! There's something
outside the ship that...
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444. - There's someone outside the ship!
- Can you repeat that, OTC?
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445. There's... some kind of...
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446. .. ghost outside the ship!
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447. No... No...
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448. No... No!
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449. No! No-o-o-o-o!
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450. Mulder? I found it.
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451. This is the same diagram
that was sent to Michelle.
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452. Ordered by Colonel Belt. Which means
he knew about the faulty valve.
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453. This is from the Challenger. It's the O-ring
fitting that failed, dated January 21, 1986.
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454. One week before the space shuttle blew up.
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455. The analysis was ordered by Colonel Belt.
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456. So he might have known
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457. Something weird is going on here, Scully.
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458. Colonel Belt's collapsed. He's in his office.
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459. He was just here!
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460. Oh, my God.
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461. What's wrong with him?
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462. Get a doctor.
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463. Help me!
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464. - Help me!
- How can we help you, Colonel?
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465. He's having some kind of a seizure.
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466. Come on! Come on, come on!
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467. No... They're... tearing me apart!
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468. Let me see if I can get a pulse.
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469. Oh... Help me!
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470. - I'm bringing that shuttle down.
- No-o-o-o!
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471. - It's out there!
- Come on, let's put him down.
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472. - Spacesuit...
- Easy, easy.
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473. - Strap him down!
- Give him 10mg of diazepam!
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474. - No!
- He's gonna hurt himself!
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475. He's trying to tell us something!
Colonel Belt?
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476. - Those men are running out of oxygen.
- They don't have to die.
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477. Colonel Belt, I want you to focus.
Focus your breathing.
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478. Focus your pain... right here.
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479. Blood pressure's 174 over 120.
Vitals are rising.
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480. - Mulder, you're risking an aneurysm.
- Focus!
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481. Now you're focused.
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482. Right here.
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483. Now you're gonna save those astronauts
and you're gonna tell me how to do it.
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484. The shuttle... can't survive re-entry.
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485. - He's lying.
- How do you know it can't survive?
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486. The fuselage... the fuselage is damaged.
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487. - The silicone tiles are destroyed.
- How does he know?
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488. - How has it been damaged?
- I'm responsible.
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489. - Did you sabotage the shuttle?
- No, but I couldn't stop them.
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490. Nobody could stop them!
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491. - Stop who?
- Pulse is 194.
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492. - You'll kill him, Mulder!
- Stop who?
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493. They don't want us to know!
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494. - They don't want us to know!
- Who?
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495. It came to me. It lives in me!
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496. It's coming at me! It's coming at me!
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497. No! Help me! It's coming back!
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498. That's the face I saw in the fog!
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499. - We're losing him!
- V-fib!
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500. Here you go.
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501. Clear!
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502. They just ran out of oxygen. They've got
30 minutes left in the emergency system.
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503. They'll suffocate up there. I've got to bring
them down. It's the only chance I've got.
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504. Again.
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505. Hold on. We've got vitals. We got a pulse.
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506. We've got to get him to a hospital.
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507. OTC, this is Houston, Mission Control.
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508. Roger, Houston.
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509. We've got some spooky stuff up here.
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510. OTC, we're gonna bring you down.
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511. We want you to instigate de-orbit burn...
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512. .. and begin deceleration.
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513. Roger, Houston.
We kinda hoped you'd say that.
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514. Activating OMS rockets.
All systems go for re-entiy.
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515. They're bringing the shuttle down.
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516. You said the shuttle would burn up
on re-entry. Can we do anything to save it?
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517. Change the trajectory.
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518. - Change the trajectory to what?
- Change re-entry trajectory to 35 degrees.
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519. T minus 35 seconds
to ionosphere re-entry.
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520. - Change the re-entry trajectory!
- What?
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521. - Change it to 35 degrees!
- 30 seconds to re-entry.
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522. - Colonel Belt...
- I can't!
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523. - 25 seconds.
- It's your only shot!
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524. We'd have to change site
and tell them before the blackout.
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525. 15 seconds to blackout.
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526. I want to know the weather in Albuquerque!
Are we go for an emergency landing?
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527. Landing conditions go in Albuquerque.
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528. T minus 5 seconds to blackout.
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529. OTC, change your re-entry trajectory
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530. You'll land at Kirtland Field
in Albuquerque. Do you copy?
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531. - Blackout in effect.
- Did they get that transmission?
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532. - Two minutes to re-establish.
- Damn it!
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533. - How much oxygen do they have?
- 16 minutes.
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534. OTC, this is Houston. Come in, OTC.
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535. OTC, this is Houston.
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536. Come in, OTC!
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537. Anything?
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538. - What's the point of their new re-entry?
- 500 miles west of Hawaii.
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539. See if Hawaii can...
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540. - Hawaii's got them on radar.
- They made it.
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541. Not necessarily.
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542. Albuquerque, do you have
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543. Negative, Houston. Nothing on the screen.
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544. OTC, this is Houston. Come in, OTC.
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545. OTC, this is Houston! Come in, OTC!
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546. Houston, this is OTC.
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547. You know a good place to eat
in Albuquerque?
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548. Thought we'd meet for dinner.
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549. Whoo! OTC, welcome home.
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550. Welcome home, OTC.
You're lookin' real good.
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551. Yes!
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552. The space shuttle touched down today
at 10.56 Central Standard Time.
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553. The orbiter delivered its payload
after just 13 orbits...
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554. .. and returned to Earth...
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555. without incident.
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556. We at NASA are looking forward
to our next shuttle mission...
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557. .. and to future successful explorations
of space, for mankind...
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558. .. and for the future of mankind.
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559. No more!
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560. Argh!
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561. I just heard.
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562. Something he must have seen
out there in space.
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563. The doctors who examined him said
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564. I don't think he ever really knew...
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565. .. exactly how it was working through him.
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566. Or, if he ever knew,
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567. .. that he was...
responsible for his own actions.
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568. He ordered those x-rays
of the damaged parts.
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569. You saw what I saw, Scully.
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570. I think he was trying to warn her.
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571. I think he sent Michelle those x-rays like...
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572. .. without quite knowing why.
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573. As if his own instinctual impulse
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574. While simultaneously trying to kill them?
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575. Scully, we send those men up into space
to unlock the doors of the universe.
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576. And we don't even know
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577. I think whatever it was,
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578. .. he took it with him.
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579. In the end, that was
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580. There's an investigation, you know.
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581. They haven't ruled out foul play.
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582. He gave his own life.
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583. As an astronaut, that was something
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584. Colonel Marcus Aurelius Belt
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585. ..to the exploration
and understanding of space.
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586. Learning its mysteries and experiencing it...
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587. .. not just for himself, but for humanity.
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588. Lord, take this man's soul
and let it rise up to your heavens,
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589. .. higher than he could ever go as a man.
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590. Let him know the true nature
of the universe that he sought to learn.
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591. I made this!
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