Space Cowboys Page #2

Would you like me to read|the instructions to you again?

Let me tell you something, my dear.

A fella in Japan wrote those|instructions when he made this thing.

They were probably translated|by some gringo...

...an expatriate American who|couldnt get a job in this country.

Then a Japanese guy probably|translated him to double-check on him.

We dont need these instructions.|Not at all.

Tear them up.

You know the door to the house|is locked, right?

Well, its no problem.

-You forgot the batteries?|-Yeah.

lve got you here in the garage.

The smell of gasoline, of fertilizer.

What do you say, baby?

lll push you up on this washer|and turn you a few cycles.

-lll turn this washer on....|-Help! Oh, help!

lm locked in the garage|with a dirty old man!

-Didnt we do this once 20 years ago?|-Yeah, l know.

Dr. Corvin?

Yes.

Excuse me, sir,|am l interrupting something?

-Yeah.|-Dr. Corvin, lm Sara Holland...

...and this is astronaut Ethan Glance.

Were with NASA.

lt was in your car.|l heard someone scream.

Thanks for saving the day.|Now what is it you want?

Could we have|a minute of your time?

You shouldve called ahead of time.|lm a very busy man.

Dr. Corvin, were here because a|satellite with your guidance system...

...is about to reenter the atmosphere.|The system is non-responsive.

You want to take a crack at it?

There seems to be an interruption|in the path here.

But the circuitry still works.|lts sending us data.

Youre losing your uplink.

There has to be a problem|in the manual routing drive.

l dont think so.

Thats the consensus|among the engineers.

Same engineers that sent you two here?

Sorry, does that bother you?

Yes, it does, actually.

Your design predates|all existing guidance systems.

lt was ahead of its time in 69|but this technologys obsolete now.

None of the current engineers|even speak the language...

...and the older guys are all...

-...are....|-Yeah.

lt wasnt designed for this|duration of duty, thats what.

lt was designed for the Skylab.

My advice is to capture it|and bring it home.

lts too big.

For the space shuttle?|What kind of bird is it?

lts a Russian|communications satellite.

What the hells my guidance system|doing on a Russian satellite?

Thats not our primary concern|at this time.

Wheres it orbiting? Or is that|not your primary concern either?

Rate of decay?

lts coming home,|five weeks at the most, l got.

NASAs calculations agree.|But here we are.

Doctor, you designed this system.

lf anyone can solve this problem,|its you.

For a minute there, l thought|you two might be Bob Gersons lackeys.

But your knowledge...

...and your knowledge of history|seems to make that impossible.

Gersons been taking credit|for my work since 58...

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