Space Camp Page #5

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How did this happen?

It's not important

how it happened.

What's important now

is how we get back home.

We are going home.

Folks, I'm gonna need

all your help to get there.

Rudy, you and Kevin

stow the aft deck seats.

We have no voice contact

with NASA.

Telemetry is still on.

The safest procedure will be

for them to bring us down on auto

at the next available window.

There are windows out there?

No, it's where we re-enter

the Earth's atmosphere

at the right time and place

so we can land

at Edwards Air Force Base.

First re-entry for Edwards

is in 12 hours.

Okay, we just sit tight,

and we keep everything

running till then.

In the meantime,

I'm gonna check this mother out.

- This is unprecedented.

- I don't know what to tell you.

I gotta give some statement.

They're right there.

I want that gallery cleared out.

Take those kids

back to Space Camp.

- The president has to be told.

- They'll be back in 12 hours.

How am I supposed to

keep a lid on this?

People for 500 miles

know the shuttle went up.

Tell them the truth--

we launched my wife

and five kids from the Space Camp.

They'll never believe it.

What's your reading?

South 5-5-55.

We have to find

an earlier re-entry.

- Why? What's the problem?

- The shuttle wasn't flight-ready.

They won't be alive in 12 hours.

One tank of oxygen?

How long will one tank last?

Twelve hours.

That's not enough.

We'll need more for re-entry,

at least another hour.

So what are we gonna do?

Re-entry to landing--

14 hours.

Estimated oxygen supply--

11 hours, 56 minutes.

Max will erase?

Probability--100%.

Get Max out of space now.

HOW?

NASA is working on the problem.

NASA needs help.

Any Suggestions?

- Daedalus.

- Of course, Daedalus.

Now if only we could talk to her.

She's a good pilot, Zach.

She'll think of it.

Great. No oxygen was provided

for the life-support system.

What about the propulsion system?

We can raid liquid oxygen

from there.

The propulsion system

uses nitrogen tetroxide, Rudy.

We want to breathe,

not dry-clean our lungs.

Let's think. Where are we

gonna get more oxygen?

I could run down to 7-11.

Right, Kev.

That's it.

- What's it?

- You wanna share this with us?

Yep. We're going to Daedalus.

- The space station.

- That's right.

Isn't it still under construction?

But they already

have oxygen storage.

Kevin, get in the seat.

The rest of you just hang on,

prepare for manoeuvre.

We're gonna transfer

to another orbit.

I just hope we have time.

We're going

for Daedalus rendezvous.

Prepare for OMS burn.

Roger.

Power up.

- Kevin, give me a course bearing.

- Course bearing, right.

Kevin, you did this

in the simulator. Come on.

I faked it in the simulator.

Then get out of the seat.

Kathryn.

- I'll get it.

- Out!

Kathryn, give me a course bearing.

Oh-Niner-5-5-Niner.

Stand by for OMS burn.

Go for OMS.

Roger.

Thanks a lot, NASA.

Congratulations for a job well done.

Okay, give my thanks.

Jerry and Wayne did a great job.

Three for three...

We have Atlantis transferring

to a higher orbit at 76.4 degrees.

She remembered!

That's it.

Yes!

Give me Daedalus ETA.

The estimated time of arrival

at Daedalus

is 26 minutes and 13 seconds.

This would be easier if we could

reach Mission Control.

- Did you do it?

- It was too difficult.

Tell me what you want me to do.

Max, do I have to do

everything for you?

You've got a 180 IQ.

You can't figure it out'?

All right, now, Max,

it's very simple, okay?

Just like a dentist's chair.

Like a Mr. Thirsty.

I ain't getting in there.

Max, don't worry, okay?

It's not like you're using it

for much else anyway.

Okay, hop in.

Don't forget to turn

the fan on, okay?

There's Daedalus.

We made it.

Andie, I know we made it here,

but how are we gonna

make it to re-entry

without help from Ground Control?

Well, I've been giving that

a lot of thought lately,

and I've come up

with one good idea.

- I had an idea.

- What?

Well, you know how you said--

Like, how you said

they have that telemetry stuff

and, like, they could

read all our instruments?

Well, I was thinking--

or maybe I was just inspired

by the view and all--

ls that India we're coming up on?

What idea?

Yeah, well, code.

The CXT switch?

You mean Morse code.

Yeah, I read a book on it once.

Terrific.

Go get on the switches.

Good idea, Tish.

They've gotta hear us.

All right, Kathryn, I need you

to help me get ready.

It's time for me

to get into the airlock.

Sounds good...

Jinx help NASA.

Jinx help NASA.

Jinx help NASA.

Max, are all the elements

of the spacesuit in place?

Check.

Kathryn, did you

double-check to see

if the portable life-support system

has been charged?

Check.

I'll be in there for a while

suiting up and depressurizing.

I'll establish contact when I'm ready

to go into the cargo bay.

Okay, Rudy, open the airlock.

I'm going to bring back

two tanks of oxygen.

We've gotta have a backup.

Once I'm out there,

I'll be gone about 20 minutes.

Once I'm out there,

I'll be gone about 20 minutes.

Don't talk any more than you need,

and don't move around

unless it's absolutely necessary.

Here, Andie.

Kathryn, you're in charge

until I get back.

I once knew this guy who could hold

his breath underwater for hours.

Nobody could ever figure out

exactly how he did it.

Well, maybe it wasn't hours,

but it sure was a long time.

That was when

I was on the swim team.

It was freshman year.

He used to do it, too--

hold his breath for hours...

...just by thinking

about eating French fries.

I guess he really got off

on eating French fries.

You're using up oxygen, man.

Yeah.

Kathryn, do you read me?

Roger, Andie.

I've entered the cargo bay

and I'm securing the hatch.

Check.

Kind of makes you miss

the good old days of camp, doesn't it?

Really.

When I'm locked into the MMU,

prepare to open the CBDs.

Kathryn, do you copy?

Roger, Andie.

Prepare to open CBDs.

It's a go for

cargo bay doors, Rudy.

Cargo bay doors activated.

Oh Zach!

What was that, Andie?

I couldn't quite copy.

God!

Guys.

We only have one hour left.

I found them!

- All right!

- All right!

Come on, please!

Sh*t.

Oh, God.

I just can't reach them.

What?

They're still

in their storage modes.

I'm gonna have to try it

without the MMU.

No. Tell her not to.

She'll have no power,

no control.

She'll tumble out into space

without her jet pack.

Where is she?

Damn it!

It's no good.

I just can't reach it.

Well, she has to!

Tell her she has to get them!

Tish, she can't, all right?

Make her.

She just isn't small enough.

Well, I am.

You can't go out there.

It's a good idea, guys.

I am ready.

- Push a little harder.

- Double-check everything.

Is this the only suit

you could find?

It's the only one down there.

Tish, give me your belt.

What an excellent idea.

What are you going to do

with her belt?

We are going to make

this suit as small as Max

so he can fit through Daedalus.

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