Marooned Page #3

E-COM, GNC,

how does the data look?

A minute and 20 seconds

past retrofire.

Ironman, Flight. Would you check

your 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?

- Houston, Ironman.

- Go, Ironman.

Circuit breakers are closed,

SPS switch is on.

Delta V manual A and B switches

are on.

Thank you.

We're affirming 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.

- We just told them it didn't work.

- Houston...

...we prefer using

the backup thrusters.

I'm afraid you don't have

backup thrusters.

- Say again?

- You've fallen too low in RCS fuel.

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.

- No announcement.

We should say something, sir.

We've been off the air...

All right. Just keep it trivial.

Keep it routine.

- We may not have a problem.

- Yes, sir.

This is mission control, Houston.

We received word from Ironman

One of a malfunctioning switch...

...that has prevented retrofire

on their last orbit.

They'll bypass the switch. At their

next orbit we'll try manual retrofire.

This is Canon in Houston.

- Yeah, Canon?

- 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.

If that big baby doesn't fire this time,

they're not coming back.

Motor, pitch two and yaw two

start, on.

Pitch two and yaw two start, on.

- One minute to burn.

- One minute to burn.

Translation 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.

- Thirty seconds to burn.

- Thirty seconds.

- Hand controller's armed.

- Hand controller armed.

- Hand controller's armed.

EMS Delta V, auto.

- Delta V, auto.

- Fifteen seconds to burn.

- Roger, 15 seconds.

- Acknowledge.

All right, you bastard,

fire, fire, fire!

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