:37:01
But you're here...you're here
because the powers that be
:37:04
think we need a familiar
face on this trip.
:37:07
You're here
for public relations.
:37:08
No, no. I'm here because
the powers that be
:37:10
know that I'm the only
person on this mission
:37:12
who's ever landed
on the moon.
:37:14
And I have 500 landings
on aircraft carriers.
:37:16
We've trained on--
:37:17
On flight
simulators.
:37:18
Right?
:37:20
I mean, this is
not a video game, son.
:37:23
It really isn't.
:37:25
:37:26
It really isn't. No.
:37:33
NASA Announcer: We are go
for auto-sequence start.
:37:35
Atlantis' 4 on-board computers
now have primary control
:37:38
of all the vehicle's
critical functions.
:37:40
Hefter:
OK, all flight controllers,
:37:41
we're at T-minus 30 seconds
and counting.
:37:44
Let's take a close look.
:37:45
APUs look good,
:37:47
LOX and LH2
are pressurized.
:37:49
Announcer: 1 0, 9...
:37:50
Assistant Flight Director:
We're go for auto-sequence.
:37:51
Hefter: Roger,Jerry.
:37:52
Good luck
and Godspeed, Atlantis.
:37:54
Monash: Thanks, Mitch.
:37:55
Announcer: 3, 2, 1.
:38:11
Anchorman: Propelled by 500,000
pounds of liquid fuel,
:38:14
the shuttle crew heads toward
their initial destination.
:38:17
When the crew
enters the Messiah,
:38:19
they will find a payload
of 8 nuclear devices
:38:21
that will eventually be
used to blow up the comet.
:38:24
The Messiah itself
will be powered
:38:25
by an experimental
nuclear propulsion system
:38:28
that was originally created
:38:29
for a very
different purpose.
:38:32
That programme
was called Orion.
:38:35
Now, with the help
of Russian engineers,
:38:37
a technology designed to propel
weapons of mass destruction
:38:41
will power the ship
that will intercept
:38:42
the greatest threat
our planet has ever faced.
:38:54
Tulchinsky:
Orion burn...
:38:56
in 10, 9,
:38:58
8, 7,