:35:03
What will you do then?
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My best young astronaut
is training alongside Corvin...
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...gaining proficiency
in that antiquated guidance system.
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Until he does, Frank Corvin's
gonna believe he's going up.
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I don't know.
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- We should consult...
- There will be no goddamn consulting.
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No one, and I mean no one,
is to be in the loop...
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...on our little problem.
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Do I make myself perfectly clear,
general?
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Good morning, all.
:35:44
And welcome to STS-200 ops
overview briefing.
:35:48
This is an unusual mission,
I think we'd all agree.
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We'll get started
on the particulars here in a moment.
:35:54
First, let's welcome the astronauts
selected for this mission:
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The founding members
of Project Daedalus.
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As you all know, these men
are the pioneers of this business.
:36:11
They were around
when rockets were born.
:36:14
Welcome, gentlemen.
:36:18
STS-200 was originally slated
to deliver a structural payload...
:36:22
...to the International Space Station.
:36:25
Circumstances have forced us to push
back that mission and undertake...
:36:29
...an emergency rescue operation.
:36:31
The average staging time for
a mission is 12 months.
:36:35
We're doing this one in 30 days.
:36:40
In 1986...
:36:42
...the former Soviet Union launched
communications satellite Ikon.
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- Ikon is a link...
- I'll tell you about it later.
:36:49
...in Russia's
telecommunications chain.
:36:52
Her orbit is rapidly decaying.
:36:55
She will reenter
the Earth's atmosphere in 30 days.
:36:58
Your mission
is to intercept and capture her...