1 00:00:31,783 --> 00:00:35,043 - Besides the backfire, how was she? - Real sweet, Murph. 2 00:00:36,204 --> 00:00:38,849 It’s no X-15, but she handles like a real beaut. 3 00:00:38,873 --> 00:00:41,685 - Yeah, she’s cherry. - Hey, Chaddie. You piece of shit. 4 00:00:41,709 --> 00:00:43,854 They’ll let anyone land a plane in this godforsaken town. 5 00:00:43,878 --> 00:00:45,958 Yeah. Navy still handing out wings like candy, I see. 6 00:00:46,923 --> 00:00:48,150 - Oh, my bad. - Pardon me. 7 00:00:48,174 --> 00:00:50,014 - No, that was my fault. - Sorry. 8 00:00:51,761 --> 00:00:52,761 Ah, hey. 9 00:00:53,888 --> 00:00:56,450 - Weren’t you-- - The Tumbler Inn. Friday night. 10 00:00:56,474 --> 00:00:57,993 You were with your friend. 11 00:00:58,017 --> 00:01:00,621 - Likes the two-step? Yeah? - Yeah, she likes to have fun. 12 00:01:00,645 --> 00:01:02,790 - Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with that. - No. 13 00:01:02,814 --> 00:01:05,214 - So, what are you doing here? - So, what are you doing here? 14 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:08,379 - You first. - I was just-- 15 00:01:08,403 --> 00:01:11,674 What’s a pretty girl like you doing all the way out here? 16 00:01:11,698 --> 00:01:15,052 - Your boyfriend a pilot or something? - No. No. 17 00:01:15,076 --> 00:01:17,346 - I came here by myself. - Uh-huh. 18 00:01:17,370 --> 00:01:18,910 Always wanted to learn how to fly. 19 00:01:19,372 --> 00:01:20,850 Come on. 20 00:01:20,874 --> 00:01:22,643 What? Pretty girls can’t be pilots? 21 00:01:22,667 --> 00:01:26,105 Well, I suppose they can. I just, I don’t know any who want to. 22 00:01:26,129 --> 00:01:27,379 Well, you do now. 23 00:01:29,299 --> 00:01:32,219 I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly, ever since I was a kid. 24 00:01:36,681 --> 00:01:40,494 Say, you wouldn’t happen to know any instructors, would you? 25 00:01:40,518 --> 00:01:42,768 Someone that could give a girl her first lesson? 26 00:01:49,861 --> 00:01:52,281 Just gonna ease it into a nice altitude for ya. 27 00:01:54,908 --> 00:01:55,948 There you go. 28 00:01:58,119 --> 00:01:59,638 Best seat in the house. 29 00:01:59,662 --> 00:02:00,912 Never gets old. 30 00:02:07,211 --> 00:02:09,190 You’re gonna let me fly? Now? 31 00:02:09,214 --> 00:02:10,691 You gotta start sometime. 32 00:02:10,715 --> 00:02:12,485 Don’t worry about a thing, okay? 33 00:02:12,509 --> 00:02:13,969 I’m right here with ya. 34 00:02:15,678 --> 00:02:17,058 Push in. 35 00:02:18,473 --> 00:02:19,933 Houses get bigger. 36 00:02:22,101 --> 00:02:23,351 Pull back. 37 00:02:24,479 --> 00:02:27,109 Whoo. Houses get smaller. 38 00:02:28,149 --> 00:02:29,859 Let’s level that off. 39 00:02:31,361 --> 00:02:32,861 There you go. 40 00:02:34,864 --> 00:02:36,284 Okay, your turn. 41 00:02:38,201 --> 00:02:39,581 Okay, here I go. 42 00:02:41,204 --> 00:02:44,214 Back. Houses are smaller. 43 00:02:48,545 --> 00:02:51,273 Okay, so you see how you’re starting to lose speed? 44 00:02:52,590 --> 00:02:56,570 Okay, push down. 45 00:02:56,594 --> 00:02:59,532 Push down on the wheel. We’ll go a little bit faster. 46 00:02:59,556 --> 00:03:01,951 - Is this what’s called a stall? - That’s it. 47 00:03:01,975 --> 00:03:04,995 Down, honey. Down on the... Push the wheel in. 48 00:03:05,019 --> 00:03:07,229 Oh! What are you doing? Ohh! 49 00:03:23,246 --> 00:03:25,826 Well, did I do it right, Mister Navy Pilot Man? 50 00:03:30,461 --> 00:03:33,274 Oh, shit. 51 00:03:33,298 --> 00:03:36,569 Ohh. Do-- Oh! 52 00:03:36,593 --> 00:03:37,593 Do that again. 53 00:03:55,069 --> 00:03:57,464 How long you been flying? 54 00:03:57,488 --> 00:04:00,759 725 hours. If anyone’s counting. 55 00:04:00,783 --> 00:04:03,387 Wow. You really had me going. 56 00:04:05,038 --> 00:04:08,328 Why the whole... Why not just... 57 00:05:32,333 --> 00:05:34,979 Americans across the political spectrum are asking, 58 00:05:35,003 --> 00:05:38,983 “Are American women falling behind their counterparts in the Soviet Union?” 59 00:05:39,007 --> 00:05:43,154 This in the wake of the moon landing of female cosmonaut, Anastasia Belikova, 60 00:05:43,178 --> 00:05:46,448 who has become an overnight sensation across the globe. 61 00:05:46,472 --> 00:05:50,578 The photograph taken of her on the lunar surface, smiling in pure joy, 62 00:05:50,602 --> 00:05:53,622 has become an iconic image, splashed across the front pages 63 00:05:53,646 --> 00:05:55,875 of magazines and newspapers around the world. 64 00:05:55,899 --> 00:05:58,586 Belikova has been likened to Rosie the Riveter, 65 00:05:58,610 --> 00:06:00,880 up until now, a uniquely American image 66 00:06:00,904 --> 00:06:03,966 that symbolized female strength in the 1940s. 67 00:06:03,990 --> 00:06:07,469 This latest Soviet success has cast doubt on NASA’s priorities 68 00:06:07,493 --> 00:06:09,013 as the rest of the world celebrates 69 00:06:09,037 --> 00:06:11,974 the incredible moment in the history of womankind. 70 00:06:11,998 --> 00:06:17,168 We were converting the third stage of a Saturn V into an orbiting workshop. 71 00:06:18,046 --> 00:06:20,232 Von Braun called it Skylab. 72 00:06:20,256 --> 00:06:22,985 Construction is already underway in Huntsville. 73 00:06:23,009 --> 00:06:27,281 But it is still early enough to change the trajectory of the conversion process. 74 00:06:27,305 --> 00:06:33,037 Current thinking is to take what would have been Skylab and strip it down. 75 00:06:33,061 --> 00:06:36,290 Reduce the weight until we have a launchable habitat module 76 00:06:36,314 --> 00:06:39,543 for our new permanently-manned moon base, Moonlab. 77 00:06:39,567 --> 00:06:42,796 And how many military personnel can we fit inside that thing? 78 00:06:42,820 --> 00:06:44,757 Doesn’t look that big. 79 00:06:44,781 --> 00:06:48,219 It’ll be manned by three astronauts at a time for the first stages 80 00:06:48,243 --> 00:06:49,887 until the kinks are ironed out, 81 00:06:49,911 --> 00:06:54,183 and then there’ll be further expansions that can include military aspects. 82 00:06:54,207 --> 00:06:58,547 What exactly are the Pentagon’s plans in that regard? 83 00:07:01,005 --> 00:07:03,125 How soon will this Moonlab be ready? 84 00:07:04,342 --> 00:07:05,642 Two years, give or take. 85 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:07,488 Jesus. 86 00:07:09,097 --> 00:07:11,992 You know, first we have to find a place to land the damn thing. 87 00:07:13,101 --> 00:07:16,080 Apollos 13, 14 and 15 are being re-tasked 88 00:07:16,104 --> 00:07:19,041 to survey for potential sites for the base. 89 00:07:19,065 --> 00:07:21,377 And then we have to analyze those results. 90 00:07:21,401 --> 00:07:25,798 We look at geology, we do trade studies, resource budgeting, system analysis. 91 00:07:25,822 --> 00:07:27,967 Change of plans, gentlemen. 92 00:07:27,991 --> 00:07:29,593 I thought you weren’t back until tomorrow. 93 00:07:29,617 --> 00:07:31,720 No, I wasn’t, but the boss threw me a curve, 94 00:07:31,744 --> 00:07:34,348 and I thought I better get back ASAP. 95 00:07:34,372 --> 00:07:36,962 Uh, could you give us a minute, General? 96 00:07:46,050 --> 00:07:48,070 Well, this can’t be good. 97 00:07:48,094 --> 00:07:50,573 Not if it involves Shorty Powers, it can’t. 98 00:07:50,597 --> 00:07:52,241 I am so misunderstood. 99 00:07:52,265 --> 00:07:54,535 The president feels it’s of national importance 100 00:07:54,559 --> 00:07:56,078 that America equals the Soviets 101 00:07:56,102 --> 00:07:59,123 in its great achievement of landing a woman on the moon. 102 00:07:59,147 --> 00:08:01,357 You mean his poll numbers are down with women. 103 00:08:03,610 --> 00:08:06,200 To this end, Nixon wants us to put a woman on the moon. 104 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,633 - Preferably a blonde. - You can’t be serious. 105 00:08:09,657 --> 00:08:11,468 - What about Moonlab? - What about what? 106 00:08:11,492 --> 00:08:12,845 Our lunar base. 107 00:08:12,869 --> 00:08:14,513 That’s a terrible name. 108 00:08:14,537 --> 00:08:16,932 This is bullshit, Tom. 109 00:08:16,956 --> 00:08:20,519 We’re on track to actually beat the Soviets for a change. We can’t keep-- 110 00:08:20,543 --> 00:08:23,063 Establishing a base on the moon is still our top priority, 111 00:08:23,087 --> 00:08:25,691 but so is putting a female astronaut on the moon. 112 00:08:25,715 --> 00:08:29,195 They’re both top priority. Co-top priorities. 113 00:08:29,219 --> 00:08:33,991 Anybody tell the president that we don’t have any female astronauts? 114 00:08:34,015 --> 00:08:35,284 Well, I think he’s aware. 115 00:08:35,308 --> 00:08:38,120 Every newspaper, magazine, talk show and newscast 116 00:08:38,144 --> 00:08:40,246 is pointing it out on a daily basis. 117 00:08:40,270 --> 00:08:43,834 Can’t just put a woman on the moon. She has to be an astronaut. 118 00:08:43,858 --> 00:08:47,129 There are procedures, training, tests. 119 00:08:47,153 --> 00:08:48,797 And I can’t just train one woman. 120 00:08:48,821 --> 00:08:52,218 I’ll need at least 20 candidates to find one who can pass muster. 121 00:08:52,242 --> 00:08:54,011 For God’s sake, Deke. 122 00:08:54,035 --> 00:08:56,972 This is just something to throw the women’s libbers and The New York Times. 123 00:08:56,996 --> 00:08:58,849 You don’t need to go through the whole rigmarole. 124 00:08:58,873 --> 00:09:02,102 Just find a nice-enough looking lady pilot, put her in a space suit, 125 00:09:02,126 --> 00:09:04,814 teach her to walk down the goddamn ladder, and take her picture. 126 00:09:04,838 --> 00:09:10,611 Nobody gets into a spacecraft in this program that I haven’t certified. 127 00:09:10,635 --> 00:09:13,965 The second that changes, my resignation will be on your desk. 128 00:09:16,182 --> 00:09:20,246 I don’t think any of us, including the president, would enjoy the bad press 129 00:09:20,270 --> 00:09:22,373 that would result from Mr. Slayton’s resignation. 130 00:09:22,397 --> 00:09:23,958 It’s fine. 131 00:09:23,982 --> 00:09:26,532 You wanna train 20 women to find one? Go right ahead. 132 00:09:36,703 --> 00:09:38,931 The press called them the Mercury 13. 133 00:09:38,955 --> 00:09:40,391 Each was an experienced pilot 134 00:09:40,415 --> 00:09:43,060 with hundreds or thousands of hours of flight time. 135 00:09:43,084 --> 00:09:46,063 Each passed the entire battery of physical and psychological tests 136 00:09:46,087 --> 00:09:48,899 given the original Mercury Seven male astronauts. 137 00:09:48,923 --> 00:09:52,153 Program was killed before they could attend flight training in Pensacola. 138 00:09:52,177 --> 00:09:54,488 I remember. 139 00:09:54,512 --> 00:09:56,907 John Glenn really hated that whole thing. 140 00:09:56,931 --> 00:09:58,325 Well, Glenn’s not flying anymore. 141 00:09:58,349 --> 00:10:01,745 And he’s a Democrat, so his opinion doesn’t matter. 142 00:10:01,769 --> 00:10:04,707 Are any of these ladies still flying? What was this? Ten years ago? 143 00:10:04,731 --> 00:10:06,375 It was shut down seven years ago. 144 00:10:06,399 --> 00:10:09,670 And of the 13 pilots, exactly two are still flying. 145 00:10:09,694 --> 00:10:12,214 The rest stopped because of kids, husbands, that sort of thing. 146 00:10:12,238 --> 00:10:13,408 Who’s left? 147 00:10:16,576 --> 00:10:17,970 Molly Cobb. 148 00:10:17,994 --> 00:10:20,514 Set aviation records for long-distance solo flight, 149 00:10:20,538 --> 00:10:23,767 won several racing awards, qualified in single and multi-engine aircraft, 150 00:10:23,791 --> 00:10:26,145 and was first in her class in Mercury 13, 151 00:10:26,169 --> 00:10:29,089 but she’s not really what the president’s looking for. 152 00:10:29,797 --> 00:10:31,257 The hell does that mean? 153 00:10:33,176 --> 00:10:35,779 I mean, she’s a bit rough around the edges. 154 00:10:35,803 --> 00:10:38,407 We need Marlo Thomas, not Danny Thomas. 155 00:10:38,431 --> 00:10:40,826 Jesus Christ, Shorty. This isn’t a beauty contest. 156 00:10:40,850 --> 00:10:45,122 I’m telling you, the president is gonna want a more enticing woman 157 00:10:45,146 --> 00:10:46,707 to be America’s first Moon Maiden. 158 00:10:46,731 --> 00:10:48,167 “Moon Maiden”? 159 00:10:48,191 --> 00:10:50,377 - I’m working on a press release. - Keep working. 160 00:10:50,401 --> 00:10:53,464 Well, maybe she’ll get lucky and wash out in favor of a Playmate of the Month. 161 00:10:53,488 --> 00:10:54,778 But for now... 162 00:11:01,871 --> 00:11:03,432 Patty Doyle. 163 00:11:03,456 --> 00:11:07,812 Only other member of the Mercury 13 still flying, mainly helicopters. 164 00:11:07,836 --> 00:11:10,856 She passed the Mercury test with flying colors. 165 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,275 Finished second in her class behind Cobb. 166 00:11:13,299 --> 00:11:14,339 She’ll do. 167 00:11:24,602 --> 00:11:25,942 Danielle Poole. 168 00:11:27,939 --> 00:11:31,335 Twenty-five years old, has a bachelor’s of math and science-- 169 00:11:31,359 --> 00:11:32,711 Perfect. She’s in. 170 00:11:32,735 --> 00:11:36,006 Hang on. I’m not letting her in just because she’s black. 171 00:11:36,030 --> 00:11:37,925 That’s exactly why you’re letting her in. 172 00:11:37,949 --> 00:11:40,511 I do not need Jesse Jackson up my ass 173 00:11:40,535 --> 00:11:44,265 or Ralph Abernathy back here with his damn mules making all that commotion. 174 00:11:44,289 --> 00:11:46,851 This time we’re getting ahead of the story. 175 00:11:46,875 --> 00:11:50,521 She’s got 1,500 hours in the air, a commercial pilot’s license, 176 00:11:50,545 --> 00:11:53,149 and she already works here at NASA. 177 00:11:53,173 --> 00:11:55,973 She’s an engineer over with the computer ladies. 178 00:11:56,467 --> 00:11:57,507 You see? 179 00:12:01,890 --> 00:12:02,890 Fine. 180 00:12:10,607 --> 00:12:13,794 Okay, that’s our group then. 181 00:12:13,818 --> 00:12:14,938 Not quite. 182 00:12:15,528 --> 00:12:17,238 Great. Now what? 183 00:12:19,115 --> 00:12:20,885 Just got off the phone with Ron Ziegler. 184 00:12:20,909 --> 00:12:22,678 Who? 185 00:12:22,702 --> 00:12:25,848 White House press secretary. This won’t be good either. 186 00:12:25,872 --> 00:12:28,434 Ziegler remembered this article from a couple years ago 187 00:12:28,458 --> 00:12:31,729 and showed it to the president, who thought it was a great idea. 188 00:12:31,753 --> 00:12:33,003 Thought what was a great idea? 189 00:12:36,174 --> 00:12:38,569 Huh! Gordo will lose his mind. 190 00:12:38,593 --> 00:12:39,987 Be serious, Shorty. 191 00:12:40,011 --> 00:12:41,906 I am. I mean, let’s face it. 192 00:12:41,930 --> 00:12:44,575 We do not have one John Glenn in that group, and it’s not even close. 193 00:12:44,599 --> 00:12:47,661 I don’t know. A couple of them look like they’re starting to lose their hair. 194 00:12:49,729 --> 00:12:51,859 Who in this group is the all-American girl? 195 00:12:53,191 --> 00:12:55,503 The one people are gonna love and take into their hearts 196 00:12:55,527 --> 00:12:57,129 and feel good about doing it? 197 00:12:57,153 --> 00:13:01,217 John Glenn wasn’t “John Glenn” until he became “John Glenn.” 198 00:13:01,241 --> 00:13:04,595 John Glenn was always “John Glenn.” And that’s why he was chosen for Mercury. 199 00:13:04,619 --> 00:13:07,539 If the president wants Tracy Stevens, then Tracy Stevens he will have. 200 00:13:08,706 --> 00:13:10,476 America’s space couple. 201 00:13:10,500 --> 00:13:12,937 That’s Gordo’s wife. 202 00:13:12,961 --> 00:13:15,523 She’s a mother, for Chrissake. How’s she gonna manage that? 203 00:13:15,547 --> 00:13:16,857 Get her a nanny. 204 00:13:16,881 --> 00:13:18,734 - What if she says no? - Change her mind. 205 00:13:18,758 --> 00:13:20,861 - What if she flunks out? - See that she doesn’t. 206 00:13:20,885 --> 00:13:24,448 I make the crew selections. I thought that was clear. 207 00:13:24,472 --> 00:13:27,243 I didn’t say put her on a crew. I said don’t flunk her out. 208 00:13:27,267 --> 00:13:30,704 She can be the goddamn mascot for all I care. But she’s in. 209 00:13:30,728 --> 00:13:36,085 You think Gordo’s gonna be all right with his wife working the same place he does? 210 00:13:36,109 --> 00:13:38,838 How’d you like to see Barbara in the hallways, Tom? 211 00:13:38,862 --> 00:13:40,202 Or Mary? 212 00:13:41,281 --> 00:13:44,844 Not to mention his... shenanigans. 213 00:13:44,868 --> 00:13:47,158 Come on. We can’t do this. 214 00:13:48,580 --> 00:13:50,933 Just give him something he wants. Make it worth his while. 215 00:13:50,957 --> 00:13:54,337 I don’t care what you have to do. Just do it. She’s in. 216 00:14:25,491 --> 00:14:29,513 I think maybe Tracy and I need to discuss this in private 217 00:14:29,537 --> 00:14:32,766 before, you know, we arrive at anything definite. 218 00:14:32,790 --> 00:14:33,790 Yes. 219 00:14:34,626 --> 00:14:35,746 Sorry, hon? 220 00:14:36,669 --> 00:14:38,299 Yes, I’ll do it. 221 00:14:39,797 --> 00:14:42,109 - Great news. - There’s my girl. 222 00:14:42,133 --> 00:14:45,070 Everyone’s going to be very happy to hear that, Tracy. 223 00:14:45,094 --> 00:14:47,354 - Welcome aboard. - I won’t let you down, Deke. 224 00:14:48,598 --> 00:14:50,228 No worries there, Tracy. 225 00:14:51,768 --> 00:14:53,138 See you back at the ranch. 226 00:14:59,526 --> 00:15:01,462 Holy shit. 227 00:15:01,486 --> 00:15:04,757 Look at you. Astronaut candidate Tracy Stevens. 228 00:15:04,781 --> 00:15:08,371 Ahh. That is crazy. I mean, wow. 229 00:15:11,538 --> 00:15:14,183 So, you’re just okay with this? 230 00:15:14,207 --> 00:15:15,935 Sure. Why wouldn’t I be? 231 00:15:15,959 --> 00:15:18,499 I mean, if you think it’s a good idea, then I’m all for it. 232 00:15:20,004 --> 00:15:23,344 - What’s Deke giving you? - Huh? No, Deke-- I mean, you know Deke. 233 00:15:24,968 --> 00:15:26,028 He gave you a slot. 234 00:15:26,052 --> 00:15:28,322 He doesn’t throw out crew slots willy-nilly. 235 00:15:28,346 --> 00:15:30,658 I mean, he’s a son of a bitch on that front. 236 00:15:30,682 --> 00:15:31,951 Let me tell you. 237 00:15:31,975 --> 00:15:33,953 He... 238 00:15:33,977 --> 00:15:36,705 - Fifteen. He gave me slot on Apollo 15. - There it is. Yeah. 239 00:15:36,729 --> 00:15:38,916 That does not matter right now. 240 00:15:38,940 --> 00:15:41,210 What’s important is you. 241 00:15:41,234 --> 00:15:43,444 You’re gonna be an astronaut candidate. 242 00:15:44,946 --> 00:15:47,986 No. I’m gonna be an astronaut. 243 00:15:50,743 --> 00:15:55,373 One day I’m gonna have one of those pins on my collar just like you. 244 00:15:56,749 --> 00:15:58,894 Someone’s got a fire up her ass. 245 00:15:58,918 --> 00:16:01,798 I like it. A lot. 246 00:16:03,548 --> 00:16:06,569 We should celebrate. Steaks at the Lamplighter. 247 00:16:10,388 --> 00:16:12,908 No, let’s try the new Chinese place. I’ll go get dressed. 248 00:16:12,932 --> 00:16:14,994 Hey, come on, you look great. 249 00:16:15,018 --> 00:16:16,388 I’ll only be a minute. 250 00:16:41,002 --> 00:16:43,272 And although NASA has not released the names 251 00:16:43,296 --> 00:16:46,400 of the female candidates accepted to the program, 252 00:16:46,424 --> 00:16:49,278 we’ve learned that one of the ladies is none other than 253 00:16:49,302 --> 00:16:53,657 the wife of astronaut Gordon “Gordo” Stevens. 254 00:16:53,681 --> 00:16:58,829 Mrs. Stevens was a pilot herself when she met her future husband, 255 00:16:58,853 --> 00:17:02,249 a story chronicled in Look magazine 256 00:17:02,273 --> 00:17:06,545 under the heading “Love in the Skies.” 257 00:17:06,569 --> 00:17:09,256 May I please be excused? 258 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,030 - Yes, you may. - Thank you. 259 00:17:13,952 --> 00:17:15,992 I mean, it’s just embarrassing, Ed. 260 00:17:19,415 --> 00:17:21,375 Orders, you know. Straight from the top. 261 00:17:23,419 --> 00:17:25,759 So, Tracy Stevens is gonna fly in space? 262 00:17:27,757 --> 00:17:29,401 Deke’s call, you know? 263 00:17:29,425 --> 00:17:32,196 I heard he threatened to resign if they took crew selection away from him. 264 00:17:32,220 --> 00:17:33,860 Well, you don’t seem very bothered by it. 265 00:17:34,764 --> 00:17:35,814 I mean... 266 00:17:38,351 --> 00:17:40,746 Not really my concern, you know? I’m focused on 15. 267 00:17:40,770 --> 00:17:42,456 But I don’t think it’s a great idea-- 268 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:43,900 Not a great idea? 269 00:17:45,233 --> 00:17:48,212 Ed, they are making a mockery of what you do. 270 00:17:48,236 --> 00:17:49,296 Well... 271 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,968 I mean, you have trained and you’ve worked and you’ve suffered. 272 00:17:53,992 --> 00:17:58,222 You’ve taken enormous risks over years to get where you are. And now what? 273 00:17:58,246 --> 00:18:02,626 Now these women, they’re just gonna waltz in and get pinned and fly. 274 00:18:03,543 --> 00:18:06,133 And why? Because the Soviets did? 275 00:18:07,463 --> 00:18:10,067 I-- It’s-- It’s-- 276 00:18:10,091 --> 00:18:15,197 Look. Ed, she’s not remotely capable of doing what you do. 277 00:18:15,221 --> 00:18:16,782 None of them are. 278 00:18:16,806 --> 00:18:18,726 Couple of them supposed to be pretty good pilots. 279 00:18:19,893 --> 00:18:22,580 But you’re probably right. 280 00:18:22,604 --> 00:18:24,984 - Jesus, Ed. - ’Course you’re right. You’re 100% right. 281 00:18:26,816 --> 00:18:29,503 - Got to be kidding me! - I’m sorry. 282 00:18:29,527 --> 00:18:30,647 I’m... 283 00:18:31,905 --> 00:18:33,195 I’m sorry. 284 00:19:13,154 --> 00:19:14,914 “Love in the Skies.” 285 00:19:41,516 --> 00:19:43,266 - May I sit here? - Of course. 286 00:19:47,564 --> 00:19:48,916 Thank you. 287 00:19:48,940 --> 00:19:50,543 I’m Tracy. 288 00:19:50,567 --> 00:19:51,647 Danielle. 289 00:19:59,033 --> 00:20:01,262 Well, look what the cat dragged in. 290 00:20:01,286 --> 00:20:03,366 I had a feeling you’d be here, Molly. 291 00:20:04,497 --> 00:20:05,747 Beats the circus. 292 00:20:07,750 --> 00:20:10,354 Looks like we’re the only two Mercurys still kicking tires. 293 00:20:10,378 --> 00:20:13,232 Yeah. Well, it’s good to know you’ll be right behind me. 294 00:20:13,256 --> 00:20:14,666 Just like the old days. 295 00:20:16,467 --> 00:20:19,507 Ladies, take your seats. We’ll get this show on the road. 296 00:20:21,598 --> 00:20:23,492 My name is Deke Slayton. 297 00:20:23,516 --> 00:20:26,662 I’m head of the astronaut office, and I’m here to welcome you to NASA. 298 00:20:26,686 --> 00:20:31,667 Congratulations. As of this moment, you are officially astronaut candidates. 299 00:20:31,691 --> 00:20:35,254 Affectionately referred to from this point on as ASCANs. 300 00:20:41,743 --> 00:20:44,873 You come from near and far and all across America. 301 00:20:46,206 --> 00:20:48,684 Those of you who were part of the Mercury 13, 302 00:20:48,708 --> 00:20:50,811 Patty Doyle, Molly Cobb, 303 00:20:50,835 --> 00:20:53,295 I know you’ve waited for this day for a long time. 304 00:20:56,716 --> 00:20:58,836 But these aren’t the Mercury tests. 305 00:20:59,677 --> 00:21:01,197 No. 306 00:21:01,221 --> 00:21:05,618 This is a rigorous, 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week training program 307 00:21:05,642 --> 00:21:07,244 preparing you for space travel. 308 00:21:07,268 --> 00:21:09,330 There are 20 of you here today. 309 00:21:09,354 --> 00:21:11,957 I expect that number to be far less a year from now. 310 00:21:11,981 --> 00:21:14,335 Honestly, 311 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,609 I don’t know if any of you will still be here. 312 00:21:17,403 --> 00:21:18,923 Here’s how this works. 313 00:21:18,947 --> 00:21:21,550 I’m going to be grading you as we go along. 314 00:21:21,574 --> 00:21:24,053 And everything you do will be graded. 315 00:21:24,077 --> 00:21:28,307 Pilot performance, academics, your character and motivation. 316 00:21:28,331 --> 00:21:30,184 I’ll post results periodically. 317 00:21:30,208 --> 00:21:32,838 If your name’s not on the list, you’re cut. 318 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,420 Get your stuff and go home. 319 00:21:38,258 --> 00:21:40,468 Kill the lights. Let’s get to the program overview. 320 00:21:43,137 --> 00:21:48,035 Basic science programs, jet qualification, celestial navigation, 321 00:21:48,059 --> 00:21:52,559 simulator training, guidance, navigation and control training. 322 00:22:07,662 --> 00:22:11,433 In Moscow today, Premier Alexei Kosygin accused the Nixon administration 323 00:22:11,457 --> 00:22:14,979 of planning to put missiles on the recently proposed American moon base 324 00:22:15,003 --> 00:22:17,982 in violation of the Space Treaty of 1967. 325 00:22:18,006 --> 00:22:20,109 The White House denies the accusation, 326 00:22:20,133 --> 00:22:23,946 saying it will not be the first country to introduce weapons in space. 327 00:22:23,970 --> 00:22:28,075 Tensions are as high as they’ve ever been as the “race for a base” continues. 328 00:22:28,099 --> 00:22:31,809 Fifty bucks says this whole thing doesn’t make it past month two. 329 00:22:33,688 --> 00:22:35,583 I don’t know. 330 00:22:35,607 --> 00:22:37,817 I think we’re going all the way this time, Molly. 331 00:22:39,527 --> 00:22:43,277 Last time you said that, we ended up spending the night in a Tulsa drunk tank. 332 00:22:44,657 --> 00:22:45,987 That was a long time ago. 333 00:22:46,701 --> 00:22:48,637 Yeah. 334 00:22:48,661 --> 00:22:52,711 Just don’t go getting your hopes up beyond anything other than the here and now. 335 00:22:53,958 --> 00:22:55,498 Things ain’t changed that much. 336 00:23:05,637 --> 00:23:07,177 You ever flown a jet before? 337 00:23:08,848 --> 00:23:10,058 Couple times. 338 00:23:11,643 --> 00:23:12,983 I’ve always wanted to. 339 00:23:17,065 --> 00:23:18,709 - You’re not married? - No. 340 00:23:18,733 --> 00:23:20,113 But you’re so pretty. 341 00:23:22,195 --> 00:23:24,525 - You sound like my mother. - Yeah, that can’t be good. 342 00:23:25,907 --> 00:23:26,947 It’s not. 343 00:23:29,494 --> 00:23:30,754 Oh, here comes Janice. 344 00:23:32,539 --> 00:23:34,249 She’s carrying too much speed. 345 00:23:40,588 --> 00:23:41,816 Told ya. 346 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,359 She porpoised. 347 00:23:43,383 --> 00:23:45,194 Deke’s not gonna like that. 348 00:23:45,218 --> 00:23:46,638 Stevens, you’re up! 349 00:23:51,224 --> 00:23:52,493 Shit. 350 00:23:52,517 --> 00:23:54,637 So, if you enter these two parameters, you’ll be fine. 351 00:24:06,114 --> 00:24:07,925 Cabin pressure’s good, Trace. 352 00:24:07,949 --> 00:24:09,927 I mean, Candidate Stevens. 353 00:24:12,370 --> 00:24:13,960 Check your oxygen regulator. 354 00:24:15,707 --> 00:24:18,853 Got a good blinker, Commander Baldwin. 355 00:24:22,338 --> 00:24:24,258 Start with an easy turn to the left. 356 00:24:27,260 --> 00:24:30,948 You push the throttle on a prop plane, you get an immediate result. 357 00:24:30,972 --> 00:24:33,325 Jets, you gotta think way ahead. 358 00:24:33,349 --> 00:24:36,370 - Copy that. - Let’s make an easy turn to the right. 359 00:24:36,394 --> 00:24:37,404 Copy. 360 00:24:40,315 --> 00:24:43,544 Airfield in view, ten o’clock, five miles. 361 00:24:43,568 --> 00:24:46,108 You ready to crash, I mean, land this sucker? 362 00:24:47,071 --> 00:24:49,675 Copy that. Yes, sir. 363 00:24:49,699 --> 00:24:52,595 Remember what we talked about the other day. T-38 lands fast. 364 00:24:52,619 --> 00:24:56,223 So, you come in slow, you’ll stall. Come in fast, you’ll land long. 365 00:24:56,247 --> 00:24:57,247 Copy that. 366 00:24:58,625 --> 00:25:00,561 All right, here we go. 367 00:25:00,585 --> 00:25:04,398 Watch your airspeed. 170, you’re fast. Push the throttles back. 368 00:25:04,422 --> 00:25:08,736 All right, still fast, 160. Keep working the throttles off. 369 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:10,890 Here we go. Now flare. Nose up. Nose up. 370 00:25:24,317 --> 00:25:27,338 Women applicants will be interviewed today for the new space program 371 00:25:27,362 --> 00:25:29,798 that will send an American man and woman team of astronauts 372 00:25:29,822 --> 00:25:31,322 as the first couple on the moon. 373 00:25:34,494 --> 00:25:35,624 Hello? 374 00:25:37,789 --> 00:25:39,350 Danny, look who’s here. 375 00:25:39,374 --> 00:25:40,434 Hi, Mom. 376 00:25:40,458 --> 00:25:42,668 - Hi, baby. How was your day? - Good. 377 00:25:43,878 --> 00:25:45,314 Missed you. 378 00:25:45,338 --> 00:25:48,067 Thank you so much. I’m sorry I’m late. 379 00:25:48,091 --> 00:25:52,655 - It’s fine. Boys already had their dinner. - Wow. 380 00:25:52,679 --> 00:25:56,075 Hey, you two, cut it out. Do not point those at each other. 381 00:25:56,099 --> 00:25:58,369 Yeah, we were doing emergency egress drills, 382 00:25:58,393 --> 00:26:01,193 and so, there’s no way to handle a phone in that suit. 383 00:26:04,524 --> 00:26:06,404 It’s no problem, honestly. 384 00:26:08,987 --> 00:26:11,947 Yeah, Ed told me that you made it through the first cut. 385 00:26:12,949 --> 00:26:14,093 Congratulations. 386 00:26:14,117 --> 00:26:15,594 Thank you. 387 00:26:15,618 --> 00:26:17,158 Yeah, Ed’s, uh... 388 00:26:18,621 --> 00:26:21,016 you know, Ed’s really been a help with training. 389 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,420 You know, I don’t think I could’ve gotten this far without him. 390 00:26:26,087 --> 00:26:27,606 I’m glad that he’s been a help. 391 00:26:27,630 --> 00:26:29,984 You know, he puts his all into everything that he does. 392 00:26:30,008 --> 00:26:31,048 Oh, yeah. 393 00:26:32,135 --> 00:26:34,255 I just hope that he’s focused enough on 15. 394 00:26:35,138 --> 00:26:36,240 ’Course he is. 395 00:26:36,264 --> 00:26:38,367 If anything, 396 00:26:38,391 --> 00:26:41,641 it’s me trying to keep my head above water. 397 00:26:42,937 --> 00:26:46,067 It’s, uh... it’s not easy. 398 00:26:49,027 --> 00:26:50,947 Well, it’s not supposed to be easy, Tracy. 399 00:26:56,326 --> 00:26:59,536 Hey, Danny, thank Mrs. Baldwin. 400 00:27:00,580 --> 00:27:02,210 Go get your jacket on. Let’s get going. 401 00:27:03,458 --> 00:27:05,352 - Thank you. - You’re welcome. See you soon, buddy. 402 00:27:05,376 --> 00:27:07,336 - Have a good night, Shane. - Good night. 403 00:27:08,588 --> 00:27:09,899 - Thanks again, Karen. - Mm-hmm. 404 00:27:09,923 --> 00:27:11,358 Let’s go get your brother. 405 00:27:11,382 --> 00:27:13,132 Let’s put everything away, all right? 406 00:27:16,095 --> 00:27:18,365 To safely return the crew, 407 00:27:18,389 --> 00:27:21,243 the command module has to enter Earth’s atmosphere 408 00:27:21,267 --> 00:27:22,995 at exactly the right angle 409 00:27:23,019 --> 00:27:26,859 while coming in at 25,000 miles per hour. 410 00:27:28,733 --> 00:27:31,613 That’s 36,000 feet per second... 411 00:27:32,695 --> 00:27:33,797 like a meteorite. 412 00:27:33,821 --> 00:27:35,911 That’s literally what you are. 413 00:27:37,367 --> 00:27:40,638 And if you plunge through at a steep angle, you’ll burn up. 414 00:27:40,662 --> 00:27:45,462 But if you hit the atmosphere too shallow, you’ll just bounce off back into space. 415 00:27:51,673 --> 00:27:54,235 - Cart. - Huh? 416 00:27:54,259 --> 00:27:55,549 Four-letter word for “wagon.” 417 00:28:01,599 --> 00:28:04,328 I understand the reentry equations. 418 00:28:04,352 --> 00:28:05,732 I hope so. 419 00:28:12,026 --> 00:28:13,316 Let’s find out. 420 00:28:17,949 --> 00:28:20,199 Pop quiz. 421 00:29:09,125 --> 00:29:11,770 Janice? 422 00:29:11,794 --> 00:29:13,384 I guess she didn’t make the cut. 423 00:29:26,017 --> 00:29:28,597 I couldn’t have done it without you nipping at my heels, Doyle. 424 00:29:33,149 --> 00:29:35,319 Fifth. Dammit. 425 00:29:45,078 --> 00:29:46,158 Oh, God. 426 00:29:59,884 --> 00:30:03,113 Winner, winner, chicken dinner. 427 00:30:03,137 --> 00:30:04,597 Hell’s bells, Cobb. 428 00:30:05,515 --> 00:30:06,867 Double or nothing? 429 00:30:06,891 --> 00:30:08,141 Rack ’em. 430 00:30:19,028 --> 00:30:20,858 - You notice it yet? - What’s that? 431 00:30:22,448 --> 00:30:24,468 How every guy in this bar is trying to pretend 432 00:30:24,492 --> 00:30:27,304 he doesn’t hate the fact that we’re standing here. 433 00:30:27,328 --> 00:30:28,828 ’Cause you know what we are? 434 00:30:30,164 --> 00:30:32,935 We’re change in living color. 435 00:30:32,959 --> 00:30:34,311 Us standing here means that 436 00:30:34,335 --> 00:30:37,439 their time on top of the shitpile’s coming to a close, 437 00:30:37,463 --> 00:30:39,358 and they don’t like it one bit. 438 00:30:39,382 --> 00:30:41,193 Give it up, Doyle. 439 00:30:41,217 --> 00:30:43,937 They’ll get around to screwin’ us over, just like they did last time. 440 00:30:45,555 --> 00:30:46,885 Not them I’m worried about. 441 00:30:49,767 --> 00:30:51,120 Look at them. 442 00:30:51,144 --> 00:30:52,663 They just waltzed into this program 443 00:30:52,687 --> 00:30:55,017 like we weren’t trying to get this done ten years ago. 444 00:30:55,899 --> 00:30:57,569 Come on. They’re not so bad. 445 00:31:00,069 --> 00:31:01,922 They got no idea how hard it’s gonna be 446 00:31:01,946 --> 00:31:04,341 when the shit hits the fan and they shut this thing down. 447 00:31:04,365 --> 00:31:05,985 And you know it’s gonna happen, right? 448 00:31:09,287 --> 00:31:11,891 And they all have to go back to their miserable little lives 449 00:31:11,915 --> 00:31:13,285 in bumfuck wherever. 450 00:31:14,501 --> 00:31:15,841 I feel sorry for ’em. 451 00:31:16,586 --> 00:31:19,190 Except for the astro wife. 452 00:31:19,214 --> 00:31:23,554 She is gonna be just fine going back to her cushy little life and her hubby. 453 00:31:25,345 --> 00:31:28,491 The scariest thing I ever flew was an S-2 Pitts. 454 00:31:28,515 --> 00:31:29,617 Oh, damn. 455 00:31:29,641 --> 00:31:31,494 That aircraft will kill you in a heartbeat. 456 00:31:31,518 --> 00:31:32,638 - Yeah. - Mm-hmm. 457 00:31:35,396 --> 00:31:36,686 How about you, Tracy? 458 00:31:40,068 --> 00:31:43,297 Well, you know. Uh... 459 00:31:44,531 --> 00:31:49,553 My brother actually taught me to fly in a Piper Cub. 460 00:31:49,577 --> 00:31:52,327 It’s not state of the art or anything, I know, but... 461 00:31:54,832 --> 00:31:56,042 You know, actually... 462 00:32:01,130 --> 00:32:04,860 One time, he had me try the AT-6. 463 00:32:04,884 --> 00:32:05,986 Oh, golly. 464 00:32:06,010 --> 00:32:09,470 And that move from 40 to 600 horsepower... 465 00:32:11,182 --> 00:32:13,410 it was a real eye-opener. 466 00:32:13,434 --> 00:32:14,870 I’ll bet. 467 00:32:14,894 --> 00:32:17,164 No, but, if I’m honest, 468 00:32:17,188 --> 00:32:20,417 I haven’t really flown much in the last few years, so... 469 00:32:20,441 --> 00:32:22,651 Well, that’s understandable. You got two kids. 470 00:32:24,237 --> 00:32:25,737 Yeah, I guess. 471 00:32:26,573 --> 00:32:28,843 I mean... 472 00:32:28,867 --> 00:32:32,947 flying just didn’t seem like an option as a career, you know? 473 00:32:34,205 --> 00:32:35,455 I ended up a nurse. 474 00:32:36,583 --> 00:32:40,213 NICU... for a while anyway. 475 00:32:40,962 --> 00:32:42,382 I was a secretary. 476 00:32:44,591 --> 00:32:46,819 Switchboard operator. 477 00:32:46,843 --> 00:32:47,843 Computer. 478 00:32:48,469 --> 00:32:50,114 What’s that? 479 00:32:50,138 --> 00:32:54,034 We did calculations and some engineering at NASA. 480 00:32:54,058 --> 00:32:57,580 But that wasn’t nearly as glamorous as all this. 481 00:32:59,314 --> 00:33:02,459 You know what? Gordo gave me so much shit for coming here tonight. 482 00:33:02,483 --> 00:33:04,670 - Come on. - I’m serious. 483 00:33:04,694 --> 00:33:08,549 He said he wouldn’t even have dreamt of stepping foot in this place, 484 00:33:08,573 --> 00:33:12,344 in the Outpost, unless he had his astronaut pin. 485 00:33:12,368 --> 00:33:14,972 It’s not a church. It’s a bar with a roach problem. 486 00:33:16,331 --> 00:33:18,601 Some of these guys act like it’s a nightly communion. 487 00:33:18,625 --> 00:33:20,585 - Oh, yeah. - They’re not the only ones. 488 00:33:23,630 --> 00:33:27,630 Well, Patty’s nice. Molly, she’s, uh... 489 00:33:31,054 --> 00:33:33,616 I don’t know. I just thought she’d be more encouraging. 490 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,326 You know? 491 00:33:35,350 --> 00:33:38,600 She’s not here to make friends. And she’s right. 492 00:33:41,606 --> 00:33:46,066 I mean, I like all of you, but only one of us is gonna be chosen. 493 00:33:48,863 --> 00:33:49,863 Well... 494 00:33:51,574 --> 00:33:55,262 till then, can I buy y’all another round? 495 00:33:55,286 --> 00:33:57,973 Yes. 496 00:33:57,997 --> 00:33:58,997 Yes. 497 00:34:05,588 --> 00:34:07,525 Blackjack, Houston for Danielle. 498 00:34:07,549 --> 00:34:10,861 Please give us a status on our pH indicator for fuel cell one. 499 00:34:10,885 --> 00:34:14,865 Copy that, Houston. I’ve got barber poles on fuel cell one. 500 00:34:14,889 --> 00:34:16,559 The other two talk-backs are nominal. 501 00:34:20,270 --> 00:34:21,900 Snap to it. 502 00:34:23,523 --> 00:34:25,125 You okay? 503 00:34:25,149 --> 00:34:26,836 Yeah. Early morning. 504 00:34:26,860 --> 00:34:29,128 Blackjack, Houston for Tracy. 505 00:34:29,152 --> 00:34:31,965 Please open all four Helium-1 iso valves. 506 00:34:31,989 --> 00:34:35,199 Copy that, Houston. Opening helium system one. 507 00:34:38,371 --> 00:34:39,621 It’s right there. 508 00:34:46,212 --> 00:34:49,672 Nice job, Blackjack. We see good RCS tank pressurization. 509 00:34:50,507 --> 00:34:51,507 You’re welcome. 510 00:34:54,387 --> 00:34:57,616 Fail the guidance computer. Have them come in manually. 511 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,911 That’s just mean. You know they’re not ready for that. 512 00:35:00,935 --> 00:35:03,305 We don’t have time to wait for them to be ready. 513 00:35:08,318 --> 00:35:12,778 “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” 514 00:35:14,115 --> 00:35:15,485 Cool Hand Luke. 515 00:35:18,953 --> 00:35:22,308 - I grew up in movie theaters. - Hmm. 516 00:35:22,332 --> 00:35:25,686 - You see Butch Cassidy? - Love the movie. Hate the music. 517 00:35:25,710 --> 00:35:27,563 Ah, a traditionalist. 518 00:35:27,587 --> 00:35:29,690 You must love Magnificent Seven. 519 00:35:29,714 --> 00:35:32,276 Well, yeah. It’s the best Western soundtrack ever recorded. 520 00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:35,738 Better than Red River? You got a lot to learn, kid. 521 00:35:35,762 --> 00:35:37,406 Work now. Flirt later. 522 00:35:37,430 --> 00:35:40,140 Yes, ma’am. Right away, ma’am. Working. Aye, aye, ma’am. 523 00:35:47,482 --> 00:35:49,692 Master caution alarm. 524 00:35:52,278 --> 00:35:54,882 Primary guidance has failed. We need to do this manually. 525 00:35:54,906 --> 00:35:57,885 - What? - Take manual control. 526 00:35:57,909 --> 00:36:01,555 Okay, we need to maintain constant g’s. Watch your g-meter and your EMS scroll. 527 00:36:01,579 --> 00:36:04,141 - Yeah, I got it. - Don’t get over four g’s or we’ll burn up. 528 00:36:04,165 --> 00:36:05,643 I got it. 529 00:36:05,667 --> 00:36:07,667 - Your attitude rates are getting high. - I see it. 530 00:36:08,795 --> 00:36:10,648 You’re fighting the deadband. Lower your gains. 531 00:36:10,672 --> 00:36:12,302 Stop being a backseat commander. 532 00:36:17,303 --> 00:36:20,813 Shit! We’re coming in too steep. Accel’s at seven g’s. 533 00:36:21,891 --> 00:36:23,661 Pulling lift vector up. 534 00:36:23,685 --> 00:36:25,135 Too late. We’re gonna burn up. 535 00:36:29,566 --> 00:36:31,043 Great. We’re dead. 536 00:36:32,777 --> 00:36:35,197 End of sim. Prepare for debrief. 537 00:36:42,078 --> 00:36:43,248 Sorry, y’all. 538 00:36:44,372 --> 00:36:46,172 So, what, you didn’t get much sleep? 539 00:36:47,917 --> 00:36:49,603 Was it Gordo? 540 00:36:49,627 --> 00:36:51,167 Was it the kids? 541 00:36:51,963 --> 00:36:53,383 Was it the dog? 542 00:36:54,716 --> 00:36:56,636 - Look-- - You know, I don’t give a good goddamn. 543 00:36:58,052 --> 00:36:59,613 You’re tired? 544 00:36:59,637 --> 00:37:01,991 Your job is not to be tired. 545 00:37:02,015 --> 00:37:04,743 Yeah, I know, I know. I’m trying to just-- 546 00:37:04,767 --> 00:37:08,372 You ain’t flown that much, you got kids, you’re not an engineer. 547 00:37:08,396 --> 00:37:10,749 A lot of exceptions have been made for you, Tracy Stevens. 548 00:37:10,773 --> 00:37:14,503 So, I don’t get how you see fit to complain about any damn thing. 549 00:37:14,527 --> 00:37:15,963 What are you saying, Cobb? 550 00:37:15,987 --> 00:37:18,299 What I’m saying is that other than being a pretty face 551 00:37:18,323 --> 00:37:20,176 and married to Gordo Stevens, 552 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:22,870 I don’t get what you’ve done to deserve still being here. 553 00:37:24,370 --> 00:37:26,849 I know why I’m here, I know why Patty’s here, 554 00:37:26,873 --> 00:37:31,133 and Dani and pretty much everyone except for you, astro wife. 555 00:37:32,337 --> 00:37:34,047 Why are you still here? 556 00:37:41,429 --> 00:37:44,742 And she’s right. I mean, why am I still doing this, huh? 557 00:37:44,766 --> 00:37:47,328 Why am I still doing this, Gordo? It’s a joke. 558 00:37:47,352 --> 00:37:48,829 Hey, don’t talk like that. 559 00:37:48,853 --> 00:37:52,625 Hon, you got a real shot at this. 560 00:37:52,649 --> 00:37:56,170 And Shorty, he said your final jet scores were amongst the highest in the class. 561 00:37:56,194 --> 00:37:57,463 - You’re a good pilot. - No. 562 00:37:57,487 --> 00:37:59,048 Trace, you’ve always been a good pilot. 563 00:37:59,072 --> 00:38:00,591 I was a good pilot eight years ago. 564 00:38:00,615 --> 00:38:03,844 Now I’m just a housewife trying to remember basic radio navigation. 565 00:38:03,868 --> 00:38:06,805 And why are you talking to Shorty Powers about my test scores? 566 00:38:06,829 --> 00:38:09,767 He mentioned it in passing. 567 00:38:09,791 --> 00:38:12,041 I think you gotta see this out, Trace. 568 00:38:14,212 --> 00:38:16,649 I should’ve been bounced weeks ago. 569 00:38:16,673 --> 00:38:19,610 And everyone knows that the only reason I’m still here 570 00:38:19,634 --> 00:38:22,029 is because Shorty wants his space couple. 571 00:38:22,053 --> 00:38:23,823 Come on, Tracy. 572 00:38:23,847 --> 00:38:25,427 I’m a laughingstock, Gordo. 573 00:38:26,099 --> 00:38:27,660 I am a laughingstock, 574 00:38:27,684 --> 00:38:31,580 and you are fine with your wife being humiliated like this 575 00:38:31,604 --> 00:38:33,624 because you don’t wanna lose a seat on 15. 576 00:38:33,648 --> 00:38:35,835 - This isn’t about me. - It’s always about you! 577 00:38:35,859 --> 00:38:37,795 Every goddamn thing is about you. 578 00:38:37,819 --> 00:38:38,963 Don’t start this shit. 579 00:38:38,987 --> 00:38:41,090 It’s been that way since the day we met. 580 00:38:41,114 --> 00:38:45,052 This entire household revolves around King Gordo. 581 00:38:45,076 --> 00:38:48,472 Don’t change the subject. This is about you wanting to punch out 582 00:38:48,496 --> 00:38:50,307 the first time something gets a little tough. 583 00:38:50,331 --> 00:38:54,228 “A little tough”? Have you listened to one goddamn word I’ve said? 584 00:38:54,252 --> 00:38:55,855 I’ve listened to everything you’ve said. 585 00:38:55,879 --> 00:38:58,983 “Sim training was hard, jet qualification was hard, math is hard. 586 00:38:59,007 --> 00:39:01,507 Everything’s so hard. I may as well just lie down and quit.” 587 00:39:03,344 --> 00:39:07,199 Jesus Christ, Trace. Show some goddamn... guts! 588 00:39:07,223 --> 00:39:10,353 Don’t let something small as that run you outta the program. 589 00:39:13,438 --> 00:39:15,108 So, that’s what you think of me, huh? 590 00:39:17,942 --> 00:39:19,612 That I don’t have guts? 591 00:39:20,528 --> 00:39:21,908 That I’m the quitter? 592 00:39:25,325 --> 00:39:27,678 That’s what you’re talking about doing, isn’t it? 593 00:39:27,702 --> 00:39:31,292 Packing up your toys because some girl said something mean to me in the sim. 594 00:39:32,624 --> 00:39:34,464 Get out! 595 00:39:36,669 --> 00:39:38,089 I’m going, all right. 596 00:39:44,677 --> 00:39:46,530 I said get the fuck out! 597 00:39:46,554 --> 00:39:48,115 Jesus. 598 00:39:57,398 --> 00:39:58,876 Oh, God. 599 00:41:02,380 --> 00:41:04,817 On the moon? Is that even possible? 600 00:41:04,841 --> 00:41:08,571 Ray, how sure are you that those bright spots are really ice? 601 00:41:08,595 --> 00:41:10,239 I’m not. I can’t be. 602 00:41:10,263 --> 00:41:13,284 It’s just one of the possibilities the data suggests. 603 00:41:13,308 --> 00:41:16,745 The instruments on the lunar orbiter weren’t designed 604 00:41:16,769 --> 00:41:18,289 for that kind of analysis. 605 00:41:18,313 --> 00:41:20,082 We’ll know more after Apollo 15. 606 00:41:20,106 --> 00:41:23,210 Our CM’s going up with an enhanced infrared photo-spectrometer. 607 00:41:23,234 --> 00:41:25,838 - Get us better data. - I’ll tell you this. 608 00:41:25,862 --> 00:41:31,177 I mean, if he’s right, if there is water up there, that changes everything. 609 00:41:31,201 --> 00:41:33,596 - How so? - Well, sir, we can drink it. 610 00:41:33,620 --> 00:41:35,347 So we don’t have to haul up our own. 611 00:41:35,371 --> 00:41:37,766 And we can use it to grow plants hydroponically. 612 00:41:37,790 --> 00:41:40,311 But the really exciting thing, sir, 613 00:41:40,335 --> 00:41:44,607 we can electrically separate H2O into hydrogen and oxygen, 614 00:41:44,631 --> 00:41:46,108 then liquefy them to produce-- 615 00:41:46,132 --> 00:41:47,359 English, please. 616 00:41:47,383 --> 00:41:50,154 He’s saying we can use it to make rocket fuel. 617 00:41:50,178 --> 00:41:53,407 Same kind we use in the upper stages of the Saturn V. 618 00:41:53,431 --> 00:41:57,811 A refueling station on our way to the rest of the solar system. 619 00:42:02,690 --> 00:42:04,940 Good work, Ray. Thanks. 620 00:42:11,157 --> 00:42:13,157 Um, hey, guys. 621 00:42:14,619 --> 00:42:17,909 The president wants to know how we’re doing with his women, 622 00:42:18,665 --> 00:42:20,100 specifically Stevens’ wife. 623 00:42:20,124 --> 00:42:22,853 He really hopes she’s the one. 624 00:42:22,877 --> 00:42:26,297 You can tell him his women are about to do desert survival training. 625 00:42:27,090 --> 00:42:28,442 You’re really doing that? 626 00:42:28,466 --> 00:42:30,027 It’s part of the program. 627 00:42:30,051 --> 00:42:32,101 Are you trying to wash them out? 628 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,951 They can’t haul a 40-pound pack 20 miles in the desert sun. 629 00:42:36,975 --> 00:42:39,745 They have to be able to handle all aspects of spaceflight, 630 00:42:39,769 --> 00:42:42,309 including survival after a botched landing. 631 00:42:43,273 --> 00:42:44,750 You’ll lose half of them out there. 632 00:42:44,774 --> 00:42:48,494 If they can’t survive the desert, they can’t survive the moon. 633 00:43:02,125 --> 00:43:03,745 Ladies, here’s the scenario. 634 00:43:04,544 --> 00:43:06,397 You are flying a solo mission. 635 00:43:06,421 --> 00:43:10,192 Your spacecraft has gone off course, and you have landed in the desert. 636 00:43:10,216 --> 00:43:13,612 You have your parachute and the spacecraft survival kit. 637 00:43:13,636 --> 00:43:16,490 Strapped to your back is 40 pounds of gear. 638 00:43:16,514 --> 00:43:20,703 You have no maps of the area, and you are out of radio communication. 639 00:43:20,727 --> 00:43:24,540 Your goal is to make it to a checkpoint due east of your location 640 00:43:24,564 --> 00:43:26,614 in less than 14 hours. 641 00:43:41,873 --> 00:43:46,312 This is not, repeat, not a teamwork-building assignment. 642 00:43:46,336 --> 00:43:50,858 This test will be timed and graded on your individual performance. 643 00:43:50,882 --> 00:43:54,820 Each of you will have a walkie-talkie for use in case of emergency. 644 00:43:54,844 --> 00:43:56,530 But be warned. 645 00:43:56,554 --> 00:44:00,367 Any use of the walkie-talkie for any reason will abort your test, 646 00:44:00,391 --> 00:44:03,204 and you will receive a failing grade. 647 00:44:03,228 --> 00:44:05,308 And in case I haven’t made this clear... 648 00:44:06,856 --> 00:44:09,436 this is a must-pass test. 649 00:44:10,193 --> 00:44:11,323 Good luck. 650 00:45:15,383 --> 00:45:16,843 Oh, God. 651 00:45:19,679 --> 00:45:22,349 Oh, God. 652 00:45:38,907 --> 00:45:40,067 Got something. 653 00:45:58,009 --> 00:46:01,889 Congratulations, Cobb. Your time is ten hours, 12 minutes. 654 00:46:02,805 --> 00:46:04,492 10:12? 655 00:46:04,516 --> 00:46:07,596 Oh. I was hoping I’d break ten. 656 00:46:08,645 --> 00:46:11,874 I guess being number one will have to do. 657 00:46:11,898 --> 00:46:13,358 Didn’t say you were number one. 658 00:46:14,275 --> 00:46:15,419 What? 659 00:46:15,443 --> 00:46:17,573 Hey, Cobb. Catch. 660 00:46:19,531 --> 00:46:22,259 Nine hours, 53 minutes. 661 00:46:22,283 --> 00:46:23,493 Read it and weep. 662 00:46:25,787 --> 00:46:28,140 Well, it’s about time, Doyle. 663 00:46:28,164 --> 00:46:31,602 ’Cause I was wondering when you’d get around to beating me at something. 664 00:46:36,506 --> 00:46:37,836 Oh, my God. 665 00:48:03,718 --> 00:48:04,928 Ellen. 666 00:48:10,141 --> 00:48:11,311 I’m not doing it. 667 00:48:13,645 --> 00:48:14,645 What? 668 00:48:16,940 --> 00:48:19,190 I’m not using the walkie-talkie to abort. 669 00:48:22,445 --> 00:48:23,485 Okay. 670 00:48:29,410 --> 00:48:31,080 I think it’s busted. 671 00:48:31,996 --> 00:48:33,974 I’m not aborting. I won’t fail. 672 00:48:33,998 --> 00:48:35,578 All right. Give me that. 673 00:48:36,459 --> 00:48:38,103 All right. You ready? Breathe. 674 00:48:40,088 --> 00:48:42,358 There you go. There you go. All right. 675 00:48:42,382 --> 00:48:44,318 - Can you feel this? - Mm-hmm. 676 00:48:44,342 --> 00:48:45,986 Yeah? 677 00:48:46,010 --> 00:48:47,140 Can you wiggle your toes? 678 00:48:49,013 --> 00:48:50,699 All right. 679 00:48:50,723 --> 00:48:52,393 It’s probably just a bad sprain. 680 00:48:53,518 --> 00:48:56,247 So we’re gonna get the swelling down. 681 00:48:56,271 --> 00:49:01,043 And then we’re going to get that boot laced up 682 00:49:01,067 --> 00:49:03,147 as tight as your ankle can stand it, all right? 683 00:49:04,070 --> 00:49:05,240 Okay. 684 00:49:13,371 --> 00:49:15,421 We’re not gonna get very far with this sun. 685 00:49:22,088 --> 00:49:23,399 What are you doing? 686 00:49:23,423 --> 00:49:25,593 Something I picked up from Gordo. 687 00:49:30,054 --> 00:49:33,617 All right. I got you. There you go. 688 00:49:33,641 --> 00:49:35,351 There you go. Get your arm around me. 689 00:49:36,311 --> 00:49:38,122 - All right. I got you. - Okay. 690 00:49:57,790 --> 00:49:59,750 - You want some? - Ma’am? You guys all right? 691 00:50:21,272 --> 00:50:24,084 If we’re both gonna die out here, 692 00:50:24,108 --> 00:50:26,068 I’d at least like to know who I’m dying with. 693 00:50:27,487 --> 00:50:29,882 Trust me, I’m not that interesting. 694 00:50:29,906 --> 00:50:32,593 Come on, you got anything better to do? 695 00:50:32,617 --> 00:50:34,037 What’d you do before this? 696 00:50:37,330 --> 00:50:41,060 After school, I thought about getting a job at an engineering firm, 697 00:50:41,084 --> 00:50:46,214 but my dad convinced me to come home and work for the family business. 698 00:50:47,382 --> 00:50:49,735 What’s the family business? 699 00:50:49,759 --> 00:50:51,589 We’re in air transportation. 700 00:50:53,137 --> 00:50:55,699 All right, take a rest. 701 00:50:55,723 --> 00:50:59,245 Air transportation, huh? What, like United Airlines? 702 00:50:59,269 --> 00:51:01,859 No. 703 00:51:06,317 --> 00:51:07,437 Cavalier. 704 00:51:08,987 --> 00:51:10,147 Cavalier? 705 00:51:11,489 --> 00:51:13,592 Cavalier Airlines? 706 00:51:13,616 --> 00:51:15,696 “The only way to fly is Cavalier”? 707 00:51:17,245 --> 00:51:18,365 That’s us. 708 00:51:24,544 --> 00:51:25,554 So you’re, uh... 709 00:51:26,588 --> 00:51:27,588 Loaded. 710 00:51:28,798 --> 00:51:30,568 Yeah. 711 00:51:30,592 --> 00:51:33,972 Well. There’s worse things you could be. 712 00:51:53,573 --> 00:51:55,203 Time to call it. 713 00:51:57,911 --> 00:51:59,346 This is NASA checkpoint one 714 00:51:59,370 --> 00:52:02,892 to all astronaut candidates still on the training course. 715 00:52:02,916 --> 00:52:07,313 Your allotted time has elapsed, and the evaluation is complete. 716 00:52:07,337 --> 00:52:09,273 Radio in with your approximate position 717 00:52:09,297 --> 00:52:11,609 and we’ll get some rescue gear out to your location. 718 00:52:11,633 --> 00:52:13,553 Over. 719 00:52:26,105 --> 00:52:29,627 This is NASA checkpoint one to all candidates still on the course. 720 00:52:29,651 --> 00:52:33,672 You are ordered to check in immediately. Please respond. Over. 721 00:52:33,696 --> 00:52:35,382 Don’t have to shout, Deke. 722 00:52:37,700 --> 00:52:38,700 Medics! 723 00:52:43,915 --> 00:52:45,625 This is so embarrassing. 724 00:52:47,210 --> 00:52:49,688 It would’ve been worse if they carried you out on a stretcher. 725 00:52:49,712 --> 00:52:51,462 - Right? - Ma’am, stay there. 726 00:52:57,595 --> 00:52:58,635 Thank you. 727 00:53:13,528 --> 00:53:16,799 Not a teamwork exercise, Stevens. I told you that. 728 00:53:16,823 --> 00:53:19,333 Waverly should’ve called abort, and you should’ve come in. 729 00:53:20,326 --> 00:53:22,096 Well, 730 00:53:22,120 --> 00:53:24,960 she wouldn’t call abort, and I wasn’t gonna leave her behind. 731 00:53:26,082 --> 00:53:27,672 Neither would you, sir. 732 00:53:57,071 --> 00:53:59,633 This is bullshit. 733 00:53:59,657 --> 00:54:02,511 Couldn’t have done it without you nipping at my heels, Cobb. 734 00:54:02,535 --> 00:54:04,445 Girls, look at this. 735 00:54:05,330 --> 00:54:07,433 There’s some letters here. 736 00:54:07,457 --> 00:54:09,497 One for Molly from a little girl in Munich. 737 00:54:10,502 --> 00:54:11,882 One for me from Tokyo. 738 00:54:13,129 --> 00:54:14,169 Patty. 739 00:54:16,424 --> 00:54:18,903 Cheyenne, Santiago... 740 00:54:18,927 --> 00:54:20,967 Yeah, I don’t need to listen to fan mail. 741 00:54:22,639 --> 00:54:25,451 “Dear Ms. Doyle, what’s it like being an astronaut? 742 00:54:25,475 --> 00:54:27,620 When I grow up, I wanna go into space. 743 00:54:27,644 --> 00:54:30,831 We hope to see you up in space real soon. 744 00:54:30,855 --> 00:54:32,500 Keep on dreaming. 745 00:54:32,524 --> 00:54:36,170 Love, Lorraine and Janice.” 746 00:54:36,194 --> 00:54:38,172 - “Dear Ms. Waverly.” - “Dear Danielle.” 747 00:54:38,196 --> 00:54:40,526 “My favorite subject in school is science.” 748 00:54:41,741 --> 00:54:43,677 “To Mrs. Tracy Stevens, 749 00:54:43,701 --> 00:54:46,972 you have become a big inspiration in my life.” 750 00:54:46,996 --> 00:54:51,060 “My parents always told me that I could be anything I wanted when I grow up. 751 00:54:51,084 --> 00:54:54,688 But I never really believed them till now.” 752 00:54:54,712 --> 00:54:57,650 “One day, I want to travel to outer space like you’re going to do.” 753 00:54:57,674 --> 00:55:00,611 “I can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish at NASA. 754 00:55:00,635 --> 00:55:03,447 - And I look forward to following your...” - “All the best.” 755 00:55:03,471 --> 00:55:05,449 - “Sincerely.” - “Best wishes.” 756 00:55:05,473 --> 00:55:06,742 - “Jennifer.” - “Caroline.” 757 00:55:06,766 --> 00:55:07,846 - “Alyson.” - “Alicia.” 758 00:55:13,815 --> 00:55:16,275 - You wanted to see me. - Have a seat. 759 00:55:24,242 --> 00:55:26,262 Got a lot of respect for what you did out there. 760 00:55:26,286 --> 00:55:29,746 Risking yourself to help another candidate showed a lot of heart. 761 00:55:32,834 --> 00:55:35,563 - It was nothing, sir. - No, you’re wrong. 762 00:55:35,587 --> 00:55:38,627 Remember, I went through the same training on Mercury. 763 00:55:41,843 --> 00:55:44,446 Pretty sure Shepard slipped some rocks in my pack. 764 00:55:44,470 --> 00:55:47,680 But this next stuff we’re doing... 765 00:55:49,142 --> 00:55:52,204 it’s dangerous, especially the LEM simulator. 766 00:55:52,228 --> 00:55:54,478 You make one mistake in that bedstead... 767 00:55:55,982 --> 00:55:58,192 Yeah, I can handle it. 768 00:56:01,154 --> 00:56:04,874 You just don’t have the skill set, Tracy. 769 00:56:05,825 --> 00:56:07,575 This stuff isn’t like riding a bike. 770 00:56:09,787 --> 00:56:12,867 You should be proud of what you’ve done so far. 771 00:56:13,791 --> 00:56:14,791 But... 772 00:56:16,294 --> 00:56:17,464 You’re gonna cut me. 773 00:56:18,963 --> 00:56:19,963 No. 774 00:56:22,342 --> 00:56:25,182 I think you should withdraw from the program. 775 00:56:31,893 --> 00:56:33,483 I don’t understand. 776 00:56:35,063 --> 00:56:37,500 - You kept me on the list. - I did. 777 00:56:37,524 --> 00:56:39,034 You showed guts. 778 00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:42,990 But guts isn’t enough, not anymore. 779 00:56:48,576 --> 00:56:50,446 Well, I’m not gonna drop out, Deke. 780 00:56:54,582 --> 00:56:55,672 I want this. 781 00:56:57,877 --> 00:57:00,147 I didn’t know how much until it was right in front of me, 782 00:57:00,171 --> 00:57:01,381 but I do now. 783 00:57:06,010 --> 00:57:07,010 So. 784 00:57:08,638 --> 00:57:12,558 If you want me out, you’re gonna have to cut me yourself, sir. 785 00:57:30,326 --> 00:57:32,638 We call this baby “the flying bedstead.” 786 00:57:32,662 --> 00:57:36,016 Its official name is the lunar landing training vehicle. 787 00:57:36,040 --> 00:57:37,852 The LLTV is designed to emulate 788 00:57:37,876 --> 00:57:40,896 the flight dynamics of the lunar module spacecraft. 789 00:57:40,920 --> 00:57:45,442 Flies like a helicopter, but it is not a helicopter. 790 00:57:45,466 --> 00:57:48,821 There are several important distinctions that y’all need to be aware of 791 00:57:48,845 --> 00:57:50,656 before you take the controls. 792 00:57:50,680 --> 00:57:53,117 See, this is a finicky beast. 793 00:57:53,141 --> 00:57:56,203 Neil Armstrong almost bought the farm in it a couple years ago. 794 00:57:56,227 --> 00:57:57,955 If he’d ejected two seconds later, 795 00:57:57,979 --> 00:58:01,149 he would not have made it home, much less to the moon. 796 00:58:02,817 --> 00:58:06,505 The flight plan for today is basic takeoff and landing maneuvers. 797 00:58:06,529 --> 00:58:09,675 Each of you will fly the bedstead up to an altitude of 300 feet, 798 00:58:09,699 --> 00:58:11,510 hover for 30 seconds, 799 00:58:11,534 --> 00:58:14,013 execute a 360-degree clockwise spin, 800 00:58:14,037 --> 00:58:15,681 hover for another 30 seconds, 801 00:58:15,705 --> 00:58:18,184 and then land the vehicle on the landing target. 802 00:58:18,208 --> 00:58:20,561 No frills, nothing fancy. 803 00:58:20,585 --> 00:58:24,295 Just up, hover, spin, hover and land. 804 00:58:25,089 --> 00:58:26,339 - We clear? - Clear. 805 00:58:29,594 --> 00:58:30,604 Tracy? 806 00:58:32,263 --> 00:58:33,603 Clear, sir. 807 00:58:36,226 --> 00:58:40,056 Flight order. Tracy, Patty, Ellen, Dani, Molly. 808 00:59:10,301 --> 00:59:15,011 Stand by for liftoff in three, two, one. 809 01:00:00,351 --> 01:00:02,101 Go. Let’s go. Move it out! 810 01:00:03,980 --> 01:00:08,502 All emergency personnel report immediately to Flight Ops tarmac. 811 01:00:08,526 --> 01:00:10,296 Situation red. 812 01:00:10,320 --> 01:00:15,593 Repeat: All emergency personnel report immediately to Flight Ops tarmac. 813 01:00:15,617 --> 01:00:16,969 Situation red. 814 01:00:26,002 --> 01:00:27,938 - Tracy! - Gordo, Gordo. 815 01:00:27,962 --> 01:00:30,222 - Tracy! Tracy. - No, no. It’s okay. 816 01:00:31,341 --> 01:00:32,431 Gordo! 817 01:00:39,307 --> 01:00:41,177 Patty. It was Patty. 818 01:00:55,240 --> 01:00:56,570 Spray it in the middle!