Space Warriors Page #2

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on this Space Camp thing.

I won't.

I promise you.

- Thanks.

- Sure.

JIMMY:
So my parents said no,

but I couldn't let my dreams go

so easily.

Facing potential

lifelong grounding and more,

I decided to take matters

into my own hands.

All I needed was a few

old voice mails from my dad

and a really smart phone.

[ Recording ]

Apologize for what?

Sally, we had an agreement.

Sally, we had an--

Sally, we had a--

Sally, we had

an agreement.

[garbled voice plays]

Sorry it doesn't fit

into your schedule.

Sorry it doesn't fit into y--

Sorry. I'm sorry--

for this late notice.

Sally--

VOICE MAIL:
I apologize

for the late notice, Sally.

I finished work

ahead of schedule.

If it's okay with you,

I'd like to pick Jimmy up this Monday

at 10:
00 for our camping trip.

Let me know.

That's odd.

I can't remember the last time

he said, "I'm sorry."

Well, I mean, if you have something

for me to do, I'll stay,

but I'd love to go.

Actually, this trial is gonna take up

most of my time next week,

so if you want to go...

Amazing how things

just work out sometimes.

I didn't know it then,

but Space Camp

was going to be one of the most

important moments of my life.

Yes.

Hey, guys.

Hey, yourself, dude.

That's my bunk.

Whoa. Sorry, "Russell."

I guess I'll just sleep

on the bottom bunk,

unless you'd rather

I slept on the floor.

- Sounds good to me.

- Girls, girls,

please. No need to cat-fight

over top bunk.

Simple solution.

I take. I'm Sergei.

This is Tao.

JIMMY:
The rocket guy.

I heard about you.

So how did you

get picked for Space Camp?

I wrote an essay.

I'm Jimmy Hawkins.

Figures.

Anyone got a Phillips head

screwdriver?

Name's Daniella.

Everyone calls me Dani.

If you call me Daniella,

then I bring the pain.

Also, I don't like

anyone touching my robot,

so if I catch you handling

my hardware, I'll bring the pain.

And last, but not least,

if you try to short-sheet me

or make me pee in my sleep--

- You'll bring the pain.

- Exactly.

How 'bout that

screwdriver, buddy?

Sorry. TSA took it when they got

my blowtorch and table saw.

Keep working

on that sense of humor.

I got a game to fix

and a tool to find, okay?

- Whoa.

- Oh, wait. Wait. Wait.

This might work.

Maybe so.

Come meet my roommate.

[machine guns firing]

Listen up, roomie.

Yeah!

James, this is Lacey

from Las Vegas.

She's the most promising

and wicked pilot known to all galaxies.

She writes poetry,

she's an okay archer,

and she doesn't have a boyfriend.

This is Jimmy.

He wrote some essay.

Later.

Um, could I borrow that?

So what do you think

of everyone on the team,

as a writer?

I don't really have an opinion yet.

So you're a boring writer.

Rusty's full of himself,

Sergei likes to poke fun,

Bao's pretty smart,

and Dani's pretty cool.

You left me out.

You're scary.

Scary?

I like that.

- Are you hungry?

- Yeah.

Food's good.

JIMMY:
Yeah, I really need

to work on my game.

As far as my team

was concerned,

the jury was still out.

All I knew for certain

was that I was not going

to miss my ride to space

and that I had at least one teammate

that I liked for sure.

Heh.

You're not loving it.

Could use tarragon.

How do you even know what that is?

I cook.

Careful, Writer.

You're edging toward

becoming interesting.

Not really. I live alone

with a single mom who works late.

So will you cook for me?

I Will,

definitely.

JIMMY:
Wow, this cooking thing

is really starting to work for me.

So don't you listen

to what they say

[ New song plays]

Y'all know what kind

of motor oil this thing takes?

Uh, ahem!

I don't think so.

No way.

This is the actual Robonaut.

I can't believe this is actually here.

[giggles]

[ Blows]

[video speaking indistinctly]

[whistling a tune]

JIMMY:
Heh. Well,

you couldn't expect me

not to at least

take a snoop around.

This was Space Camp, after all.

If I had known what was going on

250 miles above our heads,

I would have called my dad from

that ham radio at that very moment.

[P.A.]

Attention, all NASA personnel,

debris from satellite collision

is entering safety perimeter of ISS.

Commander Koslav,

this is Houston Control.

You need to complete

your resupply mission

and have your crew

return to the station.

Sector four-niner

is reporting a collision

between two comm satellites.

KOSLAV:
Roger that.

CREW MEMBER:

Something also,

high fluid thermal conditioning is--

COPY-

Thermal conditioning not required.

Initiating debris avoidance maneuver.

Uh, we mentioned earlier about that,

uh, you can expect the pump...

...0200 with 19 on the boards at 3K.

Okay, Houston, debris appears

to have cleared the ISS.

[ Applause ]

Good morning, Space Camp.

I'm Dr. Deborah Barnhart,

CEO of the U.S.

Space and Rocket Center.

Your first briefing is going to be

from Commander Phillips,

one of the most distinguished

and well-qualified people at NASA,

and he wants to begin this morning

with a few personal words for you.

- Commander Phillips.

- [ applause]

Greetings, Space Campers.

Heh. So how about a bit of love

for my home state of Alabama?

[ Applause ]

- I--I can't hear you.

- [cheering ]

Okay, I couldn't hear you.

There.

It's a pleasure to have

such a dedicated group

of young people as part

of this competition.

See, some people think

that we've lost

our interest in space,

that your generation

has grown up with other interests,

but we need you.

We need you,

because we want to prove

that that is not true,

that they're wrong.

Now, starting today,

you'll be matched against

each other in competition.

Now, you will be scored

on timing,

strength and endurance.

We will also test

your science ability.

Now, all of these tests

are to determine

not only your leadership skills,

but also to see

how you work as a team.

Now, I want to hear my favorite words

here at Space Camp,

"Mission Control,

we are go for launch."

CAMPERS:

We are go for launch!

Ah. Now have a great

Space Camp, everyone.

[ Applause ]

At the conclusion

of these six days,

the team that scores

the most points

will be the first kids

to travel to the Space Station

on Orion Two,

the next stage of

the next generation of space travel.

- [cheering ]

- Good luck, trainees,

and let the games begin.

Okay, guys,

competition starts today.

Are you ready?

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, sir.

I said, "Are you ready?"

ALL:
Yes, sir!

Tao, how much does the ISS

waste collection system cost?

- The what?

- The toilet.

$19 million,

so don't let me catch you

leaving the seat up again.

Whoo.

That's a costly toilet.

Ah, Mr. Riggs. Ha ha!

You're working on your

sense of humor there, huh?

I was just wondering

if you're ready, sir,

for how hard

we're gonna beat 'em.

Well, it looks like a leader

has stepped forth.

So you are ready for

whatever it takes, no matter what?

- Name it, sir.

- Yeah?

Let me see your moonwalk.

[ Chuckles ]

- Huh.

- A moonwalk.

It's what astronauts

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