Space Warriors Page #6

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- Where?

He's been there the whole time.

I wasn't sure at first,

but I made a phone call.

Why am I still scared, not angry?

Well, I'm sure you're scared for him.

Don't worry. The rage'll come.

I'd give it about three minutes.

Come on.

Let's go get the prisoner.

- L-I'll follow you.

- Okay.

So that's it.

ALL:
Yes, sir!

I'll see you all tomorrow night

at graduation.

Dismissed.

CONWAY:

Ahem. Captain Manley.

Conway, Chandra,

something wrong?

[ Missile fires]

[explosion ]

Captain Manley.

What's going on?

You guys mind giving us a minute?

I'd like to have a word

with Mr. Hunter here.

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, sir, Captain.

See you guys later.

What's going on, Captain?

We run a competitive program

here, Mr. Hunter.

That doesn't include cheating.

Do you have something

you want to tell me?

[gum smacking ]

[ Stops 1

Captain Manley

would like to see you.

Now.

Captain Manley?

Jimmy.

SALLY:
Jimmy!

Mom, I--

[sobS]

Sit down.

There were about 30 seconds tonight

when I thought you might be dead.

And now I'm waiting to know why.

But when something is so important

and you only get to do it once,

once in your whole life--

No. You lied to us.

She'll never understand, Dad.

No, don't talk right now, Jimmy.

It's time to listen.

You're old enough to take

responsibility for what you do.

Listen...

Look, life isn't about

where you're going

or how fast.

It's about how you get there.

All right?

L-it doesn't really matter

what you had in your mind

or your heart

or how much you wanted it

or how good your intentions were.

All that really matters is what you do,

because what we do

is who we are.

I'm sorry.

I'm so very sorry, Mom.

It's--it's not about sorry this time,

so you're gonna go,

and you're gonna say goodbye

to your teammates,

and we'll be waiting for you

to take you home.

In an unprecedented effort

in modern history,

the Russian space program

is mounting

what many are calling

an emergency launch

of a second Soyuz mission

to the International Space Station.

As one Soyuz rocket fuels

for takeoff in Kazakhstan,

a second Soyuz escape pod

lands halfway around the world

with three astronauts in Argentina.

The question now being

asked across the globe:

What exactly is going on

at the International Space Station?

PHILLIPS:

Ladies and gentlemen,

we have a critical

life-support system anomaly.

I need you to find me someone

who understands exactly

what's happening up there.

We're ready and watching.

Thanks.

Wait. I know just the guy.

SALLY:
You know every boy

wants to be like his father.

At times, it feels like

I'm parenting from the moon.

-[laughs]

- [ cellphone rings ]

[ring]

Excuse me.

I better take this.

Hello, Commander.

What?

Yes, I'll be right there.

- Sorry. Excuse me.

- You're leaving?

Yes. It's an emergency.

I can't believe you.

I mean, our son is an emergency.

You're right.

You're absolutely right,

but you're not gonna believe

what Commander Phillips just told me.

ANNOUNCER:
The two American

astronauts, we're being...

Sergei.

Jimmy, there's a problem

on the Space Station.

Three astronauts escaped already,

but three are left,

and they're running out of oxygen.

I heard something

about a rescue attempt.

The escape pod is only designed

to carry three people,

which means three crew members

remained behind.

In order to save oxygen,

they have taken shelter

in the Columbia module

and powered down

the rest of the station.

Now all eyes are on Russia,

awaiting a timetable

for the Soyuz rescue launch.

With no way to fix the damaged

ammonia pumps,

they're hoping to flood the oxygen-deprived

module with hydrogen

as a stopgap measure

until the rescue ship arrives.

We have very little

information at this time,

but we do have David Brookwell

on the phone.

There's something wrong, guys.

I have a plan, but I need your help.

What do you got in mind?

First, I need to find someone.

REPORTER:

David, can you hear me?

The team aboard

the International Space Station

are now performing

emergency procedures

in an attempt to reduce

oxygen consumption.

We can reinstate shuttle Atlantis.

It won't work.

The astronauts will run out of air

before the rescue team

can reach them in seven hours.

Well, what do you suggest?

Keep looking for other options.

So if I hadn't called,

you just would have left.

Wow. I'm glad you're

not insecure or anything.

I was kind of hoping for a smile.

I've been plotting, you know,

either to get me back here

or to get you to go to Vegas.

I'm running on fumes right now.

I've got a lot on my mind.

Do you mean the astronauts

up at the Station?

- Yeah.

- They're gonna rescue them, right?

Well, they said that when debris

ripped through the station,

it hit an ammonia pump.

Now the oxygen generators

and the carbon dioxide removal

system aren't working,

and the only way to turn them on

is from the outside.

Their life support

is completely shut down?

Do they have reserves?

How much air do they have left?

Certainly not

the seven hours they need.

What you're saying

is the cosmonauts

won't survive until

the rescue ship arrives?

I did the numbers.

They'll arrive about half an hour

after the guys run out

of breathable air.

- You mean--

- That's exactly what I mean.

What are we gonna do about it?

I have an idea, but I don't think

they'd believe a kid.

Hey, whatever happened to,

"Let's win this"?

Who's stepping up now?

Come on.

We've got astronauts to save.

- Let's get moving.

- Let's go.

[car horn honks]

LACEY:

Never mind! Sorry!

Let me call you right back.

Guys, you're not supposed to be here.

Get back to the habitat.

Captain Manley,

Jimmy has something to tell you.

Look, I don't have time for this,

and, Lacey, you are not

supposed to be here.

Jimmy, you have to tell him.

I know how we can save

the astronauts.

Jimmy, the Soyuz will fix

the problem in seven hours.

Except the astronauts

will already be dead.

[Sighs]

You've got five minutes.

So the Marshall Space Center

up the road

has the most advanced mockup

of the Space Station ever constructed.

We can save the astronauts in time

by using remote technology.

We have everything

we need right here.

We can connect to

and control robotic avatars

aboard the International

Space Station

and make the repairs using

specially designed motion-control suits

already designed

by NASA scientists.

Rusty.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

If we can convince the astronauts

to enter a state of deep sleep,

allowing them to lower

their body temperatures

and therefore use less oxygen,

this will give them the extra time

they need to survive.

Also, we will need to establish

a communications link with a satellite,

because all communications

have been rerouted

to Marshall

due to Hurricane Nancy.

We can do this if we work together,

as a team.

Well, I need to talk to someone.

Okay.

MANLEY:
Andy, it's Roy.

I'm on my way over.

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