Hidden Figures Page #5

Ive been away for a long time.

I imagine, Im just out of practice.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah. I was hoping you would allow me

to start over?

Mm-hmm.

So, the thing is..

I have an interest in getting

to know you better.

Mm-hmm.

You are one tough customer. Huh?

You haven't said youre sorry yet!

Right.

Of course.

Im sorry, Katherine.

For what, Jim?

Underestimating you.

Or any woman like you.

Though I cant imagine theres many.

Thats good practice, right there.

We interrupt this musical programming

with breaking news.

The Soviet news agency has announced

that Russian cosmonaut,

Yuri Gagarin, has become

the first man in space.

Gagarin completed one full orbit around

the planet in 108 minutes.

Stay tuned to the station for more

details, as they become available.

Man!

Does that pussies pad look here?

.. a versatile one rocket,

and then the Russian cosmonaut

April 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin first man in space

Yuri Gagarin, 3KA capsule

in the orbit at 6:07 UTC.

Reentering Russian Air Space at 7:55 UTC.

Proving conclusively

that man could survive orbital space wide.

Gagarin was a..

Well..

They beat the pants off us.

Lets go..

Just learn how to fly to space.

And he's been declared a national hero.

This is a day of unprecedented triumph

for the Russian national program,

And a crushing blow for America

in the race for space.

I want to thank everyone for staying.

I know its late, and

after what we just saw...

I'm sure everyones

probably anxious to go home.

But before we do, I just have

to ask a question...

The same one..

I've been asking myself all the way

over here, which is.

How the hell we find ourselves

in second place in a two man race?

Anybody?

Paul?

I think Glenn said it pretty well.

Theyre just outworking us.

And the reason I have to..

think that is because I refuse to believe

that the Russians are smarter than us,

or that they have more technology.

Or that they care more.

But I dont know? Is that possible?

Is it possible that it actually means

more to them?

Were in the fight of our lives, people.

This isnt some epic joyride!

I just saw seven faces..

Who werent sure that

we can get there.

Here's our problem.

And so, as of right now,

Theres only two things you

need to know going forward

One is, staying here working late

that's gonna be a fact of life.

And two, don't expect your

paychecks reflect the extra time

is gonna take to catch

up and pass those bastards.

For those of you that cant

work that way, I understand'em

and thank you

for what you've done.

For everyone else,

I suggest you call your wives..

and tell them how its gonna be.

Ill start with mine.

Redstone Unnamed Rocket Test

- Sam! Go on!

- Yes, sir

End of the day.

Tell me. we're looking good?

Try!

- So am I be there? Switch the latch!

- I'm taking a watch!

Were honored to serve our country.

So, we dont think about..

Danger.

No time to be scared.

we have a job to do

Mrs. Jackson!

Colored seats are at the back

of the courtroom.

Thank you, ma'am.

So, which one of you wants to go first?

The IBM 7090 Data Processing System,

It has a capability of solving of over

24,000 multiplications

per second!

- Holy Moses, thats lightning fast!

- Theyll never get it to work.

Itll run eventually. And when it does

we have to know how to program it.

- Unless youd rather be out of a job?

- No!

Mr. Z.

I got a court date.

Computing uses it as high speed storage

unit and..

And information holding device.

We have a file!

And I'll do it for you!

Now, listen! Hold the spark!

Beautiful!

- Ruth!

- Yes, sir.

Get the Cape on the line.

Shepards trajectories need to be updated.

Where is she?!

Where the hell have you been?

Everywhere I look you're not

where I need you to be.

And it's not my imagination. So where

the hell do you go everyday?

To the bathroom, sir.

The bathroom!

To the damn bathroom!

For 40 minutes a day!?

What do you do in there!?

We are T-minus zero here.

I put a lot of faith in you.

Theres no bathroom for me here.

What do you mean theres

no bathroom for you here?

Here is no bathroom!

There are no colored bathrooms

in this building,

or any building outside the West Campus.

Which is half a mile away!

Did you know that?

I have to walk to Timbuktu

just to relieve myself!

And I cant use one of the handy bikes.

Picture that, Mr. Harrison?

My uniform...

Skirt below the knees and my heels.

And simple necklace pearls.

Well, I don't own pearls.

Lord knows you dont pay the

coloreds enough to afford pearls!

And I work like a dog day and night,

living on coffee from a pot none of

you want me to touch!

So, excuse me..

if I have to go to the restroom

a few times a day!

There you have it!

No more colored restrooms.

No more white restrooms.

Just plain old toilets.

Go wherever you damn well please.

Preferably closer to your desk.

At NASA...

We all pee the same color!

Heard you were fighting the flu.

Thought you could use some soup?

Hot meal for the girls.

Come on, in.

Excuse me!

OK, ladies!

Let's say grates..

Ah! Yes!

Dear Lord!

Thank you for this meal..

We ask that you blessed this food,

that may you bless it to our bodies.

In Jesus name, we pray.

Amen.

May 5, 1961

Alan Shepard Launch

It's a history day at Cape Canaveral,

and here we can expect Alan Shepard on

Freedom 7 will be launched in the space

in altitude about 116 miles an hour.

- Dorothy! Come on or you'll miss it!

- I'm coming.

Any day now, Capcom.

Fix your little problem,

and light this candle!

Roger that, Freedom 7.

Standby.

Move to final countdown sequence.

Moving to final countdown sequence.

Copy that.

And were at T-minus

10..

9... 8... 7... 6...

.. 5... 4...

3... 2...

1...

Zero!

And we have liftoff!

Get up there!

Get on up there.

Trajectory is good.

"Yaw" is okay!

Switching to manual roll.

For the eyes of the world

now look into space,

to the moon and to

the planets beyond..

and we have vowed...

that we shall not see it governed.

by a hostile flag of conquest,

but by a banner

of freedom and peace.

We set sail on this new sea,

because there is new

knowledge to be gained..

and new rights to be won...

We choose to go to the Moon in this decade

and do the other things..

not because they are easy,

but because they are hard.

.. Because we should all thank President

Kennedy for continued job security.

Gus Grissoms up next.

Another suborbital flight with a Redstone.

Our last shot before we strap

Glenn to the Atlas..

And.. pray we can get him back down.

Yes, and I imagine hed like us to have

the math figured out beforehand.

Good work, gentlemen.

Go have dinner with your kids.

Then...

lets get back to work.

I think its high time that

I kissed you, Kathe.

Oh. And whys that?

Figure youre attracted to me

the same as I to you.

Is that right?

Or you would have told me to

get going a long time ago.

Havent kissed a man in a long time.

Almost forgot how to.

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