Stowaway

Attention all flight personnel

please verify ready to resume count and go for launch.

ITS?

We're a go.

TTC?

Go.

CBC.

Orbit group, go.

BTC?

BTC go.

BTC, Your pole is go?

Is that affirmative?

It is affirmative.

BTC, is a go.

Copy that, OPS?

We're a go.

Electrical?

Go.

SRO?

SRO is go, we are clear to launch.

Guidance?

Go flight.

Tito?

Kingfisher is ready to launch.

And CDR?

CDR is go.

Okay, Commander Barnett,

on behalf of the Hyperion team

and the millions of people watching around the world,

good luck, God speed,

and we'll see you back here in two years.

Thank you, Jim.

Our thanks to the launch team

and everyone at the MTS program.

The crew is go for launch.

Copy that.

We have a go for auto-sequence start.

T-minus 15 seconds.

Stand by for terminal count.

Ten,

nine,

eight,

seven,

six.

We have main engine start.

Three,

two,

one,

zero.

First-stage separation in three, two, one.

Good break.

Roger roll MTS.

We should have a good forward link now, MTS.

Copy that, I'm seeing the same thing here.

We're coming up

on second-stage separation.

Copy, second-stage separation.

Altitude is 70 kilometers.

170 kilometers downrange.

Hyperion, the main engines are under performing slightly.

Copy, main engines under performing.

Good read.

Stand by, we're consulting flight.

Flip your visors down.

We're past return to landing.

Abort complete reaching the end of Oceanic, abort?

Hyperion?

That's a negative abort, MTS.

There's enough fuel to handle the discrepancy.

Negative abort.

Copy, negative abort.

MTS, you're leaving

for Mars Transfer Orbit.

Final systems nominal check.

Are we a go?

Go.

Go.

Roger, Hyperion, we're ready.

Go for MTO burn.

Roger that, enjoy the ride, everyone.

MTO in three,

two,

one.

That's negative return, MTS.

Past max Q.

Main engine cut-off three, two, one.

We go.

There she is.

MTS, we're approaching.

Kingfisher separation.

Copy, Kingfisher separation.

Separation is nominal.

The Kingfisher is auto-docked

to the MTS.

I'm moving to taxi in now.

Copy that.

must occur in closure rate.

Closure rate is nominal,

five centimeters per minute.

MTS in free-drift.

Hang tight a bit.

Tethered gravity is starting.

You're a go, Hyperion.

Artificial gravity is climbing.

Looks like we'll hit close to five Gs.

Tether's unspooling.

Solar array separation.

TDS nominal and at full speed.

All right, plugs out.

Impeccable work as usual.

Thank you for the Launch, Jim.

See you again at the first check.

Are you kidding me?

That was incredible, that was incredible!

How are you feeling?

I'm Good, good.

Let's go.

Got it.

Thanks.

All right, okay Zoe, you take this one.

David, you start working in the back.

- This one? - Yeah.

I'll be in the last wing.

Copy that.

- Hey. - Hey.

How are you feeling?

You need anything?

I'll be all right.

A beer?

So thoughtful.

This will help.

Thanks, Zo.

Come on, Zo. - What?

- Really? - What are you?

I'm not.

Commander, how did she get Payloads to allow this?

I don't even know anybody at Payloads so how will I...

You wasted what?

800 grams of your allowable, personal effects on these?

You don't even care about the rival.

No, but you do David.

I don't know, it's so easy.

Okay,

five hours down

two years ago.

As your doctor, I'm telling you to drink that.

Applicable?

Applicable?

Applicable is British.

Is it?

How do I look?

Stunning.

Look, I'm serious, this is a big deal.

You look good.

You look fine, seriously, you're good.

Yes we do, we read you loud and clear.

Welcome to MTS-42.

Oh yeah, we did.

It's not uncommon to experience a few hiccups during launch,

but due to the preparation and thanks to our ground team,

we had a smooth rendezvous with the MTS Cycler.

That's true.

It's bittersweet.

I've had the honor of participating in two missions to date

and I couldn't be working with a more talented crew

on this, my final and third mission.

Well it's only been a few hours,

but it's already a life-changing experience.

I'm thrilled to be here.

To be honest, this isn't where I thought I would end up.

To me, my career was gonna be researched on Earth.

I guess you never know where life's gonna take you.

Yes, I applied to the HARP program

because I thought it would be a funny story

to be rejected by Hyperion.

But now I realized this is one of those rare opportunities

that could truly give my life meaning beyond anything

I could imagine.

Well, space exploration has always led

to amazing medical discoveries

that are applicable to the people on Earth.

The launch was incredible.

It does take a little while

to get adjusted to the artificial gravity.

Two years is a long time to be away from my wife,

but this is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity.

I'm so grateful to have her support.

My research is integral to maintaining

and sustaining life on Mars long term.

We are taking the first steps to being able to call Mars

a second home.