Superman Returns Page #3

Wait for it.

Wow, that's really something, Lex.

It's freaking Gone With the Wind.

- Shut off the camera.

- But I'm getting it.

I said, shut off the damn camera.

I think I did something wrong.

No. That wasn't you.

Ignition is at T minus one minute

and we are prepping for separation.

CDR., start the clock.

Three minutes and counting.

Body signs normal. Crew is looking good.

Shuttle readouts are holding steady.

- We're still a go for launch.

- Roger.

- Houston, you copy?

- Houston, do you copy?

Oh, God.

Electrical variance.

What the...?

Please, there's nothing to worry about.

It seems that we are experiencing

a slight power outage.

- What did you do?

- It wasn't me. It just cycled back up.

Genesis, radio check from Houston.

There we have it.

We were experiencing a power outage.

- Climbing to 40,000 feet.

- Roger, 40,000 feet.

And it's gone! A blazing fastball...

Is that it?

I don't think so.

Dual engine failure,

but they're up and running again.

Genesis, I hate to say this, but it looks

like we're gonna have to scrub the launch.

- Aborting booster ignition.

- Roger. Aborting booster ignition.

Boosters are non-responsive.

We're still counting down for ignition.

- Platform, we have a problem.

- Go.

Looks like something faulted

during the power outage.

Both boosters are

counting down for ignition.

Platform, you have 30 seconds.

- What?

- Release couplings.

We can't shut down boosters.

We should be able to manage the launch

and recover to the emergency field.

T minus 23 seconds to ignition.

Genesis, you're a go

for evac procedures.

Twenty-one, 20...

...19...

Couplings are non-responsive.

- We're still attached.

- Seventeen.

- Platform, couplings are jammed.

- Fifteen.

Fourteen.

Don't be alarmed. It's absolutely normal.

We're still attached.

Couplings are non-responsive.

- Nine, eight...

- Houston, can you do a remote override?

...seven...

- Remote override is unresponsive.

...six, five...

- I repeat, remote override is unresponsive.

...four, three...

And if you're lucky, you may hear

the faint pop of the sonic boom.

- Houston, we have ignition.

- Roger, ignition.

- This is Python 21, she's pulling away.

- Okay, all flight control is on the...

This is not a drill.

Clear nonessential personnel.

Switch to emergency band frequencies.

Warning, warning.

Oh, no! Oh, no!

Can I get a little help?

This is UPV breaking news.

From Washington, Frank Jacobs.

We've just received word...

...that the inaugural flight

of the Genesis space shuttle...

...is experiencing a midair emergency.

- a problem with the launch

of the new orbital shuttle, Genesis.

The reports are telling us

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