Space Warriors Page #3

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do on the moon.

Come on. Give me

a little bit of your Billie Jean.

- [ laughs]

- Yeah.

A little "ooh."

Yeah! Whoo!

Here's what we don't do,

Mr. Riggs.

We don't pop off.

We don't mock.

We don't make fun of.

We work together as a team.

Now, are we ready?

ALL:
Yes, sir!

All right. Well, dismissed.

Coming through.

Out of the way.

Squad halt.

Sergeant Conway.

Titans, fall in on formation!

Well, what do we have here?

[ Scoffs ]

Looks like fresh meat.

Smells like dead meat.

My dad says

they're a publicity stunt.

Let's go! Give me 10!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

These are the multi-axis trainers,

or M.A.T.

Lacey, can you tell me

its purpose?

The multi-axis trainer simulates

an astronaut's ride upon reentry

into the Earth's atmosphere.

Excellent. As current champions,

the Titans go first.

All right, team,

let's show 'em how it's done.

Let's do this.

Watch and learn.

[woman vocalizing ]

- It's a beau-, beau-

- Whoo hoo!

Beautiful world

we've been given

From the top of the sky

to the ocean...

All right, Captain Manley,

Warriors are up.

It must be supernatural...

Okay, in about 30 seconds

you're gonna feel like the bottom

dropped out of the world.

- I'm gonna die.

- Piece of cake.

What if I hurl?

Keep breathing.

Don't hold your breath.

Uhh. I think I am gonna hurl.

Your inner-ear fluids won't settle.

- You won't hurl.

- It's supernatural

Amazing life

Amazing life...

This next challenge is

the microgravity simulator,

which simulates

the moon's gravitational pull,

which is--Anyone?

1/6 of the gravity on Earth.

Yeah.

Ah, let's show 'em how it's done.

- Yeah, dude.

- Hey, counselor,

you better be marking

this down as a 10.

LeBron James,

how do you like me now?

[ Overlapping conversations ]

Hey, well, if it isn't the Warriors.

What's going on, 9W5?

Oh.

Oh, no.

[laughing]

Ooh.

You must be our competition.

I'm Jimmy.

We don't have competition.

You're a bunch of dweebs,

weak, reckless and undisciplined.

'(owe a bunch oi have-nets.

- Ah-choo!

- [ laughter]

- Ho ho!

- Wow.

Looks like you're a have-snot now.

All right, that's it.

- You little--

- Hey, stop.

It's not worth it.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Space Station,

I'm indicating a malfunction

near the ammonia pump

and coolant system.

Please verify and report.

KOSLAV:
En route there now.

Commander Koslav out.

[ Electricity crackling ]

NYet- Nyet!

[gas hissing ]

We're losing pressure.

Get out of here

and close the hatch.

You'll be locked off.

Do it! I'll be right behind you.

Space Station, do you copy?

During takeoff and reentry,

an astronaut is subjected

to extreme g-forces.

The centrifuge mimics those forces.

Also known as the machine

that makes you puke.

[centrifuge hisses]

[whirring]

[classical music playing ]

We're getting close to three Gs now.

Good.

Hah.

[ speaking Russian ]

[ Tao moans]

[ Both yelling ]

[ Babbles]

[ Groans ]

I survive. Okay.

[Sighs]

Ohh. I make it.

[gagging 1

[ gasps ]

[ Vomits ]

[laughs]

MANLEY:

Ah, you did well today.

You should feel good

about yourselves.

We got our butts kicked.

Yep.

It's only the first day.

I suggest you guys get some rest.

You're gonna need it.

- JIMMY:
This is GRT...

- [groans]

KC2A.

Anyone there?

GRT KC2A, come in.

Hey, Dad.

Hey, I was just wishing

you were here.

Just totally aced

putting up the tent.

Piece of cake, huh?

Uh, yeah.

Do you know a Navy Captain

named Manley?

He came into the center yesterday

while I was giving a tour,

and I mentioned

how awesome you are,

and, well,

he seemed to know you.

Yeah. I used to know him.

He's the guy who fired me.

He's the one who didn't believe you?

About the heat shield?

No, no, not exactly.

He actually went to bat for me

until he got killed by the brass

for even suggesting an abort.

If they'd listened to you,

they would have--

Son...

maybe one of the single

most important things

for a person to learn

is humility.

When you think

you know it all,

when you think you're

the smartest guy in the room,

that's when you--

that's when you need to listen

to other people.

So if Captain Manley

comes around again,

make sure you tell him

I said hi.

Okay, Dad.

For this next test,

you have 24 hours

to launch the Discovery.

You will dock with

the International Space Station.

You will launch a satellite,

and then you will safely

bring the Discovery

back to planet Earth.

Now, before we launch,

are there any questions?

- We're good.

- Good.

Sergei.

Let's light this bad boy.

We are go for launch.

My favorite words.

Auto sequence start

in T-minus 5, 4,

3,2,1.

Solid rocket booster ignition.

Discovery, you have

cleared the tower.

Commence

120-degree roll maneuver.

Discovery, you have

approximately five seconds

for SRB burnout.

Ooh. Heh.

We have SRB separation.

Congratulations, Discovery.

- Yeah!

- Yeah.

- Whoo!

- Awesome. Did it.

Now let's prepare for the second phase

of your mission.

RUSTY:
Now hand me the drill

for that V4 valve over there.

- All right.

- Satellite ready for deployment.

JIMMY:

Don't overtorque it.

RUSTY:

I'm a mechanic, remember?

I'm not gonna strip it.

Play nice, boys.

Pick it up, Rusty. Let's go.

We're not gonna miss our window.

- Give me a minute.

- Hey, hey, hey.

Quit it. No.

It's not the place to do this.

Fire OMS at 60%

to adjust attitude for reentry.

We can get there faster at 80%.

What's the hurry?

It's a shortcut.

Don't we want to beat

those guys' time?

Okay.

I'm not too sure about this, guys.

Discovery, you're

coming in too steep.

You're gonna burn up.

BAO:
Just throttle back, Lacey.

Not yet.

Even I wouldn't use

that much power.

- Rusty.

- Pushing on us.

We can push back harder.

Get back to your seat.

- COMPUTER:
Danger.

- You've got about five seconds

before you're all french fries.

We've got multiple

systems failure.

- Rusty, sit down.

- I can veer off.

Give me the throttle!

[alarm blaring ]

Sit down.

Sit down.

Mission's over.

You're all toast.

What went wrong?

They came in too fast.

- I tried telling you.

- We could have made it.

Hey, excuses are

the cornerstone of failure,

and make no mistake,

there were numerous

failures up there.

Like failing to ask for help

or grabbing the controls or...

opting for speed

when precision was called for.

Someone got too caught up

in giving orders.

The goal is to win.

No.Hey

the goal is to get back safely.

Now, do you know why so few people

become astronauts?

Because it is virtually impossible.

The training weeds out everybody

but the best and the brightest,

the most disciplined,

most devoted,

but more importantly,

the training weeds out the individuals...

from the team players, sir?

Now I suggest

you get back to the habitat

and get some rest.

JIMMY:
Thanks for throwing me

under the bus.

You know what I can't

figure out, James?

I'm the mechanical genius,

Sergei's a hacker,

Tao is a rocket scientist,

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