:56:00
I'll take another look
for the crew at daybreak.
:56:03
I know they're End of Mission,
but it's something I got to do.
:56:06
Over.
:56:07
Relayed.
:56:11
-You know what you're doing, right?
-I always know what I'm doing.
:56:28
Charming.
:56:30
It's a 50-year-old off-the-shelf
computer modem. . .
:56:32
. . .on a frequency we're not using
on our mission. . .
:56:35
. . .but it beats shouting for help.
:56:44
I got it.
:56:56
Synchronous lock. L-2.3.
Seek lock off.
:57:01
1-4-4-X.
:57:04
HZ lock.
:57:12
Houston, Mars- 1.
:57:15
I'm configuring Mars- 1 for a final
slingshot around the day side.
:57:18
And I will be returning to Earth.
:57:21
Relayed.
:57:27
Let's do it.
:57:44
Test, test.
:57:45
Does it work?
:57:47
I don't know.
The little green light's on.
:57:49
Houston, Mars- 1.
I've acquired elliptical orbit.
:57:53
I'm commencing engine ignition
sequence for Earth return.