Satellite in the Sky Page #4

- Well, don't.

Maybe you're giving up too easily.

- How much do I owe you, Jack?

- That's the one.

I shouldn't have thought a fashion show

would give you any competition.

- Do you have a telephone here?

- Yes, over there.

- Well, give me some change, will you?

- Here you are.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Tell Mr. Miller we'll be up

in a few seconds.

Ellen? Oh, Ellen, someone wants to talk

to you on the telephone.

He was very insistent.

You can take it outside.

Hurry up, you're on in a few seconds.

Thank you.

- Hello?

JIMMY:
Hello, Ellen?

Oh, Jimmy, I'm so happy.

I mean, I'm so sorry.

The show will be going on

for hours and hours.

Yeah, listen, Ellen. I brought you

a present but I forgot to give it to you.

- Oh?

- In fact, it's a ring.

A ring?

Can't you see it? It's a very pretty ring.

Imagine you're standing with me.

I'm taking your hand and saying:

- "Ellen, will you marry me?"

- Darling.

- Well, I can't go on till you say "yes."

- I'm saying "yes" right now.

- You... You are? You mean you really are?

- Yes.

Well, that... That's wonderful.

Look, I'm putting it on your finger.

See it?

Of course I can see it, Jimmy.

It's beautiful.

- It's the loveliest ring in the world.

- Ellen, please.

Bye, Jimmy.

Well, you're home.

I'm glad you took me out tonight.

This is the first time

I've really enjoyed myself for ages.

I've enjoyed it too.

Barbara, can I call you tomorrow?

All right, Tony.

Good night.

- And thanks again.

- Good night.

There it is, George.

Everything the well-dressed man needs

for a stroll above the stratosphere.

- Including its own jet propulsion.

- Pretty smart.

Well, pal, I hope

they never have to use you.

All right, stand clear, you guys.

I'm gonna bring her up.

GALLOWAY:

Careful now, guys, how you stow this.

- Be sure you check all the shackles.

- Okay.

- Get off the ship as soon as you're finished.

- Yes, sir.

It's heavy.

I wonder what it's supposed to do.

Put the photisms in the gammas

and the flow, I think.

Size tech the photisms in the gammas

and the flow with fine goggles.

Very funny.

Well, Michael, it's two minutes past 9.

After completing your scheduled flight...

...you will release the T-1 at the position

and height marked on this chart.

Pilot rockets are attached

to the bomb to propel it...

...beyond the magnetic field of the ship.

The bomb's orbit has been worked out...

...so instruments all over the world will be

trained on the exact spot of the explosion.

- Anything else?

- I think that covers it, sir.

Let's go. I want to see

that the T-1 is secured.

Don't worry, professor, it will be.

What about your special fuse?

It's due here under armed guard

at 9:
15.

- Goodbye, Blandford.

- Goodbye, professor.

Well, Michael, good luck.

We'll try to see that everything

goes according to plan, sir.

MERRITY:
Bye.

ROSS:
Goodbye, professor.

Heroes face death

with a smile on their lips.

What's the fare, Mac? Cheer up.

- You're all heroes.

- I never felt less like a hero.

The air smells good.

Where we're going, they don't have any.

JIMMY:
What are you beefing about?

- What are you happy about?

I'll let you in. Last night, I got engaged

to the most wonderful girl in the world.

I don't wanna spoil your illusions,

but you'll be surprised...

...how soon the most wonderful girl

turns into the old woman.

How about last night?

Did you paint the town red?

I didn't go anywhere last night.

I was here. By order. Hello, Mike.

MICHAEL:

Larry, better get aboard. It's nearly 9:15.

MERRITY:

I must wait for the delivery of this...

MICHAEL:
It takes 45 minutes for the turbos

to warm up. There's plenty of time.

By the way, this is Professor Merrity.

He's coming as meteorologist.

- How do you do?

- Good morning.

This is Blake. We call him Lefty.

He's our turbo-jet engineer.

This is Jimmy Wheeler.

He looks after our telex apparatus.

I'd better get back to the control tower.

Your box of tricks

will be here any minute.

It's probably been delayed by the crowds.

That looks like it, sir.

A five-eighth, Jim.

Commander, the extra acceleration

couch. We had to move it up.

That's okay. Have you tested

the compression yet?

- We're doing it now, sir.

- Right.

All okay, Lefty?

Stand by.

Main circuit in.

Fire all jets at minimum charge.

[JETS THRUSTING]

Jim, get ahold of this.

MAN:

Special delivery for Professor Merrity.

MERRITY:
That's me. Be careful

of that fuse box. It contains acid.

MAN:
I can take it for you, sir.

MERRITY:
No. I'll take it myself.

MAN:

Okay.

Let's go.

We're all finished now.

Stay clear of the jets as you go.

They're radioactive.

- Good luck.

- Thank you.

Okay.

Do we need these masks?

- No, professor, the cabin is pressurized.

- Thanks.

Stardust to Control. Stardust to Control.

Do you receive me? Over.

Thunder Hill to Stardust.

Receiving you clearly.

Switch on your telex radar.

Switched on.

Okay, Stardust, your telex

is being received.

Don't forget to alter your frequency

at 90,000 feet and again at 32 miles.

I'm the telex operator.

T for Tommy, E, Edward...

...L, London, E, Edward, X.

I know my job.

Only thing worrying me, do you?

Thunder Hill to Stardust.

No cracks, please.

A lot of important people

are hearing you.

Say, that's great.

Maybe this is my big chance.

Do I get to sing now?

[MEN LAUGHING]

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

COMMENTATOR:
A takeoff of the first

piloted rocket ship in history.

There must be thousands of people here...

...who have come from all over

to see this great event.

At 10:
00, in just over nine minutes...

...the rocket jets will slowly

increase their power...

...until the ship is projected

from its underground hangar.

No more inside.

You'll have to watch from here.

Don't push. The whole thing will be

perfectly clear for miles from here.

ELLEN:
You must let me in.

It's terribly important.

I'm sorry, there's too many inside

already. Send that car back.

- But there's somebody I must see.

- Who?

Jimmy Wheeler. He's one of

the crew on the rocket.

- Please let me see him.

- I'm sorry, miss, it's too late.

Thirty seconds to go.

- Twenty seconds, Mike.

- Okay.

Try and relax as we take off.

Just sink into the seat.

- It shouldn't be uncomfortable.

- Fifteen.

Stand by.

Ten, nine, eight, seven...

...six, five, four, three, two...

- Cut in fuel.

There she goes. She's gathering speed

up the launching ramp.

[ROCKET PASSES O VERHEAD]

Larry, course okay?

Dead on.

Here we go.

[JETS ACCELERATING]

This bomb is gonna be exploded

1000 miles above the Earth?

Yes, at 9 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time

tonight. Her Majesty's government...

...and the United States have advised

every country in the world about this.

REPORTER:

What is the purpose of this experiment?

Is it a demonstration of force, a threat?

No, gentlemen. It is a scientific

demonstration of destructive power.

After this explosion, the futility of war...

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