Capricorn One Page #6

THE NEXT TIME WE SEE YOU,

YOU'LL BE ON THE WAY HOME.

ROGER.

WELL DONE, CAPRICORN.

YES?

IS WHITTER IN?

TELL HIM IT'S CAULFIELD.

WHO?

WHITTER. ELLIOT WHITTER.

THERE'S NO ONE HERE BY THAT NAME.

YOU MUST HAVE THE WRONG APARTMENT.

WELL, THIS IS APARTMENT 228,

ISN'T IT?

YEAH. OH, YOU PROBABLY HAVE

THE WRONG BUILDING.

YOU KNOW, THEY ARE ALL SORTA LOOK ALIKE.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS IS 4311 CLARIDGE, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, IT IS.

ELLIOT WHITTER LIVES AT 4311 CLARIDGE,

IN APARTMENT 228.

IS THIS A JOKE?

LOOK, I'VE BEEN HERE A MILLION TIMES.

ELLIOT'S A FRIEND OF MINE AND

HE LIVES IN THIS APARTMENT!

LOOK, MISTER..., WHOEVER YOU ARE.

I'M CLEANING AN OVEN.

IT'S MY OVEN. IT'S IN MY KITCHEN.

IN MY APARTMENT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D LIKE TO GET BACK TO IT.

WAIT A MINUTE! JUST WAIT! LOOK, I'M NO A CRAZY PERSON AND I'M NOT A MUGGER!

I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIEND AND HE LIVES

IN THIS APARTMENT! I SWEAR IT!

WOULD YOU GET YOUR FOOT OUT OF MY DOOR

OR I'M GONNA CALL THE POLICE!

NOW I DON'T THINK THIS IS

FUNNY ANYMORE!

WAIT. I CAN PROVE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

I KNOW THIS APARTMENT.

NOW, WILL YOU GET OUTTA HERE,

OR DO I HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE?

THIS IS PAUL CUNNINGHAM,

CAPRICORN CONTROL.

WE ARE 259 DAYS 14 HRS. 12 MINS.

INTO THE FLIGHT.

ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL.

ALL LIGHTS ARE GREEN.

THE PRIME RECOVERY SHIP,

THE U.S.S. ORISKANY, IS IN POSITION.

AN ON-TARGET LANDING SHOULD RESUL IN RECOVERY TIME

OF 18 MINS. FROM SPLASH-DOWN

TO THE OPENING OF THE HATCH.

AFTER THE CREW DELIVERS ITS SPEECH

ON THE ORISKANY DECK

AND IS WELCOMED ABOARD

BY CAPTAIN EARL MARKS,

THEY'LL BE TAKEN BELOW DECK

FOR A MEDICAL DEBRIEFING.

TONIGHT, AT 8 O'CLOCK

PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME,

THE CREW WILL ATTEND THE VICTORY

BANQUET TOPPED BY A SPECIAL DESSERT,

A 40 FEET RED CAKE,

DEPICTING THE MARTIAN SURFACE.

WE ARE 23 MINS. 12 SECS. FROM

THE BEGINNING OF THE RE-ENTRY PHASE.

THIS IS CAPRICORN CONTROL.

WE HAVE A CHOPPER WAITING

ON THE ISLAND:

TO TAKE YOU TO THE SPACECRAF WHEN IT SPLASHES DOWN.

IT'LL TAKE THE ORISKANY ABOUT 1.30 HR. TO

REACH YOU, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY RUSH.

ALL LIGHTS ARE GREEN.

ROGER. ALL GREEN.

SEPARATION THRUSTER CHECK LIST?

DE PROPULSOR?

SEPARATION THRUSTER CHECK LIST.

OUTBOARD THRUSTERS.

OUTBOARD THRUSTERS ON.

INBOARD THRUSTERS.

INBOARD THRUSTERS ON.

HOW WE DOIN'?

WE MIGHT HAVE A SLIGHT PROBLEM, SIR.

WHAT IS IT?

THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OFF TARGET.

HOW FAR OFF?

AS MUCH AS 200 MILES.

THAT FAR?

IT COULD TAKE UP TO 1.30 HR. FOR

THE RECOVERY FORCES TO REACH THEM.

KEEP ME POSTED.

YES, SIR.

SIX...

FIVE...

FOUR...

THREE...

TWO...

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, WE SHOW RED

ON THE HEAT SHIELD.

DO YOU COPY?

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

WE SHOW RED ON THE HEAT SHIELD.

DO YOU READ?

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

WE SHOW RED ON THE HEAT SHIELD.

DO YOU COPY?

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, WE SHOW RED ON

THE HEAT SHIELD. DO YOU COPY?

CAPRICORN ONE...

THAT IS, KELLOWAY.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

DO YOU READ?

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, WE SHOW RED ON

THE HEAT SHIELD. DO YOU COPY?

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN, WE SHOW RED LIGHT ON

THE HEAT SHIELD. DO YOU COPY?

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

THIS IS PAUL CUNNINGHAM,

CAPRICORN CONTROL.

WE ARE ADVISED THAT THERE APPEARS

TO BE A MALFUNCTION.

WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM

IS. WE WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED.

THIS IS CAPRICORN CONTROL.

CHARLES, TAKE SANDY AND GO INSIDE.

MOM, WHAT'S...

CHARLES, GO INSIDE NOW!

MOM...

CHARLES, I SAID RIGHT NOW!

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I HAVE A BRIEF STATEMEN AND THEN I WILL ANSWER

YOUR QUESTIONS.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN RE-ENTRY.

SOMETHING WENT WRONG

DURING RE-ENTRY.

WHY HAVEN'T THEY TOLD US ANYTHING?

THEY DON'T WANT US TO KNOW

WHAT WENT WRONG.

WHAT WENT WRONG?

WHE THE HELL IS KELLOWAY?

WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?

AT TPLUS 259 DAYS 15 HRS. 11 MINS.

IN THE FLIGHT OF CAPRICORN ONE,

WHICH IS 2 MINS. 18 SECS.

AFTER INTERFACE,

THE HEAT SHIELD LIGHT ON THE MISSION

CONTROL MONITORING PANEL TURNED RED.

WE...

ARE DEAD.

WHAT?

WE'RE DEAD.

SH*T, I WAS SUCH A TERRIFIC GUY!

WE TRIED TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTRACT,

CONTACT WITH THE SPACECRAF AN WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

IT LANDED OFF COURSE.

WHY HAVEN'T THEY SAID ANYTHING TO US?

AND IF IT NEVER LANDED,

EITHER THE HEAT SHIELD SEPARATED

OR THE CHUTES NEVER OPENED.

EITHER WAY, WE ARE DEAD.

THE HEAT SHIELD EVIDENTLY SEPARATED

FROM THE COMMAND MODULE

AND, AS YOU KNOW, THE HEAT SHIELD

IS THE ONLY PROTECTION THE MODULE HAS

AGAINST THE HEAT BUILD-UP ON

THE RE-ENTERING THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

THE SPACECRAFT DISINTEGRATED WITHIN 12

SECS. AFTER THE LOSS OF THE HEAT SHIELD.

RIGHT NOW KELLOWAY IS MAKING

A SPEECH:

ABOUT WHAT BRAVE, WONDERFUL GUYS...

WE WERE.

I CANNOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE

HOW WE FEEL.

THESE MEN WERE AN INTEGRAL

OF THE FAMILY...

HERE IN THE PROGRAM.

IF ANYBODY EVER SEES US AGAIN,

THE WHOLE THING FALLS APART.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

THEY CAN'T HAVE US AROUND.

THAT IS THE END OF MY STATEMENT.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO THE FAMILIES?

YES.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE HAVE

A LOTTA CHOICE IN THIS MATTER.

I SAY WE GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE.

ANYBODY DISAGREE?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE HEAT SHIELD

WAS CHECKED?

ALL DURING THE RE-ENTRY PHASE THERE

WERE A SERIES OF STATUS CHECKS.

ALL OF THEM GAVE US EVERY INDICATION

THE SHIELD WAS IN PLACE.

NO, I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO THE PRESIDEN YET, BUT I'M SURE I WILL VERY SOON.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THA THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN

A CONSTANT SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMEN TO ALL OF US IN THE PROGRAM.

THIS MISSION MEANT AS MUCH

TO HIM AS IT DID TO US.

DO YOU THINK THIS WILL END

THE MANNED SPACE PROGRAM?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU CAN'T REACH THAT FAR WITHOU STUMBLING SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOUR GOAL

ISN'T WORTHWHILE.

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH.

IN 1967 WE HAD THE APOLLO ONE FIRE.

BUT WE DIDN'T JUST...

GIVE UP EVEN THOUGH WE WERE CRUSHED.

WE WENT ON AS THEY WOULD HAVE

WANTED US TO.

NOW, THESE THREE REMARKABLE MEN

HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN AN EFFORT TO...

WIDEN THE HORIZONS OF THEIR SPECIES.

THEY DIED STRIVING FOR A GOAL.

YOU TELL ME.

I ASK YOU... I ASK ALL OF YOU HERE.

YOU BE THE ONES TO TELL ME.

HOW COULD WE BEST SERVE THESE MEN?

BY GIVING UP ON THEIR DREAM?

BY SAYING THA IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING?

YOU GIVE ME THE ANSWER.

THAT WAS THE LEFT GEAR WE LOST.

SEE IF YOU CAN RETRACT THE OTHER ONE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE WE ARE?

NO.

WHICH DIRECTION ARE WE HEADED?

WEST. ONCE WE HIT THE COAST,

WE'LL GO NORTH.

ALL WE'VE GOT TO DO IS GET TO ANY CITY,

ANY PLACE THERE ARE PEOPLE,

A NEWSPAPER, A TELEVISION STATION.

ANY PLACE WE CAN SHOW UP AND

BE SEEN. THEN IT'S OVER.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S EXACTLY OVER.

OUR FAMILIES, OUR KIDS.

THEY THINK WE'RE DEAD.

I WONDER,

WHEN WE SHOW UP,

WHEN EVERYBODY FINDS UP,

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