Exploding Sun Page #3

Beautifully.

Here we are aboard the Roebling Clipper.

Approaching 50,000 feet.

I'm sorry Mr. Miller but trading

in all exchanges has been halted.

There's some kind of

electrical glitch in the system.

No, I'm sure it's absolutely nothing.

On camera we see Alan Elias.

Mr Elias of course and his wife Joan

noted humanitarian releif efforts.

Yes,yes I have those documents

here in my hand.

And as soon as trading resumes

I will be sure to exicute

your exchange.

College students has since grown

into a major international

aid organization

with branches in...

Yes he is my father. -more than

70 countries all over the world.

An you may recall a few years ago

- I'm very excited for him.

the Elias' were honored

by the nobel commity

and recognized with the prestigious

Simmons accomodation

for their relief efforts in Afghanistan.

35,000 feet. 36,000 feet.

Still climbing.

Thanks.

Hey listen I was out of line earlier,

with that uh crack about

the real space program,

uh, and uh for that. I'm sorry.

I think you've mistaken me for somebody

who actually cares what you think.

Regardless.

I guess it's a little much for me

to think that we could

still be friendly, huh?

Sure. Whatever.

How's Cheryl?

She's good. She's ah... she's good.

I'll let her know you said hello.

I didn't.

Roebling Clipper at 48,000 feet. 49,000.

Flight we are at ignition altitude.

Roebling Clipper,

you ready to light it up?

Roger Flight.

Ignition.

Yeah BABY!

Roebling One to Flight.

We are in low earth orbit.

Roger that Roebling One.

Welcome to space.

Yes.

Good job.

Roger

Great job.

Jose.

He's so cool. -Ya.

Roebling One to Flight.

We are in low earth orbit.

Roger that. Roebling One.

Welcome to space.

To Alan Elias.

The Elias Afghan Relief

Camp's first astronaut.

To Alan!

Alan is in space.

And there you have it

ladies and gentlemen,

after a near flawless launch the

Roebling Clipper has achieved orbit.

And there on camera

right now we see Alan Elias.

Ah Mr Elias the oldest member on board

Roebling Clipper's inaugural flight.

Congratulations everybody

on being the first commercial

passengers in space.

Now I have a special

little gift for everyone.

Astronaut bubbly.

Ah, champagne in a bag!

Nicely done sir.

What a view.

Denise?

Hey. I thought you forgot about me.

Never. How's the ship?

Oh please tell me you did not ask about

the ship before asking about me.

I am repentant.

Ya. You better be.

I'm fine, thanks for asking

and so is the Roebling Clipper.

Can you do me a favor?

When you get back,

prepare a report for me on

the fuel cells from the scalar drive.

Just curious to see wether or

not the photonic distribution

was affected by the change in gravity.

That is a masive turn on.

So, how are you doing?

I'm great.

This is an amazing experience actually,

and, I just,

I wish I could share it with you.

Listen, Denise.

Ya?

When you get back,

I really do want that report

on photonic distribution.

Bastard.

Denise huh?

Why don't you do me a favor,

stick to what you know.

Mission Control

this is the space station.

We have a visual on

the Roebling Clipper.

Copy that space station.

How does she look?

Spectacular.

Like the future of space travel.

You've been reading our

promotional material again I see.

I wish I had the money to invest.

She's good to go Dr. Bakus.

Thanks Ivan.

Roebling One this is Flight.

You're good to go for

scalar drive ignition.

Copy that Flight.

Ladies and gentlemen,

next stop, the moon.

Sit back and relax folks,

this is going to be something.

On my mark. And mark.

Wow.

Pushing through 1000. 1100,

pushing past 1300 miles per minute.

Amazing.

What the hell!?

Oh my god!

What was that?

Everybody just, just stay calm alright.

Craig?

Can you hear me Craig?

Are you there?

Talk to me. Do you have

any idea what's going on?

I can't take anything up here.

Talk to me Craig

What's happening?

I don't know.

Denise. What's going on?

I'm not sure.

Some kind of spike in the energy,

maybe a solar anomaly.

Come on!

Everyone hold on tight.

We're figuring this out.

Cheryl

Don. What's happening?

We don't know yet.

Some sort of power surge.

Inco, can you pull up space station?

I'm on it.

Thank you.

Space station is up.

We need to know

whats on your sensors.

Thanks Inco.

It was a wave of cosmic rays.

Micro burst.

From where? Solar or galactic?

Local. From our sun.

We're detecting a CME behind it.

Big one.

Cheryl. Copy that space station.

It was a blast of cosmic radiation.

There's a big CME storm

following right behind it.

Denise? That was a cosmic ray.

Coronal mass ejection

bringing up the rear.

How's everybody doing up there?

Freaking the hell out. How bad is this?

I don't know yet.

Flight... check your monitor.

She's accelerating. Hang on.

Fiona. Can you confirm

the engine readings please?

Ah... 47 percent, and, and rising.

51 percent

Shut down the mains.

Negative.

Negative on an engine shut down.

Oh my god.

53 percent.

Damn it.

Hey, will you tell me

what the hell is going on?

The Clipper is accelerating

right at the moon,

and if you would just

stay out of our way

maybe we can get

something done about it.

Cheryl we got a real

situation brewing here.

No I'm not so sure

he's capable to deal with it.

Thank you.

Ok.

Mr. President.

How bad is it?

A cosmic ray storm triggered a

malfunction in the scalar drive.

The passengers are ok.

Mission control is doing

everything they can to fix it.

So they can fix it?

We don't know yet.

If you needed publicity so bad,

why didn't you send

mom to a kid's hospital,

instead of into space?

Can you kill power to

the scalar drive remotely?

We already tried that.

Guidance, what's our current course?

If she keeps keeps accelerating

she's gonna blow right past the moon

and shoot off into space.

What do we have remote access to?

How about the thrusters?

How about you let me handle this?

How about you cut crap

and let me help you.

Here, put these on.

Have you tried bypassing

you're A/B Bus modules?

Yes.

What is our current speed?

2789 miles per minute.

Is that even possible?

Apparently!

Are any of the engines responding?

No.

Thrusters? -No.

Retros? -I can't get anything.

Come on, damn it.

What are these guys still doing here?

They have permission to be here.

Get out of here!

Not anymore they don't.

Were done here gentlemen.

Not anymore they don't.

Were done here gentlemen.

Well as yo just saw there,

ah, it seems that ah,

Commander Don Wincroft is no

longer allowing our news crew

to broadcast live from inside

mission control, so...

We will continue to bring you updates

as this situation unfolds, ah, meantime

Fiona!? -I'm trying!

Flame out. Engine just shut itself down.

Denise? Are these readings correct?

The engine's off.

Flamed out.

Oh, thank god.

What she said. Thank god.

We're no longer accelerating.

But we're not slowing down either.

Are we?

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