1 00:01:21,149 --> 00:01:23,761 Man, during his brief existence on the Earth, 2 00:01:23,804 --> 00:01:25,980 has met every challenge but one. 3 00:01:26,024 --> 00:01:29,854 The void of outer space. 4 00:01:29,897 --> 00:01:35,207 Having explored the world he lives in, he has turned his gaze upon the heavens, 5 00:01:35,250 --> 00:01:39,994 has focused his attention on the timeless lure of the universe. 6 00:01:40,038 --> 00:01:42,823 Now, a rocket probes high above the Earth, 7 00:01:42,867 --> 00:01:47,393 travels through a region of deadly radiation, agonizing heat, and cold. 8 00:01:47,436 --> 00:01:49,569 What story will it have to tell? 9 00:01:49,613 --> 00:01:51,179 What message will it bring back? 10 00:02:13,201 --> 00:02:14,986 Then, the signal. 11 00:02:15,029 --> 00:02:17,205 The rocket has returned! 12 00:02:17,249 --> 00:02:19,773 Radar antennas pinpoint the location. 13 00:02:21,427 --> 00:02:22,646 The search begins. 14 00:03:37,677 --> 00:03:41,028 We will study the instruments and the fragments of the rocket. 15 00:03:41,072 --> 00:03:44,510 The best scientific brains of our country will analyze them, 16 00:03:44,553 --> 00:03:47,687 weigh the facts, and try once more. 17 00:03:47,731 --> 00:03:52,083 For our government has given us an urgent, top-priority directive. 18 00:03:52,126 --> 00:03:55,347 Find out if man can ever survive in space. 19 00:03:55,390 --> 00:03:56,391 If he can, 20 00:03:57,392 --> 00:03:59,090 our men must be the first. 21 00:04:01,388 --> 00:04:05,021 It's obvious that the molecular structure has undergone a radical change. 22 00:04:05,958 --> 00:04:08,047 It's complete crystallized! 23 00:04:08,090 --> 00:04:10,354 What was the maximum altitude of the rocket? 24 00:04:10,397 --> 00:04:12,878 Four hundred twenty-six miles. 25 00:04:12,921 --> 00:04:16,925 At that altitude, it's obvious the rocket was bombarded by a strong concentration 26 00:04:16,969 --> 00:04:19,450 of cosmic rays. 27 00:04:19,493 --> 00:04:22,757 The same rays that are turning the moon into a ball of dust, 28 00:04:22,801 --> 00:04:24,368 and eventually destroying it. 29 00:04:24,411 --> 00:04:27,588 We'll worry about the moon five billion years from now. 30 00:04:27,632 --> 00:04:30,852 Right now, we've got to solve this problem. 31 00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:33,594 The security of the whole world may depend upon it. 32 00:04:33,638 --> 00:04:36,902 Yes, but there are some things that are insoluble, Don. This seems to be one of them. 33 00:04:36,945 --> 00:04:39,905 The problem is to devise some sort of shield. 34 00:04:39,948 --> 00:04:41,863 Something that could resist those cosmic rays. 35 00:04:43,604 --> 00:04:45,302 Go on, Dr. Flynn. 36 00:04:45,345 --> 00:04:47,521 There doesn't seem to be any place to go. 37 00:04:47,565 --> 00:04:50,481 Lead shields would be impossibly heavy on a rocket. 38 00:04:50,524 --> 00:04:53,092 Why lead shields? 39 00:04:53,135 --> 00:04:57,531 Meteors travel through space for thousands of years under radiation bombardment, 40 00:04:57,575 --> 00:04:58,793 and, yet, they don't... 41 00:04:58,837 --> 00:05:01,840 By golly, you've given me an idea, girl! 42 00:05:01,883 --> 00:05:04,408 A fantastic idea! Paul, push over that phone. 43 00:05:07,541 --> 00:05:10,979 Miss Nelson, get me extension 909 at the Pentagon. 44 00:05:31,565 --> 00:05:33,915 At the Office of Special Personnel in Washington, 45 00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:37,745 electronic computers were set in motion that automatically scanned the names, 46 00:05:37,789 --> 00:05:42,794 occupations and background of 150 million people. 47 00:05:42,837 --> 00:05:45,013 Further selection eliminated many, 48 00:05:45,057 --> 00:05:47,625 narrowed the field to 30 million. 49 00:05:47,668 --> 00:05:50,932 And, from this group, 12 men were chosen. 50 00:05:50,976 --> 00:05:56,155 Twelve men whose fate was known only to a few. 51 00:05:56,198 --> 00:06:00,246 No matter where the 12 men might be, they had to be found. 52 00:06:00,289 --> 00:06:04,076 Agents of Special Intelligence were given the list. The rest was up to them. 53 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,783 Richard? Can we speak to you for a minute? 54 00:06:18,307 --> 00:06:19,570 Sure, switch on the lights. 55 00:06:21,572 --> 00:06:24,662 This is Mr. O'Herli from Washington. 56 00:06:24,705 --> 00:06:27,012 Dr. Richard Stanton of our electronic research department. 57 00:06:27,055 --> 00:06:28,622 - How do you do. - How do you do. 58 00:06:28,666 --> 00:06:32,713 Well, that's a mighty eerie effect, Dr. Stanton. 59 00:06:32,757 --> 00:06:37,457 Yes, we're working on a lamp that will operate without wires to any source of power. 60 00:06:37,501 --> 00:06:40,155 That's a little out of my line. 61 00:06:40,199 --> 00:06:43,768 Oh? What is your line, Mr. O'Herli? 62 00:06:43,811 --> 00:06:46,597 Rich, Mr. O'Herli wants you to go to California for about a week. 63 00:06:47,772 --> 00:06:49,861 Business or pleasure? 64 00:06:49,904 --> 00:06:51,036 It depends on how you look at it. 65 00:06:57,869 --> 00:07:00,393 Actually, all that I know is that a request has been put through for you, 66 00:07:00,437 --> 00:07:01,438 with the government footing the bill. 67 00:07:03,701 --> 00:07:05,877 Am I being recalled to active service? 68 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,183 No. No, this is more of an invitation than an order. 69 00:07:09,184 --> 00:07:10,838 Why am I being invited? 70 00:07:10,882 --> 00:07:13,493 It's the price of being a hero. 71 00:07:13,537 --> 00:07:18,542 Navy Cross, four years on a carrier, your knowledge of electronics. 72 00:07:18,585 --> 00:07:20,892 I told him it wouldn't be easy to spare you, 73 00:07:20,935 --> 00:07:23,329 but this seems to have an even higher priority than the work we're doing. 74 00:07:25,418 --> 00:07:27,420 Do you mind telling me what this is all about? 75 00:07:27,464 --> 00:07:30,728 Sorry, I'm only a messenger boy. 76 00:07:30,771 --> 00:07:34,471 This is your plane ticket and further instructions. 77 00:07:34,514 --> 00:07:36,951 Now, if you decide not to go, you let me know. 78 00:07:36,995 --> 00:07:39,301 My telephone number is on the envelope. 79 00:07:39,345 --> 00:07:42,245 Thank you very much, gentlemen. Don't bother to see me out, I'll find my own way. 80 00:07:44,981 --> 00:07:47,461 And, Dr. Stanton, good luck. 81 00:07:47,505 --> 00:07:48,506 Good luck? 82 00:07:49,594 --> 00:07:50,594 Sounds ominous. 83 00:08:06,053 --> 00:08:08,882 But you can't do that without recalculating and 84 00:08:08,926 --> 00:08:11,363 correcting the progression from the Newtonian laws... 85 00:08:11,407 --> 00:08:13,539 - Yes? - My name's O'Herli. 86 00:08:13,583 --> 00:08:14,845 How do you do. 87 00:08:14,888 --> 00:08:17,345 I'm sorry to interrupt. It sounds fascinating. 88 00:08:18,762 --> 00:08:20,154 Are you a mathematician, Mr. O'Herli? 89 00:08:20,198 --> 00:08:21,198 No, not quite. 90 00:08:26,596 --> 00:08:29,337 - Good morning, Jerry. - Good morning, Max. 91 00:08:29,381 --> 00:08:31,296 What can I do for you? 92 00:08:31,339 --> 00:08:34,168 You've been invited to fly to California and to report to this address. 93 00:08:35,256 --> 00:08:36,997 What's this all about? 94 00:08:37,041 --> 00:08:39,696 Everybody asks me the same question. 95 00:08:39,739 --> 00:08:43,613 I don't know. I know what I'm doing, but I don't know why. It's frustrating. 96 00:08:43,656 --> 00:08:45,179 Well, why pick on me? 97 00:08:45,223 --> 00:08:47,138 Oh, you aren't the only one. 98 00:08:47,181 --> 00:08:50,794 You seem to have certain qualifications which are required for this job. 99 00:08:50,837 --> 00:08:53,884 Past accomplishments, intelligence, unencumbered. 100 00:08:53,927 --> 00:08:56,103 Or have you married lately? 101 00:08:56,147 --> 00:08:59,237 No. Soon, I hope. 102 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,805 Well, before you leave, report for a physical examination 103 00:09:01,848 --> 00:09:03,546 at the address you'll find in the information sheet. 104 00:09:03,589 --> 00:09:06,810 Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute, this... 105 00:09:06,853 --> 00:09:09,726 This sounds not at all attractive to me. 106 00:09:09,769 --> 00:09:12,685 Well, you're invited, Dr. Lockwood, not ordered. 107 00:09:12,729 --> 00:09:14,513 But you might be back inside of a week. 108 00:09:14,557 --> 00:09:16,384 That much information I am permitted to give out. 109 00:09:16,428 --> 00:09:19,170 But what about my classes, my lectures? 110 00:09:19,213 --> 00:09:21,041 The Dean has been informed, and he has a replacement for you. 111 00:09:23,653 --> 00:09:27,134 If anything comes up, you can reach me at this number. 112 00:09:28,745 --> 00:09:31,138 Hope you have a nice trip. 113 00:09:31,182 --> 00:09:32,923 - Thanks. - Goodbye, Doctor. 114 00:09:56,903 --> 00:10:01,778 Hello, this is Jerry Lockwood. I wonder if I could speak to Miss Manners? 115 00:10:01,821 --> 00:10:05,216 Oh. Well, tell me, do you suppose if I came over there, 116 00:10:05,259 --> 00:10:06,259 I could talk with her for a minute? 117 00:10:07,784 --> 00:10:09,786 Huh. Thank you. 118 00:10:25,279 --> 00:10:27,281 Hey, Susie. Here comes the boyfriend. 119 00:10:27,325 --> 00:10:29,283 Hold your positions! 120 00:10:29,327 --> 00:10:31,634 Hold your position, sweetie, I'll be with you in a minute. 121 00:10:31,677 --> 00:10:32,809 Now, hold it! 122 00:10:37,204 --> 00:10:39,467 All right kids, take five. 123 00:10:39,511 --> 00:10:41,339 Wow! That was a long one! 124 00:10:46,431 --> 00:10:47,780 How's my professor? 125 00:10:47,824 --> 00:10:50,043 - Hi, Jerry! - Hello, Jane. 126 00:10:50,087 --> 00:10:52,350 I told you not to come here. Too many pretty girls. 127 00:10:52,393 --> 00:10:55,135 Oh, I've only got 20-20 vision for you. 128 00:10:55,179 --> 00:10:57,485 Susie, I want to talk to you. 129 00:10:57,529 --> 00:10:58,704 Is it that important? 130 00:11:03,883 --> 00:11:07,931 Susan, I may have to leave town. 131 00:11:07,974 --> 00:11:09,236 Oh! When? 132 00:11:10,455 --> 00:11:13,110 Tomorrow morning, if I go. 133 00:11:13,153 --> 00:11:14,851 What do you mean, "If"? 134 00:11:14,894 --> 00:11:19,203 Well, I got an invitation from Uncle Sam to go to California. 135 00:11:19,246 --> 00:11:22,989 For some reason, they don't want a married man. 136 00:11:23,033 --> 00:11:25,470 That gives me a chance to ask you again. 137 00:11:25,513 --> 00:11:27,037 Will you marry me, Susan? 138 00:11:29,692 --> 00:11:34,087 Surprised? I've asked you before. 139 00:11:34,131 --> 00:11:36,742 It must be something pretty terrible if you want to marry me to get out of it. 140 00:11:40,746 --> 00:11:43,227 What do they want you to do? 141 00:11:43,270 --> 00:11:46,534 I don't know. Just that it's top secret. I'll be gone for a week. 142 00:11:47,666 --> 00:11:48,798 Only a week? 143 00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:52,976 That's a long, long time without you, Susan. 144 00:11:53,019 --> 00:11:55,152 All right, kids, everybody in! 145 00:11:56,980 --> 00:11:57,981 Susan, 146 00:12:00,766 --> 00:12:03,464 you don't know how important your decision is to me. 147 00:12:03,508 --> 00:12:05,641 Why, it means my whole future. 148 00:12:05,684 --> 00:12:08,165 Darling, I can't make up my mind right now. 149 00:12:08,208 --> 00:12:11,951 It's an important decision for me, too. It means my future. 150 00:12:11,995 --> 00:12:13,431 The work's over here, Susan! 151 00:12:14,954 --> 00:12:15,954 I'll write to you. 152 00:12:16,913 --> 00:12:18,262 For sure? 153 00:12:18,305 --> 00:12:19,742 You'll get my answer by mail. 154 00:12:23,833 --> 00:12:27,793 Susan, I still have this evening. 155 00:12:27,837 --> 00:12:29,708 My plane doesn't leave till eight in the morning. 156 00:12:29,752 --> 00:12:31,884 Let me drive you to the airport. 157 00:12:31,928 --> 00:12:34,539 I wouldn't want to drag you out of bed that early in the morning. 158 00:12:34,582 --> 00:12:36,062 Somebody has to wave goodbye to you, darling. 159 00:12:36,106 --> 00:12:38,543 Susan! 160 00:12:38,586 --> 00:12:41,764 Hold this. Be at my house at seven. Then I can have your car for the week. 161 00:12:50,207 --> 00:12:53,689 The list complete, 12 men traveled across the desert, 162 00:12:53,732 --> 00:12:55,778 not knowing where they were going, or why. 163 00:13:06,658 --> 00:13:09,705 All they knew was they had been requested not to reveal to each other 164 00:13:09,748 --> 00:13:12,446 their occupations or specialties. 165 00:13:12,490 --> 00:13:15,667 The trip passed in awkward silence. 166 00:13:15,711 --> 00:13:18,844 As they arrived at their destination, they knew even less about their assignment 167 00:13:18,888 --> 00:13:19,889 than before. 168 00:13:59,842 --> 00:14:02,018 Jet planes. Is it an army camp? 169 00:14:03,889 --> 00:14:06,892 By any chance, were you a pilot? 170 00:14:06,936 --> 00:14:10,853 I know the difference between a jet, a rocket and a prop job, if that's what you mean. 171 00:14:10,896 --> 00:14:12,985 It isn't, but it will have to do, I guess. 172 00:14:19,513 --> 00:14:22,995 - Civilians! - Yeah. 173 00:14:23,039 --> 00:14:25,476 - I sort of expected army. - Yeah. 174 00:14:26,825 --> 00:14:29,132 - I'll make you a bet. - What? 175 00:14:29,175 --> 00:14:31,221 I'll bet you're not married. 176 00:14:31,264 --> 00:14:32,264 You win that bet. 177 00:14:34,137 --> 00:14:36,356 Let me get even. I'll make you the same bet. Are you married? 178 00:14:45,409 --> 00:14:48,107 Good afternoon, gentlemen. I trust you had a pleasant trip. 179 00:14:48,934 --> 00:14:50,718 I'm Dr. Dryden. 180 00:14:50,762 --> 00:14:53,547 Unfortunately, the nature of my doctorate will 181 00:14:53,591 --> 00:14:55,419 have to remain a secret for a few days. 182 00:14:55,462 --> 00:14:58,901 This is Dr. Delmar, and this is Dr. Flynn. 183 00:14:58,944 --> 00:15:02,643 - Speaking of jets... - Please, no obvious remarks. 184 00:15:02,687 --> 00:15:04,820 You're at the Snake Mountain Proving Grounds, 185 00:15:04,863 --> 00:15:07,735 operated by the Office of Scientific Investigation, 186 00:15:07,779 --> 00:15:10,869 where we hope you'll all be comfortable as our guests for a few days. 187 00:15:10,913 --> 00:15:14,873 Unfortunately, however, we can guarantee nothing. 188 00:15:14,917 --> 00:15:17,006 What does he mean, "Guarantee nothing"? 189 00:15:17,049 --> 00:15:21,880 Very well, gentlemen, I'll now turn you over to Dr. Delmar and Dr. Flynn. 190 00:15:21,924 --> 00:15:24,578 And please don't worry about your luggage. It will be waiting for you. 191 00:15:24,622 --> 00:15:26,189 Follow me, gentlemen. 192 00:15:37,504 --> 00:15:38,897 Anything yet? 193 00:15:38,941 --> 00:15:41,117 Only one definitely. McBride. 194 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,206 McBride? 195 00:15:43,249 --> 00:15:45,208 One of the top men in astrophysics. 196 00:15:45,251 --> 00:15:46,862 It's marked anxiety. He's not for us. 197 00:15:51,170 --> 00:15:53,433 - These are just routine forms. - Thank you. 198 00:15:53,477 --> 00:15:54,477 Would you fill them out, please? 199 00:15:56,349 --> 00:15:57,611 Would you sign this, please? 200 00:15:58,482 --> 00:16:00,397 Just a formality. 201 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,835 "I hereby consent to submit myself to certain tests"! 202 00:16:03,879 --> 00:16:07,273 I don't understand. I'm a scientist, not a guinea pig. 203 00:16:08,927 --> 00:16:10,407 If you want to test me with drugs, you'd better... 204 00:16:10,450 --> 00:16:13,062 Oh, no, no, gentlemen, please. Nothing like that. 205 00:16:13,105 --> 00:16:16,065 This simply pertains to certain aptitude tests. 206 00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:19,198 For what? You can check my service record for that. 207 00:16:19,242 --> 00:16:21,679 What we want to find out about you, gentlemen, isn't on paper. 208 00:16:22,245 --> 00:16:23,246 Doc? 209 00:16:24,508 --> 00:16:26,510 I know better than this. 210 00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:27,598 But you've got me curious. 211 00:16:32,603 --> 00:16:35,519 And now, gentlemen, we'll have to leave you to your own devices for a while. 212 00:16:35,562 --> 00:16:37,782 Probably for not more than a few minutes. 213 00:16:37,825 --> 00:16:41,568 Of course, you can converse together freely, but 214 00:16:41,612 --> 00:16:45,224 please don't reveal the nature of your own specialties to one another. 215 00:16:45,268 --> 00:16:48,619 You'll find magazines, cigarettes and writing paper in the desk here. 216 00:16:48,662 --> 00:16:51,100 Oh, from now on, any letters you may care to write will be 217 00:16:51,143 --> 00:16:54,059 forwarded to Mr. O'Herli in Washington. He'll see that they're delivered. 218 00:16:55,365 --> 00:16:56,583 Oh, and would... 219 00:16:58,194 --> 00:17:00,065 Would Dr. McBride please come with me? 220 00:17:09,118 --> 00:17:10,119 Don? 221 00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:12,469 Yes, Paul, I'm in here. 222 00:17:15,994 --> 00:17:18,127 I'm trying to get the bugs out of this gyro unit. 223 00:17:19,867 --> 00:17:22,783 We must find a way to eliminate the precession. 224 00:17:22,827 --> 00:17:26,135 I think we may have it if we change the number four circuit. 225 00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:27,571 The boys have arrived, Don. 226 00:17:28,572 --> 00:17:30,226 Yes, I know. 227 00:17:30,269 --> 00:17:31,662 We've narrowed the field down already. 228 00:17:34,317 --> 00:17:36,710 McBride dropped out? 229 00:17:36,754 --> 00:17:40,062 Yes, Klinger gave him a definite negative. He's testing him further now. 230 00:17:40,105 --> 00:17:43,326 I'm sorry. I counted on McBride. 231 00:17:43,369 --> 00:17:44,675 I just finished reading his book. 232 00:17:46,198 --> 00:17:47,199 David Wells, 233 00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:49,985 Richard Stanton. 234 00:17:52,248 --> 00:17:53,248 How's my son? 235 00:17:54,598 --> 00:17:56,252 You knew Rich was a candidate? 236 00:17:56,295 --> 00:17:58,254 Yes, I did. 237 00:17:58,297 --> 00:18:01,822 They sent me the list from Washington. 238 00:18:01,866 --> 00:18:04,956 Some of these tests we've arranged for the boys are going to be pretty rugged. 239 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,002 It would be easy to arrange to have him drop out. 240 00:18:07,045 --> 00:18:09,004 Oh, no, of course not. 241 00:18:09,047 --> 00:18:10,657 Don, are you sure we're doing the right thing? 242 00:18:11,528 --> 00:18:13,356 No, I'm not sure. 243 00:18:13,399 --> 00:18:15,706 But progress always involves risks. 244 00:18:15,749 --> 00:18:17,316 Somebody has to take those risks. 245 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:19,840 Even if it means your only son? 246 00:18:19,884 --> 00:18:23,714 Yes, I want you to see that he's given the same chance to pass the tests as the others. 247 00:18:23,757 --> 00:18:24,889 But suppose he's chosen. 248 00:18:26,630 --> 00:18:28,980 Then he must make his own decision. 249 00:18:29,024 --> 00:18:31,287 Sure. I'll see you later, Don. 250 00:18:31,330 --> 00:18:32,331 M-hm. 251 00:18:45,518 --> 00:18:49,087 Why don't we try and figure this thing out? It may help to pass the time. 252 00:18:49,131 --> 00:18:51,785 Yeah, I guess it wouldn't be against the rules. 253 00:18:54,049 --> 00:18:55,615 Did you notice that fellow over there at the writing desk? 254 00:18:57,748 --> 00:18:59,097 M-hm. 255 00:18:59,141 --> 00:19:01,056 He's reading a magazine on nucleonics. 256 00:19:02,231 --> 00:19:04,581 - And taking notes. - Hm. 257 00:19:04,624 --> 00:19:08,063 I peeked a while ago. 258 00:19:08,106 --> 00:19:13,155 The title of the article is, "Backscattering of Gamma Rays in Windowless Counters." 259 00:19:21,685 --> 00:19:23,208 I seem to be out of matches. 260 00:19:23,848 --> 00:19:24,848 Sure. 261 00:19:26,111 --> 00:19:28,026 Here you are. 262 00:19:28,070 --> 00:19:29,636 - Thanks. - How are you bearing up? 263 00:19:30,842 --> 00:19:32,539 How should I bear up? 264 00:19:32,583 --> 00:19:33,583 Waiting doesn't get you down? 265 00:19:35,703 --> 00:19:37,618 I spent ten years in submarines. 266 00:19:42,928 --> 00:19:47,280 Then, it's your idea that we all have something to do with... 267 00:19:47,324 --> 00:19:52,024 You know, electrons. The little things that whirl in space? 268 00:19:55,467 --> 00:19:57,208 - Never heard of them. - Hm. 269 00:20:07,523 --> 00:20:10,438 What the devil did that guy mean, "A few minutes"? 270 00:20:10,482 --> 00:20:12,310 We've been cooped up here for two hours! 271 00:20:12,353 --> 00:20:14,791 Yeah, it's certainly taking them long enough to make up their minds. 272 00:20:14,834 --> 00:20:16,357 Make up their minds to what? 273 00:20:16,401 --> 00:20:18,664 That's what we'd all like to know, wouldn't we? 274 00:20:18,708 --> 00:20:20,013 Well, I'm getting out of here. 275 00:20:23,539 --> 00:20:27,020 How do you like that? It's locked! They got us locked in here! 276 00:20:27,064 --> 00:20:28,152 Hey! Take it easy! 277 00:20:29,675 --> 00:20:31,155 There's nothing to get excited about. 278 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,162 Yeah, I guess. I'm sorry, fellas. 279 00:20:39,772 --> 00:20:42,122 It's just that I don't like being locked in. 280 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:04,449 What's with that guy? 281 00:21:05,842 --> 00:21:09,019 I'd say he had a friend in high places. 282 00:21:09,062 --> 00:21:12,544 Yes, certainly, Dr. Klinger, we're only interested in the definite negatives. 283 00:21:12,588 --> 00:21:14,981 If I were you, I would reject Fuller. 284 00:21:15,025 --> 00:21:17,201 The locked door upset him markedly. 285 00:21:17,244 --> 00:21:20,639 I'd hardly trust him for the job you have in mind. 286 00:21:20,683 --> 00:21:23,773 - Out goes Mr. Fuller? - Out. 287 00:21:23,816 --> 00:21:25,557 Too bad. I thought Fuller would be our man. 288 00:21:28,299 --> 00:21:30,257 Anyone else, Dr. Klinger? 289 00:21:30,301 --> 00:21:33,434 I would also be very uncertain about Guinness. 290 00:21:33,478 --> 00:21:36,568 He paced the room for two solid hours, chain smoking. 291 00:21:36,612 --> 00:21:38,352 Not conclusive, but indicative. 292 00:21:38,396 --> 00:21:39,397 Hm. 293 00:21:40,006 --> 00:21:42,618 And Wells. 294 00:21:42,661 --> 00:21:44,663 He was the one, you remember, who objected to signing the waiver form. 295 00:21:44,707 --> 00:21:46,970 Yes. 296 00:21:47,013 --> 00:21:50,190 Rather belligerent, I thought. Belligerency usually means insecurity. 297 00:21:50,234 --> 00:21:54,542 But belligerency can also mean courage and aggressiveness. 298 00:21:54,586 --> 00:21:56,632 That's why we need men instead of machines for this job. 299 00:21:57,850 --> 00:21:59,939 You know, you're very right. 300 00:21:59,983 --> 00:22:01,941 I think we'll go along with Wells, huh? 301 00:22:02,812 --> 00:22:03,812 As you wish. 302 00:22:09,035 --> 00:22:10,950 I want to thank you gentlemen for bearing with us, 303 00:22:10,994 --> 00:22:13,779 and I hope you'll forgive us for testing your patience. 304 00:22:13,823 --> 00:22:16,477 Now I'm sure you'd all like to get some sleep. You have a big day tomorrow. 305 00:22:18,741 --> 00:22:20,351 The COQ will show you to your quarters. 306 00:22:23,484 --> 00:22:24,964 Oh, and Mr. Guinness and Dr. Fuller, 307 00:22:25,008 --> 00:22:26,705 Dr. Delmar would like to see you in his office, please. 308 00:22:34,408 --> 00:22:35,932 - Good night. - Good night. 309 00:22:35,975 --> 00:22:37,977 - Good night, gentlemen. - Good night. 310 00:22:38,021 --> 00:22:40,632 - See you in the morning. - Good night. 311 00:22:44,767 --> 00:22:47,204 - Wow. - Beautiful, isn't it? 312 00:22:47,247 --> 00:22:48,335 Yes, very. 313 00:22:51,469 --> 00:22:54,907 - Are you a flyer, Doc? - Prop jobs. 314 00:22:54,951 --> 00:22:58,781 I never had time to check out in jets. Someday I will. 315 00:22:58,824 --> 00:23:02,567 Look, on the level. What were we doing in there? 316 00:23:02,610 --> 00:23:06,571 You were being observed, Dr. Stanton, by a very famous psychiatrist. 317 00:23:06,614 --> 00:23:08,268 It was a kind of a test. 318 00:23:09,095 --> 00:23:10,096 Hm. 319 00:23:11,837 --> 00:23:14,057 Of what? 320 00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:16,842 I can only tell you that you passed. You should be very pleased. 321 00:23:16,886 --> 00:23:19,715 Hm. And tomorrow, more tests? 322 00:23:19,758 --> 00:23:22,021 - That's right. - What kind? 323 00:23:22,065 --> 00:23:25,938 You'll find out. I think you'll find them more interesting, if not pleasant. 324 00:23:25,982 --> 00:23:28,419 I don't think I like the sound of that. 325 00:23:28,462 --> 00:23:30,943 Tomorrow you're having a gravity test in the centrifuge. 326 00:23:30,987 --> 00:23:32,249 How many Gs? 327 00:23:32,292 --> 00:23:34,773 About 12, if you can stand it. 328 00:23:34,817 --> 00:23:39,560 Twelve? That's 12 times a man's weight. 329 00:23:39,604 --> 00:23:44,217 Be careful. If you eat a pound of steak, it'll weigh 12 pounds in your stomach. 330 00:23:44,261 --> 00:23:45,349 Good luck. 331 00:23:48,004 --> 00:23:49,004 Good luck? 332 00:24:05,064 --> 00:24:07,545 He can't take any more. We'd better stop. 333 00:24:07,588 --> 00:24:09,199 Get him out of there and bring him up her for oxygen. 334 00:24:11,462 --> 00:24:16,075 Well, he grayed out at nine Gs. How long before he blacked out completely? 335 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,077 It's hard to tell. He might have taken ten Gs. 336 00:24:18,121 --> 00:24:21,472 I doubt it. Well, even so, that wouldn't be nearly enough. 337 00:24:21,515 --> 00:24:26,956 Well, let's test the next one. Scratch him off the list. Send him to the infirmary. 338 00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:31,221 Out of 12 that leaves us 6 more to go, and we have to have 4 who've passed. 339 00:24:31,264 --> 00:24:33,876 Are you scratching Todder? He took 11 Gs. 340 00:24:34,519 --> 00:24:39,045 Yes, but he was woozy. He made his landing 600 feet into the ground. 341 00:24:39,089 --> 00:24:40,220 I'm afraid that wouldn't do. 342 00:24:41,918 --> 00:24:44,921 Now, Dr. Stanton, good luck. 343 00:24:46,226 --> 00:24:48,011 Everybody keeps saying that to me. 344 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:50,883 It looks like I'll need it, too, eh? 345 00:24:50,927 --> 00:24:53,582 I'm afraid so. 346 00:24:53,625 --> 00:24:55,671 We have the centrifuge rigged to test your resistance to high temperatures 347 00:24:55,714 --> 00:24:56,933 as well as to gravity pressures. 348 00:25:00,458 --> 00:25:03,679 Oh, I guess this is the unpleasantness you were talking about, eh, Doctor? 349 00:25:03,722 --> 00:25:06,072 M-hm. He'll be all right with a little oxygen. 350 00:25:06,116 --> 00:25:10,033 As you know, there are air pockets in this antigravity suit of yours. 351 00:25:10,076 --> 00:25:13,689 We do think up the strangest little gadgets around here, don't we, Dr. Stanton? 352 00:25:13,732 --> 00:25:16,996 Now, during the test, we'll inflate your suit, bringing pressure to bear 353 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,390 against your body, and that should help you to 354 00:25:19,434 --> 00:25:22,001 resist the pressure of gravity. 355 00:25:22,045 --> 00:25:26,179 If you can, take it as high as gravity 12. It won't be easy. 356 00:25:26,223 --> 00:25:28,747 Your blood will literally be as heavy as iron. 357 00:25:28,791 --> 00:25:30,575 All right, Dr. Stanton, you're all set. 358 00:25:31,620 --> 00:25:33,622 Thank you. 359 00:25:33,665 --> 00:25:37,669 With all these wires connected to me, I feel like a television set. 360 00:25:37,713 --> 00:25:41,499 You almost are. The cockpit of the centrifuge is equipped with a fluoroscope. 361 00:25:41,543 --> 00:25:44,502 We'll be looking inside your body all through the test. 362 00:25:44,546 --> 00:25:47,505 Oh, and would you please put this capsule under your tongue. 363 00:25:47,549 --> 00:25:50,508 Don't swallow it unless you're requested to during the test. 364 00:25:50,552 --> 00:25:52,597 Will I be able to hear you? 365 00:25:52,641 --> 00:25:55,644 Yes, there's a squawk box in the cockpit. 366 00:25:55,687 --> 00:25:57,080 Would you please take him to the infirmary. 367 00:26:00,462 --> 00:26:02,725 I hope you feel better. 368 00:26:02,768 --> 00:26:04,727 This makes me think of my first ride on a merry-go-round. 369 00:26:04,770 --> 00:26:06,129 What happened? 370 00:26:06,154 --> 00:26:07,730 I ate too much ice cream. Got sick. 371 00:26:07,773 --> 00:26:09,166 You're a big boy now. 372 00:26:12,256 --> 00:26:13,256 Good luck. 373 00:26:29,404 --> 00:26:32,145 Grip the control stick. Move it around. Get the feel of it. 374 00:26:32,189 --> 00:26:34,931 You'll notice in front of you a charting device. 375 00:26:34,974 --> 00:26:39,283 The line drawn on the graph paper corresponds to the projected flight curve. 376 00:26:39,326 --> 00:26:41,590 Follow that curve up to the ionosphere. 377 00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:44,680 lonosphere? That's 50 miles up! 378 00:26:44,723 --> 00:26:47,073 It is, possibly higher. 379 00:26:47,117 --> 00:26:51,251 On your climb and descent you will encounter air friction, therefore heat. 380 00:26:51,295 --> 00:26:53,906 Be prepared for it. 381 00:26:53,950 --> 00:26:57,301 Try to follow the descending scale and land the ship without cracking up. 382 00:26:57,344 --> 00:27:00,435 This is Dr. Delmar. Do you notice a light flashing in front of you? 383 00:27:03,220 --> 00:27:05,440 Yeah, a green one. 384 00:27:05,483 --> 00:27:07,746 Now, whenever that light flashes, you answer in the same pattern 385 00:27:07,790 --> 00:27:09,444 by pressing the button at the top of your stick. 386 00:27:09,487 --> 00:27:12,011 Okay, I've got it. 387 00:27:12,055 --> 00:27:15,014 And Dr. Stanton, please remember, do not swallow the capsule unless 388 00:27:15,058 --> 00:27:17,190 you're requested to during the test. 389 00:27:17,234 --> 00:27:18,975 - All right, Doc. - Are you ready? 390 00:27:19,889 --> 00:27:21,064 Ready here. 391 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:25,198 Heartbeat, 82. Blood pressure, 135/90. 392 00:27:48,570 --> 00:27:49,875 Gravity two. 393 00:27:51,311 --> 00:27:53,183 Temperature, 84. 394 00:27:53,226 --> 00:27:54,401 Increase to gravity three. 395 00:28:07,066 --> 00:28:10,026 Wow! 396 00:28:10,069 --> 00:28:13,551 I begin to see what you mean about that 12-pound steak, Doc. 397 00:28:13,595 --> 00:28:16,119 He must be woozy already. What does he mean, "A 12-pound steak"? 398 00:28:19,383 --> 00:28:20,776 Heart action speeding up. 399 00:28:21,690 --> 00:28:23,256 Eighty-five, 400 00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:24,301 eighty-seven... 401 00:28:25,911 --> 00:28:28,044 Temperature, 90. 402 00:28:28,087 --> 00:28:29,654 Increase temperature to 105. 403 00:28:32,439 --> 00:28:34,703 Increase gravity. Let me know when you reach nine Gs. 404 00:28:41,187 --> 00:28:42,319 Gravity four. 405 00:28:43,015 --> 00:28:44,408 Five. 406 00:28:44,451 --> 00:28:45,583 Gravity six. 407 00:28:47,019 --> 00:28:48,760 Gravity seven. 408 00:28:48,804 --> 00:28:50,327 Gravity eight. 409 00:28:50,370 --> 00:28:51,370 Gravity nine. 410 00:29:05,255 --> 00:29:07,344 Increase gravity. Ten Gs. 411 00:29:12,044 --> 00:29:13,263 Gravity ten. 412 00:29:14,177 --> 00:29:16,396 Temperature, 105. 413 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,224 Increase temperature to 120. 414 00:29:18,268 --> 00:29:20,052 Nervous reaction time is lengthening. 415 00:29:30,802 --> 00:29:32,587 - He's graying out. - He can't be! 416 00:29:37,069 --> 00:29:39,289 Heart action labored, but it should be adequate. 417 00:29:39,332 --> 00:29:40,856 Try him again, Dr. Delmar. 418 00:29:56,436 --> 00:29:57,786 Atta boy! 419 00:30:01,528 --> 00:30:02,878 He's still navigating. 420 00:30:02,921 --> 00:30:04,531 Temperature, 120. 421 00:30:04,575 --> 00:30:06,838 Increase temperature, 135. 422 00:30:06,882 --> 00:30:08,100 Increasing temperature. 423 00:30:11,321 --> 00:30:12,627 Give me 11 Gs. 424 00:30:17,980 --> 00:30:19,372 Gravity 11. 425 00:30:20,330 --> 00:30:22,419 Have him swallow the pill. 426 00:30:22,462 --> 00:30:25,422 Swallow the pill, Dr. Stanton. Dr. Stanton, swallow the pill. 427 00:30:29,078 --> 00:30:32,429 Salivary deficiency. Convulsive throat reaction. 428 00:30:35,737 --> 00:30:37,303 But he swallowed it! 429 00:30:37,347 --> 00:30:41,481 Give me 12 Gs. Hold it there for 30 seconds. 430 00:30:41,525 --> 00:30:43,309 Increasing to gravity 12. 431 00:30:54,799 --> 00:30:55,844 Gravity 12. 432 00:31:30,505 --> 00:31:33,116 He's almost in. Altitude, four miles. 433 00:31:34,030 --> 00:31:35,205 Three... 434 00:31:35,248 --> 00:31:38,425 Temperature, 135. Holding at gravity 12. 435 00:31:43,996 --> 00:31:45,084 Altitude, two miles. 436 00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:48,958 Ten seconds to go. 437 00:31:50,046 --> 00:31:51,090 Altitude, one mile. 438 00:32:00,317 --> 00:32:02,667 He can't take much more! 439 00:32:02,711 --> 00:32:03,842 He's making his landing. 440 00:32:05,061 --> 00:32:06,192 Three seconds. 441 00:32:08,586 --> 00:32:09,586 Two seconds. 442 00:32:10,501 --> 00:32:11,546 One second. 443 00:32:11,589 --> 00:32:13,373 Test complete. Slow him down. 444 00:32:19,266 --> 00:32:21,399 Well! 445 00:32:21,443 --> 00:32:23,227 Looks like we've got ourselves a boy! 446 00:32:50,646 --> 00:32:53,126 Don, the boys are here. It's time for the meeting. 447 00:32:54,998 --> 00:32:56,391 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 448 00:33:00,830 --> 00:33:02,179 Have a seat, Dr. Lockwood. 449 00:33:02,788 --> 00:33:03,788 Thank you. 450 00:33:08,751 --> 00:33:10,622 Good to see you, son. 451 00:33:10,666 --> 00:33:12,537 So, you're the man behind the secrets. 452 00:33:12,581 --> 00:33:14,887 Not exactly. I didn't pick you, Rich. 453 00:33:14,931 --> 00:33:16,933 Nor any of these gentlemen, if it comes to that. 454 00:33:16,976 --> 00:33:20,240 They dug out your qualifications at the Pentagon. 455 00:33:20,265 --> 00:33:22,444 You're a tougher man than I thought you were. 456 00:33:22,452 --> 00:33:24,323 Well, will you tell us what this is all about? 457 00:33:24,367 --> 00:33:26,898 Of course. Of course I will. 458 00:33:27,083 --> 00:33:30,712 Do take a seat, gentlemen. Make yourselves comfortable. 459 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:42,476 This piece of steel was part of a rocket that was flown into space. 460 00:33:50,702 --> 00:33:53,270 Rather startling, isn't it? 461 00:33:53,313 --> 00:33:58,057 We found the molecular structure of the rocket hull completely changed, 462 00:33:58,101 --> 00:34:00,668 almost pounded into dust by cosmic radiation. 463 00:34:04,934 --> 00:34:08,459 Now I want you to see this piece of metal. 464 00:34:10,883 --> 00:34:14,104 It's a fragment of a meteorite found here on Earth. 465 00:34:20,545 --> 00:34:24,636 The iron and steel of which it consists are undamaged, 466 00:34:27,117 --> 00:34:31,338 yet it traveled through space for an infinite period of time 467 00:34:31,382 --> 00:34:35,299 without being destroyed by cosmic rays. 468 00:34:35,342 --> 00:34:38,955 Therefore, it must have had some kind of protective outer hull around it. 469 00:34:39,695 --> 00:34:40,695 What? 470 00:34:42,785 --> 00:34:46,440 What did its outer hull consist of? 471 00:34:46,484 --> 00:34:50,836 What kind of chemical composition enabled it to resist cosmic radiation 472 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:54,100 while our finest steels disintegrated? 473 00:34:54,144 --> 00:34:57,016 Gentlemen, in order to continue with our work, 474 00:34:57,060 --> 00:35:00,977 and to win the race of conquering space, we must answer those questions. 475 00:35:01,020 --> 00:35:04,632 We must bring a meteorite down to Earth intact. 476 00:35:04,676 --> 00:35:09,246 We must study the molecular structure of its outer hull before it is burned away 477 00:35:09,289 --> 00:35:10,334 by friction with the air. 478 00:35:11,857 --> 00:35:13,293 We want you to go up into space 479 00:35:14,555 --> 00:35:16,340 and catch a meteor in flight. 480 00:35:24,827 --> 00:35:25,827 Well, 481 00:35:27,003 --> 00:35:29,614 what are the chances of survival? 482 00:35:29,657 --> 00:35:32,617 You'll have every possible protection. 483 00:35:32,660 --> 00:35:35,533 How do we get down? How do we land? 484 00:35:35,576 --> 00:35:38,710 The rockets are equipped with wings that are extended during the descent. 485 00:35:41,147 --> 00:35:42,540 You mean we land like a glider? 486 00:35:42,583 --> 00:35:43,802 Right. 487 00:35:43,846 --> 00:35:45,848 Suppose a meteor punctures the hull? 488 00:35:45,891 --> 00:35:47,806 The changes are 1 in 500. 489 00:35:47,850 --> 00:35:51,027 Why don't you build an electronic brain to fly the rocket? 490 00:35:51,070 --> 00:35:55,074 To construct an electronic brain equal to the functions of the human brain, 491 00:35:55,118 --> 00:35:58,164 it would have to be at least a mile long, and would weigh thousands of tons. 492 00:35:58,208 --> 00:36:00,471 It isn't possible. 493 00:36:00,514 --> 00:36:06,782 As Dr. Werner said earlier, where machines leave off, men must take over. 494 00:36:06,825 --> 00:36:11,134 I think what you're asking us to do is ridiculous. It's a suicide mission! 495 00:36:11,177 --> 00:36:13,701 No one is asking you to make up your minds right away, gentlemen. 496 00:36:15,660 --> 00:36:18,141 Here is an addressed envelope. 497 00:36:19,316 --> 00:36:20,360 If you send it to me, 498 00:36:21,318 --> 00:36:23,146 it will mean your acceptance. 499 00:36:23,189 --> 00:36:24,190 If you tear it up, 500 00:36:25,844 --> 00:36:29,152 well, that will be your decision. 501 00:36:29,195 --> 00:36:30,457 I'll give you a week to think it over. 502 00:36:35,288 --> 00:36:37,769 Cloak and dagger stuff, eh? 503 00:36:37,813 --> 00:36:42,165 Mr. Wells, if we're not the first nation to solve the problem of space travel, 504 00:36:42,208 --> 00:36:44,123 we'll have small chance of survival. 505 00:36:44,167 --> 00:36:47,692 Here we go again, boys. War. Killings. 506 00:36:47,735 --> 00:36:50,434 Every invention seems to have the same end. 507 00:36:50,477 --> 00:36:54,568 The exploration of space by us may be the end of wars. 508 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:59,051 A space platform operated by a dictatorship would make slaves of all free people. 509 00:36:59,095 --> 00:37:02,533 The man who invented the bow and arrow probably gave his countrymen the same speech. 510 00:37:05,623 --> 00:37:07,103 Can I borrow your pen, Dr. Stanton? 511 00:37:09,105 --> 00:37:10,976 Certainly. 512 00:37:11,020 --> 00:37:13,413 One thing I learned in the army. Never volunteer. 513 00:37:15,285 --> 00:37:18,157 Here's your envelope, Rich. 514 00:37:18,201 --> 00:37:20,899 You're sure you're not making too hasty a decision, Mr. Gordon? 515 00:37:20,943 --> 00:37:22,814 I made up my mind when I first came here. 516 00:37:22,858 --> 00:37:25,599 Mr. Wells, you live in a free country. 517 00:37:26,339 --> 00:37:28,994 We'll send you home, 518 00:37:29,038 --> 00:37:32,911 but may I remind you not to talk to anybody about what you've heard or seen. 519 00:37:32,955 --> 00:37:36,523 Don't worry, I know the Espionage Act, and the Articles of War. 520 00:37:47,230 --> 00:37:49,754 Well, Rich? 521 00:37:49,797 --> 00:37:53,932 Never make a big decision immediately. Always wait 24 hours. 522 00:37:53,976 --> 00:37:55,934 That's what they taught me when I was a cadet. 523 00:37:55,978 --> 00:37:59,111 Hm. You can stay with me until you've made up your mind. 524 00:37:59,155 --> 00:38:01,026 Special treatment? 525 00:38:01,070 --> 00:38:03,724 Oh, I see. You know best. 526 00:38:03,768 --> 00:38:06,771 I've got a week, so, what's the rush? 527 00:38:06,814 --> 00:38:09,861 You know, I'm very curious myself to find out whether I'll 528 00:38:09,905 --> 00:38:11,602 tear this up or send it off. 529 00:38:14,561 --> 00:38:15,998 Buy me a cup of coffee, Doc? 530 00:38:16,041 --> 00:38:18,478 - Okay. - Hey! 531 00:38:18,522 --> 00:38:20,480 I thought you said you didn't want any special treatment. 532 00:38:28,140 --> 00:38:29,446 More coffee, Jerry? 533 00:38:31,404 --> 00:38:32,710 It's good and hot. 534 00:38:35,017 --> 00:38:36,540 No, no cream. Just black. 535 00:38:38,281 --> 00:38:41,980 Good. 536 00:38:42,024 --> 00:38:46,680 A computing machine as smart as the human brain would be about a mile long. 537 00:38:46,724 --> 00:38:49,945 And that's just the way my head feels after all those tests we've been taking. 538 00:38:49,988 --> 00:38:51,337 - Cream? - No, thanks. 539 00:38:52,773 --> 00:38:53,773 You know, 540 00:38:55,820 --> 00:38:58,214 I've never met a space medicine girl before. 541 00:38:58,257 --> 00:39:00,520 - What's wrong with it? - Nothing. 542 00:39:00,564 --> 00:39:02,696 It just baffles me. 543 00:39:02,740 --> 00:39:05,047 What made you decide to get into that racket? 544 00:39:05,090 --> 00:39:07,963 I once heard a lecture by your father. 545 00:39:08,006 --> 00:39:13,098 He spoke about the world around us, and then he said something I'll never forget. 546 00:39:13,142 --> 00:39:17,146 It's funny. A sentence can do that sometimes. Just a few... 547 00:39:23,413 --> 00:39:24,414 Hi. 548 00:39:25,632 --> 00:39:27,591 - Hi. - Coffee? 549 00:39:29,071 --> 00:39:30,071 No, thanks. 550 00:39:39,081 --> 00:39:41,692 Just what did my father say? 551 00:39:41,735 --> 00:39:44,303 Something simple. 552 00:39:44,347 --> 00:39:49,767 He said, "Man's desires are his prayers. 553 00:39:49,792 --> 00:39:53,998 "Everything in the realm of imagination is also in the realm of possibility." 554 00:39:55,284 --> 00:39:56,720 Even a journey to the stars? 555 00:40:01,246 --> 00:40:02,246 Why not? 556 00:40:08,514 --> 00:40:11,169 I dream of it almost every night. 557 00:40:11,213 --> 00:40:12,344 Of what? 558 00:40:12,388 --> 00:40:14,346 - Flying. - In a rocket? 559 00:40:15,391 --> 00:40:16,566 Of course. 560 00:40:17,367 --> 00:40:19,978 Speed, 18,000 miles. 561 00:40:20,022 --> 00:40:24,591 And then I look back on the Earth, a huge, round ball. 562 00:40:24,635 --> 00:40:26,811 As I fly toward the ionosphere, 563 00:40:26,854 --> 00:40:29,422 I can see the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. 564 00:40:29,466 --> 00:40:30,554 And the Atlantic. 565 00:40:31,816 --> 00:40:35,559 Cities are like hazy stars below me. 566 00:40:35,602 --> 00:40:39,780 And, when I look up, there's the sun 567 00:40:39,824 --> 00:40:42,914 and myriads of stars no human eyes have ever seen before. 568 00:40:47,424 --> 00:40:50,210 We do live in a dark hole down here on Earth, don't we? 569 00:40:50,321 --> 00:40:53,020 Like blind moles. 570 00:40:53,063 --> 00:40:55,283 Well, I never thought of it quite like that, but 571 00:40:56,501 --> 00:40:58,678 it could be. 572 00:40:58,721 --> 00:41:01,115 Maybe we never have seen the real stars. 573 00:41:04,074 --> 00:41:05,989 I envy you going up there. 574 00:41:06,033 --> 00:41:08,470 I haven't quite made up my mind yet. 575 00:41:08,513 --> 00:41:10,777 I wouldn't hesitate a minute if I had the chance. 576 00:41:10,820 --> 00:41:12,822 You're braver than I am. 577 00:41:12,866 --> 00:41:15,782 I doesn't take courage. What it takes is... 578 00:41:17,218 --> 00:41:18,219 Hm? 579 00:41:19,076 --> 00:41:21,862 - Dedication. - M-hm. 580 00:41:21,905 --> 00:41:23,603 And a certain amount of lunacy. 581 00:41:28,042 --> 00:41:30,827 "Man's desires are his prayers." 582 00:41:30,871 --> 00:41:35,310 That's right. You have to believe. It's the only way to arrive. 583 00:41:38,008 --> 00:41:40,184 - Jane? - Yes. 584 00:41:40,228 --> 00:41:41,403 Can I use your pen? 585 00:42:03,338 --> 00:42:05,688 Thanks for the use of the typewriter. 586 00:42:05,732 --> 00:42:08,299 Oh, and this letter. Since we have to clear our mail with O'Herli, 587 00:42:08,343 --> 00:42:09,736 would you see that he gets it in Washington? 588 00:42:09,779 --> 00:42:11,259 Of course. 589 00:42:11,302 --> 00:42:14,697 Tell him to forward it right away. And... 590 00:42:14,741 --> 00:42:16,568 Ask him if he hasn't got some mail for me. 591 00:42:16,612 --> 00:42:18,048 I'll be glad to. 592 00:42:18,092 --> 00:42:20,660 Will you give this letter to my father? 593 00:42:21,835 --> 00:42:23,924 - You accepted? - Yeah. 594 00:42:23,967 --> 00:42:25,752 How about you? Are you joining our club? 595 00:42:27,014 --> 00:42:28,014 I don't know. 596 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,105 I've got to wait to make up my mind. 597 00:42:32,410 --> 00:42:33,410 I thought I'd wait and see. 598 00:42:35,805 --> 00:42:37,328 Wait a minute, I'll walk over with you. 599 00:42:43,552 --> 00:42:44,640 Good night, Jean. 600 00:42:45,859 --> 00:42:46,859 Richard? 601 00:42:47,861 --> 00:42:48,992 Are you sure? 602 00:42:52,474 --> 00:42:55,259 And, uh, thanks for making up my mind. 603 00:43:03,964 --> 00:43:05,705 Rich, pull down the screen, will you? 604 00:43:05,748 --> 00:43:07,228 Of course. 605 00:43:07,271 --> 00:43:09,186 The film you're about to see, gentlemen, 606 00:43:09,230 --> 00:43:12,059 is the first photographic record of actual space travel. 607 00:43:12,102 --> 00:43:13,408 Gerry, will you switch off the light? 608 00:43:13,451 --> 00:43:14,452 Okay. 609 00:43:20,589 --> 00:43:23,766 A rocket containing two white mice 610 00:43:23,810 --> 00:43:25,333 was shot above the Earth's atmosphere. 611 00:43:29,293 --> 00:43:32,209 The mice in this pressurized capsule 612 00:43:32,253 --> 00:43:34,908 easily recovered from the initial shock of acceleration. 613 00:43:46,571 --> 00:43:48,530 - That's fascinating! - M-hm. 614 00:43:58,932 --> 00:44:02,109 And notice the rubber ball. 615 00:44:02,152 --> 00:44:04,415 At this point there was a complete lack of gravity. 616 00:44:22,129 --> 00:44:24,087 Have you made up your mind to accept yet, Jerry? 617 00:44:25,915 --> 00:44:26,915 Yeah. 618 00:44:27,612 --> 00:44:28,612 Last night. 619 00:44:29,571 --> 00:44:31,399 How many Gs did they take? 620 00:44:31,442 --> 00:44:33,488 Thirteen, but they never lost consciousness. 621 00:44:35,707 --> 00:44:38,798 What about loss of balance during weightlessness? 622 00:44:38,841 --> 00:44:41,626 In a reclining position with your eyes on a fixed object, 623 00:44:41,670 --> 00:44:44,891 you'll be able to recover orientation. 624 00:44:44,934 --> 00:44:48,503 The new section, of course, was dropped by parachute. 625 00:44:48,546 --> 00:44:50,853 The mice were removed from the rocket 626 00:44:51,297 --> 00:44:53,473 and taken to the laboratory. 627 00:45:03,034 --> 00:45:06,342 Incidentally, a swarm of meteors will be passing the Earth's orbit 628 00:45:06,386 --> 00:45:09,519 on or about August 10. 629 00:45:09,563 --> 00:45:12,392 They're being tracked by the observatory at Mount Palomar. 630 00:45:12,435 --> 00:45:13,567 They'll keep us posted. 631 00:45:15,221 --> 00:45:17,179 There you are, gentlemen. 632 00:45:17,223 --> 00:45:19,877 The animals landed in excellent condition 633 00:45:19,921 --> 00:45:21,879 and are now living here in our laboratory. 634 00:45:24,030 --> 00:45:28,512 The film shows that men have at least a chance of surviving in space. 635 00:45:30,340 --> 00:45:33,039 Tenth of August, eh? That's two weeks away. 636 00:45:33,578 --> 00:45:35,798 Yes. 637 00:45:35,842 --> 00:45:37,365 You've all got hard work ahead of you. 638 00:45:39,659 --> 00:45:43,010 Horizontal position. Completely horizontal. 639 00:45:43,053 --> 00:45:45,882 You wouldn't stand the impact of gravity sitting up. 640 00:45:45,926 --> 00:45:49,581 In the rocket control cabin, you will see in front of you a gravity meter. 641 00:45:49,625 --> 00:45:52,628 Watch it. It's one of your most important instruments. 642 00:45:52,672 --> 00:45:55,718 Start moving back when the needle approaches two Gs. 643 00:45:55,762 --> 00:45:57,415 Not before, or you'll lose consciousness. 644 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:00,592 Now you try it, Dr. Stanton. 645 00:46:04,205 --> 00:46:06,903 "It doesn't take courage. What it takes is dedication." 646 00:46:46,404 --> 00:46:50,408 Now, remember. The rocket changes its attitude as you explode directing charges. 647 00:46:50,452 --> 00:46:53,237 This is your only method of controlling the craft. 648 00:46:53,281 --> 00:46:58,286 If you over-control, the rocket may wobble and spin off into space forever. 649 00:46:58,629 --> 00:47:00,109 All right, Dr. Lockwood, you drill him. 650 00:47:01,328 --> 00:47:02,328 Okay. 651 00:47:04,418 --> 00:47:06,681 - You ready? - All set. 652 00:47:06,724 --> 00:47:08,248 - Thirty degrees right. - Thirty right. 653 00:47:08,291 --> 00:47:10,075 -270 degrees left. -270 left. 654 00:47:10,119 --> 00:47:12,295 -90 right. -90 right. 655 00:47:12,339 --> 00:47:14,297 -30 degrees azimuth. -30 degrees azimuth. 656 00:47:14,341 --> 00:47:16,343 -270 degrees left. -270 left. 657 00:47:16,386 --> 00:47:18,345 -10 degrees nadir. -10 degrees nadir. 658 00:47:18,388 --> 00:47:20,651 -180 degrees right. -180 right. 659 00:47:20,695 --> 00:47:22,914 andIt;30 degrees left. 660 00:47:22,958 --> 00:47:26,091 Your rocket's wobbling! Control with counter-gyro! Counter-gyro! 661 00:47:29,486 --> 00:47:32,141 There, you see what I mean? 662 00:47:32,184 --> 00:47:35,231 Any mistake would send you off into space. You'd never return. 663 00:47:35,275 --> 00:47:36,928 And there's no margin for errors. 664 00:47:36,972 --> 00:47:38,974 There won't be any errors. 665 00:47:39,017 --> 00:47:40,628 All right, you drill Dr. Lockwood. 666 00:47:41,498 --> 00:47:42,499 Okay. 667 00:47:50,290 --> 00:47:52,379 - All set? - All set. 668 00:47:52,422 --> 00:47:55,033 -30 degrees right. -30 degrees right. 669 00:47:55,077 --> 00:47:57,558 -90 degrees left. -90 degrees left. 670 00:47:57,601 --> 00:47:59,908 -180 degrees right. -180 degrees right. 671 00:47:59,951 --> 00:48:01,475 Dr. Lockwood! 672 00:48:01,518 --> 00:48:03,564 -30 degrees left. -30 degrees left. 673 00:48:03,607 --> 00:48:06,654 Dr. Lockwood! Dr. Stanton wants to see you in his office. 674 00:48:06,697 --> 00:48:08,220 - Now? - He's waiting for you. 675 00:48:10,397 --> 00:48:11,397 Okay. 676 00:48:15,289 --> 00:48:18,770 We should hear from Palomar Observatory any hour now the exact time. 677 00:48:18,814 --> 00:48:22,078 The hour, the minute, the second 678 00:48:22,122 --> 00:48:24,428 of the arrival of our meteor shower. 679 00:48:24,472 --> 00:48:27,605 But the entire project 680 00:48:27,649 --> 00:48:31,740 will depend upon your skill in handling this meteor-catching scoop. 681 00:48:31,783 --> 00:48:34,689 This is the climax of all of our work. 682 00:48:34,714 --> 00:48:38,920 To repeat, you equalize your speed with that of the meteor, open your funnel scoop. 683 00:48:39,670 --> 00:48:43,649 By increasing your speed, you move up and eventually swallow the meteor. 684 00:48:43,693 --> 00:48:46,391 The meteor will strike the screen... 685 00:48:46,435 --> 00:48:49,089 I know, I know. This will cushion the impact and the meteor will fall into 686 00:48:49,133 --> 00:48:51,786 the recess provided for it, and the scoop will automatically close. 687 00:48:53,964 --> 00:48:55,357 It's running out of my ears. 688 00:48:57,924 --> 00:49:00,623 Ah! The man from Washington again. 689 00:49:00,666 --> 00:49:02,842 How are you? 690 00:49:02,886 --> 00:49:04,859 In better shape than I've ever been. I feel like a 20-year-old. 691 00:49:06,278 --> 00:49:07,671 What's up? 692 00:49:07,696 --> 00:49:09,220 We want to clarify a question, Doctor. 693 00:49:09,414 --> 00:49:10,414 Sit down. 694 00:49:12,678 --> 00:49:14,894 Go ahead. 695 00:49:14,919 --> 00:49:18,096 What prompted you to volunteer for this assignment, Doctor? 696 00:49:18,149 --> 00:49:20,408 What prompted me? 697 00:49:20,433 --> 00:49:24,176 The same thing that prompted your son, I suppose, and Walt Gordon. 698 00:49:24,416 --> 00:49:29,029 Couldn't it be that you wanted to marry Miss Manners, and that she turned you down? 699 00:49:29,073 --> 00:49:31,075 I take it Mr. O'Herli has been reading my mail. 700 00:49:32,555 --> 00:49:34,688 It's part of my duty. 701 00:49:34,713 --> 00:49:38,281 But it's just possible that your emotional problems might jeopardize your performance 702 00:49:38,809 --> 00:49:40,985 and the outcome of your mission, whatever it is. 703 00:49:41,028 --> 00:49:45,032 You see, Doctor, we're concerned that you may be emotionally upset. 704 00:49:45,076 --> 00:49:50,690 Subconsciously, you know, it's possible that your real motive in assuming this mission 705 00:49:50,734 --> 00:49:53,911 might be suicide. We want to be sure. 706 00:49:53,954 --> 00:49:56,609 Dr. Delmar, I've studied psychology, too, 707 00:49:56,653 --> 00:50:00,352 and I try to make it a habit to analyze my motives. 708 00:50:00,396 --> 00:50:04,748 I honestly don't believe that Miss Manners' decision has put me in the mood for suicide. 709 00:50:04,791 --> 00:50:07,403 If her answer had been different, would you have decided differently? 710 00:50:07,446 --> 00:50:09,622 I don't know. 711 00:50:09,666 --> 00:50:11,839 It might have influenced me, and it might not have. 712 00:50:13,060 --> 00:50:15,193 It's a hard question to answer. 713 00:50:15,237 --> 00:50:21,155 But I can assure you that I'm in full control of myself. 714 00:50:21,199 --> 00:50:23,839 His performance during the tests, his reactions, were all perfect. 715 00:50:25,908 --> 00:50:27,213 Then it's up to you, Jerry. 716 00:50:30,739 --> 00:50:32,088 I want to fly that rocket. 717 00:50:34,743 --> 00:50:35,743 Good boy. 718 00:50:37,746 --> 00:50:40,270 Palomar Observatory swung into action, 719 00:50:40,313 --> 00:50:43,273 tracking the swarm of meteors with calculated precision. 720 00:50:50,149 --> 00:50:55,894 This giant eye reaching into space stood ready to warn us of any change in plans. 721 00:50:55,938 --> 00:50:58,505 For, in the vast depths of the universe, 722 00:50:58,549 --> 00:51:01,389 meteors have been traveling for billions of years, 723 00:51:01,414 --> 00:51:04,330 but this would be the first time man would be up there to meet them. 724 00:51:17,133 --> 00:51:21,398 Exact speed and position was checked and rechecked. 725 00:51:21,441 --> 00:51:24,401 There could be no mistake for man's rendezvous with the stars. 726 00:51:33,192 --> 00:51:34,324 Here it is, Pete. 727 00:51:37,806 --> 00:51:43,855 "Meteor swarm will cross Earth's periphery at time 5:22:34, 728 00:51:43,899 --> 00:51:49,992 "height 153, four tenths, miles. Moving from northeast to southwest. 729 00:51:50,035 --> 00:51:52,124 "Passing time, 32 seconds. 730 00:51:53,299 --> 00:51:58,522 "Speed, 81344 miles per hour. 731 00:51:58,565 --> 00:52:01,090 "Your rocket firing time should be same, 732 00:52:02,308 --> 00:52:05,834 "less 5 minutes, 22 seconds." 733 00:52:05,877 --> 00:52:10,795 Seventeen minutes and 12 seconds after 5:00 a.m. 734 00:52:10,839 --> 00:52:12,841 That means, gentlemen, that your take-off time 735 00:52:14,016 --> 00:52:15,713 is 54 minutes from now. 736 00:53:00,714 --> 00:53:06,111 Dr. Warner will launch each of your rockets from the central control console. 737 00:53:06,155 --> 00:53:12,248 Dr. Dryden, Dr. Delmar and I will observe your take-off visually, through these ports. 738 00:53:12,291 --> 00:53:16,992 Two of these ports will have filters in them for photographic record purposes. 739 00:53:17,035 --> 00:53:21,083 The third will be clear blast-proof glass. 740 00:53:23,128 --> 00:53:26,218 After your take-off, you'll be tracked by radar. 741 00:53:28,307 --> 00:53:32,007 Ascent will take 5 minutes, 21 seconds. 742 00:53:35,924 --> 00:53:42,800 When you reach this point, your speed will be 18,346 miles an hour, 743 00:53:42,844 --> 00:53:47,065 and you will encounter a swarm of meteors moving precisely 744 00:53:47,109 --> 00:53:50,155 two miles an hour slower than you. 745 00:53:50,199 --> 00:53:53,028 At this point, you will take over manual control of you rockets. 746 00:53:53,071 --> 00:53:55,247 You will each track a meteor, 747 00:53:55,291 --> 00:53:58,903 approaching it with as little difference in speed as possible, 748 00:53:58,947 --> 00:54:03,386 scoop it up as you've been trained to do, and come back to Earth. 749 00:54:05,692 --> 00:54:09,435 You should have ten rockets for the return trip. 750 00:54:09,479 --> 00:54:12,569 We shall try to advise you, of course, but, in the last analysis, 751 00:54:12,612 --> 00:54:16,660 it will be up to you to use them properly during deceleration. 752 00:54:16,703 --> 00:54:18,183 That's it for now, gentlemen. 753 00:54:24,668 --> 00:54:26,496 There's one thing, Rich. 754 00:54:26,539 --> 00:54:28,193 Yes, Dad? 755 00:54:28,237 --> 00:54:31,457 In many respects you're like me, perhaps too much like me. 756 00:54:33,111 --> 00:54:35,940 You strike out on your own, take matters into your own hands. 757 00:54:35,984 --> 00:54:38,073 Don't do it today, son. 758 00:54:38,116 --> 00:54:41,467 You must follow the exact instructions you received from us. 759 00:54:41,511 --> 00:54:43,905 Down here, we'll have an overall picture of what's happening. 760 00:54:43,948 --> 00:54:46,777 Don't deviate, even if you think we're wrong. 761 00:54:47,821 --> 00:54:50,302 Be a machine, for once. 762 00:54:50,346 --> 00:54:51,477 Well, as much as it's possible. 763 00:54:53,349 --> 00:54:55,917 Do what you're told, and nothing else. 764 00:54:55,960 --> 00:54:59,050 Don't worry. I won't do anything without checking with the ground first. 765 00:55:01,009 --> 00:55:02,009 Come back, son. 766 00:55:02,967 --> 00:55:03,967 I will. 767 00:55:40,004 --> 00:55:41,470 I don't know why I'm so nervous, 768 00:55:41,495 --> 00:55:43,486 I'll be safe in the blockhouse all the time you're up there. 769 00:55:45,728 --> 00:55:48,382 The whole operation will only take 15 minutes. 770 00:55:48,426 --> 00:55:51,777 Or even less, if you're not lucky. 771 00:55:51,821 --> 00:55:54,171 Well, I'm glad to see you're human, after all. 772 00:55:54,214 --> 00:55:55,868 I'm glad you found out. 773 00:55:55,912 --> 00:55:58,349 Oh, I meant that as a compliment. 774 00:55:58,392 --> 00:56:03,528 I thought of you as part of a computing machine, and I think I envied you. 775 00:56:03,572 --> 00:56:06,270 I wish I could detach myself from my fears as well as you can. 776 00:56:06,313 --> 00:56:10,970 Just don't think. Then your emotions can't catch up with you. 777 00:56:11,014 --> 00:56:13,973 Walter Gordon, Jerry Lockwood and Richard Stanton, 778 00:56:14,017 --> 00:56:15,497 report to the ready room at once. 779 00:56:22,591 --> 00:56:23,679 I don't feel very brave. 780 00:56:24,810 --> 00:56:26,508 I want to come back. 781 00:56:26,551 --> 00:56:28,161 There are a lot of things I like down here on this Earth 782 00:56:28,205 --> 00:56:30,947 where we live like blind moles. 783 00:56:30,990 --> 00:56:33,993 I guess I like other blind moles. 784 00:56:34,037 --> 00:56:38,607 You'll hear my voice during the flight. I'll be in touch with you the whole time. 785 00:56:38,650 --> 00:56:41,087 Even if I want something like a cup of coffee? 786 00:56:41,131 --> 00:56:42,306 I'll bring it up. 787 00:56:44,569 --> 00:56:46,755 You're very pretty, Miss Flynn, if you don't mind my saying so. 788 00:56:47,741 --> 00:56:49,221 I don't mind. 789 00:56:49,265 --> 00:56:51,006 I have a request to make, an unusual one. 790 00:56:51,049 --> 00:56:53,095 Yes? 791 00:56:53,138 --> 00:56:57,012 You see, I'm not feeling at all heroic. 792 00:56:57,055 --> 00:57:00,189 I sort of need my ego boosted. May I kiss you once? 793 00:57:01,973 --> 00:57:03,409 That's the best excuse I ever heard. 794 00:57:07,761 --> 00:57:09,024 I wanted you to kiss me. 795 00:57:10,460 --> 00:57:11,678 I have no excuse. 796 00:57:14,986 --> 00:57:17,684 Richard Stanton, please report to ready room. 797 00:57:20,252 --> 00:57:22,298 - I'll see you. - See you. 798 00:58:26,014 --> 00:58:28,451 Five fourteen. Three minutes to go. 799 00:58:28,494 --> 00:58:29,843 The pilots had their equipment checked? 800 00:58:29,887 --> 00:58:31,497 Yes, sir. They should be boarding now. 801 00:58:32,342 --> 00:58:33,865 Here's some coffee for you, chief. 802 00:58:33,909 --> 00:58:35,301 Thank you, Frank. 803 00:58:35,345 --> 00:58:36,738 Paul, have you contact with the observatory? 804 00:58:36,781 --> 00:58:37,913 I have them on the line now. 805 00:58:39,523 --> 00:58:41,264 - Electronic computer? - Check. 806 00:58:41,307 --> 00:58:42,569 - Radar? - Check. 807 00:58:59,282 --> 00:59:05,157 Stanton to control, testing. One, two, three. How do you read me? 808 00:59:05,201 --> 00:59:06,506 How do you read me? 809 00:59:06,550 --> 00:59:08,900 R5S8. 810 00:59:08,944 --> 00:59:12,469 Jane, anything special you want me to bring down for you? 811 00:59:12,512 --> 00:59:14,601 Your transmission is very clear. 812 00:59:14,645 --> 00:59:19,650 I'll tell you what. I'll bring you back a star. That's a promise. 813 00:59:19,693 --> 00:59:23,175 Control to Lockwood. Control to Lockwood. 814 00:59:23,219 --> 00:59:24,481 Lockwood. 815 00:59:24,524 --> 00:59:25,743 Tilt your chair to horizontal position. 816 00:59:32,228 --> 00:59:34,491 Chair in position. 817 00:59:34,534 --> 00:59:36,145 How are they doing, Jane? 818 00:59:36,188 --> 00:59:38,756 Stanton, pulse slightly increased to 81. 819 00:59:39,300 --> 00:59:41,824 Lockwood, 80. Gordon, normal. 820 00:59:41,867 --> 00:59:42,912 Gordon normal! 821 00:59:43,869 --> 00:59:44,870 Yes? 822 00:59:45,741 --> 00:59:46,872 One minute to go. 823 00:59:48,700 --> 00:59:49,745 Right. 824 00:59:49,788 --> 00:59:51,486 Is everything checked? 825 00:59:51,529 --> 00:59:52,529 On the nose. 826 00:59:53,444 --> 00:59:54,532 Clear the firing area. 827 00:59:56,317 --> 00:59:59,581 Gordon here. Everything okay. 828 01:00:00,756 --> 01:00:02,061 Check. 829 01:00:02,105 --> 01:00:03,367 Warning blue. 830 01:00:03,411 --> 01:00:05,021 Warning blue. 831 01:00:11,984 --> 01:00:12,984 Name check. 832 01:00:14,335 --> 01:00:15,553 Gordon. 833 01:00:15,597 --> 01:00:16,946 Lockwood. 834 01:00:16,989 --> 01:00:18,034 Stanton. 835 01:00:18,077 --> 01:00:19,078 Good. 836 01:00:24,170 --> 01:00:25,346 Forty seconds. 837 01:00:29,088 --> 01:00:30,088 Thirty seconds. 838 01:00:31,656 --> 01:00:32,875 Warning red. 839 01:00:33,702 --> 01:00:34,702 Twenty seconds. 840 01:00:37,619 --> 01:00:39,490 Ten seconds. 841 01:00:39,534 --> 01:00:42,232 Stand by to fire rockets. Observers stand by ports. 842 01:00:53,461 --> 01:00:55,724 - Seven seconds. - Seven. 843 01:00:55,767 --> 01:00:57,552 - Six. - Six. 844 01:00:57,595 --> 01:00:59,597 - Five. - Five. 845 01:00:59,641 --> 01:01:01,469 - Four. - Four. 846 01:01:01,512 --> 01:01:03,122 - Three. - Three. 847 01:01:03,166 --> 01:01:04,820 - Two. - Two. 848 01:01:04,863 --> 01:01:06,474 - One. - One. 849 01:01:30,149 --> 01:01:32,064 - Rocket two. - Rocket two. 850 01:01:42,684 --> 01:01:45,121 - Rocket three. - Rocket three. 851 01:02:19,773 --> 01:02:21,558 - Rockets off. - Radar tracking. 852 01:02:21,601 --> 01:02:22,646 Check. 853 01:02:22,689 --> 01:02:24,866 Gravity two, gravity three, 854 01:02:26,476 --> 01:02:29,522 gravity four, gravity five, 855 01:02:32,569 --> 01:02:35,180 gravity six, gravity six. 856 01:02:35,224 --> 01:02:38,270 Accelerating, on course. Gravity nine. 857 01:02:46,800 --> 01:02:48,367 Rocket two wobbling. 858 01:02:48,411 --> 01:02:49,978 - Can you make correction? - Trying. 859 01:03:01,772 --> 01:03:02,772 Correcting. 860 01:03:05,341 --> 01:03:06,908 Now he's all right. 861 01:03:06,951 --> 01:03:07,996 Good boy. 862 01:03:08,039 --> 01:03:10,172 - Gravity 11. - Gravity 11. 863 01:03:28,277 --> 01:03:30,975 Meteors approaching the Earth's orbit. Speed constant. 864 01:03:31,019 --> 01:03:33,586 - Gravity 12. - Gravity 12. 865 01:03:33,630 --> 01:03:35,458 Give me a light check. 866 01:03:35,501 --> 01:03:37,112 - Gordon. - Gordon, light check. 867 01:03:43,161 --> 01:03:44,510 Lockwood, light check. 868 01:03:48,514 --> 01:03:49,776 Stanton, light check. 869 01:03:52,910 --> 01:03:54,346 What's the matter with Stanton? 870 01:03:54,390 --> 01:03:59,047 Stanton. Come in, Stanton. Rocket one doesn't answer. 871 01:03:59,090 --> 01:04:00,526 He must be blacked out. 872 01:04:00,570 --> 01:04:02,659 He took 12 Gs in the centrifuge. 873 01:04:02,702 --> 01:04:04,182 Thirteen Gs. 874 01:04:04,226 --> 01:04:06,445 - What's the altitude? - Sixty-three miles. 875 01:04:06,489 --> 01:04:08,246 - Course? - On the nose. 876 01:04:08,271 --> 01:04:09,912 Gravity's falling. 877 01:04:09,937 --> 01:04:13,636 He must be leaving the Earth's gravitational field. Try again. 878 01:04:13,962 --> 01:04:16,138 Richard! Can you hear me, Richard? 879 01:04:20,011 --> 01:04:23,101 Richard! Are you all right? 880 01:04:25,147 --> 01:04:26,452 I must have grayed out. 881 01:04:27,671 --> 01:04:29,031 I think I'm okay now. 882 01:04:29,056 --> 01:04:32,676 You've reached meteor altitude. Level off and switch to manual. 883 01:04:41,821 --> 01:04:46,521 Stanton to control. I can see the Earth below me. 884 01:04:46,546 --> 01:04:50,246 My cabin is filled with a strange pinging noise. 885 01:04:50,289 --> 01:04:52,072 It must be cosmic particles hitting the hull of the ship. 886 01:04:53,902 --> 01:04:56,208 I can see the curve of the Earth! 887 01:04:56,252 --> 01:04:58,863 The oceans, both of them. Atlantic and Pacific. 888 01:04:58,907 --> 01:05:00,343 Tell him to stop sightseeing. 889 01:05:10,919 --> 01:05:14,836 Heat inside suits, 80 plus. No increase of radiation in cabin. 890 01:05:17,708 --> 01:05:21,494 Meteors approaching our rockets, two o'clock high. 891 01:05:21,538 --> 01:05:24,628 Attention all rockets. Meteors approaching your position. 892 01:05:34,943 --> 01:05:39,556 Gordon here. Have meteors in sight. Give me my speed. 893 01:05:40,383 --> 01:05:41,688 Check speed. 894 01:05:41,732 --> 01:05:45,083 Gordon, 18,344 miles per hour. 895 01:05:46,563 --> 01:05:49,566 Speed of meteors, 18,552. 896 01:05:50,697 --> 01:05:53,135 - Check radar. - Right. 897 01:05:59,619 --> 01:06:00,969 Decreasing speed. 898 01:06:08,280 --> 01:06:10,065 Trying to fly parallel. 899 01:06:17,376 --> 01:06:21,163 Gordon here. I have a meteor in my sight. 900 01:06:25,776 --> 01:06:29,345 Adjusting speed. Can't tell its size. 901 01:06:31,216 --> 01:06:32,565 Opening scoop. 902 01:06:37,396 --> 01:06:39,050 Meteor too big! 903 01:06:39,094 --> 01:06:41,966 Gordon, wait for the radar check. The meteor's too big! 904 01:06:42,010 --> 01:06:45,013 Perfect pass. Off to catch it. Stand by. 905 01:06:45,056 --> 01:06:46,928 Don't take it. Decelerate! 906 01:06:52,281 --> 01:06:53,804 He's hit the meteor! 907 01:06:53,847 --> 01:06:56,111 Gordon! Come in, Gordon! 908 01:06:56,154 --> 01:06:59,592 Richard! Richard! Can you see what's happened to Gordon? 909 01:07:04,119 --> 01:07:05,555 Good Lord! 910 01:07:08,079 --> 01:07:10,081 Stanton. Stanton to control. 911 01:07:12,170 --> 01:07:14,956 Gordon's disintegrated. 912 01:07:18,307 --> 01:07:20,613 No. No! 913 01:07:27,098 --> 01:07:30,101 Gordon! 914 01:07:30,145 --> 01:07:34,845 Gordon! He's gone! He's gone, do you hear me? 915 01:07:37,935 --> 01:07:41,025 I'm coming back. I'm coming back, I'm coming down! 916 01:07:41,069 --> 01:07:43,332 Rocket two, wait for computations! 917 01:07:46,813 --> 01:07:51,340 Altitude, 10,000. I'm bailing out! See you downstairs! 918 01:07:51,583 --> 01:07:53,542 Good heavens, he thinks he's back in the war! 919 01:07:53,585 --> 01:07:58,068 Lockwood, snap out of it! Lockwood! Name check! 920 01:08:00,331 --> 01:08:05,728 Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! 921 01:08:05,771 --> 01:08:09,471 Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! Lockwood! 922 01:08:09,514 --> 01:08:16,514 Lockwood, answer me. Lockwood, come in! Do you hear me? Lockwood! 923 01:08:16,708 --> 01:08:21,908 Lockwood! Come in, Lockwood! Hello, Lockwood. Come in. 924 01:08:22,627 --> 01:08:24,281 Bailing out. 925 01:08:24,325 --> 01:08:29,591 Lockwood! Answer me, Lockwood! Come in! 926 01:08:29,634 --> 01:08:31,897 Lockwood! Do you hear me? 927 01:08:34,030 --> 01:08:35,205 There's no gravity! 928 01:08:37,207 --> 01:08:40,819 Come in! Come in, Lockwood! 929 01:08:41,394 --> 01:08:43,353 Lockwood! Answer me, Lockwood! 930 01:08:43,596 --> 01:08:46,251 I'm coming back! I'm coming down! Get me down! 931 01:08:48,297 --> 01:08:52,736 Get me down! Get me down! 932 01:09:05,140 --> 01:09:09,231 Richard, are you all right? Richard! 933 01:09:09,274 --> 01:09:15,541 Richard, answer me! Can you hear me, Richard? Oh, Richard, are you all right? 934 01:09:15,585 --> 01:09:18,892 This is Stanton. Meteor swarm passed. 935 01:09:20,894 --> 01:09:22,592 What's happened to Lockwood? 936 01:09:22,617 --> 01:09:24,644 What's happened to Lockwood? 937 01:09:25,001 --> 01:09:31,508 He's gone. He had full power on nose and tail rockets. He shot out into space! 938 01:09:33,603 --> 01:09:35,431 Do you have rocket under control? 939 01:09:35,474 --> 01:09:38,216 Rocket under control. 940 01:09:38,260 --> 01:09:43,700 Richard, listen to me. Return to base immediately. We'll land you by remote control. 941 01:09:43,943 --> 01:09:45,075 Switch over to automatic. 942 01:09:47,077 --> 01:09:48,077 Switching over. 943 01:09:51,690 --> 01:09:54,911 - Bring him in over the base. - Right. 944 01:09:54,954 --> 01:09:59,742 Control to Stanton. Control to Stanton. Decelerate. 945 01:09:59,785 --> 01:10:02,919 - Fire nose rocket one. - Firing one. 946 01:10:05,008 --> 01:10:08,533 Your speed, now 12,803. On course. Guiding you in. 947 01:10:09,621 --> 01:10:10,883 Check. 948 01:10:18,108 --> 01:10:22,068 Stanton to control. There's a brilliant object approaching. 949 01:10:27,030 --> 01:10:33,210 Meteor approaching. Converging on glide path. Speed, about 18,200. 950 01:10:33,254 --> 01:10:37,475 Caution. Meteor approaching you, intercepting your glide path. 951 01:10:37,519 --> 01:10:41,697 Speed, 18,200. 952 01:10:41,740 --> 01:10:45,091 It's crossing my path. I'm going to take a crack at it. 953 01:10:45,135 --> 01:10:46,963 No! Continue course. 954 01:10:48,921 --> 01:10:50,140 Switching off automatic. 955 01:10:59,906 --> 01:11:01,821 Richard, you're ordered to return at once. 956 01:11:01,865 --> 01:11:04,476 - Give me its speed. - Return at once! 957 01:11:04,520 --> 01:11:07,740 If you go after it, you won't have enough rockets left to slow down for landing. 958 01:11:07,784 --> 01:11:09,133 I want the speed. 959 01:11:09,177 --> 01:11:11,440 Stubborn fool! Give him the speed. 960 01:11:11,483 --> 01:11:17,533 Speed of object, 18,432. Your speed, 18,663. 961 01:11:19,926 --> 01:11:22,842 Approaching meteor. Slowing down. 962 01:11:25,410 --> 01:11:29,458 Tell him to conserve those deceleration rockets. How are we going to land him? 963 01:11:29,501 --> 01:11:31,851 You promised, Richard. You promised. 964 01:11:31,895 --> 01:11:33,549 Oh, Richard, please! 965 01:11:35,116 --> 01:11:36,116 Closing in. 966 01:11:38,989 --> 01:11:40,904 It's about 20 inches in diameter. 967 01:11:45,026 --> 01:11:48,116 I'm going to try for it. It's like shooting fish in a barrel! 968 01:11:48,459 --> 01:11:50,331 He's out of his mind! He'll never get down! 969 01:11:57,512 --> 01:11:58,600 Falling behind. 970 01:12:01,385 --> 01:12:02,385 Pulling in. 971 01:12:05,563 --> 01:12:06,999 Opening scoop. 972 01:12:12,004 --> 01:12:13,004 Getting lined up. 973 01:12:24,713 --> 01:12:28,978 I did it! I've got it! I've got a meteor! 974 01:12:32,621 --> 01:12:35,232 He's right. The meteor's disappeared. 975 01:12:35,276 --> 01:12:36,494 Thank God. Thank God. 976 01:12:36,538 --> 01:12:38,017 Release gliding wings. 977 01:12:38,931 --> 01:12:40,063 Opening gliding wings. 978 01:12:48,076 --> 01:12:52,689 Bring him in as close to base as you can. All personnel, stand by for a crash landing. 979 01:12:52,732 --> 01:12:56,040 All personnel stand by for a crash landing. Emergency equipment. 980 01:12:56,384 --> 01:12:57,384 Condition red. 981 01:12:59,050 --> 01:13:02,456 - What's his gravity? - Gravity zero. 982 01:13:02,481 --> 01:13:08,618 Altitude, 78 miles. You're in the upper atmosphere. Can you feel the stick yet? 983 01:13:08,661 --> 01:13:11,403 Not very well. Very sluggish. 984 01:13:11,447 --> 01:13:13,840 Temperature increasing inside the rocket. One thirty. 985 01:13:15,891 --> 01:13:17,457 One forty. 986 01:13:17,501 --> 01:13:20,939 Control to Stanton. Airspeed, 3,000. 987 01:13:20,983 --> 01:13:24,987 He's got to decelerate somehow, but tell him to save his rockets. 988 01:13:25,030 --> 01:13:30,309 Try to decelerate before you hit heavier atmosphere. Try to nose up. 989 01:13:30,436 --> 01:13:31,982 Try to nose up. 990 01:13:32,415 --> 01:13:35,288 She won't come up yet. Not enough atmosphere. 991 01:13:51,904 --> 01:13:55,995 Temperature, 190, 210. 992 01:13:56,039 --> 01:13:57,475 He can't take more heat! 993 01:13:57,519 --> 01:13:58,519 Two twenty. 994 01:14:01,584 --> 01:14:06,328 I can't stand it! Get me out of here, it's too hot! 995 01:14:06,371 --> 01:14:08,721 I can't stand it! Get me out of here! 996 01:14:08,765 --> 01:14:14,684 You must decelerate. Use front rocket. Decelerate! 997 01:14:14,727 --> 01:14:19,384 I can't see the instruments! I'm taking my helmet off. 998 01:14:19,428 --> 01:14:23,693 Don't! Don't disconnect oxygen! Keep the helmet on! 999 01:14:39,173 --> 01:14:42,567 Decelerate! Use remaining rockets. 1000 01:14:44,830 --> 01:14:49,783 Stanton! Can you hear me? Shoot off rocket two. 1001 01:14:54,915 --> 01:14:58,527 I can't. I've used up all my rockets. 1002 01:14:58,570 --> 01:15:01,269 He must not die. He's so close. 1003 01:15:01,312 --> 01:15:05,099 Stanton from control. Can you hear me, Stanton? 1004 01:15:12,323 --> 01:15:14,673 I can see the Earth. I'm over the North Pole. 1005 01:15:20,157 --> 01:15:23,769 Angle of flight, 80 degrees. Altitude, 12,000 feet. 1006 01:15:24,945 --> 01:15:26,990 Speed, 2,000 miles. 1007 01:15:27,034 --> 01:15:29,166 Temperature, 289. 1008 01:15:29,210 --> 01:15:31,299 He's got to pull up. He's got to reduce speed! 1009 01:15:31,342 --> 01:15:33,518 Pull up! Pull up! 1010 01:15:38,959 --> 01:15:39,959 I can't! 1011 01:15:42,484 --> 01:15:43,833 I can't slow down! 1012 01:15:45,791 --> 01:15:47,141 We're tracking you now. 1013 01:15:50,971 --> 01:15:52,798 I think I can bring him in to sector four. 1014 01:15:52,842 --> 01:15:55,279 If he doesn't burn up first. 1015 01:15:55,323 --> 01:15:59,588 Sector four. There's nothing we can do here. Come on, Jane, let's ride with the ambulance. 1016 01:15:59,631 --> 01:16:03,652 Emergency equipment proceed to sector four. Stand by. Emergency red. 1017 01:16:03,677 --> 01:16:07,837 Altitude, eight, seven, six. 1018 01:16:08,697 --> 01:16:09,915 You're still on course. 1019 01:16:12,570 --> 01:16:15,051 Approaching area. Do you have control? 1020 01:16:15,095 --> 01:16:16,444 I think so. 1021 01:16:17,575 --> 01:16:19,273 Altitude, 4,000, 1022 01:16:20,752 --> 01:16:21,752 3,000. 1023 01:16:23,712 --> 01:16:25,453 Change descent to two degrees. 1024 01:16:27,281 --> 01:16:28,586 Two thousand. 1025 01:16:32,547 --> 01:16:33,896 You're drifting right! 1026 01:16:36,594 --> 01:16:37,595 Hold it. 1027 01:16:40,337 --> 01:16:43,862 You're down to 1,000 feet. Pull up your nose. 1028 01:16:44,602 --> 01:16:45,603 Pull up. 1029 01:16:47,344 --> 01:16:48,344 That's enough. 1030 01:16:57,049 --> 01:17:01,576 Altitude, 800 feet. Brace yourself for crash. 1031 01:17:01,619 --> 01:17:04,709 When I give the signal, pull your nose up sharply. 1032 01:17:08,974 --> 01:17:09,974 Steady. 1033 01:17:11,281 --> 01:17:12,282 Now! 1034 01:17:30,300 --> 01:17:31,649 Did he make it? 1035 01:17:32,346 --> 01:17:33,608 I don't know. 1036 01:17:38,308 --> 01:17:39,788 We did everything we could. 1037 01:18:33,798 --> 01:18:36,018 Where's that cup of coffee you promised me? 1038 01:18:55,011 --> 01:18:56,404 The prize! 1039 01:19:01,296 --> 01:19:02,863 A meteor. 1040 01:19:02,906 --> 01:19:07,041 It looks to me like crystallized carbon. 1041 01:19:07,084 --> 01:19:13,569 Rockets and space stations will be able to stand the bombardments of cosmic rays 1042 01:19:13,612 --> 01:19:18,356 with a coating of crystallized pure carbon. 1043 01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:22,491 Crystallized carbon. That's what diamonds are made of. 1044 01:19:24,841 --> 01:19:28,062 Remember, Doc? I said I'd bring you back a star.