Space Warriors Page #7

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Any luck?

ANDY:

I'm with the Commander now.

So far, I think the kid's idea

is our only option.

[ No audible dialogue]

RUSSIAN MISSION CONTROL:

Update to Soyuz rescue mission launch,

1 hour and 45 minutes.

[ Speaking Russian ]

[ Speaking Russian ]

Sir, we may have

come up with a solution.

We?

Uh, my team.

[chuckles] Captain...

your team are children.

Yes, sir, but...

they may have found an answer,

a game plan.

Oh. Well, th-that's good.

Not a moment too soon.

Let me get Houston on the phone,

tell 'em they could take

the evening off.

Let me tell you,

a gaggle of 15-year-olds

can't solve this problem.

That's the real world, gentlemen,

and when they fail,

no one's gonna blame them.

They're only children.

You know what this country

needs this program for?

We live in a country

where children don't choose

to be scientists,

engineers,

or--or mathematicians,

not anymore,

not in the numbers we need,

not like it used to be,

when this program

was a drawing card,

when a man walked on the moon,

when space was a magnet,

a pied piper.

We're still alive, boys, but...

it's a flickering flame,

so don't do anything

that's gonna snuff it out,

that's gonna give its final deathblow.

Sir, my kid's on that team,

and I really think

their plan might work.

What makes you

so sure it can't?

Warriors.

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, sir.

We just met with a buddy of ours

from NASA.

He said over 75 agencies

are working on the problem.

The best and the brightest

from all over the world are on it.

Now, we asked him if he had heard

of anyone suggesting

using remote technology

to have the Robonaut on the ship

fix the life-support problem.

Or putting the astronauts

and cosmonauts to sleep.

Temporarily.

And he asked,

"What good would that do?"

Then we said it might

buy us just enough time

before they run out of oxygen.

You know what else he said?

"Tell the kids to go back to gaming"?

He said, "Right now..."

"no idea is bad one."

"Especially those."

So why are you standing around

like a bunch of otters

scratching your bellies?

Come on. Get to work.

- Let's do this.

- Yeah.

Perfect.

Here. These should help.

Thanks.

Hey, Jimmy, are--are you

sure about all this?

Yes. How's the program going?

It's good. It's good.

Good.

This is all I got.

- Great. Thanks.

- Okay.

We have breaking news

coming through, Tim.

The second escape pod

was damaged,

which means three crew members

remain behind.

In order to save oxygen,

they have taken shelter

in the Columbia module

and powered down

the rest of the station.

[ Radio chatter]

Now all hopes rest

with the rescue Soyuz

that's being launched

out of Russia.

[woman speaking Russian ]

[ Man speaking Russian ]

[counting down in Russian ]

We have liftoff

of Russian Soyuz rescue.

Okay, folks, 3-dash-34.

Atlantis, your

secondary--secondary...

How are we doing?

It's mathematically impossible, sir.

They're not gonna make it.

Are you sure?

[Sighs]

I'm sure.

Take over.

Andy.

Thanks.

- HEY-

- HEY-

Cheering section, we need that.

Excuse me.

Okay, Space Camp, you're up.

We've lost contact with the ISS.

It happens twice a day for half an hour.

We lose connection

with the satellite.

Unless you have another way

in which you can contact

the Space Station,

I'm afraid your plan is moot.

Dad--I mean, sir,

can you fill in the Commander?

PHILLIPS:

Pretty good, son.

How did you know that a ham radio

could connect to the Space Station?

It's how I talked to my dad

when he was in space.

Ah. Looks like you

didn't fall far from the tree.

You're on, Jimmy.

Hello.

This is James Hawkins.

We're here in Huntsville.

We're here to help.

As we speak,

the Soyuz rescue mission

is on its way to you

with oxygen reserves.

For now, I need you to look

into your MCN500 codebook.

[ Speaking Russian ]

Follow protocol XD78.

[ Speaking Russian ]

Is Russian for "is all good."

[Sighs]

ANDY:
You're on, Sergei.

Now, you're sure your program gives us

remote access to the Space Station?

Either that, or about 6 billion people

are going to lose their cable television.

Come on.

I don't believe it.

We have control.

- [cheering ]

- Ah, yes.

- Yeah! Whoo!

- Whoo!

Yeah.

Captain Manley, we sure could use

all the help we can get.

As you requested. Titans.

It's nice to be working with you.

Instead of against you.

- Let's do it.

- Come over here.

All right, we don't have

a lot of time, so listen up.

This will put you

in a state of deep sleep

until the rescue Soyuz arrives.

These canisters were developed by NASA

for just such an emergency.

Trust us.

[gas hissing ]

[ Music playing only]

Now, Dani, in order to repair

the ISS atmosphere system,

you're going to pump 165.

It's the only ammonia pump

that works.

- Good luck, guys.

- All right, take us up.

Holograph to go in 3, 2, 1.

Robonaut is connecting with Dexter.

[ "Elevation" by U2 playing ]

BAO:

Dani, the rest is up to you.

Jimmy, Rusty, let's begin removing

the faulty ammonia pump.

Yeah, yeah

Whoo ooh

Whoo ooh ooh

Whoo ooh

High, higher than the sun...

DANI:
Okay,

I've got Robonaut Two.

Coming at you Motor City style.

Elevate my soul

I've got no self-control

Been living like a mole now

Going down...

Jimmy, inside the panel

you'll see two external cooling loops.

Very carefully, remove

the faulty pump module.

So high

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation...

RUSTY:

Easy does it, Dani.

We need some of the ship to last.

Whoo ooh ooh

Whoo ooh

Okay, there are three liters

of breathable oxygen left.

It's going to be close.

Mission Control to rescue.

E.T.A. for rendezvous

with Space Station?

45 minutes, sir,

at current orbital velocity.

DANI:
Jimmy and Rusty,

here comes the replacement

ammonia pump.

Here you go, Jimmy.

JIMMY:
Positioning

new ammonia pump now.

- [alarm blaring]

- COMPUTER:
Warning.

Debris detected in perimeter of ISS.

Warning. Debris detected...

Debris in the pizza box.

Pizza box?

Yeah, it's the 30-by-30-square-mile area

around the Station.

If any foreign objects or space junk

gets anywhere near it,

evasive action's taken.

Jimmy...

in seven minutes,

more satellite debris

is going to collide with the Station.

We need to begin

debris avoidance maneuver.

No, no, Jimmy, hang on.

Hang on.

You know D.A.M.s take the pros

30 minutes to pull off.

- Andy.

- Jimmy, wait.

We--We don't have a choice.

The debris rips through the Station,

and the rescue's over

before it even began.

There's still a chance

it misses the ISS.

Yeah, there is a chance,

but in real life, it hits.

You know, pushing tools around

with remotes is one thing,

but--but moving

an entire space station

that weighs almost a million

pounds is something else.

If something goes wrong,

Jimmy and these kids,

they're gonna carry

the deaths of these people

around with them

for the rest of their lives.

We did not buy in for that.

They can do it.

Jimmy can do it.

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