Marooned Page #4

... five, four, three, two, one, retrofire.

Direct Delta V switch.

Ironman, 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.

Ironman, 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 gonna decorate it

for Christmas.

All right, Ironman,

we're going to work on it.

Roger.

Cabin pressurization on.

We'll be back in a couple of hours.

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 keeps 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.

- Thank you, but...

I'd also like to know

what's happening.

Teresa, Celia and I have been

in this business 10 years.

We learned 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.

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.

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.

- Let me get this straight:

- The spacecraft is still in orbit, right?

- Yes.

Going around the world

every 94 minutes, right?

That's right, Mr. Canon.

How much oxygen does the crew have

for life support?

They're in no immediate danger.

- There's a rumor the men are dead.

- Not true.

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...

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