Planeta Bur

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THE PLANET OF STORMS

Attention! Moscow calling!

All radio stations

of the Soviet Union...

...broadcasting a TASS announcement.

Three astro-ships of a

Soviet space expedition...

..."Sirius." "Vega" and "Capella"...

...having travelled over

200 million kilometres...

...are approaching Venus.

The cosmonauts feel fine.

The have come so far

and die near Venus...

We are still powerless

against big meteorites.

I can hardly believe it.

I just talked to them.

Earth calling!

"Sirius!" "Vega!"

We are shocked at "Capellas" fate.

We have faith in your courage.

Enter the sputnik orbit.

Investigate conditions on Venus.

"Arcturus" will be ready to take off...

...next week.

It will journey for months.

Waiting is torture.

But you know the plan.

One ship remains in orbit with fuel.

Two land, for safety.

No one can land until

"Arcturus" arrives.

Ships cant land what about people?

One alternative is for

"Vegas" glider to land...

with Kerns automat.

Let me land in the glider.

The glider doesnt return.

I know. I`ll work and wait for "Arcturus".

Ill, accomplish more

than a hunk of steel.

Someones got to see

Venus with his own eyes.

What if something happens to you?

I wont yell for help. Ill put that...

...in writing.

My life is my own.

My life is my own...

Mr. Kenrl

We have a problem.

Half a minute!

I cant believe theyre gone.

They were lucky. Instantaneous death.

Alyosha wants to land in a glider.

Why should "Vegas" glider...

...be used by someone from "Sirius"?

We understand each other.

Whats it all about?

Nothing special...

Better to die usefully...

...than wait for a

meteorite to hit you...

...or radiation disease to get you.

- Earth wont permit a landing.

- It must.

Lets figure it out. Without

considering the danger.

Risk is standard behaviour in space.

Figure it out with the

help of your invention.

My firm has been

waiting for a real work.

7... 12... 9...

Hello, John! Wake up!

Yes, sir.

Dear John, give us...

...the best plan for

landing with return...

...with only "Vega" and "Sirius" present.

There are seven of us

now, including you.

Ignore the danger factor.

"Vega" remains in orbit...

...with one man.

"Vegas" glider lands three.

"Sirius" lands three, making six in all.

"Sirius" takes five back

The sixth remains on Venus.

- Who remains?

- I do, sir...

...being dead and the haviest.

Mathematics is pitiless.

A rotten plan.

A good plan, but dangerous.

Who remains in orbit?

According to that plan

Im the only one.

No one else can process the...

...information and transmit it to Earth.

Id always hoped for...

...something different.

I worked so hard for...

...so many years.

Sputnik, then the Moon

You Know!

I hoped wed be together.

What do you suggest?

I dont know.

The international association

insists on the Robot.

It will a test for a whole

trend in cosmonautics.

And I have to see Venus.

Dont I have to?

Another world.

Weve sent automats there...

...so many times in recent years.

Weve studied the atmosphere,

discovered oceans and continents...

...measured the temperature...

But the automats dont tell

us about the main thing.

Is there life there?

Now man come himself to find out.

Get ready drop a beacon.

Surface pressure 2 and 3.

Cloud altitude 15.

Clouds of ashes above the coast.

Another carbondioxide centre.

A red glow can be seen through the clouds.

Thousands of new facts and

nothing about the main...

...thing

- who lives there.

Nothing living has yet appeared.

Perhaps the red glow is...

...a lighted city.

Its a dead planet.

Intelligence has

already destroyed itself.

Who is right?

Automats can never replace man.

"Sirius!" "Vershininh!"

I dont see a landing

strip for "Sirius".

Shall we change the place?

No, the assignment is to land here.

I have a suggestion.

We dont need "Arcturus"

From one kilometre

altitude the glider...

...will find you a landing strip.

- What if it doesnt?

- Theyll put up statues to us.

Wholl be the glider crew?

Kern. the Robot, myself.

Masha remains in orbit.

Well leave the Robot on Venus.

- Youve got it all figured out!

- Long ago.

I wish I were with them.

Its reckless!

Prepare a well-substantiated

report to headquarters.

Perhaps well get permission.

- Ready?

- Yes.

GO!

I envy you, Shckerba...

You too, Allan Kern...

I understand you captain

Good luck, friends!

Theyre approaching.

Storm clouds... Lightning.

Were turning the controls over to John.

A sheer cliff ahead. Im climbing

Clouds on the ground.

Were using the locator.

Its bad so far.

Heres a flat strip in a hollow.

Hard ground... Good for landing

Were dropping the

beacon. Land in square 73

Were being carried away

Theres water below...

Well land in a swamp.

Projecting rocks.

Chandes of destruction 90%

Im landing.

Calm down, Masha.

Theyve landed. We got

an image on the screen.

Well contact them at the next turn.

Shcherba! Hello!

Kern!

It looks bad.

Get ready. Well land now.

Its calmer at night. Square 73

Masha, were going to land

Youre remaining all alone in space.

Masha, dear.

Watch us with the locator.

You know what to do.

I know...

If we lose our lives,

keep yourself in hand.

I understand! May I

cut the connection now?

You may, my dear...

Its hardest for the one whos alone.

Earth!

Flight headquarters permits...

...you to return at any time.

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