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Network, Flight.

Go, Flight.

They're now beginning to pressurize the tanks.

Pressurize all of the tanks in all three stages

with gaseous helium.

As the pressurization builds up,

it's being monitored.

Here in the control center,

our status board is still indicating all is well.

Network, Flight.

Are you configured for the terminal count?

Roger, Flight. We are go.

Okay. Let's check the status

for terminal count, Rooster?

Go, Flight.

Retro? Fido?

We are go. Go.

GMC?

Go, Flight.

E-COM? Affirmative, Flight.

F-COM? Go, all the way.

Sony Panel Three, tape recorder forward.

Switch to forward. Verify gray bar.

Roger, we have a gray flag.

DMC is running, Flight.

Roger, in automatic sequence, start on my mark...

Mark.

All right, Jim.

Standby your panel 325 function.

Roger.

Fuel pre-pressure initiated.

Roger, Fuel. This one's going to light on your toes.

PCS bypass on.

Glycol radiator full to bypass.

Full to bypass.

Internal cooling, Flight.

This is launch control.

The second stage fuel tank is pressurized,

and the third stage liquid oxygen tank

pressurizing at this time.

Ironman One, this is Flight,

how do you read?

Loud and clear, Dick.

All right,

CMP on panel two. Verify program two.

We're a go, Flight.

Roger.

Flight recorder to record.

GDC, align.

GDC, align.

All recorders to flight speed.

Network, Flight, all okay with you?

That's affirmed, Flight.

RTC, everybody configured for commands?

That's affirmative.

Internal power and go, Flight.

You got the transfer, huh?

That's affirmed.

Ironman One, standby for the 10-second count.

Roger, Ted.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four...

Flight, safety is green downrange.

Roger, green safety.

Booster okay.

Go, Flight.

Everything okay?

Affirmed.

GNC? Go, Flight.

E-COM?

Flight, we're a go.

Roger.

DX manual.

Standby for mode one Charlie.

Mark, mode one Charlie.

Mode one Charlie.

Rooster, I need your status

for staging.

The tower has jettisoned.

Trajectory and guidance are go.

Roger, trajectory and guidance are go.

Spacecraft systems are go.

Spacecraft systems are go.

All spacecraft systems are go.

No mistaking.

We have CECO.

Roger, CECO.

Hey, it looks like a fine day down there.

I can see all the way from Gibraltar to Greece.

We're coming up on the terminator,

should be into our first sunset

in a couple of minutes.

Loss of signal with Canary.

Roger, LOS.

Okay time to activate TV transmission.

We remote to Houston

through Araya Buzz.

Araya One, this is Ironman,

how do you copy, over?

Ironman One, Araya.

I read you loud and clear, copy.

I read you the same.

On my mark,

TV transmission from camera A.

Mark.

Smile!

How are you getting this?

A little snowy, Ironman,

a little snowy.

Clearing up now.

Clear now. Good picture.

Well, say something, Ted.

Are we beautiful?

Ironman, this is Houston.

See you real good, all three of you.

How about the other camera, Jim?

Camera B coming on.

Mark.

You should be getting me now.

Here's Buzz...

Here's Stoney...

How's it look?

Sharp and clear.

How are you for docking with the lab?

Docking is still planned

for the second orbit as advertised.

Roger. We have an update on your initial phase maneuver.

Delta V, 249 at .3 feet per second.

This is mission control, Houston,

at 22 minutes into the flight of Ironman One.

After a brief 20-minute flight across the Atlantic,

the spacecraft is now crossing the Mediterranean.

Now we begin to look at the business of the flight plan

which shows a rendezvous and docking

with the Saturn 4B orbital laboratory.

Buzz, what's our closing rate?

Closing rate, 50 feet per second.

Roger.

Let me know when we have 25.

Roger.

This is mission control, Houston.

Commander Pruett has reported completion of docking the Apollo

at the S-4B laboratory.

After completing some systems checks,

the crew will transfer into the lab

in which they will live and work for the next seven months.

This will be a test of the spacecraft, the systems,

and most of all the men

in preparation

for interplanetary deep-space missions

which are now being planned.

During this entire period,

the astronauts will cover their activities

with TV cameras,

which will be tape-recorded here on Earth

for study and evaluation.

Well, it's not too bad.

We could use a couple of windows, though.

I think we're missing the view.

What's first, Buzz?

Extra-vehicular activities

in the S-509 maneuvering unit.

You take it out.

Stoney, you handle the camera.

Watch it, Stoney.

Try a little aerobatics here.

Here goes.

Buzz, how about some work?

Yeah, right.

I'm coming right down.

Okay, Buzz, micrometeorite experiment.

Uh, say again, Stoney.

Micrometeorite.

Roger, micrometeorite.

This material was obtained

during their first week in space.

I'm presenting it as a point of reference.

Here's Pruett,

Lloyd,

Stone.

We got this day before yesterday.

It demonstrates a serious decline

in the ability to perform even simple manual tasks.

Just over five months of the mission

have been completed satisfactorily.

We wonder if it remains desirable to continue

for the full seven months originally planned.

What are your parameters, Courtney?

EKG, rate and rhythm.

EEG, brain.

He's not sleeping.

The trend shows definite fatigue.

Is he still losing weight?

Down 16 pounds.

The quality of the solar spectral film's been very poor.

Well, you're not going to see any more.

Why not?

Take a look at this.

Tired and he's making mistakes.

You want to try living in a tin can for five months?

What else?

We got this yesterday.

Some, uh, further degradations to our CS system.

We've lost a backup coolant loop

in the oil thruster.

Um...

Oh, yeah, uh, the washing machine is out.

I was doing some preventative maintenance on it,

and I guess I shorted it out.

I also discovered some computation errors

in the telescope settings.

I guess that would account for the poor quality

in the, uh, solar spectral pictures.

Um...

I, uh...

I've, uh, I've fixed the, uh, razor, hmm.

So, uh, we can go back to shaving again now,

and, um...

and I'm sleeping better.

I guess we're all getting our second wind,

and if the hardware holds up,

I guess we can make it right to the end.

I know I can.

I think they've done a hell of a job.

Bring them down.

Yes, sir.

Mrs. Wheeler, get everyone on the net in mission control.

This is mission control, Houston.

The crew of Ironman One

has closed down the S-4B space laboratory

in which they have worked, lived, slept and eaten

for the last five months.

Their Apollo spacecraft has separated from the lab,

and at this time,

the automatic sequence of retrofire is about to begin.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five, four,

three, two, one,

retrofire.

The spacecraft should be starting its descent

across Australia

towards the splash point in the Pacific

some 400 miles south of Midway Island.

They are waiting now for confirmation of retrofire.

Standing by for contact.

Ironman One, Ironman One,

this is Houston CapCom, do you read?

Ironman One, Ironman One,

this is Houston CapCom, do you read?

After five months in orbit,

a mission that has been termed a successful prelude

to the long-term space voyages

that some day will be normal and routine,

astronauts Jim Pruett, Buzz Lloyd, and Clayton Stone

should be on their fiery way home to the good Earth.

Ironman One, Ironman One,

this is Houston CapCom,

do you read?

Ironman One, Ironman One,

this is Houston CapCom, do you read?

Ironman One, Ironman One, this is Houston CapCom on UHF.

Do you read?

Ironman One, Ironman One, this is Houston CapCom on UHF.

Do you read?

Ironman One, Ironman One,

this is Houston CapCom on S-band.

Do you read?

Go ahead, Houston.

Hey, you old bum. How's the run?

We have negative retrofire.

Say again, Ironman.

Negative, no burn.

Bailey, kill it.

Ironman, wait one.

What's wrong, Dick?

Don't know.

E-COM, GNC, how does the data look?

A minute and 20 seconds past retrofire.

Ironman, Flight.

Would you check your pyro circuit breakers

and also your Delta V thrust

manual A and B switches?

Roger.

Glenn, would you punch up channel six?

All parameters are normal.

Then why in the hell doesn't it fire?

Housto Ironman.

Go, Ironman.

Circuit breakers are closed,

SPS switch is on.

Delta V strut

manual A and B switches are on.

Thank you, Ironman.

We're affirming a new target.

Suggest you try manual re-entry on your next pass.

Roger, understand manual re-entry

using RCS backup system.

Negative, Jim. Negative.

We suggest you use the primary system.

Jim, we just told them

the thing didn't work.

Houston, we prefer using the backup thrusters.

I'm afraid you don't have any backup thrusters.

Say again?

You've fallen too low in RCS fuel, Jim.

Now, what about the lab?

There's oxygen in the lab.

Houston, do we have enough fuel

to re-dock with the lab?

Negative, Ironman. Negative.

Well, what do you propose, Ted?

You have insufficient RCS fuel.

You're going to have to try retrofire

with your primary engine.

Smart boys think

your automatic control system is out,

but you'll be able to get ignition

from your primary engine on manual command.

In other words, kick the box, Jimmy.

Do you copy, Ironman?

Yeah, copy.

Mr. Keith, BAO.

Yeah, no announcement.

I think we should say something, sir.

We've been off the air now for almo--

All right.

Just keep it trivial. Keep it routine.

We may not have a problem. Yes, sir.

This is mission control, Houston.

We have received word from Ironman One

of a malfunctioning switch

that has prevented retrofire on their last orbit.

We shall bypass the switch,

and at the end of their next orbit,

we shall try manual retrofire.

This is Canon in Houston.

Yeah, Canon?

Well, unfreeze the dead, will you?

Hold on a second.

Are you ready now?

Go ahead.

Primary engine did not fire

on first pass.

The secondary thrusters are out.

Repeat, out. Uh-oh.

And if that big baby doesn't fire this time,

they're not coming back.

Gimbal motors, pitch two and yaw two start, on.

Pitch two and yaw two start, on.

One minute to burn.

One minute to burn. Roger.

Translation to hand controller, neutral.

Hand controller neutral.

Hand controller power, both.

On.

Direct RCS, on.

Direct RCS.

Delta V thrust, A and B normal.

A and B normal.

30 seconds to burn.

30 seconds. Roger

Hand controller's armed.

Hand controller armed.

Hand controller's are armed.

EMS Delta V, auto.

Delta V, auto.

15 seconds to burn.

Roger, 15 seconds.

Acknowledge.

All right, you bastard, fire. Fire! Fire!

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,

five, four, three,

two, one, retrofire.

Direct Delta V switch.

Ironma this is Houston.

Ironman, this is Houston, do you read?

Go, Houston.

Do you affirm retrofire?

Negative.

Say again.

I said, we had negative retrofire.

Ironma this is Keith,

do you get any indications from your event lights?

Boss, we got a little light here

that says we have retrofired.

It's green.

We're going to decorate it for Christmas.

All right, Ironman, we're going to work on it.

Roger. Cabin pressurization on.

Jim, we'll be back in a couple of hours.

Why don't you get out of your hot suits.

Roger.

See you later.

We'll be here.

I want a complete tape dump from all sites.

I want it played back here,

and I want it in strip charts.

Call Sacco, tell him to put an engine in the simulator.

Feed it all the TM we've got

and see what it takes to keep it from firing.

Hard copies of everything and an oxygen projection.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Keith?

Forgot all about them.

Ted, will you get them out of here?

Ben, take this.

Right.

No retrofire.

They're still up there.

It'll take a little time

to psych out the engine.

Well, I guess it's time to go home

and light the fires and mind the kids.

Do you need a lift?

Did you talk to them?

Yeah.

They're fine.

For how long?

Well, we'll be in touch, Mrs. Stone.

I thank you, but I--

I'd also like to know what's happening.

Teresa, Celia and I

have been in this business 10 years.

We learned that the best thing is

for us girls to keep our feelings

to ourselves

and let the men get on with their jobs.

Right, Celia?

Wrong, Betty.

It's been 15 years.

Morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Morning!

Sorry that I've kept you waiting.

Dr. Keith, are you-- Mr. Keith.

Are you on your way to Washington? No.

Spoken to the White House yet? No.

Thank you. Tell me, sir, who's responsible

for withholding the news?

Oh, I'm the responsible officer.

Do you have a statement, Mr. Keith?

No, but I would like to say that approximately 15,000 people

are trying to isolate and correct this malfunction.

Every resource of the NASA and our industrial contractors

is being used to the fullest.

Mr. Canon. Mr. Canon.

Let me get this straight,

the spacecraft is still in orbit, right?

Yes.

Going around the world every 94 minutes, is that right?

That's right, Mr. Canon.

How much oxygen does the crew have for life support?

Oh, they're in no immediate danger.

There's a rumor the men are already dead.

Not true.

Mr. Henry. Mr. Henry.

What happens if you can't get the engine to retrofire?

We're prepared for every contingency, Mr. Henry.

What happens if you can't get the engine to fire?

Does the spacecraft continue circling

around the Earth

until orbital decay slows it down sufficiently

for it to re-enter the atmosphere?

If so, does the spacecraft and everything in it

get burnt to a crisp?

Is that right?

Well, what's your point?

How long before that happens, five years?

Seven years.

Have you given up hope, Mr. Keith?

Certainly not, Mr. Canon. Why should I?

If you'll excuse me now, please.

Strawberry cereal cubes.

Soup, corn, cream.

Jim, why are we just lying here waiting, huh?

For Ground to analyze the entire telemetry.

So some smart-ass engineer

can tell us we're out of luck?

Why not go EVA?

We'll check the engine ourselves.

Maybe one of the fuel valves is frozen.

No, Ground could tell that.

Maybe we took a meteor strike.

Maybe something hung up on separation.

Buzz, relax.

Eat your chicken while it's hot.

What are you looking at, Stoney?

A disturbance

in the intertropical conversion zone.

Somebody's going to have a hurricane.

Where's the center, Stoney?

Well, it's just northeast of Cuba.

Yeah, nice thick clouds, good east-west slope.

Looks like clouding circulation's

just beginning.

Yeah, she's going to be a big beast.

Alma, first of the season.

Houston, this is Simulator.

We have on the stand SPS engine unit H37

modified block four.

This unit is an exact one-to-one duplicate

of the primary equipment i Ironman One.

We've analyzed the engine telemetry,

and we're attempting to construct a configuration

which will reproduce the conditions

that prevented ignition.

Three, two, one.

Firing the engine.

I say, apparently we have failed

to prevent ignition,

but we'll keep working on it.

All right, the president's waiting for our recommendations.

One, a statement to be issued

at the conclusion of this meeting--

"Every effort is being made to discover and correct

"the spacecraft malfunction

"in accordance with contingency plans

designed to meet such emergencies."

Two, a report to be issued Tuesday morning

by the director of manned space flight

emphasizing the high degree

of safety and success

in the program thus far.

The accident will be compared to the failure

of an experimental aircraft.

It'll be noted

that in the development of such aircraft,

a 10-percent pilot loss

is considered acceptable.

Now, Wednesday morning, if necessary,

the president will issue an appropriate message

to the nation,

emphasizing the courage and determination of the crew

and their final wish,

that the program be continued without pause.

Discussion?

Yeah, I have something.

I want to talk about a rescue mission.

I'm speaking for the pilots and some of the Air Force boys.

We propose launching a rescue craft

using one of their boosters.

Rendezvous with Ironman,

transfer crew, and return to Earth.

Dougherty, you haven't been listening.

Courtney, will you repeat that trend data

on oxygen consumption in the spacecraft?

As of now,

they're going to live another 42 hours,

plus or minus two percent.

Now, that takes us up to 10:30 Monday night.

There's a launch window for a shot

at 8:48 Monday night.

Nothing to put in that window.

An Air Force Titan 3C Core

left Denver for the Cape one hour ago.

Oh, actually, it was already in the pipe,

and also the XRV lifting body

from Edwards.

Can you get the Titan and an XRV on the pad

ready to go in 42 hours?

Some of our boys think they could.

A non-man-rated booster

and a craft that's never flown.

Oh, it'll fly, all right,

and Dougherty here has all the qualifications.

Proposal is rejected. Anything else?

Yeah, what do I tell the pilots?

Tell them that the request is outside the area

of their competence.

We've got three men up there dying.

They're professionals.

If they were here now,

they'd say, "Take what you've learned,

and get on with the next mission."

I don't give a damn about the next mission!

Dougherty, there's no room in this program

for a chief astronaut who cannot look at the whole picture.

Then you fire me.

You want to launch a rescue mission in 42 hours.

All right.

One, assemble and check out booster stage one,

stage two and trans stage.

How long, colonel, on past performance?

Well, on past performance, 12 days,

but if we were--

12 days.

Two, build up and strap on solid fuel stacks.

Four days, but we can--

Four days...

and check out launch weather for Monday night.

There's a hurricane out there.

600 miles off the coast and headed out to sea.

Well, you're in luck.

Three, make the vehicle to the bird

and check out configuration.

How long, colonel?

Bob?

Well, we haven't any accurate way

to determine the minimum time--

Couldn't do it under...

five days.

Four, compute navigation and guidance tapes

for first apogee rendezvous, 10 days.

Program computers... three weeks.

We'll go without a computer. We'll go without a checkup.

And crew training in a craft which has not been man-rated,

which cannot be flown by one pilot

and which has not been modified

to hold four men.

How about that one?

They'll do it in 42 hours.

While you're assembling your rescue ship

in 42 hours and spending--

Well, how much would that cost, Fisher?

50 million.

So what?

Plus how many deaths?

Jimmy?

In a program of this magnitude

in which all nominal safety factors

are disregarded,

I calculate .02 percent of the workforce--

Just how in the hell do you know

how many people are going to die?

You think we haven't considered rescue?

Here it is.

Rescue and every other contingency

reduced to digitals and computerized.

You helped to write it.

A rational approach.

Well, screw your rational approach.

Three of your pilots are in trouble,

and if you don't try to get them down,

well, God damn you!

Well, you have feelings. Good. I have feelings.

That's why we live by the rules.

Wheeler...

Courtney...

Fisher...

Klein...

Degrote...

Those men up there are your friends.

Can you launch a rescue mission in 42 hours?

Yeah, all right.

Are you ready to talk to him now?

We're ready at this end.

The president will take your call

at 7:00 our time.

Very good.

The president will take the call at 7:00 his time.

That leaves us an hour and 15 minutes.

License, please--

Yeah, look, officer, I'm a government official.

I'm in a hell of a big hurry.

I can see that.

Here's security, Q clearance, top secret.

You've got a lot on your mind, all right.

That's how it happens.

You forget where you are, and wham.

Look, I've got to get to a telephone.

Would you shut off your engine, please?

Officer, I'm Charles Keith, head of Manned Space.

I know who you are.

BSG-2896553, another code three,

Charles Raymond Keith.

You have no brake lights,

your license is expired...

You may be able to get to the moon,

but, mister, you're a menace on the highway.

Are you Charles Raymond Keith?

Yes!

Somebody named Olympus wants to talk to you.

Can you patch me into command network,

Baker to Olympus?

Keith, where are you?

Mr. President, I have a sort of a problem here.

What do you have for me?

Well, we're analyzing the engine telemetry.

We've got one of our contractors

running a similar engine in a failure mode,

and we're running down the history

of every piece of hardware in the spacecraft.

What else can you do

besides what you're doing?

I don't think there's anything else.

Have you fellows considered rescue?

Yes, we've discussed it, of course.

What do you think?

Well, sir, it's a very, very remote possibility.

Charles, can I talk to you as a friend?

Well, yes, sir, of course.

You're right,

and for the right reasons,

but if we do it your way,

200 million people

are going to start raising hell.

Well, Mr. President, it's not my way.

There is data,

and there are certain facts that we have to deal with.

Charles, just put away your slide rule

for a minute and listen.

There's more going on here than logic.

A large part of the world is watching us

and what we do about rescuing these men.

Just to say that we've looked in the book

and there's nothing we can do

is going to be disaster

for me, for you, and for your program,

so we're going to have to take a crack at it

with the very best we've got.

Now, what do you say, Charles?

Mr. President...

it'll be a dangerous gamble, but we'll go if you say so.

Charles, you let me know

how you're doing and what you need.

Whatever you want, you've got it.

Sources have confirmed tonight

that the SPS engine failed to fire,

leaving America's three astronauts still in orbit

some 285 miles above the Earth,

circling the globe every 94 minutes.

At this time,

they are approaching the West coast of Africa.

No word has been issued

as to the cause of the malfunction

beyond the statement that was made by Dr. Keith

at the news conference held this morning in--

--that contingency plans have been developed

to meet every conceivable emergency.

It has been reliably reported

from mission control in Houston

that the three astronauts are--

Okay, Buzz, you're right.

To hell with waiting

for a bunch of slide-rule jockeys.

We used to fix the airplanes we flew

with paper clips.

Let's get into our hard suits and fix this bird.

Okay, Jimmy.

You watch the store, will you, Stoney?

Yeah, go.

Ironman One, this is Houston Flight.

Go, Houston.

We're coming up to get you, Ironman.

Say again.

We're coming to get you.

We're launching a rescue mission

from the Cape.

We're using a Titan 3C

with an XRV lifting body

modified to hold four men.

The pilot is Ted Dougherty.

Do you read, Ironman?

Yeah. Yeah, we read you.

Houston, when do you estimate launch?

Just over 40 hours, Stoney.

40 hours? Who are they kidding?

Do you read, Ironman?

Flight, we've decided to make a move up here,

go EVA and eyeball the engines.

The fuel valves could be frozen.

We'll pull the insulating hatches.

If they are, when we get in the sun, we'll turn

and get some heat on them.

That's an interesting thought, Ironman,

but we have no indication of that here

or anything else you could correct.

We're all agreed

the rescue mission is it.

Well, we're all agreed here

that we have to take some affirmative action

to repair our vehicle.

Ironma standby one.

Tell them negative, Jimmy, negative.

Jim, we appreciate your desire

to take affirmative action,

and we need your affirmative action

if the mission is to succeed.

The most critical factor is your oxygen supply.

To get 15 minutes of activity

outside the spacecraft

to eyeball the engine,

you're going to have to trade off

three or four hours of passive breathing.

From where we sit,

you don't have that oxygen to spare.

Therefore, we'd like to suggest...

that you go into low-tide mode,

lower your oxygen pressure to 3.5,

execute a full emergency power down,

and take your pills.

They want us to buy it while we're sleeping.

Do you copy, Ironman?

Yeah.

We're thinking about it.

Tell them negative, Jim, negative.

Pruett...

Now, this is Keith.

I'm down here at the Cape with Sadler,

and we're getting this rescue shot ready to go.

Now, don't do anything foolish.

Don't climb into your hard suits,

don't get out your tools,

and don't try to fix the engine.

Just take your pills and go to sleep.

Can you get us down, Boss?

We've got a better chance than you do, Jim.

Now, we'll be back at you.

Roger.

Yeah, he's lying.

Buzz, you eat up 25 percent more oxygen

every time you lose your cool.

Houston, Ironman, preparing for power down.

Roge Ironman.

What are the numbers, Stoney?

Well, with nominal oxygen usage, I make it 36 hours left.

Take out the pad, 40 hours...

more or less.

How you figuring

the residual amounts in the tanks?

How would you?

Yeah, you'd have to breathe them dry

to find out.

No one's ever done that.

Yeah, well, I got the feeling

we just may be the first.

Royce Fitzgerald, call 10-993.

Resume count on my mark at minus 2-40.

Mark.

Pull the GNN circuit breakers

and the IMU heater breakers.

Circuit breakers off.

Shut down the attitude control system.

SCS secured.

Shut down number two and three fuel cells.

We'll leave number one on the line

in case we have to charge the batteries.

All right, two and three off.

What about the comm?

No, we'll leave it on. Floodlights off.

EL off.

Buzz, are the lower equipment bays dark?

The B lights are off.

Then why isn't that off?

I don't know why.

Houston, Ironman.

We're cranked down.

Copy, Jim.

We'll check in when you come over the hill at Grimas.

We're going to keep you informed every step of the way.

Get some sleep now.

In a while.

Jim, this is Courtney.

I want you to take one tablet of Stryzene

after every meal

and one when you complete power-down.

You can drink as much water as you want.

Every word, every emotion

costs oxygen,

so the more relaxed you are, the better.

All right, you bums,

take your pills and go to sleep.

Hey! Hello, big brother.

Hey, Ted.

Hiya, Stoney.

Hey, where are you? What's all the racket?

Well, I'm in Huntsville

clooging up a simulator to the XRV.

Say again?

A simulator to the XRV!

I'm going to do a little brush up here

before I take it to the Cape.

Well, this is a great time to start learning how to fly it.

Listen, all you guys got to worry about

is where you want me to set you down

after I make the transfer.

Go on, pick your spot.

Edwards, Vegas,

how about the beach in Malibu?

Why not?

All right, take your pills, go to sleep

and leave the driving to us.

I'll see you in 39 hours and 16 minutes.

Simulation will begin in 10 minutes.

Maintain RF silence until further notice.

Well, how does it look to you, Mr. Keith?

The XRV will leave in two hours,

be on the pad in five--

That gives you nine hours.

You're not going to make it.

We've got eight separate systems to verify.

I don't know how we're going to do it any faster unless we--

Here.

That's how you're going to do it.

Now, colonel, you've got automatic backups

designed into all your systems.

Now you're going to find out

if they work.

Range 6-5, range 2-4.

A little under.

3.4 second vert.

Range 6-3, range 2-1.

Missed his target by 20 miles.

Colonel Dougherty, you've overshot.

Yeah, I know. I missed it by 20 miles.

Is it possible to break down the program

into mission segments

to repeat DPI to rendezvous?

No, we don't have the time to break up the tapes.

Okay...

Can we recycle fast time from launch to first Delta V

and real time from then?

Okay, will do.

All right, let's go again.

The tape is ready.

On my mark, first Delta V burn.

Three, two, one, ignition.

Roger, I have ignition.

Timer on and counting.

We have a new APT, and it's not good.

It turned.

Sure has.

How soon will it get here?

What do you think?

Eight hours, major.

Seven, maybe eight.

It's going to be a tight fit.

All right.

Keith speaking.

The president will speak with you now, Mr. Keith.

Yes, okay. Okay.

Keith? Hello, Mr. President?

How's the hurricane?

Well, it changed course.

80-mile winds heading straight for us.

Can we still launch?

Well, we can launch in winds up to 45 miles per hour.

Are you sure about that?

Yeah, I'm sure. I'm sure, sir. I wrote it.

What about the Russian spacecraft?

Can they help us?

No, sir, they can't help us. I've already talked to them.

I know Kashvin pretty well.

You see, their Voshkod's in the wrong orbit, won't wash.

Then launch before the hurricane hits.

We can't launch any earlier, sir.

We have to go precisely at 8:48.

Well, what are you going to do, Keith?

We just keep going. Keep plugging.

Deep, dreamless sleep.

That's a nice adjustment.

Nightmare?

He's an angry, active guy.

Frustrated. He's helpless.

Can we give them something to do?

No.

He's not taking his pills.

He's got a lot to think about.

The sleep period should be terminated.

All right, but tell mission control

not to keep him busy.

Kid him along, keep him informed.

Yes, sir.

Houston, CapCom, this is Courtney.

This is Houston, CapCom,

Frank Piro.

Frank, wake them up...

And, Frank, Mr. Keith does not want you

to try to keep them busy.

Just keep them informed,

kid them along.

Understood.

The sleep period is terminated.

Hi, fellas!

We see you're awake now.

Thought we'd bring you up to date

on mission status.

The solid stacks are being strapped on,

and we'll be moving the bird on the pad

in about nine hours.

Say, here's a little item of space news.

The Russians have just launched another Voshkod.

Would you believe it's carrying

a Red Army all-girl marching band?

Say, you guys still asleep?

No, we're having a wild party.

Hey, that's pretty funny.

You sure you're taking your quiet pills?

We are, but the girls aren't.

Ha ha.

Well, have fun.

Roger, Houston.

You never wind down, do you, Stoney?

No, never do.

I just do the job I was trained for.

I observe systems under stress.

Okay...

I'll give you some data points.

You know what I'm thinking now?

I'm thinking I never made enough money

in this business.

How do some of those pilots

make so much money?

I don't have a dime.

Are you getting all that?

Yeah. Yeah, getting all that.

I'll tell you something else.

I'll never get the Mars shot.

You know why? I'm too old.

How about that?

Why are you doing that?

Relax, Buzz.

Don't tell me what to do.

Hey, Buzz, you, uh...

you remember that psychologist at Brooks?

The one with the blank sheet of paper?

I don't remember.

Sure. Sure, you remember.

He held up a blank sheet of paper and said,

"What do you see?"

I don't remember.

What'd you see?

Who, me?

I saw a blank sheet of paper.

No imagination.

No, no. Devotion to truth.

Why don't you take that Ph.D.

and shove it?

What are you going to do when you finish that?

Drop it out the window in a bottle?

No, I'm the scientist.

I rely on the pilot to get me places.

If we'd had a couple more pilots up here,

we'd have been out there doing something

instead of laying here like a bunch of cripples.

Tell me, Jim, what did you see

when the psychologist held up

that blank sheet of paper?

They didn't have all that jazz

when I came in.

I saw a field covered with snow...

and underneath, there was new oats...

and then the snow melted, and the field turned to green.

But the psychologist said I was all wrong,

it was just a blank sheet of paper.

And they took you anyway?

Yeah, I guess they made a mistake.

No, no. They don't make mistakes.

That's right, I forgot.

They don't make mistakes, do they?

Ironman One.

Ironman One, Goldstone,

do you read?

Yeah. Go, Goldstone.

You might want to look

out your window, Jim.

What for?

There's somebody down there

that wants to say something to you.

Say again?

Why don't you look out your window?

That's San Diego, Jim.

Your hometown, saying hello.

Suspended beneath the Air Force CA3 helicopter,

the XRV is on its way to the launch pad.

A flying wedge, shaped much like a thick arrowhead,

the XRV has never before been in space,

and when it makes its first flight,

Colonel Dougherty is going to be going it alone,

because that bird was designed for two men,

but now has been modified, of course, to carry four men.

Colonel Dougherty will be on his way

to bring home the three astronauts of Ironman One.

That XRV will plunge into the atmosphere

at 17,000 miles per hour,

a flaming meteor coming back to Earth.

When it breaks down into the lower atmosphere,

what's going to happen is that the speed will drop

to only a few hundred miles per hour,

and Dougherty will be flying a high-speed glider,

an airplane without power.

He'll take that bird straight in

towards Edwards Air Force Base

to land on the long runway

out there in the California desert.

Hello, Ted.

36 hours and 15 minutes.

Great, Ted.

What's this about the hurricane?

Heading straight for us.

When did it turn?

About six hours ago.

When do we get it?

75-knot winds by 9:00.

They said it was headed to sea.

Well, they were wrong.

How in the hell can they make a mistake like that?

Stop wasting your energy.

It changed course once, it can change again.

How are the children, Teresa?

Fine.

Mine are home studying for exams.

Boy, they sure are putting the pressure on

at school these days.

It'll just be a minute.

I should caution you.

You're going to notice some degeneration,

but it's important to show them

how confident you are.

We understand, Dick.

We won't let you down.

You want us to be confident?

The more relaxed they are,

the less oxygen they use.

I know why we're here.

You're letting us say goodbye.

Wyman's report to contact.

Celia?

Hi, Celia.

Hi, Frank.

Celia?

It's Jim.

Frank, take it off for a minute.

All right.

Celia?

Celia...

Celia, we're going to talk to him

on the monitor up here.

Celia...

Well, here I am again.

Celia...

Well, everybody's been so nice.

I--I spoke to your father today,

and he says to say hello.

Had a cold, it seemed better.

I bought some new shoes.

They hurt.

And the...kids?

Oh, fine, fine.

I--I lost the bill to the insurance.

I thought I had it paid,

and then just this morning, I got a letter.

Listen, babe, I...

I just want to tell you

that I love you.

What?

I said, I love you.

I, uh, I just wanted you to know.

Oh, I know that.

Well, I just wanted to make sure.

Is it very lonely where you are?

No, not--not for long.

We all have great confidence.

Celia, if you have any-- any more problems

with the insurance or the house or anything like that,

you can talk to Dougherty.

He's a good guy.

You can depend on him.

I gave him a kiss to give you when he sees you.

Yeah, that's just what I need.

You never can tell.

Uh...uh...

Well, I got to go now.

No, not yet.

Celia, I...

I had a real good day today,

and, uh, you know, when you, uh,

when you think about this, uh,

I want you to remember I had a real good day.

Jim?

Uh, we better cut it off now.

Oh, there's one more thing that I have to tell you.

I lost five pounds last week.

I can't wait till you see me.

You take care of yourself.

Take care.

Hi, sport.

Hiya, kid.

How are the mice?

Well, we're learning something every day.

You writing a big dull book up there?

No. No, a small dull book.

How are you?

Oh, I'm working on a little project.

I've developed an experimental hypothesis

for you to proof out.

Have you?

Well, what is it?

I miss you like mad.

Yeah...

Your paper came out last week.

Professor Stavel said

it's a brilliant presentation.

It was the best he's ever read.

We're going to make it, Teresa.

What?

We're going to make it back.

What?

We're going to make it back.

I know.

Believe me.

Yes.

I mean it, we're all coming back.

No...

Listen, Teresa, I...

I want you and the kids to...

Look, I--I--I have to go now.

I'll be seeing you.

Stoney...

I'll be seeing you.

No, no.

I love you, remember that.

Remember that.

Buzz?

Yeah?

General LeClair called all the way from Clark's Field.

I thought that was so nice.

Yeah.

They want to give you something,

a scroll, or--

Look, hon, you don't seem to understand.

It's all falling apart up here.

You understand?

I understand, Buzz.

You see, I broke the washing machine,

and now I can't fix it.

I--I--

I understand how you feel.

I mean, I could fix it

if they'd give me the tools, b--

but they won't...

Listen, honey, I wrote something.

We're all going to sign it.

Do you want to hear it?

What?

"The president,

"the White House, Washington D.C.

"Dear Mr. President,

"we just wanted to let you know

"how much we appreciate

"the heroic action to save our husbands.

"We are grateful to you and to everyone in the nation.

"The team effort of the past two days

"will be an inspiration to us, our children,

and our--"

Betty, don't you understand?

It's all falling apart, and they're blaming me, and...

I--I don't feel very good.

Buzz...

I have to go now.

Betty...

I love you.

I'll see you later.

Uh, Buzz, can you give me a reading

on your partial pressure of carbon dioxide?

Thank you, Dick. I'm all right.

I just gave you that!

Negative, Buzz.

Uh, negative, you gave me a PS--

Well, what the hell difference does it make?

What's going on down there?

Why don't you get us out of here?

Get ahold of him, Jim.

Get him away from the controls!

Get us out--

Sedate him, Jim, sedate him.

Buzz?

Come on. Buzz.

Now, just get us out of here, that's all!

Come on! Come on!

Leave me alone!

Don't kill me!

Don't kill me! It's not my fault!

Why'd you bring in his goddamn wife?

Keep him sedated.

Keep him away from the controls.

Do you understand me?

You just get Dougherty off the pad.

He's tired, that's all.

Everybody's tired.

Fuel is complete.

Your final numbers-- insertion into XRV, 8:36,

hack sealed cabins burst, 8:42,

liftoff, 8:48, rendezvous, 9:33.

Roger.

How's the wind?

32 knots and climbing.

It's not changing course?

Nope.

Well, Buzz, you're right.

This whole damn thing is impossible.

No, you were right.

We're going to do it anyway.

This is final.

We're in position for launch.

Do you read me, Ted?

Roger.

Oxygen okay?

Flight network.

Go ahead.

We have a problem with the liftoff screen

on the KS system,

but Fido's prepared to back it up.

Copy that, Fido?

Affirmative, Flight.

All right.

All personnel in the control room

be advised that prior to 1:20,

we'll call a hold if we have a problem.

After 1:20, there is no hold.

Okay, EMIL, how you doing?

Go on three.

EMIL, repeated configuration, right?

That's right.

All right.

Raising the hatch cover.

Ted, your plus signal off.

Roger.

Ted, secure the hatch cover.

Roger.

Power supply to bus main off?

Verified.

Hatch secured.

Your power supply, DC to off.

Roger.

Lower shroud.

Good, steady.

Steady.

Good. Good.

All right.

Easy.

Easy.

Slowly, slowly.

Good.

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy.

Network, this is Flight.

Go, Flight.

Verify ready.

We are ready, Flight.

Shroud secure.

Launch control, this is Rescue, radio is on.

Roger. All personnel clear the launch area.

All personnel now clear the launch area.

PCS, LD.

Go ahead.

All video recorders on.

Roger. SRO, turn off your video recorder.

And focus spacecraft camera

to monitor spacecraft umbilical.

PCS, LD?

Standby.

LD tracking flight safety.

Go ahead.

Command receiver checks are complete.

LD?

Go ahead.

You can print out

your initial conditions.

LD, flight safety.

Go ahead.

Verify item number one.

Roger.

STC, this is LD.

Go, LD.

Are you ready for range recorder?

Affirmative.

SRO, turn on your range recorder

for spacecraft function.

Roger, recorders are on.

T-minus eight minutes and counting.

SRO, LD.

Go, LD.

SRO, you have a go on C-band.

Roger.

LD, this is ALD.

Go ahead.

Range status is go, global network status is go.

Roger, that completes all items on page 420.

LD, Instrumentation.

Go ahead.

Verify item number two.

Roger.

All personnel switch to channel number two

for status check.

Instrumentation?

Instrumentation, go.

Propulsion? Go.

Go. Facility?

Go. Electrical?

Go. Flight safety?

Go. TCED?

MacDonnell?

Mac is go.

Aero jets? Go.

PSO? Go.

SRO? Go.

Test wing? Go.

LD, this is ALD.

Go ahead.

Unless we get another computation

on the Q Alpha Beta plot,

we may have to hold.

Roger. Unless I receive a "go" from you on that,

I will initiate a hold.

SRO, this is LD.

Go ahead, LD.

SRO, is the T-minus sync pulse

locked out at this time?

That's affirmative,

it is locked out, and we will bypass.

Minus four minutes and counting.

Item one under four minutes.

Roger.

This is ALD.

Manual hold initiated at minus three minutes.

Roger.

This is LD.

We will hold at minus three minutes

waiting for the latest computation

on altitude, wind data.

Propulsion, this is LD on two.

Go ahead.

How do your tank pressures look?

Very good, we are go.

Roger, item one under 230.

Roger.

Range recorder, back up.

This is launch director

for a final status communication check.

Instrumentation? Go.

Propulsion? Go.

Facility? Go.

Electrical? Go.

Track and flight safety? Go.

Wind is at 46.

Spacecraft? Go.

TCED? Go.

We'll go to 50.

Aero jets? Go.

PSO? Go.

SRO? Go.

Test wing?

You may proceed with the launch. Roger.

Launch control, this is Houston Flight.

Ask Rescue to prepare to copy.

Ted, are you ready to copy

computer updates?

Launch control, this is Rescue, go ahead.

Address, 6-0-2-4-9-7.

Address, 6-1-3-5-

6-7.

Flight, this is Rescue, the computer's ready.

STC, this is LD.

Go ahead.

Ready to pick up at this time?

Roger, proceed.

Pick it up on my mark, ALD. Roger.

Three, two, one.

Mark.

This is launch control at T-minus two minutes

and counting.

In just 60 seconds,

we will start the terminal count.

Launch pad runs completely on internal power.

This is launch control coming up on T-minus--

We're now beginning to feel the real force

of Hurricane Alma,

making it difficult to speak.

LD, SRO.

Go ahead.

You have a clear to launch.

Roger.

LD, this is Instrumentation.

Go ahead.

I verify item four under two minutes.

Roger. SRO, start range recorders

and TV videotape recorders.

Wilco.

LD, Instrumentation.

Go ahead.

Start and calibrate

all instrumentation recorders.

Roger.

Minus 90 seconds and counting.

Mark.

Second stage, fuel and oxidizing.

Roger.

LD, this is Instrumentation.

Go ahead.

Start following

the instrumentation calibration.

SSB pre-fire.

Instrumentation, PCM pre-fire.

T-minus 70 seconds and counting.

Mark.

T-minus 60 seconds and counting.

Hold!

Hold!

Shut her down.

Tower crew to launch pad. Move in, Tower.

The launch is scrubbed.

The launch is scrubbed.

Houston, Ironman.

Housto Ironman. Do you read?

Goldstone, this is Ironman.

Do you read?

Grimas, Ironman.

Cape, this is Ironman.

Pruett, this is Keith.

I'm sorry.

We had to scrub the launch.

Uh, yeah, um...

Yeah, I figured it might be like that.

We've, uh, we've been watching the storm.

How close did you get?

T-minus 60 seconds.

Now, listen, Jim,

we're still working on that engine.

Um, Boss...

I just, uh...

I wanted to tell you

that you've done a great job,

all of you,

and, uh...

we know that you've all worked your tails off for us,

and whatever happens to us,

you can't let it affect the program.

You've done a great job, really,

and, you know, whatever it is

that's hanging us up,

it's nobody's fault.

GBI reports loss of signal.

Ascension will acquire the spacecraft,

shall we remote you through?

Nope.

Move in, white room.

Get the pilot out of there.

Ted.

Wait! Now, give me Keith. I want to speak to Keith.

I'm here, Ted.

We've done everything we possibly could.

We cannot launch.

But I'm telling you to launch!

You get this haywagon off the ground!

Now, launch, damn it, Keith.

Launch this thing!

Keith! Keith!

I have a brief statement.

The launch of the XRV rescue craft was scrubbed

at 8:47, Cape time.

The pad was shut down at T-minus 58 seconds

when the wind velocity in the launch area

rose to 48 knots.

Commander Pruett in the Apollo Command Module

has been informed.

This...

This was a very fine, fine effort.

Do you have any questions?

Mr. Keith, you say that the launch has been scrubbed.

Does that mean you're going to reschedule

at a later time?

We have no plans.

Will there be

any future rescue attempts?

We have no plans.

Mr. Keith, you say the men

have been informed.

Who informed them?

I did.

What was their reaction?

Do you have any other questions?

Mr. Keith, there's a general assumption

that the space program will be brought to a halt

for an investigation of the accident,

plus a general examination of our purposes in space

and the morality of putting men into space

without adequate--

What's your question?

Are the results you've gained worth the lives you lost?

You're damn right they are!

Do you want to know what they accomplished

living up there in a tin can for five months?

Because of men like these,

we've taken the first step off this little planet.

The trip to the moon was just a walk around the block.

We're going to the stars...

to other worlds, other civilizations.

Mr. Keith?

Men will be killed in this effort

just as they're killed in cars and airplanes

in bars and in bed-- What is it?

The math. If you could look at the numbers...

What about them?

The numbers, Mr. Keith.

The numbers!

In God's name...

What is it? What is it!

In this disturbance, we have 90-knot winds.

In the center, or eye, we have zero.

The eye of the hurricane will pass over the Cape.

All I wish to hear from each of you

is "yes" or "no," "go" or "no go."

Do we have a launch window

while the eye is over the Cape?

We affirm a launch window

at 22:31:06.

Can you launch your rocket

through the eye of the hurricane?

Yes, sir.

Will the bird fly?

Well, it's been kicked around

by 80-knot winds.

The data's a little--

What's your judgment?

It'll fly.

Carp? Yes, sir?

Do we have 16 minutes in the eye?

No, sir, not 16.

Do we have 14?

Well, we've been trying to get

a prog. chart from the computer--

What's your judgment?

I'll buy 14.

Can we move the tower back in 12 minutes?

You give the order, and we'll do it.

Houston, Flight.

Is the rescue craft go for Point Charlie?

We can have Point Charlie, yes,

but from then on in, the pilot will be on his own.

Rescue, can you rendezvous

without an onboard computer program?

You just get me in the ballpark.

Then we are go for launch at 22:31:06 local time.

Roger, 22:31:06 local time.

Roger, 22:31:06 local time.

We'll recycle to T-minus 30.

You know, of course,

that by 22:31:06, the crew will be dead.

Yeah.

There's not enough oxygen left

for three men to live that long.

Well, what about... two men?

We don't figure that way,

we plot total pressure against total use.

Is there sufficient oxygen

for two men?

For one?

Two might just make it.

Go!

Move back service tower.

This is launch control, we have just resumed the count.

Colonel Dougherty has just confirmed

that all spacecraft systems are go at this time.

The launch director is about to feed

the final computer update to the spacecraft.

This is an unbelievable scene.

No wind, absolute silence...

Overhead, nothing but black night

and brilliant stars

as the eye of the Hurricane Alma passes directly over us.

There's an eerie hush over everything here.

No rain, no wind.

The lives of three men are measured

by their fading heartbeats,

and here on pad 41 at Cape Kennedy,

we're right in the middle of another heartbeat.

It's a single moment in the life of a great storm...

Reprieve, we hope, for Pruett, Lloyd, and Stone.

The service tower is rolling away from the launch pad.

As soon as it's 800 feet away, it'll be locked into position,

but they'll launch before that happens.

That tower is expendable,

but the three men in Ironman One are not.

LD, SRO.

Go ahead.

You have a clear to launch.

Roger. LD, this is Instrumentation.

Go ahead.

Verify item four under two minutes.

Roger. SRO, start range recorders

and TV videotape recorders.

Wilco.

T-minus 70 seconds and counting.

Mark.

LD, Instrumentation.

Go ahead.

Start and calibrate

all instrumentation recorders.

Roger.

T-minus 60 seconds and counting. Mark.

Start instrument recorders.

Go.

SRM pressure sensor squibs.

Go.

Pyro sequence started.

Roger sequence.

T-minus 50 seconds and counting.

Mark.

XRV is go on internal.

Roger, all systems on internal.

Enable SRM regulators.

Go.

T-minus 40 seconds and counting.

Mark.

Transfer TVC power.

Go.

T-minus 30 seconds and counting.

Mark.

Pyro-initiators to on.

Go.

Launch panel to on.

Go.

Release control to on.

Go.

T-minus 20 seconds and counting. Mark.

Standby for a terminal count.

Ten,

nine,

eight, seven,

six, five,

four, three, two,

one.

I have ignition.

Go. Go!

Go!

Go, go!

Roll programmed.

Roger the roll.

Pitch programmed.

Roger the pitch.

Mark. 50 seconds.

Cabin pressure holding fine, .57.

Mark one plus 40.

PCS update in.

You look good here.

Go for staging.

Roger, Ted, you are go for staging.

Rescue, this is Flight,

Fido confirms orbit insertion

at 8:20.

Roger.

My initial rendezvous parameters

indicate Delta V of 263 feet per second.

Timer burn T plus 12, plus 15.

Have Fido confirm my numbers.

Roger, stand by.

Rescue, Flight.

We show you right on the money.

Go get them, kid.

Cause of death will be anoxia.

You know,

that's an interesting way to go.

The brain gets starved

for oxygen.

Ironman One, this is the Cape.

Do you read?

Just before the end, you feel great.

Yeah, you'll laugh it up.

When you're ready to start singing

and shouting...

blackout.

Ironman One, this is the Cape.

Do you read?

You know, that's an interesting mechanism.

There's not much data on that either.

Ironman One, this is Canarva.

Do you read?

Ironman One, Redstone.

Do you copy?

Ironman One, Houston CapCom. Do you read?

Ironman One, Houston CapCom.

Do you read?

Ironman One,

this is Houston Flight.

Do you read me?

Ironman, this is Keith.

What the hell do they want?

Hello, Jim, I want to talk to you.

Yeah, what do you want?

I have some numbers for you.

The eye of the hurricane passed over the Cape at 22:18,

and we had a second window at 22:31:06, Cape time.

We've successfully launched the rescue craft

through the eye.

Do you understand?

You have launched the XRV?

Yes, that's correct, the XRV has completed staging

and is on its way to rendezvous.

Our transfer will be at 23:28.

That's 55 minutes from now.

Do you read?

Uh, yeah, I--I read.

Jim... how do you, uh...

how do you evaluate... the oxygen situation?

Um...

Well, we have whatever oxygen's left in the spacecraft system,

and there are only two bottles of emergency oxygen onboard,

five minutes each, that's 10 man-minutes.

Um, my backpack and Lloyd's and Stone's,

but there's not much oxygen left in them.

Well, you'll have to save your backpacks

for the EVA transfer.

Yeah, I know that.

55 minutes...

We'll be dead by then.

Well, only if you...

continue to use oxygen at the present rate.

Well, we can't cut down.

Let's... think about that.

You, uh, you want us to lower the, uh, partial pressure again?

No, we've examined that.

It won't work.

Well, we're lying here like corpses now.

What else can we do?

You must...think.

Yeah, we're... thinking.

Are we talking about the same thing?

Yeah.

Why don't you...talk it over?

If you could work out something, it would be a great help.

Yeah, we'll talk it over.

I must point out, Jim,

that any effective action

must be taken immediately.

Look, don't tell me what to do!

We've been taking your goddamned orders,

and where the hell are we?

From now on, we're going to make all the decisions!

Whatever we do, you're out of it!

I--I appreciate what you're saying, Jim,

and I agree with you.

You're exactly right.

Uh, yeah, anything else?

No, that's-- that's all at the moment.

Uh, would you...

please give me those launch numbers again?

Yes, that's launch at 22:31:06, Cape time,

rendezvous and transfer at 23:28.

Thanks.

Launch at 22:31:06, rendezvous, 23:28.

That's what they say.

55 minutes to go.

Through the eye of a hurricane.

Jesus, 55 minutes.

Right.

We'll be pretty cold by then.

Well...one of us is going to have to go.

I mean...that's what we're talking about,

isn't it?

One of us goes, and the other two stay.

Well... what are we going to do?

All right, look,

let's do it scientifically.

Two big guys

throw the little guy out, okay?

Yeah, well, that's an idea.

Um...why...

Well, listen,

we're going to have to talk about this,

so what are we going to do?

I could do it by chance.

I'll tear out strips from a pad.

One short, two long.

The guy with the short end goes.

Oh, yeah...

Oh, Jesus, we can't do that.

No, we can't do that.

Well, look, I don't want to just lay here and die.

All right, then figure the odds.

What, two guys, three guys,

is there that much difference?

I say double the pills,

put ourselves out,

no moving, no talking, pulse way down.

Even when there's no pressure,

there's still oxygen molecules

floating around.

You--you live for a while

even when there's no pressure

in the gauges.

For God's sake,

it's less than 55 minutes!

You're dreaming, Stone.

All right, okay, fine.

I'll go.

I'm the weakest,

I'm using up the most oxygen,

I'll--I'll go.

It's all right.

All right, all right.

All right, get your helmets on.

I'm going out to fix the engine.

Are you kidding?

You can't fix that engine.

What the hell do you know about it?

I don't know why I let them talk me out of it.

I should've done this two days ago.

Come on, get your helmets on.

He'll fix it.

He's good. He'll fix it.

You son of a bitch,

you know what he's doing up there.

Buzz, don't!

Jim!

Get back in here.

Jim, don't do it!

You're going to rip out the umbilicals.

Jim, don't do it!

Jim!

Jim!

Jim, don't do it!

Jim!

Stoney...

Stoney, give me some line, here.

Stoney?

We can't get to him.

Ah...ah...

Ah...

Yes?

Mrs. Pruett, I wanted to talk to you.

Mrs. Pruett,

your husband is dead.

It...was an accident.

He was trying to repair the spacecraft.

I'm sorry.

Jim...Jim?

I told you, Jim's not here.

He had an accident.

Where's Stoney at?

I'm here.

Stoney?

Dougherty's coming.

Stoney, tell Jim...

to get us out of here.

Stop eating your oxygen, damn you!

Be still!

Range 76.8.

I've got to hit it. I'm a little under the line.

Rescue, Flight.

Do you confirm burn attitude?

Roger, attitude is go, Delta V 63.

Roger, Ted, this is the one.

Roger, three, two, one.

Oxygen.

Can't. Can't, got to save it

for the transfer.

I'm dying.

I'm dying.

No, you're not dying.

It takes a long time to die.

Ironman this is Rescue.

Ironma this is Rescue.

Read you.

Turn on your acquisition lights.

Say again?

Come on, Stoney, turn on your acquisition lights.

Roger.

Roger, acquisition lights.

Okay, Stoney,

I'm coming right down the pipe.

I'll see you in six minutes.

Six minutes, roger.

Buzz, six more minutes.

Only six more minutes, Buzz.

I can't.

You can, Buzz. You've got to.

I can't.

You can, Buzz. Think of something.

Think of...

Think of the Earth, Buzz.

Look. Look at the Earth, Buzz.

Look, can you--

Can you tell where we are?

Stoney?

All right, Buzz.

All right.

All right, Buzz, you're on my air now.

Take a breather.

I'm going back on cabin air.

There must be some left.

Ironma this is Keith.

Ironman, this is Keith.

Do you read me?

Purpose and objective.

Ironman One, this is Keith.

Do you read?

Purpose and objective.

Ironma this is Keith, do you read me?

Purpose...

the acquisition of... of...data.

Ironman, do you read me?

No.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

How beautiful.

I'm beginning to see... visions...

Stoney, come in.

...of death.

There you are.

Ironman, this is Keith.

Ironman, a Russian spacecraft

is making rendezvous with you.

Do you see a Russian spacecraft?

Come in.

Stoney, do you see

a Russian spacecraft?

I--I see him.

Good.

Now, 30 minutes ago, he made a change in orbit.

He is moving towards you for rendezvous.

We don't know what he's going to do.

All you can do at this point

is watch him.

Watch him.

Stoney, do you read me?

He...

He's stopping.

He--He's opening up.

He's c--coming out.

He--He wants me to do something.

I think he wants me to open the hatch.

Stoney, what is your oxygen readout?

Your oxygen readout!

Oh, it's zero-zero.

No, no.

No, that-- that can't be right.

I'm...

I'm breathing something.

Now, Stoney, listen to me.

I want you to follow through with the Russian.

Don't wait for Dougherty.

Dougherty here?

Negative.

Dougherty is not there.

The Russian is there.

He wants you to open your hatch.

Oh, God, I'm tired, Charles.

I'm tired.

Stoney, put on your helmet.

Open the hatch.

Open the hatch!

Open th...

All right.

Blow hatch.

Negative, do not blow the hatch!

Open it with the lever, the unlocking lever.

Do you read me, Stoney?

Stoney!

Flight, this is Rescue. I've got their light.

Roger, Ted,

you've got their acq lights.

Blow hatch.

Blow the hatch.

Do not!

Do not blow the hatch!

Hatch blown!

He can't get any closer, Buzz.

We have to go to him.

I've got visual on them now.

I'm going to brake down to 10.

They're about 50 feet apart.

T Apollo hatch is open.

Can you see the crew?

Negative.

I'm going to go in a little closer.

There's a light flashing

from the Russian ship.

Some guy's floating

about 150 feet below me.

I'm going after him.

Ironman, this is Keith.

Do you read me?

Come in, Ironman.

Ironman, this is Keith.

Come in.

Ironman One, this is Keith.

Do you read?

Ironman, this is Keith.

Do you read me?

Ironman, do you read me?

Cape, this is Rescue.

I'm in the Apollo.

The Russian got some air to Stoney,

and I've transferred him

to my oxygen.

He's all right, he's breathing,

and I've got Lloyd.

Ted, get back to the XRV and prepare for re-entry.

Roger, I'm on my way.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven six, five,

four, three, two, one.