SpaceCamp

Only a shooting star.

Come on, Andie. Everybody's watching on TV.

You can't see it if you don't come in.

Can too see it.

Just another wisher.

He winked at me!

John Glenn winked at me!

I'm going up.

I am.

I'm going up.

We are at Tminus 19 days and counting

toward main engine test of Atlantis on July 23rd...

- Thanks. - Hi, darling.

- I'm not going up. - Yeah, I heard.

I can't believe it.

They chose Eddie Miller instead of me.

He gets airsick in cars.

That's why I married you instead of Eddie Miller.

I thought for sure I was getting up there this time.

You'll get your chance next time.

Primary objective of the test...

You're damn right I will.

You're not gonna be the only one in this family to walk on the moon.

Think of the bright side.

You get to spend your summer with me at Space Camp.

Oh, no.

You promised.

Terrific.

I get to play "Let's pretend I'm an astronaut" with a bunch of kids.

These aren't just kids, you know.

These are clean-cut all-American kids.

Make me proud.

I believe this is one of your kids now.

Yep, I'd recognize him anywhere...

clean-cut, well motivated...

all-American.

Great boosters!

- Will you turn that down? - What?

Would you mind turning that down?

Okay, okay, no sweat.

You want Space Camp?

No. My father wants Space Camp,

but I want my head examined.

- It was worth it for the car. - Let's hope so.

Yeah.

Would you get your ass out of my parking spot?

Yeah, right. Sorry about that.

Space Age technology, huh?

Have a good summer.

Make sure you check that left mag, Dad. It's sticking.

Okay.

Welcome aboard, campers.

I'm Zach Bergstrom, director of Space Camp.

We're going to train you just like NASA trains astronauts.

I didn't say "real astronauts"

because at Space Camp, you are real astronauts.

Robert Pickett, Purple Team.

Lonnie Fowler, Red Team.

- Kathryn Fairly. - Kathryn Fairly.

Blue Team.

- Hideo Takamini. - Hideo Takamini.

Blue Team. Gardener...

Kevin Donaldson, Yellow Team.

Dennis Anderson, you're with the Green Team.

Susan Lange, on the Green Team.

Ricky Powell, you're on the Purple Team.

- David Joe, White Team. - Chris Chu, White Team.

Okay, everybody, let's all gather in the Rocket Park

where you'll meet the other members of your team.

Leave your bags here. You can pick them up later.

Come on, everybody, let's move it.

Orientation at 1300 hours.

Four years ago Space Camp was created

not only to provide you with hands-on access to space hardware,

but also to teach you how to work together as a team.

Hi, I'm Andie Bergstrom.

You're an astronaut! The first female pilot!

Yeah. How did you know that?

I've read all about you in the "Young Astronauts" program.

Let's see, you were the backup pilot for the first Discovery flight,

but Coats got it instead.

Yeah. I remember.

What are you doing here?

Hello.

- And what is your name? - Rudy Tyler, ma'am.

Spit it out, Rudy.

Rudy Tyler, ma'am!

I meant the gum, Rudy.

You look like a guy with...

a lot of energy.

Equipment Function and Operation.

Wow. Thanks, ma'am.

My father told me when you come to Space Camp, they give you...

We'll talk about it later, okay?

By the way, this is Space Camp and not the Marine Corps.

- Yes, ma'am. - You can call me Andie.

Hi, Andie. I'm Tish.

Tish Ambrosé. Right there.

Yeah. So what brings you to Space Camp, Tish?

Well, I did this audit at JPL in radio astronomy.

It was unbelievable!

I mean, can you imagine an extraterrestrial disc jockey?

Like, listening to radio waves from space?

I mean, like waiting for signs of intelligence?

- Like... - I know the feeling.

Communications.

Cool.

Max! What are you doing here?

Checking in for my next mission against the Empire, Your Highness.

Your next mission is to haul ass back to Junior Camp right now.

Come on, Andie.

I've been at Junior two summers running.

Don't kick me out.

- You're just not ready. - I am too ready!

Okay, one screw-up, and you're back in the little leagues. Got it?

Copy, Rogue Leader.

Roger and out.

Hideo Takamini.

- Hideo Takamini? - Right here.

Hideo Takamini?

Well, actually it's pronounced Kevin Donaldson.

I don't have a Donaldson.

Well, you have one now.

I'm Kathryn Fairly, and it's an honor to meet you.

- I'm sorry... - It's okay.

Okay, I have two positions left... Pilot and Shuttle Commander.

Kevin, tell me why you'd like to be Shuttle Commander.

I wouldn't, no.

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines

of Mission Regent...

or Sovereign, maybe?

Something like that.

Kathryn, what about you?

I know a lot about the space program,

and I'm going into the Air Force Academy.

And I want to be the first female Shuttle Commander.

You think that's more important than Pilot?

Yeah.

It's okay.

You can let her have it because I don't really care.

- Really? - Yeah.

Now that you're Shuttle Commander,

you're gonna have to start to care, Kevin.

Kathryn, you can be Pilot.

But...

Pilot.

This is a mock-up of the cargo bay and the storage pallets.

That arm is the remote manipulator system.

It can be used for repairs

and to link up with satellites or other vehicles.

This is a zero-gravity chair.

It rides on a cushion of air which creates the feeling of weightlessness

you encounter when you leave the earth's atmosphere.

Come on, Max.

This is the greatest thing since the X-Wing Fighter!

This is the Shuttle simulator, which you're going to learn to fly

at speeds of up to Mach 25.

It looks complicated, but when you get the basics down, it's easy.

The computer does most of the work.

The first lesson I want to teach is...

"Why I won't touch anything until I know how to use it."

- By Rudy Tyler. - Right.

- Yeah, Rudy. - Is everybody okay?

This is the Mercury Sigma 7.

When they were building these capsules,

the astronauts demanded the engineers create a way for them

to be able to pilot the capsule back through the re-entry

through the earth's atmosphere.

Otherwise they would feel like monkeys...

What the hell is that?

A prototype maintenance droid.

NASA built him for the space station.

- When's he going up? - He's not.

They blew it on his shielding.

His chips become unpredictable in about two hours.

He's such a complex piece of machinery,

NASA hasn't been able to iron out all the bugs.

So he helps out here and at Kennedy.

Jinx!

It's a midget extraterrestrial!

No, he is the world's only $27-million handyman.

- Where the hell is that ratchet? - In your hand.

He's also quite literal.

Okay, we've all met Jinx. Let's get going.

Come on.

Third-stage separation before it gets into orbit...

Dennis, I got you that manual.

How many pounds of thrust does the shuttle produce at liftoff?

6,981,400.

How'd you know?

How in the world did she know all that?

Got me.

You know, that Kevin is a real babe.

- He's a jerk. - Oh, really?

He's completely unserious.

Did you check out the size of his hands?

Earth to Kathryn. Come in, please.

What are you doing?

I'm trying to figure out how to run this thing. See?

For a multi-axis trainer?