Space Camp Page #2

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you encounter when you

leave the earth's atmosphere.

Come on, Max.

This is the greatest thing

since the X-Wing Fighter!

This is the Shuttle simulator,

which you're going to learn to fly

at speeds of up to Mach 25.

It looks complicated, but when

you get the basics down, it's easy.

The computer does

most of the work.

The first lesson

I want to teach is...

"Why I won't touch anything

until I know how to use it."

- By Rudy Tyler.

- Right.

- Yeah, Rudy.

- ls everybody okay?

This is the Mercury Sigma 7.

When they were

building these capsules,

the astronauts demanded

the engineers create a way for them

to be able to pilot the capsule back

through the re-entry

through the earth's atmosphere.

Otherwise they would feel

like monkeys...

What the hell is that?

A prototype maintenance droid.

NASA built him

for the space station.

- When's he going up?

- He's not.

They blew it on his shielding.

His chips become unpredictable

in about two hours.

He's such a complex

piece of machinery,

NASA hasn't been able

to iron out all the bugs.

So he helps out here

and at Kennedy.

Jinx!

It's a midget extraterrestrial!

No, he is the world's only

$27-million handyman.

- Where the hell is that ratchet?

- In your hand.

He's also quite literal.

Okay, we've all met Jinx.

Let's get going.

Come on.

...third-stage separation

before it gets into orbit...

Dennis, I got you that manual.

How many pounds of thrust

does the shuttle produce at lift off?

6,981,400.

How'd you know?

How in the world

did she know all that?

Got me.

You know,

that Kevin is a real babe.

- He's a jerk.

- Oh, really?

He's completely unserious.

Did you check out

the size of his hands?

Earth to Kathryn.

Come in, please.

What are you doing?

I'm trying to figure out

how to run this thing. See?

For a multi-axis trainer?

It's one of the toughest parts

of the training.

Scary for a pilot.

You know anything about it'?

Three concentric circles

spinning in different directions

simultaneously.

Object--to stabilize from

central point utilizing hand controls.

You want a piece?

- How'd you know all that?

- I remember everything I read.

It's a real drag sometimes.

My mind gets totally cluttered.

- What'd you get on your SATs?

- 800s.

You ever, like, talk about anything

aside from learning things?

You know, you're real pretty.

Kind of understated.

But you got great eyes.

You know...

I could do this great

makeup job on you.

Guys go for eyes...kind of.

Guys go for what I haven't got.

Makeup's not gonna help.

Thanks anyway.

What's your essay

going to be about?

"Why I'm going to be the first

female Shuttle Commander."

That is going to go down real big.

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