Capricorn One

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GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND

GENTLEMEN. THIS IS PAUL CUNNINGHAM,

CAPRICORN CONTROL.

THE TIME IS THREE MINUTES AFTER SIX,

EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

WERE COMING UP ON

T MINUS 32 MINS. 21 SECS... MARK.

TO FACILITATE THE BROADCAST MEDIA,

WE WILL PRECEDE EACH ANNOUNCEMEN WITH A 5 SECS. TONE, FOLLOWED

BY A 1 SEC. PAUSE.

ANYONE WHO HASN'T GOT A PRESS KI CAN PICK ONE AT THE INFORMATION TRAILER.

AT THE PRESENT TIME,

ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO,

ALL LIGHTS ARE GREEN.

TO REVIEW THE MORNING FOR YOU,

AT T MINUS 8 HRS. 5 MINS.,

LAUNCH COMPLEX THIRTY-NINE

WAS CLEARED:

AND WE BEGAN TO LOAD LIQUID

PROPELLANT INTO THE LAUNCH VEHICLE.

AT T MINUS 4 HRS 30 MINS.

COLONEL CHARLES BRUBAKER,

THE COMMAND PILOT,

LIEUTENANT COLONEL PETER WILLIS

AND COMMANDER JOHN WALKER

WERE AWAKENED BY DR. ROGER

BURROUGHS, THE FLIGHT SURGEON.

THEY WERE GIVEN A FINAL PHYSICAL

EXAMINATION AND PRONOUNCED ALL FIT.

THE CREW THEN HAD A BREAKFAS CONSISTING OF HALF A GRAPEFRUIT,

A TEN OUNCE STEAK,

TWELVE OUNCES OF ORANGE JUICE,

TWO EGGS AND TOAST.

THE CREW IS NOW IN THE GANTRY

ACCESS ARM,

WHERE THEY'RE PREPARING TO ENTER

THE SPACECRAFT.

WE'RE AT T MINUS 30 MINS.

AND COUNTING.

THIS IS CAPRICORN CONTROL.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

GOOD MORNING, HORACE.

ARE WE LATE?

TRAFFIC WAS TERRIBLE.

WELL, I SEE YOU'RE ALL IN GOOD SPIRITS.

HAVE YOU DONE THE EDS TEST YET?

THEY'RE ALMOST COMPLETED.

DO YOU WANT US TO ENTER?

IN A MOMENT.

WHAT'S UP?

I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT THINGS LIKE THIS.

I'VE KNOWN YOU, ESPECIALLY

COLONEL BRUBAKER,

FOR SOME TIME.

WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO TODAY,

I'VE SPENT MY LIFE.

I'D JUST LIKE YUH TO KNOW THAT I FEEL

THAT ALL I'VE EVER WORKED FOR,

IT HAS MEANING TODAY,

AND I'M VERY PROUD.

PROUD OF THE PROGRAM

AND PROUD OF WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO

CONTRIBUTE IN SOME SMALL WAY, AND

PROUD OF YOU.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE

THIS BIBLE WITH YOU,

FROM ME, FROM ALL OF US.

WHY, HORACE, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, TRY SAYING NOTHING FOR A CHANGE.

HORACE...

THANK YOU.

WE'D BE HONORED TO TAKE THIS WITH US.

WELL, GENTLEMEN, LET'S GO TO MARS.

THIS IS PAUL CUNNINGHAM,

CAPRICORN CONTROL.

WE'RE NOW AT T MINUS 21 MINS.

AND COUNTING.

WIVES OF THE FLIGHT CREW AT THE CAPE

WILL BE FLOWN BACK TO HOUSTON

FOLLOWING LAUNCH.

GOOD MORNING, CONGRESSMAN PEAKER.

WE'VE RESERVED THREE OF THE BEST SEATS

FOR YOU AND FOR GENERAL ENDERS,

RIGHT NEXT TO VICE PRESIDENT.

IS HE HERE YET?

NO, SIR, HE'S DUE ANY MOMENT.

ASSHOLE PROBABLY THINKS THEY'LL DELAY

THE LAUNCH FOR HIM.

SOMEONE SHOULD TELL HIM THIS IS NO A BRIDGE OPENING.

I HOPE YOU AND MRS. PEAKER WILL BE

VERY COMFORTABLE.

THE AGENCY WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

THESE COMMEMORATIVE BINOCULARS

TO HELP YOU WATCH THE LAUNCH

AND TO REMEMBER THIS DAY.

THAT'S VERY NICE. LOOK, EMILY.

THEY HAVE THE DATE,

CAPRICORN ONE EMBLEM IN GOLD.

VERY NICE, HOLLIS.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM.

WELL, WE'LL NEED ANOTHER PAIR

FOR MY WIFE.

I, I BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR?

OH, DON'T MAKE A FUSS, HOLLIS,

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I SAID, 'WE'LL NEED ANOTHER PAIR

FOR MY WIFE.'

IT'S REALLY NOT NECESSARY.

HERE, EMILY, TAKE MINE.

I REALLY WON'T NEED THEM.

NO, I DON'T...

CONGRESSMAN PEAKER,

THERE'S ONLY A LIMITED...

I DIDN'T QUITE HEAR WHAT YOU SAID.

WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING IT, PLEASE?

OH, THERE'S NO PROBLEM.

I'LL GET ANOTHER PAIR RIGHT AWAY.

VERY THOUGHTFUL OF YOU.

THIS IS CAPRICORN CONTROL. WE ARE A T MINUS 15 MINS. AND COUNTING.

ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO.

ALL LIGHTS ARE GREEN.

MISSION CONTROL HAS REPORTED THE

SPACECRAFT IS NOW ON EXTERNAL POWER.

THE LAUNCH VEHICLE WILL TRANSFER TO

FULL INTERNAL POWER AT T MINUS 50 SECS.

BOTH ASCENSION AND CANARY

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