1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,031 I'm here in Pasadena with the NASA Mission Control team... 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,759 as they celebrate scientific history. 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,633 The first close-up photographs of Mars... 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:15,359 from the Viking Observer spacecraft. 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,715 Photos that have created a stir... 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,076 by revealing surprising geologic information. 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,438 The presence of large amounts of water locked in Mars' polar ice caps. 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,196 Water that some speculate could have possibly sustained life on the planet. 9 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,559 Even more controversial is one image of a land formation. 10 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,911 A formation that looks like a sculpted human face. 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:43,120 However, NASA officials are denying it is an indication of an alien civilisation. 12 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:48,038 It's no more than a trick of light and shadows. A geologic anomaly. 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,078 The only sculptors at work are the solar winds... 14 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:55,472 that blow across the surface of Mars at 300mph, ten months a year. 15 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,110 (moans) 16 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,150 I'm seeing... I've got... 17 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,350 (man) How's it going out there? 18 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,638 - There's something out here! - Can you repeat that, Commander Belt? 19 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,109 It's coming at me! Holy God! 20 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,510 (Belt breathes shakily) 21 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,199 (ground control) Pickup terminal sequence. 22 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,113 (astronaut) Booster hydraulic power units on. 23 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,715 This is Shuttle Launch Control. T minus one minute, 15 seconds. 24 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,349 - OTC to CDR, how do you read? - Loud and clear, OVCC. 25 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,475 - Port setup, 2.0. - Copy setup. 2. 0. 26 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,199 CDR Houston, how do you read? 27 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:25,713 Loud and clear. 28 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,076 Side hatch closeout and white room configuration complete. 29 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,436 Retracting orbiter arm. 30 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,229 - OMS pressure on. Cabin vent complete. - Roger. We see that. 31 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,670 All systems go for APU start. Transfer to internal power. 32 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,439 Pre-start complete. APU to inhibit. 33 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,511 Oxygen vent hood retracted. 34 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,397 External tank is at flight pressure. 35 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,518 Lock your visors and initiate your 02 flow. 36 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,996 - Y'all have a good trip. - Roger that. 37 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,630 T minus 20 seconds and counting. 38 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,990 Go for auto-sequence start. 39 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,310 Booster hydraulic units have started. 40 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,239 Tminus 10... 41 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,389 Nine... 42 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:07,595 Eight... 43 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:08,590 Seven... 44 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:09,680 Six... 45 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:10,835 Five... 46 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:11,750 Four... 47 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,432 Three... 48 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,988 - Abort liftoff. Abort liftoff. - (alarm) 49 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:17,917 System failure. Abort. 50 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,629 Repeat. We have an abort liftoff at T minus three seconds. 51 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,750 (Scully) What did the note say? 52 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:32,038 That they worked for NASA and wanted to talk to somebody from the FBI. 53 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:37,116 - Why the cloak-and-dagger routine? - I have no idea. 54 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,670 - Think it's a crank? - It's beginning to look that way. 55 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,918 - My name is Michelle Generoo. - Fox Mulder. 56 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,076 I sent you the note. 57 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,031 Hi. Special Agent Dana Scully. 58 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:06,353 I'm sorry to have to take these precautions. I flew up from Houston this morning. 59 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,716 - I work at the Space Center there. - In what capacity? 60 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,918 I'm the Mission Control communications commander for the Space Program. 61 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:15,718 What brings you to Washington? 62 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,395 I have reason to believe a saboteur may be at work inside NASA. 63 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,268 - You have evidence of sabotage? - I don't know. I may. 64 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,869 Two weeks ago, a shuttle mission was scrubbed three seconds before liftoff... 65 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,396 when an auxiliary power unit valve malfunctioned. 66 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,914 If the flight had not been aborted... 67 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,675 the orbiter would have exploded on the launch pad. 68 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,479 This was sent to me in the mail. 69 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,998 It's a material analysis that shows 70 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,516 deep grooved scoring marks inside this APU valve. 71 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,115 Marks that could have caused a malfunction. 72 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,949 - Evidence of tampering? - That's what it looks like but... 73 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:02,757 The person who gave me your names said you are experts in unexplained phenomena. 74 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,190 It's unexplainable how and when anybody could've done it. 75 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:09,875 - How do you mean? - The valve is made of ferrocarbon titanium. 76 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:14,033 To score it would take extreme temperatures. Launch pad temperatures. 77 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,031 Anyone at NASA would say... 78 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:20,875 it would be impossible for anyone to do that type of damage undetected. 79 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,111 - Any idea who may have sent that to you? - No. No idea. 80 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:29,030 But the official analysis of the malfunction was simple mechanical failure. 81 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,875 - Does anybody share your suspicions? - If they do, they're not talking to the FBI. 82 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,394 I believe in the Space Program. 83 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:41,554 I believe in the people who run it. But there's another launch window tomorrow. 84 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,393 And my reasons may sound selfish... 85 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:48,598 but my fiance is the shuttle commander on that mission. 86 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,595 (Scully) Why would somebody sabotage the space shuttle? 87 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:01,834 If you're a terrorist, it's a potent symbol of American progress and prosperity. 88 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:06,232 If you're an opponent of big science, NASA represents a vast money trench... 89 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:10,353 that exists outside the crucible of the democratic process. 90 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:14,433 Then there are futurists who think the shuttle is a rusty old bucket 91 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,112 that we should mothball. 92 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:21,752 A dinosaur spacecraft built in the '70s by scientists setting their sights on space. 93 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,196 And we thought we'd rest easy when the Soviet Union fell. 94 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:30,718 Not to mention fringe elements who accuse our government itself of space sabotage. 95 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,958 The failure of the Hubble telescope and the Mars Observer connected... 96 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,350 - to a conspiracy to deny us evidence. - Evidence of what? 97 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,356 Alien civilisations. 98 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:42,953 Oh, of course! 99 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,757 - Wow, look at that! Gemini Eight. - What? 100 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,634 The man we're gonna see, Colonel Marcus Aurelius Belt, nearly died on that mission. 101 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,473 Made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean. 102 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:05,109 - You remember all that stuff? - You never wanted to be an astronaut? 103 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,270 I guess I missed that phase. 104 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,076 Come in. 105 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,752 Colonel Belt, I'm Special Agent Dana Scully. 106 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,389 - And this is... - Colonel Belt. Fox Mulder. 107 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,319 I'm a big fan. It's an honour to meet you. 108 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,795 You were a big hero to me when I was a kid. 109 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:27,949 Thank you. 110 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,749 I... I stayed up all night when I was 14 to watch your space walk. 111 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,719 (sighs) Well, now it's like a stroll around the block. 112 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,877 So, how can I help you? 113 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,954 This found its way to the FBI. 114 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,956 Do you recognise it? 115 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,034 Sure. It's an auxiliary power unit valve. 116 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,192 Do you have any reason to believe it was damaged... 117 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,272 in an effort to sabotage the Space Program? 118 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,595 No. 119 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:05,912 - Do you have reason to suspect it at all? - No reason whatsoever. 120 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,230 If you have any respect for this program 121 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,557 and for those who have devoted their lives to it... 122 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,110 you'll be careful to whom you make those accusations. 123 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,510 Looking at this evidence, sir... 124 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,235 would you consider postponing the shuttle flight... 125 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,630 until a full investigation can be conducted? 126 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,435 (sighs) I don't know where you got this specious artefact... 127 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,149 but every precaution has been taken to rectify the problem. 128 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:36,034 We've waited two weeks for a window to initiate this mission. 129 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,116 We've got a payload to deliver. 130 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,954 Has an internal investigation been done in this matter? 131 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,318 The part you have here has been installed, inspected and designed... 132 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,199 by over 100 highly trained technicians. 133 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:53,598 With the security measures we take, it would be virtually impossible... 134 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:57,275 for one man working by himself, or two or four men... 135 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,920 to do what you're suggesting. 136 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,072 I can assure you, there's no one in this facility... 137 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,034 that doesn't want to see that shuttle complete its mission... 138 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,720 and come back like Winged Victory herself. 139 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,991 And in about ten hours, God willing... 140 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,798 you're gonna see just that. 141 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:20,113 Do you think there'd be a problem with us watching liftoff from Mission Control? 142 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:25,228 Well, being that you'd probably go over my head anyway, please, be my guests. 143 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,396 It was an honour, sir. 144 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,397 Thank you. 145 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,674 Didn't you wanna get his autograph? 146 00:10:39,560 --> 00:10:41,835 (man) Where did you say you got this? 147 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,275 (Scully) It came to us anonymously. 148 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,075 This is an APU valve, all right. But this doesn't make sense. 149 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,033 - What doesn't make sense? - This scoring here. 150 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,839 This valve was made of ferrocarbon titanium. 151 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,629 - You didn't order the analysis? - No. I've never seen this before. 152 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,036 We're on outside contract to NASA. They may have ordered it. 153 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,079 But wouldn't you order a material analysis if a part malfunctioned? 154 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,112 Every shuttle flies with that same APU valve. 155 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,119 To do an analysis and redesign would delay the Program for months. 156 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:13,832 Not to mention the cost. 157 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,435 Is it conceivable that the Program is being pushed ahead... 158 00:11:17,560 --> 00:11:19,755 without proper safety precaution? 159 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,873 There are about 17,000 things that can go wrong with the shuttle. 160 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,157 And about 17,000 people who make sure they don't. 161 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,716 (Scully) Who makes the final determination as to its safety? 162 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:34,429 We make a recommendation but the decision is Colonel Belt's. 163 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,952 Thank you. 164 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,432 (Scully) What do you think? 165 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:46,916 I can't believe how much faith we put in machines. 166 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,994 Do you think Colonel Belt lied about his knowledge of a saboteur? 167 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:57,433 I can't believe Colonel Belt would endanger the lives of those astronauts. 168 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,318 He was an astronaut himself. 169 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,829 So you think this x-ray is bogus? 170 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,514 God, I hope so. 171 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:13,030 This is Shuttle Launch Control with T minus one minute, 40 seconds and counting. 172 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,994 - OVCC verified. - Roger that. OVCC verified. 173 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:18,951 Here we go. 174 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,952 T minus one minute, 30 and counting. 175 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:27,678 - Final purge sequence. Main engine check. - Copy. Main engine check. 176 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:29,836 Switching off ground supply. 177 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:31,757 - On-board fuel cells check. - Roger, OTC. 178 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,274 Pickup terminal sequence FPS. 179 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,794 - OTC to CDR, how do you read? - Loud and clear. 180 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,952 Capacitor energy storage banks all at 241. 181 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,472 - OTC to CDR, how do you read? - Loud and clear. 182 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:46,992 CDR Houston, how do you read? 183 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,633 Loud and clear. 184 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,871 Side hatch closeout and white room configuration complete. 185 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,831 Retracting orbiter arm. 186 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,748 - All systems go for APU start. - Go with APU start. 187 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,838 BBSR power down and ready for launch. 188 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,959 - Transfer to internal power. - Transfer to internal power. 189 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,749 Gimballing of engines complete. Aero surfaces in launch position. 190 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,752 MPDR assembled. Military recorder is running. 191 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,637 OK. Copy. 192 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:18,396 Oxygen vent hood retracted. External tank is at flight pressure. 193 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,711 CDR, lock your visors and initiate your 02 flow. 194 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,394 - Y'all have a good one. - Roger that. 195 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,514 Go for auto-sequence start. 196 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,034 Booster hydraulic units have started. 197 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,470 Go for main engine start. 198 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,393 Tminus 10 and counting. Nine... 199 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,198 Eight... Seven... 200 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:46,193 Six... Five... Four... 201 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,238 Three... Two... One... 202 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,830 Zero... Ignition... 203 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,718 We have liftoff of the shuttle orbiter. 204 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,870 (cheering) 205 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,998 CDR Houston, betcha y'all have never seen a more beautiful sight. 206 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,196 Roger that. Ten-four. 207 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,350 (astronauts give readings) 208 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:30,791 I have to admit I've fulfilled one of my boyhood fantasies. 209 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,629 Yeah, it ranks up there with learning how to braid my own hair. 210 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,951 Come on, Scully, you have to admit that was exciting. 211 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:41,476 - Mission Control, the countdown... - Mulder! Wait! 212 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,639 - Something's gone wrong. - What happened? 213 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,790 Something's wrong with the shuttle. 214 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,553 We had trouble with the rocket boosters, but fixed it. 215 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,791 We changed watch. I went home to try to get some sleep. 216 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,798 I got a call. Communication with the shuttle is down. 217 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,229 We've got to get back to Houston. 218 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,550 (crackles) 219 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:12,678 There's a press blackout. Chances are the media doesn't know about it. 220 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,833 - You think this is sabotage? - I don't know. Things go wrong all the time. 221 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,157 - Yeah, but they usually fix them, right? - Usually. 222 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:21,429 She's turning. 223 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,356 (car horn) 224 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:57,951 (Mulder) Michelle! 225 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,270 - I can see her. - (Scully) Michelle! 226 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,510 - Help! - Are you all right? 227 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,394 - Oh, I'm stuck! - (Scully) Can you move? 228 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,994 Just get me out of here! I'm wedged in! 229 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,953 - Are you all right? - I'm wedged in! 230 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,157 Come here. Can you push with your legs? 231 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,629 - Be careful. - Just get me out of here! 232 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,871 OK! All right! Come on. 233 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,630 (ragged breathing) 234 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,070 Don't try to move. 235 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,068 (moans) I've got to get back to Houston. 236 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,915 - What happened? - I don't know. 237 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,070 Something came at me in the fog. 238 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,754 The next thing I knew, I was upside down. 239 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,110 - Was it some kind of an animal? - No. 240 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,590 It had a face. It was... 241 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,114 It was grotesque. 242 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,834 I don't know what it was. 243 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,029 Orbiter, this is Houston. Do you copy? 244 00:17:21,120 --> 00:17:23,190 Your transmission is breaking up. 245 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,710 (Michelle) What's happening? 246 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,394 We have a malf in the OMS and RCF systems. 247 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,552 They can't get the orbiter into attitude rotation. 248 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,792 Temperature in the cabin is 103 and they have transmission problems. 249 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,555 - What happened? - I had an accident. What's their position? 250 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,872 - Just over Eastern Africa. - Try the Seychelles tracking station. 251 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,640 Hang in there, OTC. 252 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,155 The orbiter manoeuvring system is down. 253 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:01,070 They can't rotate the shuttle to keep it away from the sun and keep the orbiter cool. 254 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,311 Drop in cabin pressure. 21 kilopascals and declining. 255 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,991 They're gonna burn up. 256 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:09,076 - Where's Colonel Belt? - On his way. 257 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,513 - Damn! What happened to backup? - Failed to respond. 258 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,831 What about telemetry? Can we auto-activate from here? 259 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:19,191 We cannot auto-activate. It's like someone's interfering. 260 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,835 - Screwing communications from this end. - Can you trace it? 261 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:27,670 - It'd have to be a digital processor. - They'd have to be in the data banks. 262 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,354 - Where's that? - Come on. 263 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,836 (generators power down) 264 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,309 (Scully) Mulder? 265 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,997 (Mulder) I'm a federal agent! 266 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:22,877 Come on out of there! 267 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,434 - What are you doing in here? - I work here. 268 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:28,834 Let me see your clearance. 269 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,992 A sensor went off. There was a malfunction. 270 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,150 - Did you find it? - No. 271 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,152 Did you see anybody else in here? 272 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,431 OK, call Security. I want a search of the premises. 273 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,149 No-one is to come in or out of this building without proper clearance. 274 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,117 - I'm breaking up, OTC. - What's the attitude of the orbiter? 275 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,589 Flying tail first, belly towards the sun. 276 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,997 The flash evaporator system is working but not enough to cool 'em down. 277 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,709 - Cabin temperature 116. - (sighs) Where's... 278 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,434 Somebody's jamming our transmissions. 279 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:05,469 Interfering with our ground communications and scrambling our uplink telemetry. 280 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,916 The shuttle is not responding to override signals. 281 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,958 (sighs) I'm gonna let 'em fly by wire. 282 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,191 - I'm cutting off telemetry. - It might not work. 283 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:18,352 - We have to give it a chance. - We have to bring them down. 284 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,118 We have to give them control of the ship 285 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,556 to perform that rotation and deliver the payload. 286 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,632 What if they can't? We could be stranding them. 287 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,196 (sighs) 288 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:38,033 Abandon telemetry. Go to fly-by-wire mode. 289 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:44,840 They're cutting off ground control. The astronauts will be flying the shuttle. 290 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,831 Is it gonna work? 291 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,390 OTC, this is Houston. 292 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,590 How's the weather up there? 293 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,638 Sunny and warm, Houston. What's the forecast? 294 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,188 OTC, we're going to fly-by-wire mode. 295 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:04,916 We're going to abort ground control to see if you can bring those systems back up. 296 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:07,916 Roger that, Houston. 297 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,116 And leave the driving to us. 298 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,475 David... 299 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,630 You take care. 300 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,950 Whatjust happened? 301 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,395 They cut off contact with the shuttle. 302 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,994 (checks being made) 303 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:34,110 (woman) Negative. We pulled off the MPG. We're on manual. 304 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,833 (Michelle) 45 seconds. 305 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,676 If they were able to execute, they'd have done it by now. 306 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,437 Standing by. 307 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:57,916 60 seconds. 308 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,118 Go to re-establish uplink communication. 309 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,872 Video signal's failed. 310 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,710 OTC, this is Houston. Do you copy? 311 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,034 OTC, this is Houston. Where are you? 312 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,597 (static) Howdy do, Houston? 313 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,592 Looks like we finally got this bird to fly right. 314 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,875 (cheering) 315 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,910 - OTC, do you hear that? - Music to our ears. 316 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,468 (ground crew claps) 317 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,074 Cabin temperature stabilising. 318 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,357 OTC, this is Marc Belt in Houston. 319 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,351 How's the crew holding up? 320 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,556 They're looking good, sir. 321 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,110 You all get some rest. 322 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,270 We'll get back to work... 323 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:02,920 - at about 0700. - Roger that, Houston. 324 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,878 Let's get to work on that telemetry problem. 325 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,310 We've got a big day ahead of us. 326 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,389 (Belt) Let's just let the electronic press... 327 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,675 get their sound equipment set. 328 00:23:36,360 --> 00:23:38,237 (reporters shouting) 329 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,437 I know you have a lot of questions. I'll get to them. 330 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,432 How did he know what he did was going to work? 331 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:49,116 He didn't. They could have died up there and there's nothing we could have done. 332 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,708 They'd have been a ghost ship stuck in orbit. 333 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,470 Why would he take that risk? 334 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,519 Bring those men back without delivering that payload? 335 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,478 You're talking millions of wasted dollars. 336 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,836 That's all Congress would need to shut down NASA. 337 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,637 As of 2200 hours... 338 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,315 the crew has been conducting on-board tests and tasks... 339 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,678 and resting up for their first full day in space tomorrow. 340 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,070 I'm happy to say, after a beautiful night launch... 341 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,237 the shuttle orbiter has performed... magnificently. 342 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,073 (reporters shout questions) 343 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,910 So much for your boyhood hero. 344 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,790 Colonel Belt? 345 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,673 Colonel Belt? Can I talk to you for a moment? 346 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,230 You want to know why I lied to them. 347 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,919 (sighs) You know what it means to be an astronaut, sir? 348 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,754 You risk your life every time you get into your spacecraft. 349 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,957 For nothing more than the good progress of mankind. 350 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,270 You've got no argument from me, sir. 351 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:16,828 - You're true American heroes. - Heroes? 352 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,071 We used to make headlines when we did ourjob right. 353 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,549 Now they bury you in the back of the paper. 354 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,473 Name two astronauts in the last shuttle mission. 355 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,152 You make the front page today only if you screw up. 356 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,117 They only know your name... 357 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:36,318 if you're the unlucky s.o.b. sitting on 500 tons of dynamite. 358 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,039 That's what they're really waiting for. 359 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,117 Sir, I have to ask. 360 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,589 I'm sorry. It's my job. 361 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,990 Do you think someone is sabotaging the shuttle? 362 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:52,835 My answer to you, sir, will be to bring those men back safely to Earth. 363 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,232 - I've got... - How's it going out there? 364 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,518 - There's something out here! - Can you repeat that, Commander Belt? 365 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,670 It's coming at me! Holy God! 366 00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:20,430 (moans) 367 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,590 (wind-like howling) 368 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,508 Houston, we just heard something weird. 369 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,110 OTC, Houston. Can you describe it? 370 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:28,318 Uh, sort of a dull thump like... something bumped the ship! 371 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,595 Have you got any ideas about that? 372 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,955 - (thump) - There it is again! 373 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,116 We're taking a look at it now. 374 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:42,833 That one right there. 375 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,556 They've got an oxygen leak on board the orbiter. 376 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,837 Our 02 gauges are going all screwy, Houston. 377 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,272 We got problems. An O2 leak in the main tank. 378 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,191 What did they say happened? 379 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,396 They don't know. They said it was a thump. 380 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:03,629 Stand by. 381 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:09,433 An astronomer in Winnipeg just spotted a mile-long gaseous cloud trailing in our orbit. 382 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,790 The liquid 02 leaking out into space. 383 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,997 Exactly what happened to Colonel Belt on an Apollo mission. 384 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:16,593 How much time do they have? 385 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:21,390 Hard to say without accurate telemetry data. We're doing a guesstimate. 386 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,472 - Where is Colonel Belt? - He was due 90 minutes ago... 387 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,835 to begin payload deployment. 388 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,428 Uh, Houston, we're up here wondering... 389 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:33,593 - when do we start holding our breath? - We're working on it, OTC. 390 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,831 I need those calculations and a worst-case scenario. 391 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,514 We don't know if both 02 tanks are damaged. 392 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:41,790 Worst-case scenario! 393 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,713 - And someone find Colonel Belt! - We'll find him. 394 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:48,037 They've got 30 minutes of oxygen. Then it's anybody's guess. 395 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:51,319 Why does she need Belt? 396 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,516 She doesn't know how serious the leak is. 397 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,956 Even I can figure out what happens when you run out of oxygen. 398 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:01,438 Colonel Belt's been in the same situation. He'll know what to do. 399 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,596 Where the hell is he? 400 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,150 Colonel Belt! 401 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,556 Colonel Belt! 402 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:23,710 I'm gonna go get Security. 403 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,076 Colonel Belt. 404 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,232 Are you all right? 405 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,070 Yeah, I wasn't feeling well. 406 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,196 They need you at Mission Control. 407 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:39,840 There's been another accident. 408 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:44,152 OTC, is your orbital manoeuvring system still operational? 409 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:48,279 Roger, Houston. We're ready for re-entiy. Just say the word. 410 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,430 How bad's the leak? 411 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,594 We have no way to determine. 412 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,710 OTC. 413 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:00,837 What's the condensation in your cabin? 414 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,996 The windows are getting steamy. 415 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:04,997 Carbon dioxide build-up. 416 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,156 OK, OTC. 417 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,316 Everything's gonna be fine. 418 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,670 I want you to get in your spacesuits... 419 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:13,836 and depressurise your cabin. 420 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,350 And then I want you to... vent that CO2. 421 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,876 - Roger, Houston. Then what? - I want you to stay in your suits. 422 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:25,556 And then I want you to prepare to use your emergency oxygen systems. 423 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,471 And then I want you to... 424 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,870 to... deliver your payload. 425 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,030 Those are men up there. 426 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:44,919 You're out of line. You wanna tell me how to do my job? I've been in that situation. 427 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,551 There's more at risk than your personal life. If you can't accept that... 428 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:53,474 or operate effectively in these circumstances... 429 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:57,678 you'd better leave the decisions to people in this room who can! 430 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,036 (sighs) OTC... 431 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,230 do you copy? 432 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,716 Roger, Houston. We're waiting on those 02 calculations. 433 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:26,876 (Scully) Michelle! 434 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,839 - They're gonna die! - You don't know that. 435 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:35,516 It's unconscionable putting that payload before those men's lives! 436 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:39,838 I think she's right, Mulder. You saw him in there. He's losing it. 437 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,276 - He saved their lives earlier. - Or put them in unnecessaryjeopardy. 438 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:47,194 If he can't deliver that payload, Congress will kill the Space Program. 439 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,475 So will killing the astronauts. 440 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,279 Somebody must have sabotaged the shuttle. 441 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,032 Too many things have gone wrong. 442 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:58,238 - I think Colonel Belt knows about it. - We've got to stop him. 443 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,831 - Pull them out of orbit! - He doesn't want them to die. 444 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,514 - How do you know? - I know it. I'm sure of it. 445 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:08,354 - He put them up there! - And only he can get them down alive. 446 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:13,116 How can you be certain that what he's doing isn't gonna save their lives? 447 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,158 Now, I need access to your records, in a hurry. 448 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,434 (Mulder) Everything on the Hubble Telescope, Mars Observer... 449 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,630 and the current orbiter mission. 450 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,790 Tens of thousands of documents. 451 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:29,555 - What are we looking for? - X-rays, diagrams, schematics. 452 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:33,997 - Proof that Belt knew about a sabotage. - (Scully) A needle in a haystack. 453 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,071 (astronaut) Payload deployment initiated. 454 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,956 (ground control) Roger that, OTC. Tracking it now. 455 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,390 (astronaut) Looks good from here. 456 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,511 Payload deliver is complete, Houston. 457 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,670 We 're awaiting your order. 458 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:19,275 System check for re-entry de-orbit burn. 459 00:34:20,240 --> 00:34:23,949 Holy God! There's something outside the ship that... 460 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,993 - There's someone outside the ship! - (Belt) Can you repeat that, OTC? 461 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,150 There's... some kind of... 462 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:32,708 ghost outside the ship! 463 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:34,792 No... No... 464 00:34:37,720 --> 00:34:39,597 No... No! 465 00:34:39,720 --> 00:34:43,395 No! No-o-o-o-o! 466 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,833 Mulder? I found it. 467 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:54,151 This is the same diagram that was sent to Michelle. 468 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,751 Ordered by Colonel Belt. Which means he knew about the faulty valve. 469 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:06,039 This is from the Challenger. It's the O-ring fitting that failed, dated January 21, 1986. 470 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,594 One week before the space shuttle blew up. 471 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,194 The analysis was ordered by Colonel Belt. 472 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:14,596 So he might have known about the Challenger defect? 473 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,956 Something weird is going on here, Scully. 474 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:21,112 Colonel Belt's collapsed. He's in his office. 475 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:27,196 He was just here! 476 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:29,356 (whimpering) 477 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,270 (Scully) Oh, my God. 478 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,630 (Michelle) What's wrong with him? 479 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,235 (Mulder) Get a doctor. 480 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,396 (whining) 481 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:49,876 Help me! 482 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,554 - Help me! - How can we help you, Colonel? 483 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,232 He's having some kind of a seizure. 484 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:56,833 Come on! Come on, come on! 485 00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:01,311 (Belt) No... They're... tearing me apart! 486 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:04,550 Let me see if I can get a pulse. 487 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,750 (Belt moans) 488 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,829 Oh... Help me! 489 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,276 - I'm bringing that shuttle down. - No-o-o-o! 490 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:16,113 - It's out there! - Come on, let's put him down. 491 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,274 - Spacesuit... - Easy, easy. 492 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,750 - Strap him down! - Give him 10mg of diazepam! 493 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:27,070 - No! - He's gonna hurt himself! 494 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:29,469 He's trying to tell us something! Colonel Belt? 495 00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:35,078 - Those men are running out of oxygen. - They don't have to die. 496 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:39,039 Colonel Belt, I want you to focus. Focus your breathing. 497 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:42,157 Focus your pain... right here. 498 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:47,871 Blood pressure's 174 over 120. Vitals are rising. 499 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,633 - Mulder, you're risking an aneurysm. - Focus! 500 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:55,838 Now you're focused. 501 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:57,791 Right here. 502 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:02,317 Now you're gonna save those astronauts and you're gonna tell me how to do it. 503 00:37:04,720 --> 00:37:08,554 The shuttle... can't survive re-entry. 504 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,393 - He's lying. - How do you know it can't survive? 505 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:15,519 The fuselage... the fuselage is damaged. 506 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:19,479 - The silicone tiles are destroyed. - How does he know? 507 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,916 - How has it been damaged? - I'm responsible. 508 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,915 - Did you sabotage the shuttle? - No, but I couldn't stop them. 509 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,151 Nobody could stop them! 510 00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:33,276 - Stop who? - Pulse is 194. 511 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,555 - You'll kill him, Mulder! - Stop who? 512 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,676 They don't want us to know! 513 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:40,194 - They don't want us to know! - Who?! 514 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,552 It came to me. It lives in me! 515 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:47,950 (wind-like howl) 516 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,075 It's coming at me! It's coming at me! 517 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:05,391 No! Help me! It's coming back! 518 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,870 (guttural cries) 519 00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:18,833 (Michelle) That's the face I saw in the fog! 520 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,990 - We're losing him! - V-fib! 521 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:23,712 Here you go. 522 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:27,792 Clear! 523 00:38:31,240 --> 00:38:36,792 They just ran out of oxygen. They've got 30 minutes left in the emergency system. 524 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:42,113 They'll suffocate up there. I've got to bring them down. It's the only chance I've got. 525 00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:44,990 Again. 526 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,152 Hold on. We've got vitals. We got a pulse. 527 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:54,879 (Scully) We've got to get him to a hospital. 528 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,276 OTC, this is Houston, Mission Control. Do you copy? 529 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,476 Roger, Houston. 530 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,869 We've got some spooky stuff up here. 531 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:05,996 OTC, we're gonna bring you down. 532 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,992 We want you to instigate de-orbit burn... 533 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:11,753 and begin deceleration. 534 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:14,877 Roger, Houston. We kinda hoped you'd say that. 535 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:18,475 Activating OMS rockets. All systems go for re-entiy. 536 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:20,915 They're bringing the shuttle down. 537 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:25,915 You said the shuttle would burn up on re-entry. Can we do anything to save it? 538 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,037 (slurred) Change the trajectory. 539 00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:35,270 - Change the trajectory to what? - Change re-entry trajectory to 35 degrees. 540 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,558 (man) T minus 35 seconds to ionosphere re-entry. 541 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,234 - Change the re-entry trajectory! - (Michelle) What? 542 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:50,399 - Change it to 35 degrees! - 30 seconds to re-entry. 543 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,277 - Colonel Belt... - I can't! 544 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,510 - 25 seconds. - It's your only shot! 545 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,672 We'd have to change site and tell them before the blackout. 546 00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:59,352 15 seconds to blackout. 547 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:05,838 I want to know the weather in Albuquerque! Are we go for an emergency landing? 548 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:08,036 Landing conditions go in Albuquerque. 549 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,190 T minus 5 seconds to blackout. 550 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:14,114 OTC, change your re-entry trajectory to 35 degrees. 551 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,998 You'll land at Kirtland Field in Albuquerque. Do you copy? 552 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,550 - Blackout in effect. - Did they get that transmission? 553 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:23,234 - Two minutes to re-establish. - Damn it! 554 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:32,917 - How much oxygen do they have? - 16 minutes. 555 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:38,433 OTC, this is Houston. Come in, OTC. 556 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:41,870 OTC, this is Houston. 557 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,070 Come in, OTC! 558 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:46,917 Anything? 559 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:51,914 - What's the point of their new re-entry? - 500 miles west of Hawaii. 560 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,752 See if Hawaii can... 561 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:56,354 - Hawaii's got them on radar. - They made it. 562 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:57,998 Not necessarily. 563 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:04,036 Albuquerque, do you have radar confirmation? 564 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,034 Negative, Houston. Nothing on the screen. 565 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,510 OTC, this is Houston. Come in, OTC. 566 00:41:19,720 --> 00:41:22,837 OTC, this is Houston! Come in, OTC! 567 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,030 (static) Houston, this is OTC. 568 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,953 You know a good place to eat in Albuquerque? 569 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:33,113 - Thought we 'd meet for dinner. - (laughter and cheering) 570 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,350 Whoo! OTC, welcome home. 571 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:41,398 Welcome home, OTC. You're lookin' real good. 572 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:43,634 Yes! 573 00:41:55,560 --> 00:42:00,873 The space shuttle touched down today at 10.56 Central Standard Time. 574 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:04,748 The orbiter delivered its payload after just 13 orbits... 575 00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:06,956 and returned to Earth... 576 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,270 without incident. 577 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:14,114 We at NASA are looking fon/vard to our next shuttle mission... 578 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:18,432 and to future successful explorations of space, for mankind... 579 00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:21,954 and for the future of mankind. 580 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:23,678 (fast bleeping) 581 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:55,952 No more! 582 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,072 Argh! 583 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,630 I just heard. 584 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,669 Something he must have seen out there in space. 585 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:39,629 The doctors who examined him said he was experiencing severe dementia. 586 00:43:40,720 --> 00:43:43,439 I don't think he ever really knew... 587 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:46,717 exactly how it was working through him. 588 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,030 Or, if he ever knew... 589 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:54,874 that he was... responsible for his own actions. 590 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,117 He ordered those x-rays of the damaged parts. 591 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:00,794 You saw what I saw, Scully. 592 00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,950 I think he was trying to warn her. 593 00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:08,160 I think he sent Michelle those x-rays like... he was trying to reach out to her... 594 00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:10,629 without quite knowing why. 595 00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:15,350 As if his own instinctual impulse was to... save those men. 596 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:18,238 While simultaneously trying to kill them? 597 00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:23,870 Scully, we send those men up into space to unlock the doors of the universe. 598 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:26,155 And we don't even know what's behind them. 599 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:28,310 I think whatever it was... 600 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,635 he took it with him. 601 00:44:30,720 --> 00:44:33,712 In the end, that was the only way he knew how to stop it. 602 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,514 There's an investigation, you know. 603 00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:39,790 They haven't ruled out foul play. 604 00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:42,434 He gave his own life. 605 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:49,672 As an astronaut, that was something he was prepared to do. 606 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,957 (preacher) Colonel Marcus Aurelius Belt devoted his life... 607 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:56,157 to the exploration and understanding of space. 608 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:59,073 Learning its mysteries and experiencing it... 609 00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:01,913 not just for himself, but for humanity. 610 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:06,952 Lord, take this man's soul and let it rise up to your heavens... 611 00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:09,679 higher than he could ever go as a man. 612 00:45:09,800 --> 00:45:14,157 Let him know the true nature of the universe that he sought to learn. 613 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:18,668 (jets) 614 00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:02,389 Visiontext subtitles by Doreen Trenerry 615 00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:30,432 (child) I made this!