Capricorn One Page #3

ROGER, ROLL PROGRAM COMPLETE.

VEHICLES ON TARGETS AND RUNNING

SMOOTHLY.

LOOKING GOOD, CAPRICORN.

WE'RE COMING UP ON TPLUS 40 SECS.

STAGING SHOULD BE IN THE NEX 300 SECS.

OUTBOARD CUTOFF SHOULD BE 10 SECS.

OBECO, CAPRICORN.

ROGER, HOUSTON.

HAVE OUTBOARD CUTOFF.

OBECO AT TPLUS 2 MINS. 29 SECS.

GOING FOR STAGING.

YOU ARE GO FOR STAGING, CAPRICORN.

ROGER, HOUSTON.

FIVE,

FOUR, THREE,

TWO, ONE.

WE REACHED STAGING.

WE COPY.

WE HAVE SEPARATION. CONFIRMED.

TPLUS 2 MINS. 43 SECS.

S-TWO IGNITION.

WE HAVE S-TWO.

WE HAVE SECOND STAGE IGNITION.

S- TWO IGNITION AT TPLUS

2 MINS. 46 SECS.

THE VEHICLE IS 47 MILES DOWN RANGE.

ALTITUDE:
43 MILES.

VELOCITY:
6.100 MILES PER HOUR.

MR. VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE,

GIVE MY REGARDS TO THE PRESIDENT.

OH, YES, I'LL BE VERY HAPPY

TO DO THAT, HOLLIS.

I, UH, HOPE THAT WHATEVER PROBLEMS

HE FOUND SO IMPORTAN NOT TO BE HERE TODAY,

I HOPE HE HAS CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS

WITH THEM.

WELL, THAT'S REALLY VERY SPORTING

OF YOU.

I'M SURE THE PRESIDENT WILL BE VERY

PLEASED TO LEARN OF YOUR SUPPORT.

THE PRESIDENT WOULD GET CONSIDERABLE

MORE OF MY HUMBLE SUPPOR IF HE WOULD ONLY BE A LITTLE MORE

HELPFUL WITH THIS PROGRAM HERE.

NOW, HOLLIS, YOU KNOW THE PRESIDEN IS MOST INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM.

I AM MOST INTERESTED IN A LOT OF THINGS,

INCLUDING MY WIFE'S BRIDGE GAME.

THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS

SUPPORTING SOMETHING.

HOLLIS, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO FEEL

THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS HERE, ON EARTH

THAT MERIT OUR ATTENTION

BEFORE WE SPENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

ON OUTER SPACE.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL

THERE ARE NO MORE PRESSING PROBLEMS

THAN OUR DECLINING POSITION

IN WORLD LEADERSHIP.

IT WAS WONDERFUL SEEING YOU AGAIN,

HOLLIS.

THE PLEASURE WAS ALL MINE,

MR. VICE PRESIDENT.

THIS IS PAUL CUNNINGHAM,

CAPRICORN CONTROL.

YOU'RE AT TPLUS 2 HRS. 16 MINS.

INTO THE FLIGHT.

THE SPACECRAFT IS NOW

IN ELLIPTICAL ORBI WITH AN APOGEE OF

141 NAUTICAL MILES

AND A PERIGEE OF 122 NAUTICAL MILES.

MISSION CONTROL REPORTS FULL VOICE

CONTACT WITH THE FLIGHT CREW.

THIS IS CAPRICORN CONTROL.

WELCOME, COLONEL.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME WITH US?

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE TILL SOMEBODY

TELLS US WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

EVERYTHING WILL BE EXPLAINED TO YOU.

BULLSHIT, I WANNA KNOW RIGHT NOW!

COLONEL, I KNOW THIS SOUNDS STRANGE,

WE ARE ALL WORKING FOR THE SAME THING.

WE ARE NOT YOUR ENEMY.

PLEASE, WAIT HERE.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE WONDERING

WHY I CALLED YOU UP HERE.

GOOD MORNING.

HI THERE, DR. KELLOWAY,

NICE TO SEE YOU.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED

ON THE WAY TO MARS.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU ALL SIT DOWN?

WELL.

OKAY,

HERE IT IS.

I HAVE TO START BY SAYING THA IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER WAY,

IF THERE WAS EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE

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