Space Camp

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Only a shooting star.

Come on, Andie.

Everybody's watching on TV.

You can't see it

if you don't come in.

Can too see it.

Just another wisher.

He winked at me!

John Glenn winked at me!

I'm going up.

lam.

I'm going up.

We are at T minus 19 days

and counting

toward main engine test

of Atlantis on July 23rd...

- Thanks.

- Hi, darling.

- I'm not going up.

- Yeah, I heard.

I can't believe it.

They chose Eddie Miller

instead of me.

He gets airsick in cars.

That's why I married you

instead of Eddie Miller.

I thought for sure I was

getting up there this time.

You'll get your chance next time.

Primary objective of the test...

You're damn right I will.

You're not gonna be the only one

in this family to walk on the moon.

Think of the bright side.

You get to spend your summer

with me at Space Camp.

Oh, no.

You promised.

Terrific.

I get to play "Let's pretend I'm

an astronaut" with a bunch of kids.

These aren't just kids, you know.

These are clean-cut

all-American kids.

Make me proud.

I believe this is

one of your kids now.

Yep, I'd recognize him anywhere--

clean-cut, well motivated...

...all-American.

Great boosters!

- Will you turn that down?

- What?

Would you mind turning that down?

Okay, okay, no sweat.

You want Space Camp?

No. My father

wants Space Camp,

but I want my head examined.

- It was worth it for the car.

- Let's hope so.

Yeah.

Would you get your ass

out of my parking spot?

Yeah, right.

Sorry about that.

Space Age technology, huh?

Have a good summer.

Make sure you check

that left mag, Dad. It's sticking.

Okay.

Welcome aboard, campers.

I'm Zach Bergstrom,

director of Space Camp.

We're going to train you

just like NASA trains astronauts.

I didn't say "real astronauts"

because at Space Camp,

you are real astronauts.

Robert Pickett, Purple Team.

Lonnie Fowler, Red Team.

- Kathryn Fairly.

- Kathryn Fairly.

Blue Team.

- Hideo Takamini.

- Hideo Takamini.

Blue Team. Gardener...

Kevin Donaldson, Yellow Team.

Dennis Anderson,

you're with the Green Team.

Susan Lange, on the Green Team.

Ricky Powell,

you're on the Purple Team.

- David Joe, White Team.

- Chris Chu, White Team.

Okay, everybody, let's all

gather in the Rocket Park

where you'll meet

the other members of your team.

Leave your bags here.

You can pick them up later.

Come on, everybody,

let's move it.

Orientation at 1300 hours.

Four years ago

Space Camp was created

not only to provide you with

hands-on access to space hardware,

but also to teach you how

to work together as a team.

Hi, I'm Andie Bergstrom.

You're an astronaut!

The first female pilot!

Yeah. How did you know that?

I've read all about you in

the "Young Astronauts" program.

Let's see, you were the backup pilot

for the first Discovery flight,

but Coats got it instead.

Yeah. I remember.

What are you doing here?

Hello.

- And what is your name?

- Rudy Tyler, ma'am.

Spit it out, Rudy.

Rudy Tyler, ma'am!

I meant the gum, Rudy.

You look like a guy with...

...a lot of energy.

I'm making you

Mission Specialist #1,

Equipment Function and Operation.

Wow. Thanks, ma'am.

My father told me when you come

to Space Camp, they give you--

We'll talk about it later, okay?

By the way, this is Space Camp

and not the Marine Corps.

- Yes, ma'am.

- You can call me Andie.

Hi, Andie. I'm Tish.

Tish Ambros.

Right there.

Yeah. So what brings you

to Space Camp, Tish?

Well, I did this audit at JPL

in radio astronomy.

It was unbelievable!

I mean, can you imagine

an extraterrestrial disc jockey?

Like, listening

to radio waves from space?

I mean, like waiting

for signs of intelligence?

- Like--

- I know the feeling.

I'm gonna make you

Mission Specialist #2,

Communications.

Cool.

Max! What are you doing here?

Checking in for my next mission

against the Empire, Your Highness.

Your next mission is to haul ass

back to Junior Camp right now.

Come on, Andie.

I've been at Junior

two summers running.

Don't kick me out.

- You're just not ready.

- I am too ready!

Okay, one screw-up, and you're

back in the little leagues. Got it?

Copy, Rogue Leader.

Roger and out.

Hideo Takamini.

- Hideo Takamini?

- Right here.

Hideo Takamini?

Well, actually it's pronounced

Kevin Donaldson.

I don't have a Donaldson.

Well, you have one now.

I'm Kathryn Fairly,

and it's an honour to meet you.

- I'm sorry...

- It's okay.

Okay, I have two positions left--

Pilot and Shuttle Commander.

Kevin, tell me why you'd like

to be Shuttle Commander.

I wouldn't, no.

Actually, I was thinking

more along the lines

of Mission Regent...

or Sovereign, maybe?

Something like that.

Kathryn, what about you?

I know a lot

about the space program,

and I'm going

into the Air Force Academy.

And I want to be the first

female Shuttle Commander.

You think that's

more important than Pilot?

Yeah.

It's okay.

You can let her have it

because I don't really care.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Now that you're

Shuttle Commander,

you're gonna have to

start to care, Kevin.

Kathryn, you can be Pilot.

But...

Pilot.

This is a mock-up of the cargo bay

and the storage pallets.

That arm is

the remote manipulator system.

It can be used for repairs

and to link up with satellites

or other vehicles.

This is a zero-gravity chair.

It rides on a cushion of air which

creates the feeling of weightlessness

you encounter when you

leave the earth's atmosphere.

Come on, Max.

This is the greatest thing

since the X-Wing Fighter!

This is the Shuttle simulator,

which you're going to learn to fly

at speeds of up to Mach 25.

It looks complicated, but when

you get the basics down, it's easy.

The computer does

most of the work.

The first lesson

I want to teach is...

"Why I won't touch anything

until I know how to use it."

- By Rudy Tyler.

- Right.

- Yeah, Rudy.

- ls everybody okay?

This is the Mercury Sigma 7.

When they were

building these capsules,

the astronauts demanded

the engineers create a way for them

to be able to pilot the capsule back

through the re-entry

through the earth's atmosphere.

Otherwise they would feel

like monkeys...

What the hell is that?

A prototype maintenance droid.

NASA built him

for the space station.

- When's he going up?

- He's not.

They blew it on his shielding.

His chips become unpredictable

in about two hours.

He's such a complex

piece of machinery,

NASA hasn't been able

to iron out all the bugs.

So he helps out here

and at Kennedy.

Jinx!

It's a midget extraterrestrial!

No, he is the world's only

$27-million handyman.

- Where the hell is that ratchet?

- In your hand.

He's also quite literal.

Okay, we've all met Jinx.

Let's get going.

Come on.

...third-stage separation

before it gets into orbit...

Dennis, I got you that manual.

How many pounds of thrust

does the shuttle produce at lift off?

6,981,400.

How'd you know?

How in the world

did she know all that?

Got me.

You know,

that Kevin is a real babe.

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