"THE SKY CALLS" "Yevgeni Peterovich?" "Yes?" "Excuse me, please." "There's someone to see you." "Yes." "Comrade Troyan." "Said that you promised to see him." "Yes, I promised." "Invite him in." "May I?" "Please." "Hello." "Hello, Comrade Troyan." "Yevgeni Peterovich, you, of course, can guess." "I want to write about you." "People who explore space." "Must disappoint you." "There's nothing interesting." "No romantic plots." "Work." "Persistent work." "blueprints and mathematics." "Please, this way." "Look." "A space ship." "A sketch." "But it's interesting." "Yes." "I dream to be one of the first passengers on that ship." "Well, I don't think that will happen anytime soon." "Pardon for saying but Tsiolkovski said that our generation will take ships to neighbouring planets." "I see you prepared extremely well." "So you've come to take a small walk in space." "Andrei Vasilivich?" "Yes?" "Meet our engineer." "Gordienko." "Troyan." "A writer." "Understood." "Please." "Please, come in." "This is the first." "This the second satellite, we can say." "It's light. ?" "Yes." "Please, this way." "This is the third one." "Tut-tut-tut." "Don't touch." "Off limits." "Please, this way." "Well, what do you think?" "You like it?" "Of course." "What is it?" "A space station." "Eternal, artificial satellites Earth." "It will rotate far from Earth." "Excuse me, how far?" "A couple dozen." "Of what?" "Three thousand kilometres, of course." "Tell me what are these dishes?" "For the station." "Observatory." "Fuel tank." "In this ring there will be... labs and living quarters." "But it's possible that this can be a hotel for businessmen." "I imagine there wouldn't be just a few." "Look here." "What is this?" "These are letters." "Letters from fans of space." "Doctors, pioneers, engineers, miners write." "In a word all ages and all professions." "Here is a letter." "This one is written by a "mature" person." "He is already 13 years old." "A Boy Scout." "Very "experienced"." "He wrote that he's flown on a plane, a helicopter" "And now he wants to fly in a rocket?" "He demands it!" "The latest space fashion." "Meet, our film operator, Aleksandr Listopat." "Troyan." "The costume is elegant." "And moreover reliable." "It protects from the cold of space and the sun." "And a visor to protect from the sun." "You want to try it on?" "Me?" "Are you afraid." "Sasha, feels in the day like he's in his pyjamas." "There you are." "You can't hear anything." "And he can communicate only with the help of a radio." "Hello." "Hello." "Please meet our doctor, Lena Mikhailovna." "Troyan." "Are you going to test?" "Yes." "Lena." "Excuse me for a moment." "Please." "Lena, are we still on?" "Yes, of course." "Only don't be late." "No, no, no." "Excuse me, may I participate in the testing?" "Yes." "Please do." "There is still so much I don't understand." "But after spending days in the institute" "Has already transported me into the future." "Really, the people of today and myself will be witnesses to eternal dream of humanity:" "To fly into space." "Goodbye, Papa." "Goodbye, Lena." "Be careful." "Mama, what, again?" "You already promised, don't cry." "Olga, don't worry." "I'm not crying." "I'm just scared." "Andrei, look after her." "And you don't get a cold." "Yes." "They say that around the stars is very windy." "Well, Andrei, be healthy." "Well, that's all." "Yes." "That's all." "There's no need, Vera." "There's no need." "But it is so unexpected." "Kiss the kids." "Yevgeni Peterovich." "The heads of the Rocket Institute have asked me to say have a good flight." "They have asked me to give you a farewell speech but I'll just shake your hand." "It is time, Yevgeni Peterovich." "Good luck." "Can you move a little to the right?" "Maybe you take off the cover." "Cover?" "Oh, yeah, of course." "Tell me, what is your name?" "Olga." "I'm Aleksandr." "A film operator." "I want to film a story about the satellite." "I...." "You are a science worker." "What made you decide that?" "Your magazine has such complicated articles, that it makes my head dizzy." "I am a student." "I'm here for practice at the observatory." "What is this?" "This is the subject of my dissertation." "The study of small space objects." "What we call like meteors." "Adonis, Cara and Mora." "What, nervous?" "A little bit." "We can go back." "It isn't too late." "What are you talking about?" "Yevgeni Peterovich." "But there in your "sky shop" it's so "hot"." "I don't believe it." "Attention." "Be ready." "Navigation station:" "Verify readiness for start." "I'm ready to receive." "Ready." "First is ready." "Novosilkavo City, ready." "Kubichev ready." "Leningrad, ready." "Kharkov, ready." "Moscow, ready." "Kiev, is now ready." "Attention." "Start." "FLIGHT 17." "EARTH" " SPACE STATION:" "ALL ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE AND PLAN." "Welcome." "Hello, Earthlings, meet me!" "You've forgotten to wear you magnet shoes." "Ship." "I congratulate you." "I'm jealous." "We promise to send you everyday a radio transmission:" "Attention, attention speaking from space." "Kind of you." "Of course exchange with Earth's voice." "Of course." "By the way," "Our service predicts a meeting here." "You can meet the meteors here." "The meeting is not nice." "We will try it as safely as possible." "Well, this is the last step of the preparations." "We require engineer Gordienko." "I know I'm waiting for him." "Vasiliy Matveevich, Somebody wants to speak with you." "All right, open it." "Here it is." "Verst?" "The correspondent of a large media corporation" "Astronaut, sportsman." "He's an important person." "Interesting to listen to him." "Let's listen." "Good evening, Mr. Demchenko." "Very pleased to meet you." "Very nice." "And I am very glad to meet you Mr. Verst." "Klark and I have decided to make a small trip into space." "Is it possible for you to receive our rocket to the space station?" "Next Thursday." "You're welcome." "The space station is open for all." "I am grateful to you." "Until our meeting..." "On your "moon"." "Goodbye." "You want to underground?" "No, I want to be under the stars." "I'm very glad." "Why?" "Since you don't want to go below that means no one is waiting for you." "Well, now I want to go under." "Why?" "Because, here, there is nowhere to escape from you." "I don't think they will be very pleased with our coming." "I thank for the meeting and for the pleasant reception." "But we are businessmen." "Allow me to speak this table about work." "Please, Mr. Verst." "Business is business." "First of all, I wanted to tell you about the aim of our visit." "Klark and I have decided to trek to Mars." "Yes, gentlemen." "We are flying to Mars." "Well, from the bottom of my heart I wish you luck." "I thank you." "You know, with you message, you've made us seriously interested." "For such news any reporter would pay a lot." "This is news with a capital "N"." "And you know, I was just about to tell you this news but then..." "I just recalled, fortunately, your impressive tradition:" "At first, do it and then later the sensation." "Correct?" "Completely." "Continue." "Continue." "Oh, you think that I am full of sensation?" "Allow me to make a request." "For the mission to Mars, we wanted to use the launch pad from your space station." "Please, please do, we are ready to help out." "And we are always pleased with fellow travellers." "We are also flying to Mars." "Are you joking?" "Not at all." "The ship." "Please this way." "But why didn't you announce the flight?" "That is also a very remarkable tradition, Mr. Verst." "First do it and then the sensation." "Or as they say in Ukraine:" "First jump and then say "oops"." "When do you start?" "If it's not a secret." "We are waiting for necessary positions of the planets." "According to our calculations the start time will be Wednesday, next week." "And you when?" "Our take off day is a secret." "Well, it's already late." "All the best." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "I must contact Kharkim." "I hate this news." "And you think Kharkim will like it?" "Yes?" "Please." "May I?" "I'm not bothering you?" "No, no, please have a seat." "Thank you." "We've both heard about each other forever." "And this is the first meeting." "Let's get to know one another closer." "You are an astronaut." "I'm an astronaut." "Yes, I've read a lot about you." "Mr. Klark..." "I have wanted to ask you for a long time..." "Ask." "How could you land on a rocket at El Paso?" "By my calculations you should have passed El Paso and have landed near Japan." "That's what it cost me." "I was howling from the pain but I put on the brakes." "I put on the brakes just to land at El Paso even if I crashed." "Your mother?" "Yes." "She is my guardian angel." "When my father died and we lost everything my mother dedicated her whole life me." "She made me what I am." "That was harder then flying to the moon." "I repeat Mr. Verst, don't stop." "You will proceed quickly." "Mr. Kharkim, as far as I understand" "You understand nothing." "The navigation station would receive the order to recalculate everything." "We can not risk wasting anymore time." "But we risk lives." "That is your duty." "No more arguments." "Mr. Kharkim." "Mr. Kharkim!" "Mr. Klark, you know that we are flying to Mars." "Between Earth and Mars we've put in a radio connection." "And using this you can easily control your course." "I don't understand you." "We are opponents in groundbreaking competition." "And you are worried that I don't lose?" "We have a great task." "To open a path to other planets." "To increase our knowledge of other worlds." "To make space serve the people of Earth." "Isn't that wonderful?" "If I tell Mr. Kharkim about that he will send me away to the crazy house." "And if you tell Mr. Kharkim that we are joining forces in order to achieve our common aim." "He will also put you into a crazy house?" "No, he would put me behind bars." "This is just between us, Mr. Kornev." "A pity." "It's a pity that between us is a barrier and not friendship, Mr. Klark." "Understand, we must fly." "I wish you luck." "Yes." "Mr." "Kornev." "Goodnight." "Wednesday, we fly." "What?" "Yes, and quickly." "Kharkim yelled such that it wasn't even necessary for the radio." "If we fly with the planets in such a position there might not be enough fuel." "But if we refuse Kharkim we won't be flying to Mars, but to hell." "What's with you, Robert?" "Forgotten how to take risks?" "You want to teach how to take risks again?" "Get ready." "Mr. Somov, we are taking off." "Why so suddenly?" "It's an order." "Wait a moment." "I must call ground control." "No time." "See you soon on Mars." "Immediately leave the takeoff platform, we are taking off." "Robert, Kharkim'll give the order but we aren't ready." "I must warn everyone." "Robert, God be with you." "Attention." "Ignition." "Breaking news." "Sensation in space." "Typhoon has gone to Mars." "The stars are winking at our guys." "The Big Bear constellation is waving with its paw." "Today poor." "Tomorrow a millionaire." "Buy land on Mars." "It's so, so cheap." "Only with the Space Syndicate." "The Space Syndicate." "Ten dollars an acre." "Ten dollars a acre." "Buy land on Mars." "Ladies and gentlemen, drink this space cocktail." "The firm guarantees after the second glass" "We can achieve the condition of total weightlessness." "And you can produce only one sound:" "Drink." "Drink." "Drink." "Two glasses and you're in space." "Every 30 minutes we will repeat this transmission." "From our special correspondent Verst who is aboard the ship travelling to Mars." "Listen to Herman Verst." "We've passed the first million kilometres." "No one's disturbed the proud flight of our rocket." "The sun is similar to a red-headed girl." "Smiling and welcoming... our victory in space." "So what do you say?" "To risk for a sensation, I don't understand it." "Listen." "We have to speak with Somov." "It's better if you do it." "Yeah, right." "Understood." "How do you feel?" "A little in the head." "In general I'm ready to fly, like, today." "Yes?" "You" " Why, Yevgeni Peterovich?" "I am completely healthy." "Really, Gregory?" "Lena Mikhailovna, tell them what you think." "Gregory Vasilivich, you can't fly, not tomorrow or the day after." "After such trauma, you have to stay in bed." "But Lena Mikhailovna..." "I'm a doctor." "Another must fly." "We will not risk your life." "Andrei Gordienko will fly." "I didn't think that it would be so hard to part." "I also didn't think." "I forgot, what about...." "Andrei." "Don't be angry but it seems to me that you aren't upset about being apart." "Even glad." "What, Lena, I'm upset." "Honestly, I'm upset." "I see." "I see." "And understand." "And forgive." "Lena." "I am so afraid for you." "Lena." "Andrei." "What's this?" "Everything will be all right." "We'll return." "It's time." "Well." "Goodbye." "Goodbye, Andrei." "Thanks." "Goodbye, take care of yourself." "Have a safe journey, Yevgeni Peterovich." "Get better." "Here, Yevgeni, soil from your native land." "Let it always be with you." "Thank you." "Check the instruments." "Aye-aye." "Instruments are in order." "Get ready." "Nervous?" "Nervous." "Attention." "Takeoff position." "Moscow speaking." "Moscow speaking." "The Soviet people congratulate you on the space ship "Rodina"" "And we wish you success on your daring journey to unknown worlds of the Universe." "On this flight a lot of space separates you from your native land." "But the thoughts and feelings of all Earthlings, your friends, will always be with you." "Good luck, dear comrades." "What are the instruments showing?" "Just a second." "Radiation?" "What is this, Yevgeni Peterovich?" "Amulet?" "Talisman." "You have a talisman?" "Soil from my native land, Andrei." "Our Earth." "By the way, you haven't forgot?" "What?" "We have a date today." "Yes, a date with your old friend, wait, I'm initiating, one second." "Hello, tribesman." "Young and unknown friend." "Hello, dream!" "Yevgeni Peterovich, that is also your baby?" "This is flying our youth." "You'll hear from me again in one hour." "Damn the wise guy who created these advertising transmissions." "This means, old fellow, I'm extremely tired." "My imagination is finished." "Where can I find here some breaking news?" "Breaking news." "Breaking news." "You need a sensation, Verst?" "There is." "We're off course." "Are you crazy." "Nobody trusts you." "Our navigation system has gone haywire." "It's let us down." "What?" "Are you joking, Robert." "I'm not joking, Herman." "We are off course and instead of Mars, we are headed towards the sun." "Look, isn't that breaking news?" "What are you waiting for?" "Do something." "We've already gone through the one third of fuel tank." "What will happen?" "Robert?" "Calm down." "We will try to figure it out." "Sit down." "Accelerate the engine." "Get into start position." "Start ready." "Ignite." "Andrei." "Mars." "SOS signal." "Who is it?" ""Typhoon" speaking." ""Typhoon" speaking." "We're in trouble." "We're in trouble." "Our coordinates according to the star Sirius are 24 point 5. 97 point 3." "Help us." ""Typhoon" speaking." "The distance to "Typhoon"?" "Twelve point four." "Meteor Belt?" "The density of the meteor belt has increased." "Fuel?" "Acceleration will be high, Yevgeni Peterovich." "We'll take the risk." "Of course." "People are in danger." "Set a course to "Typhoon"." "Aye-aye." "Send a message to Earth we are coming to the rescue." "Turn on the radar." "Aye-aye, turning on radar." "Attention." "Aye-aye." "Get into start position." "Aye-aye." "Engage." "Power up the engine." "This is "Typhoon"." "This is "Typhoon"." "Help us." "We are heading towards the sun." "We are heading towards the sun." "Why is no one answering?" "The help signal." "No, Herman, that is a new danger signal." "We are entering a meteor shower." "What's going to happen?" "That is a question, old fellow," "I can answer that only in heaven." "Death." "Live." "Live..." ""Rodina" speaking." ""Rodina" speaking." "We are coming to help you." "We are coming to help." "Hold on." "Don't loose hope." ""Typhoon" speaking." ""Typhoon" speaking." "Can you hear me?" "Quickly get away from us to a distance." "We are in a meteor shower." "We" "Quickly get away from us." "Can you hear me?" "Say hello to Earth and shake its hand." "Well, will we take the risk?" "What are you saying?" "Herman Verst, that's all." "This is the end." "What's wrong with you?" "I knew you were a man." "I have no regrets." "Only my dear mother waits for me." "Moscow speaking." "Listen to an emergency message." "The space ship "Rodina", is flying to help the ship "Typhoon"." "That's them?" "Yes." "I am so worried." "And me too." "How many years have I been worried." "And die with him." "You see?" "He's still alive." "Attention." "Bring us in closer." "Get ready." "Yevgeni Peterovich." "I'm ready." "Maybe I'll go, Andrei." "You are the head of the ship." "Remember..." "Yes." "Careful and once more careful." "All right, until later." "I'm off." "Herman." "Let's hurry." "We have only a few minutes." "SHIP:" "RODINA USSR." "Yes, this is what I was afraid of." "What is it, Yevgeni Peterovich?" "We have used up way too much fuel." "Why are they silent?" "What's happened?" "Really, it's a misfortune." "I don't believe it." "I don't believe it." "No." "Vasiliy Matveevich, wonderful news." "Only I don't know whether to smile or cry." "We have used up all our reserves of fuel." "The landing on Mars seems to be ending in catastrophe." "We found an asteroid, Ikar, that is crossing the orbits of Mars and Earth." "We approached it and landed on it." "So Earth has received our message." "They are sending us a rocket with a reserve of fuel." "Yevgeni Peterovich." "On those rocks we will install a radar for the rocket." "Attention." "Satellite, acknowledge if you are ready." "The satellite is ready to be sent in an unmanned rocket to Ikar." "Giving the order to take off." "Mars." "There is it." "The famous Martial canals." "It's insulting." "We have travelled a million kilometres and we are stopped right at the gate." "You know, in the depth of your hearts you hate us." "Let this be a cruel but useful lesson about useless competitions." "Well, I think that's all." "Let's sit." "Andrei." "Coming." "Have a seat." "Yeah..." "What's up?" "What, Yevgeni Peterovich?" "Ola." "This is right on." "Please, take a glass." "My dear Andrei, this is a special day." "So happy birthday." "Thank you." "Happy birthday!" "Thank you." "Thank you, friends." "I never thought I would ever celebrate my birthday in space." "We will also celebrate your 25th wedding anniversary." "True." "Friends, the Earth has sent us an unmanned rocket with fuel." "To receive and attach the rocket to Ikar is a question of life and death." "Prepare to receive the rocket." "The rocket is on our radio waves." "I hear you." "Switching over to radio control." "Send a signal to break off." "Maximum break." "We have received an emergency message..." "The satellite observatory in space has observed a flash on Ikar." "This flash matched the moment when the unmanned rocket landed on Ikar." "Connection with the ship "Rodina" has ceased." "It is obvious that the rocket couldn't land on Ikar." "The Committee for Planetary communications has organized a headquarters for the quick rescue of the crew of the ship." "A second unmanned ship has been prepared." "Our satellites have organized signals to get a connection with the ship." "Communication stations all over the world will keep a continual watch of Ikar." "Andrei, are you sad?" "Yes." "You bride is waiting?" "Of course." "Yes." "Has the Earth noticed our signal?" "I don't know." "The idea is amazing that... to build such an amazing bulb in space." "Pulkovo, 19th of June." "Nothing was observed from Ikar." "Crimski Observatory has nothing new to report." "Delhi has picked up nothing." "Los Angles the same thing." "Prague, nothing new." "The Milan Observatory has also not picked anything up." "Attention." "The satellite "Friendship" speaking." "In observing Ikar we noticed there was light signal." "The crew of the ship is still alive, that is what we noticed." "The radar was destroyed, we cannot receive an unmanned rocket." "Ikar is approaching Earth." "Now we must think of some kind of help for the crew." "Because later Ikar will go into the sun and then..." "We must immediately..." "Immediately find a way to help them." "Return them to Earth." "I know the way." "Can you imagine, Herman, the interest there'd be in returning this geology to Earth." "Oh, you are still hoping to return to Earth." "Why not?" "You, yourself, know." "In a few days we will start to move away from it." "Further and further." "And then...breaking news" "Mr. Verst has died tragically in a space mousetrap." "Mr. Kornev, I'm tired." "To hell with the Earth." "You send to hell our Earth, our mother land." "And you, what?" "Grateful to her?" "Yes, I am grateful to the Earth." "It armed me with knowledge." "She has given me wings to space." "And the most valuable of all... she teaches me... to bring happiness to people." "It is a great honour to be her son." "Well, Robinson, have you met with "Space Friday"?" "Emptiness." "Fly to the stars...." "Get changed and relax." "Earth." "Earth." "Earth." "Earth." "Mr. Kornev." "Mr. Kornev!" "What is that?" "Andrei, your space suit." "Aye-aye." "Gregory Somov." "There, Yevgeni Peterovich." "A rocket with fuel." "Gregory." "Gregory!" "I can't understand how did he manage to get here with an unmanned rocket." "That is a thought we can't comprehend." "Maybe he crossed the zone with an extreme explosion." "And literally burned it out." "We are ordered to return to Earth..." "God be with us." "Thank you." "Thank you." "I have imagined the people who saved my son's life." "Attention." "Attention." "The ship "Rodina" is approaching the Earth's atmosphere." "At a height of 287 tetrameters All instruments are working properly." "Andrei." "Lena." "Well, that's all, Vera." "We are again together." "Smile." "You're more grey." "What about the children are they healthy?" "Of course." "It was difficult for you, Robert?" "Yes, Mama." "But I've realized that people on Earth are much better than I thought." "Well, you are taking a vacation." "Definitely." "On Mars." "Wow, you are an industrious person." "And you?" "Mr. Kornev." "Mr. Kornev, I want to thank you from all my heart." "You not only saved our lives you have made us believe in the power of human friendship." "That I will never forget." "Well, that's all." "Not very complicated?" "No, not very much." "We are only spying on space." "But after some time and people will own the space." "Safe journey, younger generation." "THE END"