1. All right, team,Copy !req
2. stay in sight of each other.Copy !req
3. Let's make NASA proud today.Copy !req
4. How's it looking
over there, Watney?Copy !req
5. Well,
you'll be happy to hear...Copy !req
6. that in Grid Section 14-28,Copy !req
7. the particles were
predominantly coarse...Copy !req
8. but in 29,
they're much finer...Copy !req
9. and they should be ideal
for chem analysis.Copy !req
10. Oh, wow.
Did everybody hear that?Copy !req
11. Mark just discovered dirt.Copy !req
12. Should we
alert the media?Copy !req
13. Sorry, what are you
doing today, Martinez?Copy !req
14. Making sure the MAV
is still upright?Copy !req
15. I'd like you to knowCopy !req
16. that visual inspection
of the equipment...Copy !req
17. is imperative
to mission success.Copy !req
18. I also would like to report
that the MA V is still upright.Copy !req
19. Watney,Copy !req
20. you keep leaving
your channel open...Copy !req
21. which leads to
Martinez responding...Copy !req
22. which leads to
all of us listening...Copy !req
23. which leads to me
being annoyed.Copy !req
24. Roger that.Copy !req
25. Martinez, the captain
would like you to please...Copy !req
26. shut your smart mouth.Copy !req
27. We'd prefer to use
a different adjectiveCopy !req
28. to describe Martinez's mouth.Copy !req
29. Did Beck
just insult me?Copy !req
30. WATNEY'. "Dr. Beck." And yes.Copy !req
31. Happy to turn the radios off
from here, Commander.Copy !req
32. Just say the word.Copy !req
33. VVaH, Johanssen.Copy !req
34. Constant communication
is the hallmark...Copy !req
35. Shut 'em off.Copy !req
36. No.Copy !req
37. No. Excuse me.Copy !req
38. I apologize
for my countrymen, Vogel.Copy !req
39. Accepted.Copy !req
40. How many samples
do we need, Commander?Copy !req
41. Seven.Copy !req
42. 100 grams each.Copy !req
43. We have a mission update.
A storm warning.Copy !req
44. Commander,
you should come inside.Copy !req
45. You're gonna want to see this.Copy !req
46. What is it?Copy !req
47. A storm warning.Copy !req
48. I saw that
in this morning's briefing.Copy !req
49. We'll be inside
before it hits.Copy !req
50. Yeah, they upgraded
their estimate.Copy !req
51. The storm's gonna be
a lot worse.Copy !req
52. Martinez,
how does it look?Copy !req
53. Not good.Copy !req
54. "1,200 kilometers in diameter,
bearing 24.41 degrees."Copy !req
55. That's tracking
right towards us.Copy !req
56. "Based on current escalation,Copy !req
57. "estimated force
of 8,600 newtons."Copy !req
58. What's the abort force?Copy !req
59. 7,500.Copy !req
60. Anything more than
that and the MA V could tip.Copy !req
61. Do we scrub?Copy !req
62. Begin abort procedure.Copy !req
63. We are estimating
with a margin of error.Copy !req
64. We could wait it out.Copy !req
65. Let's wait it out.Copy !req
66. Let's wait it out.Copy !req
67. Commander?Copy !req
68. Prep emergency departure.Copy !req
69. Commander?Copy !req
70. We're scrubbed.
That's an order.Copy !req
71. Martinez,
how long before take-off?Copy !req
72. 12 minutes.Copy !req
73. Visibility
is almost zero.Copy !req
74. Anyone gets lost,Copy !req
75. hone in on
my suit's telemetry.Copy !req
76. You ready?Copy !req
77. Ready.Copy !req
78. Commander,
are you okay?Copy !req
79. I'm okay.Copy !req
80. Commander,
we're at 10 degrees,Copy !req
81. and the MAV
is gonna tip at 12.3.Copy !req
82. Hey! We might be able
to keep the MAV from tipping.Copy !req
83. H ow?Copy !req
84. Use the cables from the comms
mast as guy-lines...Copy !req
85. anchor it with the Rover's.Copy !req
86. Watch out!Copy !req
87. Watney!Copy !req
88. Warning. Suit breach detected.Copy !req
89. What happened?Copy !req
90. He was hit.Copy !req
91. Watney, report.Copy !req
92. Before we lost telemetry,Copy !req
93. his decompression alarm
went off.Copy !req
94. Where did you
last see him?Copy !req
95. I don't know where he is.Copy !req
96. What are the vitals
on his suit?Copy !req
97. He's offline.Copy !req
98. A complete loss
of signal on Watney.Copy !req
99. Beck!
Yeah.Copy !req
100. How long can he survive
decompression?Copy !req
101. Less than a minute.Copy !req
102. Line up, walk west.Copy !req
103. He may be prone.
We don't wanna step over him.Copy !req
104. Commander...Copy !req
105. We're at 10.5 degrees.Copy !req
106. Warning. Excessive tilt.Copy !req
107. Tilting to 11
with all the gusts of wind.Copy !req
108. Copy that.Copy !req
109. Everyone, hone in
on Martinez's suit.Copy !req
110. It'll get you to airlock.
Get in, prep for launch.Copy !req
111. What about you,
Commander?Copy !req
112. I'm gonna search
a little longer. Get moving!Copy !req
113. Go!Copy !req
114. Watney!Copy !req
115. Watney, report!Copy !req
116. The MA V's
at 11.6 degrees.Copy !req
117. One good gust
and we're tipping.Copy !req
118. If it tips, you launch.Copy !req
119. You really think
I'm gonna leave you behind?Copy !req
120. That's an order,
Martinez.Copy !req
121. Mark!Copy !req
122. Mark! Can you hear me?Copy !req
123. Martinez, what about
the proximity radar?Copy !req
124. Could that detect
Watney's suit?Copy !req
125. It's made to see
the Hermes from orbit...Copy !req
126. not a little piece of metal
from a single suit.Copy !req
127. Give it a try.Copy !req
128. Roger.Copy !req
129. What is she thinking?
She knowsCopy !req
130. the infrared can't
get through a sandstorm.Copy !req
131. She's grasping
for anything.Copy !req
132. We've got
negative contactCopy !req
133. on the proximity radar.Copy !req
134. Nothing?Copy !req
135. No.
I can barely see the Hab.Copy !req
136. Commander, I know you don't
wanna hear this, but...Copy !req
137. Mark is dead.Copy !req
138. Commander!Copy !req
139. Hey, what the hell
is wrong with you, man?Copy !req
140. My friend just died.Copy !req
141. I don't want
my commander to die, too.Copy !req
142. Stability warning.Copy !req
143. We're tipping!Copy !req
144. Commander, you need
to get back to the ship, now!Copy !req
145. 13 degrees.Copy !req
146. If we pass balance,
we'll never rock back.Copy !req
147. I've got
one more trick left,Copy !req
148. and then I'm following orders,
Commander.Copy !req
149. You're firing the OMS?Copy !req
150. That's right.Copy !req
151. Commander!Copy !req
152. On my way.Copy !req
153. Johanssen, let's go.Copy !req
154. Mark!Copy !req
155. We're at 11.5
and holding.Copy !req
156. Ready to go on your command.Copy !req
157. Ready to launch.Copy !req
158. Commander.Copy !req
159. I need you to verbally tell me
whether or not to.Copy !req
160. Launch.Copy !req
161. At around 4:30 a.m.Copy !req
162. Central Standard Time...Copy !req
163. our satellites
detected a stormCopy !req
164. approaching the Ares 3
mission site on Mars.Copy !req
165. At 6:45, the storm
had escalated to severe...Copy !req
166. and we had no choice
but to abort the mission.Copy !req
167. Thanks to the quick action
of Commander Lewis...Copy !req
168. astronauts Beck, Johanssen,
Martinez and Vogel...Copy !req
169. were all able to reach
the Mars Ascent Vehicle...Copy !req
170. and perform an emergency
launch at 7:28 Central Time.Copy !req
171. Unfortunately,
during the evacuation...Copy !req
172. astronaut Mark Watney was
struck by debris and killed.Copy !req
173. Commander Lewis
and the rest of her team...Copy !req
174. were able to intercept safely
with the HermesCopy !req
175. and are now heading home.Copy !req
176. But Mark Watney is dead.Copy !req
177. Director Sanders!Copy !req
178. Oxygen level critical.Copy !req
179. Oxygen level critical.Copy !req
180. Oxygen level...Copy !req
181. Pressure stable.Copy !req
182. Fuck.Copy !req
183. Okay.Copy !req
184. Okay-Copy !req
185. Hello, this is Mark Watney,
astronaut.Copy !req
186. I'm entering this log
for the record...Copy !req
187. in case I don't make it.Copy !req
188. It is 06:53 on Sol 19...Copy !req
189. and I'm alive.Copy !req
190. Obviously.Copy !req
191. But I'm guessing that's gonna
come as a surpriseCopy !req
192. to my crewmates and to NASA.Copy !req
193. And to the entire world,
really, so...Copy !req
194. Surprise.Copy !req
195. I did not die on Sol 18.Copy !req
196. Best I can figure...Copy !req
197. this length of our primary
communications antennaCopy !req
198. broke off...Copy !req
199. and tore through
my bio-monitor...Copy !req
200. and ripped a hole
in me as well.Copy !req
201. But the antenna
and the blood, really,Copy !req
202. managed to seal the breach
in my suit...Copy !req
203. which kept me alive,Copy !req
204. even though the crew
must have thought I was dead.Copy !req
205. I have no way to contact NASA.Copy !req
206. And even if I could,
it's gonna be four years...Copy !req
207. until a manned mission
can reach me.Copy !req
208. And I'm in a Hab designed
to last 31 days.Copy !req
209. If the oxygenator breaks,
I'm gonna suffocate.Copy !req
210. If the water reclaimer breaks,
I'll die of thirst.Copy !req
211. If the Hab breaches,
I'm just gonna, kind of...Copy !req
212. implode.Copy !req
213. And if by some miracle,
none of that happens...Copy !req
214. eventually I'm gonna
run out of food.Copy !req
215. So...Copy !req
216. Yeah.Copy !req
217. Yeah.Copy !req
218. I'm not gonna die here.Copy !req
219. 32...Copy !req
220. 33...Copy !req
221. 34...Copy !req
222. 35, 36.Copy !req
223. Sweet and sour chicken.Copy !req
224. What do we got?Copy !req
225. Right, let's do the math.Copy !req
226. Our surface mission here was
supposed to last 31 sols.Copy !req
227. For redundancy, they sent
68 sols worth of food.Copy !req
228. That's for 6 people.Copy !req
229. So for just me,
that's gonna last 300 sols...Copy !req
230. which I figure I can stretch
to 400 if I ration.Copy !req
231. So I got to figure out
a way to growCopy !req
232. three years' worth
of food here.Copy !req
233. On a planet
where nothing grows.Copy !req
234. Luckily...Copy !req
235. I'm a botanist.Copy !req
236. Mars will come to fear
my botany powers.Copy !req
237. Pressure stable.Copy !req
238. Staple came out.Copy !req
239. Fuck you, Mars.Copy !req
240. Johanssen, Jesus.Copy !req
241. Sunday, Monday, Happy DaysCopy !req
242. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Happy DaysCopy !req
243. Thursday, Friday, Happy DaysCopy !req
244. The weekend comes,
my cycle humsCopy !req
245. Ready to race to youCopy !req
246. The problem is water.Copy !req
247. I have created
126 square meters of soil.Copy !req
248. But every cubic meter
of soil requiresCopy !req
249. 40 liters of water
to be farmable.Copy !req
250. So I gotta make
a lot more water.Copy !req
251. Good thing is,
I know the recipe.Copy !req
252. You take hydrogen,
you add oxygen, you burn.Copy !req
253. Now, I have hundreds of litersCopy !req
254. of unused hydrazine
at the MD V.Copy !req
255. If I run the hydrazine
over an iridium catalyst,Copy !req
256. it'll separate into N2 and H2.Copy !req
257. And then if I just direct the
hydrogen into a small area...Copy !req
258. and burn it.Copy !req
259. Luckily,
in the history of humanity...Copy !req
260. nothing bad has ever happenedCopy !req
261. from lighting hydrogen
on fire.Copy !req
262. NASA hates fire.Copy !req
263. Because of the wholeCopy !req
264. "fire makes everybody die
in space" thing.Copy !req
265. So, everything
they sent us up here withCopy !req
266. is flame-retardant. ..Copy !req
267. With the notable
exception of...Copy !req
268. Martinez's personal items.Copy !req
269. lam sorry, Martinez.Copy !req
270. But if you didn't want me to
go through your stuff...Copy !req
271. you shouldn't have left me
for dead on a desolate planet.Copy !req
272. By the way, I'm figuring
you're gonna beCopy !req
273. fine with this,
given my present situation.Copy !req
274. What's everybody doing?Copy !req
275. Taking a holiday
from being cool?Copy !req
276. Counting on you.Copy !req
277. Whoo!Copy !req
278. So, yeah, I blew myself up.Copy !req
279. Best guess...Copy !req
280. I forgot to account
for the excess oxygen...Copy !req
281. that I've been exhaling
when I did my calculations.Copy !req
282. Because I'm stupid.Copy !req
283. Yeah, I'm gonna
get back to work here...Copy !req
284. just as soon as my ears
stop ringing.Copy !req
285. Interesting side note,Copy !req
286. this is actually how the Jet
Propulsion Lab was founded.Copy !req
287. Five guys at Caltech were
trying to make rocket fuel...Copy !req
288. and they nearly burned down
their dorm.Copy !req
289. And rather than expel them...Copy !req
290. they banished them
to a nearby farm,Copy !req
291. told them to keep working.Copy !req
292. And now we have
a space program.Copy !req
293. Okay.Copy !req
294. Hey, there.Copy !req
295. The nation
was blessedCopy !req
296. to have Mark serving
in our space program.Copy !req
297. While his loss
will be deeply felt...Copy !req
298. the men and women of NASA
will soldier forth...Copy !req
299. onward and upward in the
mission of their agency.Copy !req
300. By doing so,
they honor the legacyCopy !req
301. Mark's leaving behind...Copy !req
302. and they ensure his sacrifice
will not be in vain.Copy !req
303. I have the honor of speakingCopy !req
304. not only for the men
and women of NASA...Copy !req
305. but for people
all over the world...Copy !req
306. I thought you gave
a lovely speech, by the way.Copy !req
307. I need you to authorize
my satellite time.Copy !req
308. It's not gonna happen.Copy !req
309. We're funded
for five Ares missions.Copy !req
310. I think I can get Congress
to authorize a sixth.Copy !req
311. No.Copy !req
312. Ares 3 evac'd
after 18 sols.Copy !req
313. There's half a mission worth
of supplies up there.Copy !req
314. I can sell it
at a fractionCopy !req
315. of the cost of
a normal mission...Copy !req
316. and all I have to know is
what's left of our assets.Copy !req
317. You're not the only one
who needs satellite time.Copy !req
318. We've got the Ares 4 supply
missions coming up.Copy !req
319. We should be focusing on
the Schiaparelli Crater.Copy !req
320. Okay, we got
12 satellites up there.Copy !req
321. Surely we can spare
a few hours...Copy !req
322. It's not about
the satellite time, Vince.Copy !req
323. We're a public domain
organization.Copy !req
324. We need to be
transparent on this.Copy !req
325. Okay.Copy !req
326. The second we point
the satellites at the Hab...Copy !req
327. I broadcast picturesCopy !req
328. of Mark Watney's dead body
to the world.Copy !req
329. You're afraid of a PR problem?Copy !req
330. Of course
I'm afraid of a PR problem.Copy !req
331. Another mission?Copy !req
332. Congress won't reimburse us
for a paper clip...Copy !req
333. if I put a dead astronaut
on the front pageCopy !req
334. of The Washington Post.Copy !req
335. He's not going anywhere,
Teddy. I mean, he's not...Copy !req
336. He's not gonna
decompose, you know.Copy !req
337. He's gonna be
up there forever.Copy !req
338. Meteorology estimates that
he'll be covered in sand...Copy !req
339. from normal weather activity
within a year.Copy !req
340. We can't wait a year.
We got work to do.Copy !req
341. Ares 5 won't even launch
for five years.Copy !req
342. We have plenty of time.Copy !req
343. Okay.Copy !req
344. Okay.Copy !req
345. Okay, consider this.Copy !req
346. Right now,
the world's on our side.Copy !req
347. Sympathy
for the Watney family.Copy !req
348. Ares 6 could
bring his body home.Copy !req
349. Now, we don't say that's
the purpose of the mission...Copy !req
350. but we make it clear that
that would be a part of it.Copy !req
351. We frame it that way.Copy !req
352. More support from Congress.
But not if we wait a year.Copy !req
353. We wait a year,
nobody gives a shit.Copy !req
354. Vincent Kapoor?Copy !req
355. 6-2.Copy !req
356. 7-6-2.Copy !req
357. Acidalia Planitia.Copy !req
358. What?Copy !req
359. Hi. Security?Copy !req
360. This is Mindy Park in SatCon.Copy !req
361. I need the emergency contact
for Vincent Kapoor.Copy !req
362. Yes, him.Copy !req
363. Yes, it's an emergency!Copy !req
364. How sure?Copy !req
365. 100%.Copy !req
366. You've got to be shitting me.Copy !req
367. Prove it to me.Copy !req
368. For a start...Copy !req
369. the solar panels
have been cleaned.Copy !req
370. They could have been
cleaned by wind.Copy !req
371. Back it up. Look at Rover 2.Copy !req
372. According to the logs,Copy !req
373. Commander Lewis
took it out on Sol 17...Copy !req
374. plugged it into the Hab
to recharge.Copy !req
375. It's been moved.Copy !req
376. She could have forgotten
to log the move.Copy !req
377. No, not likely.Copy !req
378. Why don't
we just ask Lewis?Copy !req
379. Let's get on CAPCOM and
ask her directly right now.Copy !req
380. No. No.Copy !req
381. If Watney is really alive,Copy !req
382. we don't want
the Ares 3 crew to know.Copy !req
383. How can you not tell them?Copy !req
384. They have another 10 months
on their trip home.Copy !req
385. Space travel is dangerous.Copy !req
386. They need to be
alert and undistracted.Copy !req
387. But they already think
he's dead.Copy !req
388. And they'd be devastated
to find outCopy !req
389. they left him there alive.Copy !req
390. I'm sorry, but you have
not thought this through.Copy !req
391. What are we gonna say?
"Dear America...Copy !req
392. "remember that astronaut
we killedCopy !req
393. "and had a really
nice funeral for?Copy !req
394. "Turns out he's alive and we
left him on Mars. Our bad.Copy !req
395. "Sincerely, NASA."Copy !req
396. Do you realize the shitstorm
that is about to hit us?Copy !req
397. How are we going
to handle the public?Copy !req
398. Legally, we have 24 hours
to release these pictures.Copy !req
399. We release
a statement with them.Copy !req
400. We don't want people
working it out on their own.Copy !req
401. Yes, sir.Copy !req
402. But if my math is right,
he's going to starve to deathCopy !req
403. long before we can help him.Copy !req
404. Can you imagine what he's
going through up there?Copy !req
405. He's 50 million miles
away from home.Copy !req
406. He thinks he's totally alone.Copy !req
407. He thinks we gave up on him.Copy !req
408. What does that do to a man,
psychologically?Copy !req
409. What the hell
is he thinking right now?Copy !req
410. I'm definitely gonna
die up here...Copy !req
411. if I have to listen to any
more god-awful disco music.Copy !req
412. My God, Commander Lewis,Copy !req
413. couldn't you have packed
anything from this century?Copy !req
414. Turn the beat aroundCopy !req
415. No, lam not gonna
"turn the beat around."Copy !req
416. I refuse to.Copy !req
417. Mr. Sanders? Mr. Sanders?Copy !req
418. What attempts have been madeCopy !req
419. to make contact
with Mark Watney?Copy !req
420. We're working on it.Copy !req
421. Does he have
enough supplies to survive?Copy !req
422. We'll be looking into that.Copy !req
423. What does this say
about the agency?Copy !req
424. Are you gonna resign?Copy !req
425. No.Copy !req
426. Director Sanders!Copy !req
427. It's time to start
thinking long term.Copy !req
428. The next NASA mission
is Ares 4...Copy !req
429. and it's supposed to land
at Schiaparelli Crater...Copy !req
430. 3200 kilometers away.Copy !req
431. 3,200 kilometers.Copy !req
432. In four years, when the next
Ares crew arrives,Copy !req
433. I'll have to be there.Copy !req
434. Which means
I have to get to the crater.Copy !req
435. Okay, so here's the rub.Copy !req
436. I've got one working RoverCopy !req
437. designed to go a max distance
of 35 kilometers...Copy !req
438. before the battery has to be
recharged at the Hab.Copy !req
439. That's Problem A.Copy !req
440. Problem B is this journey's
gonna take meCopy !req
441. roughly 50 days to complete.Copy !req
442. So I gotta live for 50 days...Copy !req
443. inside a Rover
with marginal life supportCopy !req
444. the size of a small van.Copy !req
445. So, in the face
of overwhelming odds,Copy !req
446. I'm left with only one option.Copy !req
447. I'm gonna have to
science the shit out of this.Copy !req
448. Okay, so, success.Copy !req
449. Uh...Copy !req
450. I have doubled my battery life
by scavenging Rover 1.Copy !req
451. But if I use the heater...Copy !req
452. I will burn through half
my battery every day.Copy !req
453. If I do not use my heater,
I will be...Copy !req
454. slowly killed by
the laws of thermodynamics.Copy !req
455. I would love to solve
this problem right nowCopy !req
456. but unfortunately...Copy !req
457. my balls are frozen.Copy !req
458. I can't. I'm calling it.
I'm calling it.Copy !req
459. Good news,
I may have a solutionCopy !req
460. to my heating problem.Copy !req
461. Bad news,
it involves me digging upCopy !req
462. the Radioisotope
Thermoelectric Generator.Copy !req
463. Now, if I remember
my training correctly,Copy !req
464. one of the lessons
was titled...Copy !req
465. "Don't Dig Up the Big Box
of Plutonium, Mark."Copy !req
466. I get it. RTGs are good
for spacecraft,Copy !req
467. but if they rupture
around humans...Copy !req
468. no more humans.Copy !req
469. Which is why we buried it
when we arrived.Copy !req
470. And planted that flag...Copy !req
471. so we would never be
stupid enoughCopy !req
472. to accidentally
go near it again.Copy !req
473. But as long as
I don't break it...Copy !req
474. I almost just saidCopy !req
475. "Everything will be fine"
out loud.Copy !req
476. Look, the point is,
I'm not cold anymore.Copy !req
477. And sure,
I could choose to thinkCopy !req
478. about the fact
that I'm warm...Copy !req
479. because I have a decayingCopy !req
480. radioactive isotope
riding right behind me...Copy !req
481. but right now, I got bigger
problems on my hands.Copy !req
482. I have scoured
every single data fileCopy !req
483. on Commander Lewis'
personal drive.Copy !req
484. This is officially
the least disco song she owns.Copy !req
485. Lookin' for some hot stuffCopy !req
486. Baby, this evenin'Copy !req
487. I need some hot stuff,
baby, tonightCopy !req
488. I want some hot stuff,
baby, this evenin'Copy !req
489. Gotta have some hot stuff
Gotta have some love tonightCopy !req
490. Hot stuffCopy !req
491. I need hot stuffCopy !req
492. I want some hot stuffCopy !req
493. I need hot stuffCopy !req
494. Yeah.
Where is Watney going?Copy !req
495. We believe that
he's preparing for a journey.Copy !req
496. He's been conducting
incremental tests...Copy !req
497. taking the Rover2
out for longerCopy !req
498. and longer trips each time.Copy !req
499. To what end?
Why would he leaveCopy !req
500. the relative safety
of the Hab?Copy !req
501. Well, we think that
he plans to travelCopy !req
502. to the Ares 4 launch site...Copy !req
503. in order to make
contact with us,Copy !req
504. but it would be
a dangerous gamble.Copy !req
505. But if we could talk to him,Copy !req
506. we would tell him
to stay put...Copy !req
507. and to trust that we are doing
everything in our powerCopy !req
508. to bring him home alive.Copy !req
509. Thank you very much.Copy !req
510. Don't say "Bring him
home alive," Vincent.Copy !req
511. You know what?
These interviews aren't easy.Copy !req
512. So God forbid
I try to say somethingCopy !req
513. proactive and positive.Copy !req
514. Annie.Copy !req
515. No more Vincent
on TV. Copy that.Copy !req
516. 76 kilometers.
Am I reading that right?Copy !req
517. Are you asking me?Copy !req
518. lam.Copy !req
519. Yes, sir.Copy !req
520. Mark drove two hours
straightaway from the Hab...Copy !req
521. did a short EVA and then
drove for another two.Copy !req
522. We think the EVA
was to change batteries.Copy !req
523. He didn't load up
the oxygenatorCopy !req
524. or the water reclaimer?Copy !req
525. Every 41 hours,
there's a 17 minute gap.Copy !req
526. It's just the way
the orbits work...Copy !req
527. so it's possible
that we missed something.Copy !req
528. I want that gap
down to four minutes.Copy !req
529. I'm giving you
total authorityCopy !req
530. over satellite trajectories
and orbital adjustments.Copy !req
531. Make it happen.Copy !req
532. Okay.Copy !req
533. Let's assume Miss Park
didn't miss anything.Copy !req
534. So Mark's not going
to Ares 4. Yet.Copy !req
535. But he's smart enough
to figure outCopy !req
536. that's his only chance.Copy !req
537. Bruce, what's the earliest we
can get a pre-supply there?Copy !req
538. With the positions
of Earth and Mars,Copy !req
539. it'll take nine months.Copy !req
540. It'll take six months to
build it in the first place.Copy !req
541. Three months.Copy !req
542. Three?Copy !req
543. You're going to say
it's impossibleCopy !req
544. and then I'm gonna
make a speech...Copy !req
545. about the blinding
capabilitiesCopy !req
546. of the JPL team...Copy !req
547. and then you're going
to do the mathCopy !req
548. in your head
and say something like...Copy !req
549. "The overtime alone
will be a nightmare."Copy !req
550. The overtime alone
will be a nightmare.Copy !req
551. Get started.Copy !req
552. I'll find you the money.Copy !req
553. We need to tell the crew.Copy !req
554. Mitch,
we've discussed this.Copy !req
555. No, you discussed this.Copy !req
556. I'm the one who decides
what's best for the crew.Copy !req
557. They deserve to know.Copy !req
558. Once there's a real
rescue plan, we'll tell them.Copy !req
559. Otherwise, it's moot.Copy !req
560. Bruce has three months to get
the payload done.Copy !req
561. That's all that
matters right now.Copy !req
562. We'll do our best.Copy !req
563. Mark dies if you don't.Copy !req
564. It's been 48 sols
since I planted the potatoes.Copy !req
565. So now it's time
to reap and re-sow.Copy !req
566. They grew even better
than I expected.Copy !req
567. I now have 400
healthy potato plants.Copy !req
568. I dug them up, being careful
to leave their plants alive.Copy !req
569. The smaller ones I'll reseed,Copy !req
570. the larger ones
are my food supply.Copy !req
571. All natural, organic,
Martian-grown potatoes.Copy !req
572. You don't hear
that every day, do you?Copy !req
573. And by the way,
none of this matters at all...Copy !req
574. if I can't figure out a way
to make contact with NASA.Copy !req
575. I know what I'm gonna do.Copy !req
576. Oh! He's moving again.Copy !req
577. Where the hell
is he going?Copy !req
578. He hasn't changed course
for 13 days.Copy !req
579. He's nowhere near the Ares 4.Copy !req
580. Unless he's not taking
a direct route.Copy !req
581. He might be trying to avoid
some obstacle.Copy !req
582. What obstacle?Copy !req
583. It's Acidalia Planitia.Copy !req
584. There's nothing out there
except the...Copy !req
585. What?Copy !req
586. I need a map.Copy !req
587. Yeah.Copy !req
588. Hey, come on.
What are you doing?Copy !req
589. It's all right.
It's all right.Copy !req
590. Can I borrow this?Copy !req
591. Okay, so where
is the Hab location?Copy !req
592. 31.2 degrees north,
28.5 degrees west.Copy !req
593. Okay. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
594. Where's Watney?
Uh...Copy !req
595. There.Copy !req
596. Okay.Copy !req
597. Okay. I know where he's going.Copy !req
598. I need to get on an airplane.Copy !req
599. Vincent, how are you?Copy !req
600. Good to see you.Copy !req
601. Good flight?
Uh...Copy !req
602. Yeah.Copy !req
603. It's in storage
just around the corner.Copy !req
604. Hey, Vincent,
nice to see you again.Copy !req
605. Nice to see you.Copy !req
606. What are the chances Mark
can get it working again?Copy !req
607. It's hard to say.
We lost contact in '97.Copy !req
608. We think
it was battery failure.Copy !req
609. Though I'd like to point outCopy !req
610. it lasted three times longer
than expected in any...Copy !req
611. Nobody's criticizing
JPL's work, Bruce.Copy !req
612. I just need to speak
to everybodyCopy !req
613. that was here in '97.Copy !req
614. They're already
here. Guys.Copy !req
615. I'd like to introduce
Vincent Kapoor.Copy !req
616. Director of Mars Missions
for NASA.Copy !req
617. This is our current team...Copy !req
618. and our original
project members.Copy !req
619. Is this the replica?
This is her.Copy !req
620. Okay. Let's see it.Copy !req
621. Pathfinder.Copy !req
622. Pathfinder.Copy !req
623. Come on. Come on.Copy !req
624. Holy shit. Okay.Copy !req
625. "Broadcasting status.Copy !req
626. "Listening
for telemetry signal."Copy !req
627. Uh-huh.Copy !req
628. Okay. Signal acquired.Copy !req
629. All right.
Okay.Copy !req
630. Camera.Copy !req
631. Incoming.Copy !req
632. "Are you receiving me?"Copy !req
633. "Yes. No."Copy !req
634. Okay, point
the camera at "yes."Copy !req
635. 32-minute round-trip
communications time.Copy !req
636. All he can do
is ask yes or no questions...Copy !req
637. and all we can do
is point the camera.Copy !req
638. This won't exactly be
an Algonquin Round TableCopy !req
639. of snappy repartee.Copy !req
640. Are you kidding me?
Tim, Tim.Copy !req
641. Just point the camera.
Roger that.Copy !req
642. Pointing the camera.Copy !req
643. Whoo!Copy !req
644. Yes!Copy !req
645. Yes!Copy !req
646. So here's the rub.Copy !req
647. Somehow we have
to have complexCopy !req
648. astrophysical engineering
conversations...Copy !req
649. using nothing but
a still-frame camera...Copy !req
650. from 1996.Copy !req
651. Luckily...Copy !req
652. the camera does spin.Copy !req
653. So I can make an alphabet.Copy !req
654. It can't be our alphabet.Copy !req
655. 26 characters plus
a question cardCopy !req
656. into 360 gives us
13 degrees of arc.Copy !req
657. That's way too narrow.Copy !req
658. I'd never know what the camera
was pointing at.Copy !req
659. Ooh.Copy !req
660. Hexadecimals.Copy !req
661. Hexadecimals to the rescue.Copy !req
662. I figured one of you guysCopy !req
663. kept an ASCII table
lying around.Copy !req
664. And I was right.Copy !req
665. Ladies and gentlemen,Copy !req
666. I give you super-nerd
Beth Johanssen.Copy !req
667. Who also had copies
of Zork ll...Copy !req
668. and Leather Goddesses of
Phobos on her personal laptop.Copy !req
669. Seriously, Johanssen...Copy !req
670. it's like the Smithsonian
of loneliness on there.Copy !req
671. Not that I'm complaining.
Yes!Copy !req
672. Who am I to talk
about loneliness?Copy !req
673. I know where
he's going with this.Copy !req
674. HF, O-uCopy !req
675. H7, W."Copy !req
676. Vincent.Copy !req
677. Vincent, wake up.Copy !req
678. Now that we can have more
complicated conversations...Copy !req
679. the smart people at NASA
have sent me instructionsCopy !req
680. on how to hack the Rover...Copy !req
681. so that it can talk
to Pathfinder.Copy !req
682. If I hack
a tiny bit of code...Copy !req
683. just 20 instructions in the
Rover's operating system...Copy !req
684. NASA can link
the Rover to Pathfinder'sCopy !req
685. broadcasting frequency...Copy !req
686. and we're in business.Copy !req
687. "Mark...Copy !req
688. "this is Vincent Kapoor.Copy !req
689. "We've been
watching you since Sol 54.Copy !req
690. "The whole world
is rooting for you.Copy !req
691. "Amazing job
getting Pathfinder.Copy !req
692. "We're working
on rescue plans.Copy !req
693. "Meantime, we're putting
together a supply mission...Copy !req
694. "to keep you fed
until Ares 4 arrives."Copy !req
695. Okay.Copy !req
696. Okay.Copy !req
697. "Glad to hear it. Really
looking forward to not dying."Copy !req
698. "How's the crew?"Copy !req
699. "What did they say when they
found out I was alive?"Copy !req
700. Guys, can we get
some space please?Copy !req
701. Me'?Copy !req
702. Yeah, you.Copy !req
703. Give me a sec.Copy !req
704. Just tell him.Copy !req
705. "We haven't told the crew
you are alive yet.Copy !req
706. "We need them to concentrate
on their mission."Copy !req
707. What the fuck?Copy !req
708. What the fuck?Copy !req
709. Okay, he says,
"They don't know I'm alive?Copy !req
710. "What the..." F-word.Copy !req
711. F-word in gerund form.Copy !req
712. F-word, again,
"is wrong with you?"Copy !req
713. "Mark, please
watch your language.Copy !req
714. "Everything you typeCopy !req
715. "is being broadcast live
all over the world."Copy !req
716. Yeah?Copy !req
717. on, my God.Copy !req
718. Yes, sir.Copy !req
719. He is under
a tremendous amount of stress.Copy !req
720. I understand.
We're working on it.Copy !req
721. I'm sure
he didn't mean what he said.Copy !req
722. Thank you, Mr. President.Copy !req
723. Problem is,
Mark's right.Copy !req
724. The longer we wait,
the worse it's gonna get.Copy !req
725. We need to tell the crew.Copy !req
726. You're bringing this up while
Vincent is in Pasadena...Copy !req
727. so he can't argue
the other side.Copy !req
728. I shouldn't have
to answer to Vincent.Copy !req
729. Or anyone else.Copy !req
730. It's time, Teddy.Copy !req
731. Commander Lewis?Copy !req
732. Go ahead.Copy !req
733. Data dump
is almost complete.Copy !req
734. Copy that. On my way.Copy !req
735. You're in a hurry.Copy !req
736. Yeah.Copy !req
737. My son turned
three yesterday.Copy !req
738. Should be pictures
of the party.Copy !req
739. Got a batch
of personals.Copy !req
740. Dispatching them
to your laptops now.Copy !req
741. I don't need to read Vogel's
weird German fetish emails.Copy !req
742. They're
telemetry updates.Copy !req
743. Hey, whatever
does it for you, man.Copy !req
744. There's a video message.Copy !req
745. It's addressed
to the whole crew.Copy !req
746. Play it. Come on, guys.Copy !req
747. I wanna get in on
that telemetry action.Copy !req
748. Hi, hello. It's Mitch.
Mitch Henderson.Copy !req
749. I have some news.Copy !req
750. There's no subtle way
to put this.Copy !req
751. Mark Watney is still alive.Copy !req
752. Oh, my God.Copy !req
753. I know that's a surprise
and I knowCopy !req
754. you will have
a lot of questions.Copy !req
755. But here are the basics.Copy !req
756. He's alive and he's healthy.Copy !req
757. We found out two months ago
and decided not to tell you.Copy !req
758. Two months?
Oh, my God.Copy !req
759. I was strongly
against that decision.Copy !req
760. We're telling you
now because...Copy !req
761. we finally have
communication with him...Copy !req
762. and a viable rescue plan.Copy !req
763. We'll give you a write-up
of what happened,Copy !req
764. a full write-up of everything.Copy !req
765. But it's not your fault.Copy !req
766. Mark stresses that
every time it comes up.Copy !req
767. So... Yeah...Copy !req
768. Take some time to absorb this.Copy !req
769. And send all
the questions you want.Copy !req
770. We'll answer them.Copy !req
771. All right. Henderson out.Copy !req
772. Holy shit, he's alive.Copy !req
773. I left him behind.Copy !req
774. No.
No.Copy !req
775. We all left together.Copy !req
776. You were following orders.Copy !req
777. I left him behind.Copy !req
778. So now that
NASA can talk to me,Copy !req
779. they won't shut up.Copy !req
780. They want constant updates
on every Hab system...Copy !req
781. and they got
a room full of peopleCopy !req
782. trying to micromanage
my crops.Copy !req
783. Which is awesome.Copy !req
784. Look, I don't mean to sound
arrogant or anything...Copy !req
785. but I am the greatest botanist
on this planet, so...Copy !req
786. One big bonusCopy !req
787. to this communication
with NASA again...Copy !req
788. is the email.
I'm getting them again.Copy !req
789. Big data dumps
like when I was on the Hermes.Copy !req
790. I even got one
from the president.Copy !req
791. The coolest one, though,
the coolest one I got...Copy !req
792. was from
University of Chicago,Copy !req
793. my alma mater.Copy !req
794. They say that once you
grow crops somewhere...Copy !req
795. you've officially
colonized it.Copy !req
796. So, technically...Copy !req
797. I colonized Mars.Copy !req
798. In your face, Neil Armstrong.Copy !req
799. In other news,
there's been a request...Copy !req
800. for me to pose
for a photographCopy !req
801. on my next transmission.Copy !req
802. I'm trying
to figure out whetherCopy !req
803. I should go with
"High School Senior"...Copy !req
804. or "coquettish ingénue."Copy !req
805. But I'm not really sureCopy !req
806. how that's gonna look
with my spacesuit on.Copy !req
807. Hey!Copy !req
808. What is he doing?Copy !req
809. I asked for a photo, and what,
he's The Fonz?Copy !req
810. Just be grateful
we got you something, Annie.Copy !req
811. I can't use this, Vincent,
and you know that.Copy !req
812. I need a picture of his face.Copy !req
813. I could tell him
to take off his helmet...Copy !req
814. but then he'd, you know,
die, so...Copy !req
815. We'll release
the photoCopy !req
816. when we detail
the rescue operation.Copy !req
817. I want to announce
we're launchingCopy !req
818. some supplies to him
next year...Copy !req
819. during the Hohmann
Transfer Window.Copy !req
820. Bruce, your team's still
on schedule?Copy !req
821. It'll be tight,
but we'll make it.Copy !req
822. Nine-month travel time.Copy !req
823. That puts the probe
to Mars on Sol 868.Copy !req
824. Did we get
the botany team's analysis?Copy !req
825. Yeah, they estimate Mark's
crops will last till Sol 912.Copy !req
826. They grudgingly admit that
he's doing great work.Copy !req
827. GrudgingW?Copy !req
828. Yeah. Mark has a tendency
to tell themCopy !req
829. to have sex with themselves...Copy !req
830. whenever they question
one of his decisions.Copy !req
831. Get him
in line, Vincent.Copy !req
832. We can't afford
any miscommunication.Copy !req
833. I hate this margin.Copy !req
834. 912 Sols worth of food.
We get there on 868.Copy !req
835. And that's assuming
nothing goes wrong.Copy !req
836. Suit breach detected.Copy !req
837. Oxygen level critical.Copy !req
838. Oxygen level, 10%.Copy !req
839. Oxygen level, 5%.Copy !req
840. Suit pressure, stable.Copy !req
841. Pressure stable.Copy !req
842. God! God, God, God, God!Copy !req
843. Crops are dead.Copy !req
844. Complete loss of pressure
boiled off most of the water.Copy !req
845. Any bacteria that survived,Copy !req
846. died in the subzero
temperatures...Copy !req
847. when exposed to
Mars' atmosphere.Copy !req
848. How long does he have?Copy !req
849. He can still eat
the potatoes he has,Copy !req
850. he just can't grow any more...Copy !req
851. so give him 200 sols.Copy !req
852. Rations get him to what?
Sol 409?Copy !req
853. Mmm-hmm.
So with potatoes, 609.Copy !req
854. So by Sol 868,
he'll be long dead.Copy !req
855. We're gonna have to launch
as soon as possible...Copy !req
856. which changes our travel time.Copy !req
857. Yeah, we're working on it.Copy !req
858. Prelim estimates call
for a 414-day trip.Copy !req
859. It's Sol 135 now.Copy !req
860. We need 13 days
to mount the boosters,Copy !req
861. perform inspections...Copy !req
862. which gives
Bruce and his team...Copy !req
863. 47 days to make this probe.Copy !req
864. I'll let you call Bruce,
give him the news.Copy !req
865. Okay.Copy !req
866. I'm gonna need
a change of clothes.Copy !req
867. "Dear Mark...Copy !req
868. "Apparently NASA's letting us
talk to you now.Copy !req
869. "And I drew the short straw.Copy !req
870. "Sorry we left you
behind on Mars.Copy !req
871. "But we just don't like you.Copy !req
872. "Also, it's a lot roomier
on the Hermes without you.Copy !req
873. "We have to take turns
doing your tasks.Copy !req
874. "But, I mean,
it's only botany.Copy !req
875. "It's not real science."Copy !req
876. Oh, Jesus.Copy !req
877. "How's Mars?"Copy !req
878. "Dear Martinez,
Mars is fine.Copy !req
879. "I accidentally
blew up the Hab...Copy !req
880. "but unfortunately,Copy !req
881. "all of Commander Lewis'
disco music still survived."Copy !req
882. "But unfortunately,Copy !req
883. "all of Commander Lewis'
disco music still survived."Copy !req
884. "Every day,
I go outsideCopy !req
885. "and look at
the vast horizons."Copy !req
886. "Every day,
I go outsideCopy !req
887. "and look at
the vast horizons."Copy !req
888. WATNEY". "Just because I can."Copy !req
889. "Just because I can.Copy !req
890. "Tell the others
I said hello."Copy !req
891. "Will do, buddy."Copy !req
892. Pressure stable.Copy !req
893. 5,10...Copy !req
894. 15, 20, 30, 35...Copy !req
895. 40.Copy !req
896. 52.Copy !req
897. Rich.Copy !req
898. Rich.Copy !req
899. Wake up.Copy !req
900. Sorry, but they're asking for
the probe courses.Copy !req
901. What time is it?Copy !req
902. It's 3142.Copy !req
903. Look, I know we're
coming at this backwards...Copy !req
904. but we can't commit
to a firm launch dateCopy !req
905. with this many unknowns.Copy !req
906. It's all right. Um...Copy !req
907. All 25 models for launch will
take 414 days to reach Mars.Copy !req
908. They vary slightly
in thrust duration...Copy !req
909. and the fuel requirement
is nearly identical.Copy !req
910. Not a good time
to launch, is it?Copy !req
911. Yeah, Earth and Mars are
really badly positioned.Copy !req
912. Heck, it'd almost
be easier if you...Copy !req
913. Almost easier to what?Copy !req
914. I need more coffee.Copy !req
915. Ahh!Copy !req
916. Are you all right?Copy !req
917. It's fine.Copy !req
918. Almost easier to what?Copy !req
919. You do understand
I'm your boss, right?Copy !req
920. Uh-huh.Copy !req
921. All right, let's askCopy !req
922. the very, very
expensive question.Copy !req
923. Is the probe
going to be ready on time?Copy !req
924. We're behind.
Give me a number.Copy !req
925. 15 days. 15 days
and I can get it done.Copy !req
926. All right, let's
create 15 days.Copy !req
927. 13 days to mount the probe.Copy !req
928. Can we reduce?Copy !req
929. It actually only takes three
days to mount the probe.Copy !req
930. And we can get that down
to two, right?Copy !req
931. I can get it down to two.Copy !req
932. 10 days are for tests
and inspections.Copy !req
933. How often do those inspections
reveal a problem?Copy !req
934. Are you suggesting
we don't do the inspections?Copy !req
935. Right now I'm asking how often
they reveal a problem.Copy !req
936. One in 20.Copy !req
937. But that's grounds
for countdown halt.Copy !req
938. We can't take
thatchance.Copy !req
939. Anyone else know a safer way
to buy more time?Copy !req
940. Dr. Keller, stretch Watney's
rations four more days.Copy !req
941. You're not gonna like it,
but that'll get us to 15.Copy !req
942. And we'll cancel
the inspections.Copy !req
943. Teddy.Copy !req
944. Sir, if that ever got out...
It's on me.Copy !req
945. You got your two weeks.Copy !req
946. Get it done.Copy !req
947. So,
now I have to hold outCopy !req
948. until the probe gets here
with more food.Copy !req
949. You want to see what minimal
calorie count looks like?Copy !req
950. Standard issue ration.Copy !req
951. But instead of three of these
every one day...Copy !req
952. I'm now eating one of these
every three days.Copy !req
953. And now, they've asked me...Copy !req
954. to do that.Copy !req
955. The point is...Copy !req
956. "stretch the rations
four more days"...Copy !req
957. is a real dick-punch.Copy !req
958. I'm gonna dip this potato
in some crushed Vicodin.Copy !req
959. And there's nobody
who can stop me.Copy !req
960. It has been seven days
since I ran out of ketchup.Copy !req
961. Up. Up, up. Yeah.Copy !req
962. Let's go up here.Copy !req
963. Labels facing up.Copy !req
964. This is the flight director.Copy !req
965. Begin launch status check.Copy !req
966. Roger that, Flight.
Beginning launch status check.Copy !req
967. Do you believe
in God, Vincent?Copy !req
968. Yeah.Copy !req
969. Yeah, my father
was a Hindu,Copy !req
970. my mother's a Baptist,
so, yeah“.Copy !req
971. I believe in several.Copy !req
972. We'll take all
the help we can get.Copy !req
973. Launch status check complete.Copy !req
974. This is Flight.Copy !req
975. We are go for launch.Copy !req
976. Proceeding with the count.Copy !req
977. 10... 9...Copy !req
978. 8...Copy !req
979. 7... 6...Copy !req
980. Main engines start.Copy !req
981. 4... 3...Copy !req
982. 2...Copy !req
983. 1.Copy !req
984. Liftoff.Copy !req
985. Good thrust.Copy !req
986. Performance is nominal.Copy !req
987. The tail is giving good data.Copy !req
988. She's rock
solid at this point, Flight.Copy !req
989. TVCs look good.Copy !req
990. We're getting
a little shimmy, Flight.Copy !req
991. Say again?Copy !req
992. We are getting
a very large precession.Copy !req
993. Are we good?Copy !req
994. Flight,
it's hitting the redline.Copy !req
995. It's spinning on the long axis
around a 17-degree precession.Copy !req
996. Launch, what's happening?Copy !req
997. Force on Iris is 7 G's.Copy !req
998. We've lost
readings on the probe, Flight.Copy !req
999. Oh, Jesus Christ.Copy !req
1000. We've lost it, Flight.Copy !req
1001. SatCon?Copy !req
1002. No satellite acquisitionCopy !req
1003. of signal.Copy !req
1004. L.O.S.Copy !req
1005. L.O.S. here, too.Copy !req
1006. U. S. Destroyer StocktonCopy !req
1007. reporting debris
falling from the sky.Copy !req
1008. Everyone in the ICC,Copy !req
1009. maintain your positions
at your consoles.Copy !req
1010. GC, lock the doors.Copy !req
1011. WATNEY". "Commander Lewis...Copy !req
1012. "I may need you
to do something for me.Copy !req
1013. "if I die, I need you to
check in on my parents.Copy !req
1014. "They'll wanna hear all about
our time here on Mars.Copy !req
1015. "I know that sucks.Copy !req
1016. "And it'll be hard
talking to a couple...Copy !req
1017. "about their dead son.Copy !req
1018. "It's a lot to ask.Copy !req
1019. "Which is why I'm asking you.Copy !req
1020. "I'm not giving up.Copy !req
1021. "We just need to prepare
for every outcome.Copy !req
1022. "Please tell them...Copy !req
1023. "Tell them I love what I do...Copy !req
1024. "and I'm really good at it.Copy !req
1025. "And that I'm dying...Copy !req
1026. "for something big...Copy !req
1027. "and beautiful...Copy !req
1028. "and greater than me.Copy !req
1029. "Tell them
I said I can live with that.Copy !req
1030. "And tell them...Copy !req
1031. "thank you for being
my mom and dad."Copy !req
1032. We substituted
protein cubesCopy !req
1033. for the standard rations.Copy !req
1034. The thrust
of the launch combinedCopy !req
1035. with the simultaneous
lateral vibration...Copy !req
1036. liquefied the cubes and
created an unbalanced load.Copy !req
1037. Vincent, why wasn't
this addressedCopy !req
1038. in the inspections phase?Copy !req
1039. In order to make
our launch window,Copy !req
1040. we were forced
to accelerate our schedule.Copy !req
1041. Their astronaut
is going to die.Copy !req
1042. Of course there
are other ways...Copy !req
1043. the Taiyang Shen booster. Our
engineers have run the numbers,Copy !req
1044. and it has enough fuel
for a Mars injection orbit.Copy !req
1045. Why hasn't NASA
approached us?Copy !req
1046. They don't know.Copy !req
1047. Our booster technology
is classified.Copy !req
1048. So if we do nothing...Copy !req
1049. The world would never know
we could have helped.Copy !req
1050. Then, for the sake of argument,
let's say we decide to help them...Copy !req
1051. We'd be giving up a booster and
effectively cancelling Taiyang Shen.Copy !req
1052. We need to keep this among scientists,
a cc-operation between space agencies.Copy !req
1053. Yes.Copy !req
1054. Yes, I understand.Copy !req
1055. Thank you.Copy !req
1056. Yes!Copy !req
1057. All right.Copy !req
1058. Thanks to my uncle Tommy
in China,Copy !req
1059. we get another chance at this.Copy !req
1060. Now, we finished
the Iris probe in 62 days.Copy !req
1061. We are now gonna attempt
to finish it in 28.Copy !req
1062. We can jettison
any kind of landing system.Copy !req
1063. We're only sending rations.Copy !req
1064. We can crash-land on Mars.Copy !req
1065. You should hang up
the phone.Copy !req
1066. I'm sorry, who are you?
My name is Rich Purnell.Copy !req
1067. I work in Astrodynamics,Copy !req
1068. and you should hang up
the phone right now.Copy !req
1069. All right, all right.Copy !req
1070. I'm gonna call you back.Copy !req
1071. I know how to
save Mark Watney.Copy !req
1072. Your probe plan won't work.
Too many things can go wrong.Copy !req
1073. I've got a better way.Copy !req
1074. Astrodynamics?Copy !req
1075. Yeah.Copy !req
1076. What the hell
is "Project Elrond"?Copy !req
1077. I had to
make something up.Copy !req
1078. But "Elrond"?Copy !req
1079. Because it's a secret meeting.Copy !req
1080. How do you know that?Copy !req
1081. Why does "Elrond" mean
"secret meeting"?Copy !req
1082. The Council of Elrond.
It's from Lord of the Rings.Copy !req
1083. Lord of the Rings.Copy !req
1084. It's the meeting
where they decideCopy !req
1085. to destroy the One Ring.Copy !req
1086. If we're gonna call
something "Project Elrond ..Copy !req
1087. I would like my code name
to be "Glorfindel."Copy !req
1088. Okay, I hate
every one of you.Copy !req
1089. What, Teddy doesn't even
know about this yet?Copy !req
1090. I'm sorry, who are you?Copy !req
1091. This is Rich Purnell,
Astrodynamics.Copy !req
1092. Tell them what
you just told me.Copy !req
1093. I can get the Hermes
back to Mars by Sol 561.Copy !req
1094. HOW?Copy !req
1095. Could you stand right
there for me, please?Copy !req
1096. Thanks.Copy !req
1097. Right there. Great.Copy !req
1098. And could you stand
right there? Right there.Copy !req
1099. Okay, let's pretend that this
stapler is the Hermes...Copy !req
1100. and you are...Copy !req
1101. I'm sorry,
what's your name again?Copy !req
1102. Teddy. I'm the Director
of NASA.Copy !req
1103. Cool. Teddy,
you're Earth.Copy !req
1104. And right now, the Hermes
is headed towards you...Copy !req
1105. starting its month-long
deceleration to intercept.Copy !req
1106. But instead,
what I'm proposing is...Copy !req
1107. we start accelerating
immediatelyCopy !req
1108. to preserve velocity
and gain even more.Copy !req
1109. We don't intercept
with Earth at all...Copy !req
1110. but we come close enoughCopy !req
1111. to get a gravity assist
and adjust course.Copy !req
1112. While we're doing that...Copy !req
1113. we resupply with the probe...Copy !req
1114. The Taiyang Shen.Copy !req
1115. pick up whatever
provisions we need...Copy !req
1116. and now we're accelerating
towards Mars.Copy !req
1117. You're Mars.Copy !req
1118. Now, we're going too fastCopy !req
1119. at this point to fall
into orbit...Copy !req
1120. but we can do a flyby.Copy !req
1121. What good is a flybyCopy !req
1122. if we can't get Watney
off the surface?Copy !req
1123. Watney would intercept
using the MAV.Copy !req
1124. Ow!Copy !req
1125. And then we just head home.Copy !req
1126. I've done the math.
It checks out.Copy !req
1127. Rich.
Yes, sir.Copy !req
1128. Get out.Copy !req
1129. All right.Copy !req
1130. Is he right?
Yeah.Copy !req
1131. Bruce,
what do you think?Copy !req
1132. Well, if Vincent says so.Copy !req
1133. We need to use
the Taiyang Shen?Copy !req
1134. Uh-huh.Copy !req
1135. What am I missing?
Why is that important?Copy !req
1136. Because we can only do one.Copy !req
1137. Send Watney enough food
to last till Ares 4...Copy !req
1138. or send Hermes back
to get him right now.Copy !req
1139. Both plans require
the Taiyang Shen,Copy !req
1140. so we have to choose.Copy !req
1141. But what about
the Hermes crew?Copy !req
1142. We'd be asking them to addCopy !req
1143. 533 extra days
to their mission.Copy !req
1144. Yeah. They wouldn't hesitate,
not for a second.Copy !req
1145. Can the Hermes function
for 533 daysCopy !req
1146. beyond the scheduled
mission end?Copy !req
1147. It should.Copy !req
1148. Built to last
the full Ares mission...Copy !req
1149. so technically, it's only
halfway through its lifespan.Copy !req
1150. But if something goes wrong...Copy !req
1151. Then we lose the crew.Copy !req
1152. So what?
We either have a high chanceCopy !req
1153. of killing one person...Copy !req
1154. or a low chance
of killing six people.Copy !req
1155. How do we make that decision?Copy !req
1156. We don't have to
make it, Bruce.Copy !req
1157. He does.Copy !req
1158. Yeah, Well, bullshit.Copy !req
1159. It should be
Commander Lewis' call.Copy !req
1160. We still have
a chance to bringCopy !req
1161. five astronauts
home safe and sound.Copy !req
1162. I'm not risking
their lives.Copy !req
1163. Let them make
that decision.Copy !req
1164. Mitch, we're going
with option one.Copy !req
1165. You goddamn coward.Copy !req
1166. Johanssen?
Yeah.Copy !req
1167. I know it's your private time.
Can I bother you for a second?Copy !req
1168. Yeah, go ahead.Copy !req
1169. Where are you?Copy !req
1170. The gym.Copy !req
1171. What's up?Copy !req
1172. I just got an email
from my wifeCopy !req
1173. and the subject line
says, "Our children."Copy !req
1174. My computer won't open
the attachment.Copy !req
1175. Okay.Copy !req
1176. Let's take a look.Copy !req
1177. Uh...Copy !req
1178. Let's see.Copy !req
1179. This isn't a JPEG.Copy !req
1180. It's a plain ASCII text file.Copy !req
1181. I don't really know
what we're looking at.Copy !req
1182. Does that make
any sense to you?Copy !req
1183. "Rich Purnell Maneuver."Copy !req
1184. It's a course maneuver
for the Hermes.Copy !req
1185. And the mission concludes
with Earth intercept,Copy !req
1186. 211 days later.Copy !req
1187. Would it work?Copy !req
1188. Mmm-hmm. We ran
the numbers. They check out.Copy !req
1189. It's a
brilliant course.Copy !req
1190. So why all
the cloak and dagger?Copy !req
1191. Because it goes directly
against NASA's decision.Copy !req
1192. Yeah. If we do
the maneuver,Copy !req
1193. they'd have to send
the supply ship or we die.Copy !req
1194. We have the opportunity
to force their hand.Copy !req
1195. So, are we gonna do it?Copy !req
1196. If it was up to me,
we'd already be on our way.Copy !req
1197. But it is, though,
isn't it? Up to you.Copy !req
1198. Not this time.Copy !req
1199. This is something NASA
expressly rejected.Copy !req
1200. We're talking about
mutiny here,Copy !req
1201. which is not a word
that I take lightly.Copy !req
1202. So we do this together
or not at all.Copy !req
1203. And before you answer,
consider the consequences.Copy !req
1204. If we mess up the supply
rendezvous, we die.Copy !req
1205. If we mess up the Earth
gravity assist, we die.Copy !req
1206. If we do everything
perfectly...Copy !req
1207. we add 533 days
to our mission.Copy !req
1208. 533 more days before
we see our families again.Copy !req
1209. 533 days of unplanned
space travel...Copy !req
1210. where anything could go wrong.Copy !req
1211. If it's mission
critical, we die.Copy !req
1212. Sign me up.Copy !req
1213. All right, cowboy,
slow down.Copy !req
1214. You and I, we're military.Copy !req
1215. Chances are, we go home,
they'll court martial us.Copy !req
1216. Yeah, there's that.Copy !req
1217. And for the rest
of you guys...Copy !req
1218. I guarantee they will never
send you back up here again.Copy !req
1219. Good. So, if we go
for it, how would it work?Copy !req
1220. I plot the course
and execute it.Copy !req
1221. Remote override.Copy !req
1222. They could take
over the HermesCopy !req
1223. from Mission Control.Copy !req
1224. Can you disable it?Copy !req
1225. Hermes has four redundant
flight computers...Copy !req
1226. each connected to three
redundant comm systems.Copy !req
1227. We can't shut down
the commsCopy !req
1228. because we'd lose
telemetry and guidance.Copy !req
1229. And we can't shut down
the computersCopy !req
1230. because we need
to run the ship.Copy !req
1231. I'd have to disable remote
override on each system.Copy !req
1232. It's part of the OS, I'd have
to jump over the code.Copy !req
1233. Okay, but, like, in English,
what would that mean?Copy !req
1234. I can do it.Copy !req
1235. Great.Copy !req
1236. Well, it has
to be unanimous.Copy !req
1237. If we do this, it'll be
over 900 days of space.Copy !req
1238. That's more than enough
space for one life...Copy !req
1239. so, yes.Copy !req
1240. I vote yes.Copy !req
1241. Let's go get him.Copy !req
1242. Johanssen?Copy !req
1243. Yes.Copy !req
1244. Yeah!Copy !req
1245. Got an unscheduled status
update from Hermes.Copy !req
1246. Roger. Read it out.Copy !req
1247. Message reads,
"Houston, please be advised.Copy !req
1248. "Rich Purnell
is a steely-eyed missile man."Copy !req
1249. What?Copy !req
1250. Flight, Guidance.Copy !req
1251. Hermes is off-course.Copy !req
1252. CAPCOM, advise Hermes
they're drifting.Copy !req
1253. Guidance, get
a correction ready.Copy !req
1254. Negative, Flight,Copy !req
1255. it's not drift.
They've adjusted course.Copy !req
1256. What the hell?Copy !req
1257. Telemetry, any chance this is
instrumentation failure?Copy !req
1258. Negative, Flight.Copy !req
1259. Guidance, work at
how long they can stayCopy !req
1260. on this course
before it's irreversible.Copy !req
1261. Working
on that now, Flight.Copy !req
1262. Hey.
Who's Rich Purnell?Copy !req
1263. Idunno.Copy !req
1264. Will somebody find out
who the hell Rich Purnell is?Copy !req
1265. Annie will go before
the media this morning...Copy !req
1266. and inform them
of NASA's decisionCopy !req
1267. to reroute
the Hermes to Mars.Copy !req
1268. Sounds like a smart move.Copy !req
1269. Considering the circumstances.Copy !req
1270. Whoever gave them the maneuver
only passed along information.Copy !req
1271. Crew made the decision
on their own.Copy !req
1272. You may have
killed them, Mitch.Copy !req
1273. We're fighting the same war.Copy !req
1274. Every time
something goes wrong,Copy !req
1275. the world forgets why we fly.Copy !req
1276. I'm trying
to keep us airborne.Copy !req
1277. It's bigger than one person.Copy !req
1278. No.Copy !req
1279. It's not.Copy !req
1280. When this is over,
I'll expect your resignation.Copy !req
1281. I understand.Copy !req
1282. Bring our astronauts home.Copy !req
1283. Every Ares mission requires
three years of pre-supplies.Copy !req
1284. So NASA decided a long time
ago it's a lot easier...Copy !req
1285. to send some
of the stuff beforehandCopy !req
1286. rather than bring it with us.Copy !req
1287. So, as a result,
the MAV for Ares 4...Copy !req
1288. is already thereCopy !req
1289. at the Schiaparelli Crater,
just waiting.Copy !req
1290. So the plan is for me to use
that to go into orbit...Copy !req
1291. just as the Hermes
is passing...Copy !req
1292. and I guess they catch me?Copy !req
1293. In space.Copy !req
1294. So, I've got 200 sols
to figure out...Copy !req
1295. how to take everything here
that's keeping me alive...Copy !req
1296. the oxygenator,
the water reclaimer,Copy !req
1297. the atmospheric regulator...Copy !req
1298. bring that all with me.Copy !req
1299. And luckily,
I have the greatest mindsCopy !req
1300. on Planet Earth...Copy !req
1301. really, all of the brainpower
on the entire planet...Copy !req
1302. helping me with this endeavor.Copy !req
1303. And so far
they've come up with...Copy !req
1304. "Hey, why don't you
drill holesCopy !req
1305. "on the roof of your Rover...Copy !req
1306. "and hit it as hard as you can
with a rock?"Copy !req
1307. We're gonna get there.Copy !req
1308. Didn't know
what time it wasCopy !req
1309. And the lights were lowCopy !req
1310. I leaned back on my radioCopy !req
1311. Some cat was layin' down
some rock 'n' rollCopy !req
1312. Lotta soul, he saidCopy !req
1313. Then the loud sound
did seem to fadeCopy !req
1314. Came back like a slow voice
on a wave of phaseCopy !req
1315. That weren't no DJ
That was hazy cosmic jiveCopy !req
1316. There's a starman
waiting in the skyCopy !req
1317. 533 days longer?Copy !req
1318. And you said yes to this?Copy !req
1319. He would have done the same
for me. You know that.Copy !req
1320. Cheese. You do "cheese"?Copy !req
1321. Cheese.Copy !req
1322. He didn't do "cheese."Copy !req
1323. Did he do "cheese"?Copy !req
1324. Hey, baby.Copy !req
1325. Hey.Copy !req
1326. I got something for you.Copy !req
1327. Found it in the flea market.Copy !req
1328. Original pressing.Copy !req
1329. No!Copy !req
1330. Not a scratch.Copy !req
1331. I love it.Copy !req
1332. All due respect
to your CNSA protocol...Copy !req
1333. but we haven't
done things that way...Copy !req
1334. since Apollo 9.Copy !req
1335. Did he get that?Copy !req
1336. Look out your window
I can see his lightCopy !req
1337. If we can sparkle
He may land tonightCopy !req
1338. Mmm-hmm.
Yeah. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
1339. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
1340. Oh!Copy !req
1341. There's a starman
waiting in the skyCopy !req
1342. He'd like to
come and meet usCopy !req
1343. But he thinks
he'd blow our mindsCopy !req
1344. There's a starman
waiting in the skyCopy !req
1345. He's told us not to blow itCopy !req
1346. 'Cause he knows
it's all worthwhileCopy !req
1347. He told me
Let the children lose itCopy !req
1348. Let the children use it
Let all the children boogieCopy !req
1349. There's a starman
waiting in the skyCopy !req
1350. He'd like to
come and meet usCopy !req
1351. But he thinks
he'd blow our mindsCopy !req
1352. There's a starman
waiting in the skyCopy !req
1353. He's told us not to blow itCopy !req
1354. 'Cause he knows
it's all worthwhileCopy !req
1355. He told me
Let the children lose itCopy !req
1356. Let the children use itCopy !req
1357. Let all the children boogieCopy !req
1358. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1359. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1360. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1361. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1362. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1363. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1364. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1365. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1366. La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, laCopy !req
1367. I've been thinking
about laws on Mars.Copy !req
1368. There's an
international treatyCopy !req
1369. saying no country
can lay claim...Copy !req
1370. to anything that's
not on Earth.Copy !req
1371. And by another treaty,Copy !req
1372. if you're not in any
country's territory...Copy !req
1373. maritime law applies.Copy !req
1374. So Mars
is international waters.Copy !req
1375. Now, NASA is an American
non-military organization.Copy !req
1376. It owns the Hab.Copy !req
1377. But the second I walk outside,
I'm in international waters.Copy !req
1378. So here's the cool part.Copy !req
1379. I'm about to leave for
the Schiaparelli Crater...Copy !req
1380. where I'm gonna commandeer
the Ares 4 lander.Copy !req
1381. Nobody explicitly gave me
permission to do this...Copy !req
1382. and they can't
until I'm on board the Ares 4.Copy !req
1383. So that means I'm gonna be
taking a craft over...Copy !req
1384. in international waters
without permission.Copy !req
1385. Which, by definition,
makes me a pirate.Copy !req
1386. Mark Watney, Space Pirate.Copy !req
1387. A Space Pirate.Copy !req
1388. Everywhere I go,
I'm the first.Copy !req
1389. It's a strange feeling.Copy !req
1390. Step outside the Rover...Copy !req
1391. first guy to be there.Copy !req
1392. Climb that hill,
first guy to do that.Copy !req
1393. Four and a half
billion years...Copy !req
1394. nobody here.Copy !req
1395. And now, me.Copy !req
1396. I'm the first person to be
alone on an entire planet.Copy !req
1397. How's he doing?Copy !req
1398. So far, so good.Copy !req
1399. He's sticking to schedule.Copy !req
1400. Drives for four hours
before noon...Copy !req
1401. lays the solar panels,Copy !req
1402. waits 13 hours for them
to recharge...Copy !req
1403. and sleeps somewhere in there
and then starts again.Copy !req
1404. How's he doing?Copy !req
1405. He asked us to call him
Captain Blondebeard.Copy !req
1406. Well, technically, Mars
would be under maritime...Copy !req
1407. Yeah, I know.
He explained it to us.Copy !req
1408. Where is he?Copy !req
1409. There.
Okay.Copy !req
1410. Here.Copy !req
1411. Okay.Copy !req
1412. Okay, I'm gonna start
by stating for the recordCopy !req
1413. that you're not
gonna like this.Copy !req
1414. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
1415. Yeah, the problem
is the intercept velocity.Copy !req
1416. The Hermes, well...
It can't enter Mars' orbit.Copy !req
1417. Otherwise, they'll never have
enough fuel to make it home.Copy !req
1418. The MAV, that was
only designedCopy !req
1419. to get to low Mars orbit.Copy !req
1420. So in order for Mark to escape
Mars' gravity entirely...Copy !req
1421. and to intercept the Hermes...Copy !req
1422. He has to be going fast.
Exacfly.Copy !req
1423. Which means we need to make
the MA V lighter.Copy !req
1424. A lot lighter.
5,000 kilograms lighter.Copy !req
1425. You can do that, right?Copy !req
1426. There's some gimmes
right off the bat.Copy !req
1427. The design presumes
500 kilogramsCopy !req
1428. of Martian soil and samples.Copy !req
1429. Obviously we won't do that.Copy !req
1430. And there's just one
passenger instead of six.Copy !req
1431. With suits and gear,
that's another 500?Copy !req
1432. Ditch the life support,
don't need it.Copy !req
1433. And we'll get Mark to wear
his EVA suit the whole trip.Copy !req
1434. Wait a second.
If he's in his EVA suit,Copy !req
1435. how is he gonna
operate the controls?Copy !req
1436. Well, he won't.Copy !req
1437. Martinez will pilot the MAV
remotely from the Hermes.Copy !req
1438. We've never had a manned ship
controlled remotely before.Copy !req
1439. But I am excited aboutCopy !req
1440. the opportunities
that affords.Copy !req
1441. If we go remote, we can lose
the control panels,Copy !req
1442. the secondary and tertiary
comm systems.Copy !req
1443. Wait a second.Copy !req
1444. You want a remote-controlled
ascent with no backup comms?Copy !req
1445. He's not even got to
the bad stuff yet, Vincent.Copy !req
1446. Let's skip to the bad stuff!Copy !req
1447. We need to remove
the nose airlock,Copy !req
1448. the windows,
and Hull Panel 19.Copy !req
1449. You want to take
the front of the ship off?Copy !req
1450. Sure.Copy !req
1451. The nose airlock
alone is 400 kilograms.Copy !req
1452. You want to send
a man into spaceCopy !req
1453. without the front of his ship?Copy !req
1454. Well, no.Copy !req
1455. We're gonna have him cover it
with Hab canvas.Copy !req
1456. Look, the hull's mostly there
to keep the air in.Copy !req
1457. Mars' atmosphere is so thin,Copy !req
1458. you don't need
a lot of streamlining.Copy !req
1459. By the time
the ship's going fast enoughCopy !req
1460. for air resistance
to matter...Copy !req
1461. it'll be high enough that
there's practically no air.Copy !req
1462. You wanna send him into
space under a tarp.Copy !req
1463. Yes.Copy !req
1464. Can I go on?Copy !req
1465. No.Copy !req
1466. You think he means it like...Copy !req
1467. "Are you kidding me?"Copy !req
1468. You know?
Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
1469. Or like, "Are you kidding me?"Copy !req
1470. I think it might be
the second one.Copy !req
1471. Really?
Uh-huh.Copy !req
1472. Could be the first way.Copy !req
1473. "Are you kidding me?"Copy !req
1474. Yeah, it could be
the first way.Copy !req
1475. I know
what they're doing.Copy !req
1476. I know exactly
what they're doing.Copy !req
1477. They just keep repeating...Copy !req
1478. "Go faster than any man in
the history of space travel."Copy !req
1479. Like that's a good thing.Copy !req
1480. Like it'll distract me from
how insane their plan is.Copy !req
1481. Yeah, I get to go
faster than any manCopy !req
1482. in the history
of space travel...Copy !req
1483. because you are launching me
in a convertible.Copy !req
1484. Actually it's worse than thatCopy !req
1485. because I won't even be able
to control the thing.Copy !req
1486. And by the way, physicists,Copy !req
1487. when describing things
like acceleration...Copy !req
1488. do not use the word "fast."Copy !req
1489. So they're only doing that
in the hopesCopy !req
1490. that I won't raise
any objections...Copy !req
1491. to this lunacy.Copy !req
1492. Because I like the wayCopy !req
1493. "fastest man in the history
of space travel" sounds.Copy !req
1494. I do like the way it sounds.Copy !req
1495. I mean, I like it a lot.Copy !req
1496. I'm not gonna tell them that.Copy !req
1497. Okay-Copy !req
1498. Let's do this.Copy !req
1499. My, mYCopy !req
1500. At Waterloo
Napoleon did surrenderCopy !req
1501. Oh, yeahCopy !req
1502. And I have met my destiny
in quite a similar wayCopy !req
1503. The history book on the shelf
is always repeating itselfCopy !req
1504. WaterlooCopy !req
1505. I was defeated
You won the warCopy !req
1506. Come on.Copy !req
1507. Waterloo, promise to
love you forevermoreCopy !req
1508. Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted toCopy !req
1509. WaterlooCopy !req
1510. Knowing my fate
is to be with youCopy !req
1511. Oh, oh, oh, oh, WaterlooCopy !req
1512. Finally facing my WaterlooCopy !req
1513. My, mYCopy !req
1514. I tried to hold you backCopy !req
1515. But you were strongerCopy !req
1516. Oh, yeahCopy !req
1517. And now it seems my only
chance is giving up the fightCopy !req
1518. And how could I ever refuse?Copy !req
1519. I feel like I
win when I loseCopy !req
1520. WaterlooCopy !req
1521. I was defeated
You won the warCopy !req
1522. WaterlooCopy !req
1523. Promise to love you
forevermoreCopy !req
1524. WaterlooCopy !req
1525. Couldn't escape
if I wanted toCopy !req
1526. WaterlooCopy !req
1527. Knowing my fate
is to be with youCopy !req
1528. Oh, oh, oh, oh, WaterlooCopy !req
1529. Finally facing my WaterlooCopy !req
1530. Ooh, WaterlooCopy !req
1531. Knowing my fate
is to be with youCopy !req
1532. Oh, oh, oh, oh, WaterlooCopy !req
1533. Beck, Vogel,
I want you guys in Airlock 2Copy !req
1534. with the outer door open...Copy !req
1535. before the MAV even launches.
Okay.Copy !req
1536. Martinez flies the MA V,
Johanssen sysops the ascent.Copy !req
1537. Once we hit intercept,Copy !req
1538. it's Beck's job
to go get Watney.Copy !req
1539. We're ready.Copy !req
1540. What's the intercept plan?Copy !req
1541. We finished attaching the
tethers into one long line.Copy !req
1542. It's 214 meters long.Copy !req
1543. And I'll have the MMU,Copy !req
1544. so moving around
should be easy.Copy !req
1545. How fast a relative velocity
can you handle?Copy !req
1546. I can grab the MAV
at 5 meters per second.Copy !req
1547. 10 is likejumping
onto a moving train.Copy !req
1548. So any more than that
and I might miss.Copy !req
1549. Well, we may have some leeway.Copy !req
1550. The launch takes 12 minutes.Copy !req
1551. And it'll be 52 minutes
before intercept.Copy !req
1552. Once Mark's
engine shuts off...Copy !req
1553. we'll know our intercept point
and velocity.Copy !req
1554. Vogel, you're Beck's backup.Copy !req
1555. Everything goes well, you pull
them on board with the tether.Copy !req
1556. If anything goes wrong,
you go out after him.Copy !req
1557. Yep.Copy !req
1558. Okay.Copy !req
1559. Let's go get our boy.Copy !req
1560. There's a mood
of tension and anxiety here,Copy !req
1561. outside Johnson Space Center.Copy !req
1562. As you can see,Copy !req
1563. many people
have gathered here...Copy !req
1564. to see whether or notCopy !req
1565. the mission to retrieve Mark
Watney will be a success.Copy !req
1566. They've had
some contact with him,Copy !req
1567. but it hasn't been very much.Copy !req
1568. We have to remind our viewersCopy !req
1569. that we're watching this
as it unfolds.Copy !req
1570. So we'll try
and keep you up-to-dateCopy !req
1571. as to what exactly
is going on.Copy !req
1572. Let's listen in to NASA making
contact with Mark Watney.Copy !req
1573. Let's listen in.Copy !req
1574. If something goes wrong,
what can Mission Control do?Copy !req
1575. Not a damn thing.Copy !req
1576. It's all happening
12 light-minutes away...Copy !req
1577. which means it takes
24 minutes for themCopy !req
1578. to get the answer to any
question they ask.Copy !req
1579. The whole launch
is 12 minutes...Copy !req
1580. so they're on their own.Copy !req
1581. just how long
Mark has beenCopy !req
1582. completely alone on Mars.Copy !req
1583. We're talking to a psychology
expert later to discuss...Copy !req
1584. Fuel pressure,
green.Copy !req
1585. Engine alignment, perfect.Copy !req
1586. Communications, five by five.Copy !req
1587. We are ready for pre-flight
checklist, Commander.Copy !req
1588. Mission Control,
this is Hermes actual.Copy !req
1589. We will proceed on schedule.Copy !req
1590. We are T-minus 2 minutes,
10 secondsCopy !req
1591. to launch, by the mark.Copy !req
1592. About two minutes, Watney.Copy !req
1593. How you doing down there?Copy !req
1594. I'm good.Copy !req
1595. I'm anxious to get up to you.Copy !req
1596. Thanks for coming back for me.Copy !req
1597. Well, we're on it.Copy !req
1598. Remember, you'll be pulling
some serious G's,Copy !req
1599. so it's okay to pass out.Copy !req
1600. You're in
Martinez's hands now.Copy !req
1601. Well, tell that asshole
no barrel rolls.Copy !req
1602. Copy that, MAV.Copy !req
1603. CAPCOM.Copy !req
1604. Go.Copy !req
1605. Remote command.Copy !req
1606. Go.Copy !req
1607. Recovery.Copy !req
1608. GO.Copy !req
1609. Secondary recovery.Copy !req
1610. Go.Copy !req
1611. Pilot.Copy !req
1612. Go.Copy !req
1613. Pilot.Copy !req
1614. Go.Copy !req
1615. Copy. We're go.Copy !req
1616. Mission Control,
we are go for launch.Copy !req
1617. T-minus ten...Copy !req
1618. nine...Copy !req
1619. Main engine start.Copy !req
1620. eight...Copy !req
1621. SEVEN...Copy !req
1622. Mooring clamps released.Copy !req
1623. About five seconds, Watney.
Hang on.Copy !req
1624. I'll see you in a few,
Commander.Copy !req
1625. four...Copy !req
1626. three...Copy !req
1627. two...Copy !req
1628. 0H6.Copy !req
1629. Velocity,
741 meters per second.Copy !req
1630. Altitude, 1350 meters.Copy !req
1631. That's too low.Copy !req
1632. It's fighting me.Copy !req
1633. Watney, do you read?Copy !req
1634. Booster
separation complete.Copy !req
1635. Velocity, 850.
Altitude, 1843.Copy !req
1636. He's well below
target altitude.Copy !req
1637. How far below?Copy !req
1638. Checking.Copy !req
1639. Watney.Copy !req
1640. Do you read?Copy !req
1641. He's probably
passed out.Copy !req
1642. He pulled 12 g's
on the ascent.Copy !req
1643. Give him a few minutes.Copy !req
1644. Copy that.Copy !req
1645. Main shutdown
in three...Copy !req
1646. two, one...Copy !req
1647. shutdown.Copy !req
1648. Back to
automatic guidance.Copy !req
1649. Shutdown confirmed.Copy !req
1650. Fuel reserves depleted.Copy !req
1651. Watney?Copy !req
1652. Do you read?Copy !req
1653. It seems there's some
sort of problemCopy !req
1654. with the transmission.Copy !req
1655. I have interval pings.Copy !req
1656. Intercept velocity will be
11 meters per second.Copy !req
1657. I can make that work.Copy !req
1658. Distance
at intercept will be...Copy !req
1659. We'll be 68 kilometers apart.Copy !req
1660. 68 kilometers?Copy !req
1661. Did she just say
68 kilometers?Copy !req
1662. Come on, guys,
keep it together.Copy !req
1663. Work the problem.Copy !req
1664. Johanssen, time to intercept?Copy !req
1665. 39 minutes,
12 seconds.Copy !req
1666. Martinez, what if we
point our thrustersCopy !req
1667. in the same direction?Copy !req
1668. Well, it depends how much fuel
you wanna save...Copy !req
1669. for the altitude adjustments
for the trip home.Copy !req
1670. How much do you need?Copy !req
1671. I can get by with about 20%
of what we have left.Copy !req
1672. If we use 75.5% of remaining
altitude-adjust fuel...Copy !req
1673. that will bring the intercept
range to zero.Copy !req
1674. Do it.Copy !req
1675. Hang on. It brings
the range to zero...Copy !req
1676. but the intercept velocity
will be 42 meters per second.Copy !req
1677. And that's way too fast.Copy !req
1678. Then we'll have 39 minutes
to figure outCopy !req
1679. how to slow down.Copy !req
1680. Martinez, burn the jets.Copy !req
1681. Copy that.Copy !req
1682. MAV to Hermes.Copy !req
1683. Watney?Copy !req
1684. WATNEY'. Affirmative.Copy !req
1685. What's your status?Copy !req
1686. My chest hurts.Copy !req
1687. I broke my ribs.Copy !req
1688. How are you?Copy !req
1689. We're working on
getting to you.Copy !req
1690. There was a complication
during launch.Copy !req
1691. Copy that.Copy !req
1692. How bad is it?Copy !req
1693. We've corrected
the intercept range,Copy !req
1694. but we've got a problem
with intercept velocity.Copy !req
1695. How big a problem?Copy !req
1696. 42 meters a second.Copy !req
1697. Well...Copy !req
1698. shit.Copy !req
1699. Commander, I have an idea.Copy !req
1700. Go ahead, Mark.Copy !req
1701. Well, if I can find
something sharp in here...Copy !req
1702. and poke a hole in the glove
of my EVA suit...Copy !req
1703. I could use the escaping air
as a thruster...Copy !req
1704. and fly towards you.Copy !req
1705. It would be easy to control
because it would be on my arm.Copy !req
1706. I c: an't see you having
any control if you did that.Copy !req
1707. You'd be eyeballing
the interceptCopy !req
1708. using a thrust vector
you can barely control.Copy !req
1709. Yes, those are all
very good points.Copy !req
1710. But consider this.Copy !req
1711. I'd get to fly around
like Iron Man.Copy !req
1712. Commander...Copy !req
1713. let's go Iron Man.Copy !req
1714. This is unexpected LOS.Copy !req
1715. Communication lost. Stand by.Copy !req
1716. Maybe it's not the worst idea.Copy !req
1717. No, it is the worst idea.
It's the worst idea ever.Copy !req
1718. Not what he said.Copy !req
1719. Using atmosphere as thrust.Copy !req
1720. What happens
if we blow the VAL?Copy !req
1721. Wait, you want to open
the vehicular airlock?Copy !req
1722. It'll give us a good kick.Copy !req
1723. But also blow
the nose off the ship.Copy !req
1724. And all the air would leave
and we need air to not die.Copy !req
1725. We would seal the bridge
and the reactor room.Copy !req
1726. Everywhere else
would go vacuo.Copy !req
1727. Vogel.Copy !req
1728. Go ahead, Commander.Copy !req
1729. I need you to come inside
and make a... bomb.Copy !req
1730. Again, Commander?Copy !req
1731. You're a chemist.Copy !req
1732. Can you make a bomb with
what you have on board?Copy !req
1733. Probably.Copy !req
1734. But I feel obliged to mentionCopy !req
1735. that setting off
an explosive device...Copy !req
1736. in a spacecraft
is a terrible, terrible idea.Copy !req
1737. Hang on. You guys making
a bomb without me?Copy !req
1738. Copy that.
Can you do it?Copy !req
1739. Ja.Copy !req
1740. Houston, be advised.Copy !req
1741. We are going to deliberately
breach the VALCopy !req
1742. to produce a reverse thrust.Copy !req
1743. Beck, leave your suit on.
Meet Johanssen in Airlock 1.Copy !req
1744. We'll open the outer door.Copy !req
1745. I need you to place the charge
on the inner door.Copy !req
1746. Climb back to Airlock 2
along the hull.Copy !req
1747. Copy. I'm on my way.Copy !req
1748. I'm in, Commander.Copy !req
1749. Copy that.Copy !req
1750. Vogel, where are you?Copy !req
1751. I'm in the kitchen.Copy !req
1752. Okay.Copy !req
1753. Commander...Copy !req
1754. I can't let you
go through with this.Copy !req
1755. lam prepared to cut the suit.Copy !req
1756. Absolutely not.Copy !req
1757. See, the thing is,
I'm selfish.Copy !req
1758. I want all the memorials back
home to be about me.Copy !req
1759. Just me.Copy !req
1760. I should have left
this guy on Mars.Copy !req
1761. Hey.Copy !req
1762. Sugar?Copy !req
1763. Yeah.Copy !req
1764. Can you hold this?Copy !req
1765. Liquid oxygen...Copy !req
1766. and some stain remover
that contains ammonia.Copy !req
1767. This thing here
is five times strongerCopy !req
1768. than a stick of dynamite.Copy !req
1769. How do we activate it?Copy !req
1770. Can you connect this to
one of our lighting panels?Copy !req
1771. Careful.Copy !req
1772. Open Airlock 1.Copy !req
1773. I'm on
the way to Beck.Copy !req
1774. Let's just hope
this is a good idea, guys.Copy !req
1775. It is.Copy !req
1776. Open A1.Copy !req
1777. Hi.
Hey.Copy !req
1778. You got it?
Mmm.Copy !req
1779. Make sure you're not in here
when this thing goes off.Copy !req
1780. Hey.Copy !req
1781. Be careful out there.Copy !req
1782. In space.Copy !req
1783. Don't tell anyone
I did that.Copy !req
1784. Bomb set.Copy !req
1785. Leaving Airlock 1.Copy !req
1786. Guys,
I'm running the numbers,Copy !req
1787. and even with
optimal VAL blow...Copy !req
1788. we're gonna be off
on our angle.Copy !req
1789. What's the intercept
distance? Johanssen?Copy !req
1790. 260 meters, approximate.Copy !req
1791. That's too far.Copy !req
1792. Commander?Copy !req
1793. Martinez, close the door.Copy !req
1794. Open D3.Copy !req
1795. And leave it open.Copy !req
1796. Open B2.Copy !req
1797. Johanssen“.Copy !req
1798. Time to VAL blow
after initiate?Copy !req
1799. 15 seconds.Copy !req
1800. We sure know
how to cut it close.Copy !req
1801. Commander?Copy !req
1802. Distance is too far.
I'm going out.Copy !req
1803. I can do this.Copy !req
1804. It's not a debate.Copy !req
1805. I'm not risking
another crew member.Copy !req
1806. Beck's returned.Copy !req
1807. Johanssen, initiate the bomb.Copy !req
1808. Ten seconds.Copy !req
1809. Strap in.Copy !req
1810. Five, four...Copy !req
1811. three...Copy !req
1812. Brace for deceleration.
two...Copy !req
1813. ODE.Copy !req
1814. Activating Panel 41.Copy !req
1815. Bridge seal holding.Copy !req
1816. What's the damage?Copy !req
1817. Worry about that later.Copy !req
1818. What's the relative velocity?Copy !req
1819. 12 meters per second.Copy !req
1820. Copy.Copy !req
1821. Hook me up.Copy !req
1822. Done.Copy !req
1823. I have visual on the MAV.Copy !req
1824. What's the intercept range?Copy !req
1825. I'm checking.Copy !req
1826. 312 meters.Copy !req
1827. Did you say 312?Copy !req
1828. Great. I'll wave at you guys
as I go by.Copy !req
1829. Oh!Copy !req
1830. I can't get to you, Mark.
You're too far.Copy !req
1831. I'm not gonna make it.Copy !req
1832. I know.Copy !req
1833. Beck, unhook me.
I'm going after him.Copy !req
1834. Commander, I got this.Copy !req
1835. Mark, report.Copy !req
1836. On my way, Commander.Copy !req
1837. Damn it.Copy !req
1838. Johanssen, what's my relative
velocity to Mark?Copy !req
1839. 5.2 meters per second.Copy !req
1840. Copy. Adjusting course.Copy !req
1841. 3.1 meters
persecond.Copy !req
1842. Distance to target, 24 meters.Copy !req
1843. 11 meters to target.Copy !req
1844. Six meters.Copy !req
1845. Hold On, Mark.Copy !req
1846. I got him.Copy !req
1847. I got him.Copy !req
1848. I got him.Copy !req
1849. Way to go, Iron Man.Copy !req
1850. Beck, pull us in.Copy !req
1851. It's good
to see you.Copy !req
1852. You...Copy !req
1853. have terrible taste in music.Copy !req
1854. Houston,
this is Hermes actual.Copy !req
1855. We got him.Copy !req
1856. Watney is secure.Copy !req
1857. Contact in outer
space with Mark Watney.Copy !req
1858. After a very long time,
they have doneCopy !req
1859. what many people thought
was impossible.Copy !req
1860. Mission confirmation:Copy !req
1861. Mark Watney has been
successfully rescued.Copy !req
1862. Grab a hold of him.Copy !req
1863. Hey, handsome!Copy !req
1864. Beck, close the hatch.Copy !req
1865. Hey, guys!Copy !req
1866. Houston,
six crew safely aboard.Copy !req
1867. This is huge moment for
this nation, for the world...Copy !req
1868. and indeed, for
international space travel.Copy !req
1869. I can't believe
anything you do works.Copy !req
1870. Hey!Copy !req
1871. Oh, God.Copy !req
1872. I can't believe it.Copy !req
1873. There's a little smell
going on over there, bud.Copy !req
1874. I know. I haven't had a shower
in a year and a half.Copy !req
1875. Don't make me laugh,
I have broken ribs.Copy !req
1876. Hey, there.Copy !req
1877. Morning, sir.
It's an honor, sir.Copy !req
1878. Sir.Copy !req
1879. Sir.
Sir.Copy !req
1880. Morning, sir.Copy !req
1881. Welcome to the
Astronaut Candidate Program.Copy !req
1882. Now pay attention,Copy !req
1883. because this could
save your life.Copy !req
1884. Trust me, I know
what I'm talking about.Copy !req
1885. Let me get a few things out
of the way, right off the bat.Copy !req
1886. Yes, I did in fact survive
on a deserted planetCopy !req
1887. by farming in my own shit.Copy !req
1888. Yes, it's actually worse
than it sounds.Copy !req
1889. So let's not talk
about that ever again.Copy !req
1890. The other question I get
most frequently is...Copy !req
1891. "When I was up there,
stranded by myself...Copy !req
1892. "did I think
I was going to die?"Copy !req
1893. Yes, absolutely.Copy !req
1894. And that's what you need
to know going inCopy !req
1895. because it's going
to happen to you.Copy !req
1896. This is space.
It does not cooperate.Copy !req
1897. At some point, everything is
going to go south on you.Copy !req
1898. Everything is going
to go southCopy !req
1899. and you're going to say,
"This is it.Copy !req
1900. "This is how I end."Copy !req
1901. Now, you can either
accept that...Copy !req
1902. or you can get to work.Copy !req
1903. That's all it is.Copy !req
1904. You just begin.Copy !req
1905. You do the math.
You solve one problem...Copy !req
1906. then you solve the next one.Copy !req
1907. And then the next.Copy !req
1908. And if you solve
enough problems,Copy !req
1909. you get to come home.Copy !req
1910. All right, questions?Copy !req
1911. Once
Mission Control completesCopy !req
1912. their pre-flight checks...Copy !req
1913. we'll begin launch procedures.Copy !req
1914. The Ares '5 team will
rendezvous with the Hermes...Copy !req
1915. approximately 48 minutes
after launch.Copy !req
1916. From there,
they will have 414 daysCopy !req
1917. of space travel ahead of them.Copy !req
1918. Have the goals changedCopy !req
1919. from the previous mission...Copy !req
1920. to the Ares '5 program?Copy !req
1921. And what do you hope to
achieve this time around?Copy !req
1922. Well, no. The goals
have always been the sameCopy !req
1923. for the Ares program.Copy !req
1924. This time, of course,
we hope to bringCopy !req
1925. all the astronauts
back at the same time.Copy !req
1926. Flight,
Guidance check complete.Copy !req
1927. Copy, Guidance.Copy !req
1928. This is Flight.Copy !req
1929. We are go for launch,
on schedule.Copy !req
1930. Final aerosurfaceCopy !req
1931. checks are complete...Copy !req
1932. as everything remains a go
for the launch of the Ares 5.Copy !req
1933. 20 seconds.Copy !req
1934. Proceeding with the count.Copy !req
1935. T-minus 10... 9...Copy !req
1936. Main engine start.Copy !req
1937. 7... 6... 5... 4...Copy !req
1938. three... two... one.Copy !req
1939. And liftoff
As the crew of the Ares 5...Copy !req
1940. begin the next chapter
of American space exploration.Copy !req
1941. Pressures look good.Copy !req
1942. Wow. Good shot.Copy !req
1943. There you have it.Copy !req
1944. Five years after the rescue
of astronaut Mark Watney...Copy !req
1945. an Ares 5 is on its way
to Mars.Copy !req
1946. First I was afraidCopy !req
1947. I was petrifiedCopy !req
1948. Kept thinking I could never
live without you by my sideCopy !req
1949. But then I spent
so many nightsCopy !req
1950. Thinking how
you did me wrongCopy !req
1951. And I grew strong
and I learned how to get alongCopy !req
1952. And so you're back
from outer spaceCopy !req
1953. I just walked in
to find you hereCopy !req
1954. With that sad look
upon your faceCopy !req
1955. I should have changed
that stupid lockCopy !req
1956. I should have made you
leave your keyCopy !req
1957. If I had known
for just one secondCopy !req
1958. You'd be back to bother meCopy !req
1959. Boy,
now go, walk out the doorCopy !req
1960. Just turn around now 'cause
you're not welcome anymoreCopy !req
1961. Weren't you the one who tried
to hurt me with goodbye?Copy !req
1962. Did you think I'd crumble?Copy !req
1963. Did you think
I'd lay down and die?Copy !req
1964. Oh, no, not I
I will surviveCopy !req
1965. For as long as
I know how to loveCopy !req
1966. I know I'll stay aliveCopy !req
1967. I've got all my life to liveCopy !req
1968. And I've got
all my love to giveCopy !req
1969. And I'll surviveCopy !req
1970. I will surviveCopy !req
1971. Hey, heyCopy !req
1972. Boy,
now go, walk out the doorCopy !req
1973. Just turn around now 'cause
you're not welcome anymoreCopy !req
1974. Weren't you the one who tried
to break me with goodbye?Copy !req
1975. Did you think I'd crumble?Copy !req
1976. Did you think
I'd lay down and die?Copy !req
1977. Oh, no, not I
I will surviveCopy !req
1978. For as long as
I know how to loveCopy !req
1979. I know I'll stay aliveCopy !req
1980. I've got all my life to liveCopy !req
1981. And I've got
all my love to giveCopy !req
1982. And I'll surviveCopy !req
1983. I will surviveCopy !req