Putting on the Dish Page #2

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They strip the TV and

send it to Moree.

Both receivers.

Sorry. Go on.

The rest will go to a demodulator

at Honeysuckle Creek.

Can the telemetry feeds be

sent on separate lines?

Mitch?

Yeah, no problem.

Separate lines.

That's a big book, Al.

- Hold on.

- What is it?

These coordinates have changed.

- You sure?

- This is unacceptable.

Glenn? Come here.

What?

Every coordinate has been changed.

Yeah.

I changed them.

- You what?

- I changed them.

Why?

They were wrong.

- Why were they wrong?

- Don't know.

What about them was wrong?

The figures NASA sent us were

for the Northern Hemisphere.

We're in the Southern Hemisphere.

I can change them, but

you're pointing the wrong...

It might be a good idea

to tell us these things.

I didn't want to worry you.

Cup of tea, Al?

- No, thank you.

- I'll have one!

Thank you, Glenn.

- We must double-check.

- All of NASA's work.

Everyone's work, unless you

have a problem with that.

I don't have a problem with that.

- I got a problem.

- Okay, Mitch.

Let's get on with it.

I'll unstow the Dish.

Hi, Bob!

Bill!

Keith.

Major Mclntyre.

I'm a long time out of uniform.

But you fought a war.

- You'll get your chance.

- I hope so, sir.

- Kid's a cadet.

- Keen.

- Hello, Bob.

- How's it going, Pearl?

Busy as a bee.

The whole town's abuzz.

They'll talk about something

else soon.

I can't say, but we might

be getting a visitor.

The prime minister.

May phoned.

And the American ambassador.

That woman. Can you

keep it under your hat?

- I don't think so.

- Not to worry.

- How are the boys at the Dish?

- Raring to go.

- The American settling in?

- I think so.

Came in yesterday,

wanting pretzels.

Pretzels?

Yep, it's a world event.

The prime minister.

Better get a jiggle-on.

- See you later.

- See ya.

The countdown at the Cape

is proceeding to schedule.

Now back to Cape Kennedy and

correspondent Fred Turner.

What impresses me is we've

got excellent weather.

It was predicted we'd

have some overcast...

and now we'll see the launch.

The launch is going ahead tonight.

The ball is Friday night.

Can we get back to...?

Yeah. It got another surge.

I could rumba right now.

- I hope we have slow numbers.

- Yes, Mrs. Spiers.

And a new song.

Who's it by?

James Hendrix.

Let's hear a couple of bars.

There's a slower version.

- That's not to go above three.

- Yes, Mrs. Spiers.

- You learned the American anthem?

- The what?

Are you saying you've not

prepared the American anthem?

How does it go?

You've got 48 hours.

I knew it when he came.

NASA's renting the Dish.

But, how about some respect?

- I wouldn't worry about it.

- We're a professional unit.

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