Every Little Thing

They say that the United States has had its day in the sun,

that our nation has passed its zenith.

They expect you to tell your children

that the American people no longer have the will to cope with their problems,

that the future will be one of sacrifice and few opportunities.

My fellow citizens, I utterly reject that view.

We must go forth from here united, determined

that what a great general said a few years ago is true:

"There is no substitute for victory."

Three, two, one...

Further escalating tensions in the ongoing space race.

Another violation of the International Space Treaty.

...another Soviet military satellite yesterday

provoked a strong response...

I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States.

...Reagan administration announced

that it was withdrawing the United States...

The first test-tube baby was born today in the United Kingdom.

Roman Polanski was arrested at the Canadian border while trying to escape.

Brezhnev said the decision not to invade Afghanistan

was part of a broader refocusing of resources in the ongoing space race.

The meltdown was prevented by technology first developed for Jamestown.

...nighttime raid by the US military took the Iranians by surprise.

...leaders of the Polish Solidarity Trade Union

were arrested in Gdansk today.

President Reagan refusing to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.

The US hockey team failed to overcome the heavily favored Soviets.

...surprisingly close race, President Reagan appears to have won

a second term by defeating Senator...

John Lennon narrowly escaped death

when a would-be assassin's bullet missed its...

John Paul II was shot and killed today in Saint Peter's Square.

Leonid Brezhnev, leader of the Soviet Union, has died.

Yuri Andropov will become the next premier of the Soviet Union.

...a wedding gift from the queen, Her Royal Highness,

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is welcomed by the crowd.

NASA announced that the first space shuttle will be named Enterprise

in honor of the fictional starship in the television series, Star Trek.

I believe that our nation is in great danger,

and that danger grows greater with each passing day.

Soviet strategic missiles are larger, more numerous and more powerful

than those of the United States.

If we desire peace, the way to achieve it is through our strength.

We are today, the last best hope of man on Earth.

We who have thrown the windows of our souls open to the sun.

The eyes of all people are upon us as they look to the heavens,

to the highest hill in the sky,

where we have built a city that will bring the light of freedom to the world.

Not another party, please.

They already gave me a birthday party up here last week,

and they're giving me a surprise going-away party next week.

That's not much of a surprise.

It's tough to keep a secret up here.

Look, Senator Tower is on the Appropriations Committee.

I know.

And I think this party was his personal idea.

His chief of staff said he handwrote the invitation.

Come on, at least you know it'll have a great bar.

Okay. But tell them it has to be a welcome home party,

not, I repeat, not a birthday party.

I don't wanna see any more signs or banners or tiki mugs

with the big 4-0 painted on them.

They did the whole luau thing?

Tradition.

I'm sure I can talk them into it.

I think it's more about celebrating the new job than your rapidly advancing years.

Thank you for that.

Aren't you gonna suit up?

Cutting it pretty close.

I'm staying inside this time.

Really?

Two weeks of darkness, and you don't wanna see the sun come up?

I've seen it.

More times than I can remember.

The next base commander went out with them,

and I wanted him to get a chance to bond before I hand the keys over next week.

So, while everyone else is out enjoying the show,

I'll have the whole base pretty much to myself

for what will probably be the very last time.

And I intend to enjoy every minute of it.

Then I won't keep you.

Love you.

Love you too.

Ten minutes. Mark.

I have a watch, Wubbo.

I don't need you to be timekeeper

just 'cause you don't have anything interesting to do.

I have plenty to do.

Currently, I'm maneuvering the rover for the best position to capture the sunrise.

I swear to God, Wubbo.

You spend more time looking through that camera

than you do actually looking at the moon.

But I will be shooting something special today.

No human has ever seen the sunrise

through the glorious twin peaks of the western rim of Shackleton.

Be sure to tell all the gals back in Amsterdam

that Apollo 37 named those glorious twin peaks

Lenny and Squiggy.

I'll not be mentioning that.

This is Jamestown actual.

Okay, people, ten seconds.

Ten seconds... mark.

Enjoy the show, everyone.

Oh, shit!

Yeah, baby.

Awesome.

-Wubbo. -Yes?

Stop staring at that screen, turn around and enjoy the view.

Rise up this mornin' Smiled with the risin' sun

Three little birds Perched by my doorstep

Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true

Sayin', This is my message To you-oo-oo

-Singin', Don't worry -Don't worry

About a thing

'Cause every little thing

Is gonna be all right

-Singin', Don't worry -Don't worry

About a thing

Emma.

Good morning, Ms. Madison.

Morning. Messages?

One from your cousin, Adlai.

Your aunt Hildy got through her surgery without any complications

and is expected to make a full recovery.

I sent flowers and a note

and arranged a little extra treat from the hospital kitchen.

Aunt Hildy won't eat anything without bacon in it.

They're gonna disguise some turkey bacon for her.

Good luck with that. What else?

Various things. Nothing that can't wait.

Okay, let's go around the world.

Skylab is starting shift two.

Their plan of the day is devoted to more solar observations

with the Apollo Telescope Mount.

Astronaut Campbell is still nursing a cold, poor thing.

Be sure she's giving the flight surgeon hourly updates.

She'll dodge it if we let her.

She is a wily one.

The orbiter, Kon-Tiki, remains docked at Skylab,

but she's scheduled for reentry and landing this afternoon in Florida.

Unless you can work your magic.

Pretty sure I can swing that one.

The bigger problem is getting him to agree to these polar launches.

Did you get--

Great.

-Where is he? -Deep in the rabbit hole.

DOD COM just completed their ASAT test over the Pacific missile range.

General Bradford is probably getting preliminary test results... right now.

Okay. Let's hope this works.

Perfect.

Keep going.

Columbia remains on station in lunar orbit,

scheduled to return home to Earth next week

with the Jamestown crew rotating home.

Beagle was scheduled to roll out to pad 39C today,

but there's a report on some issues in her main engine turbopumps

which might delay her launch date by a week or two.

Great.

Discovery, Enterprise and Endeavour are still in turnaround on the West Coast,

while Atlantis, Victoria and Constitution are still in OMDP in Palmdale.

What about Pathfinder's thermal tile inspection report?

We're expecting the official report by digital mail by end of day,

but the word is she passed with flying colors.

Jamestown reports making a new geological claim

on a site 30 kilometers from the base, labeled "site 357/Bravo."

Early data suggests there could be significant deposits of lithium.

Wouldn't that be nice.

Have they notified the Soviets?

Yes, ma'am. There's a hard copy of the official notice in your in-box

and a ghost copy in your d-mail.

Be sure notice of the claim is transmitted to the State Department

for delivery to the Soviet embassy.

There's a new procedure.

State wants to deliver a formal hard copy of mining claims

directly to the Soviet ambassador now.

-I'm sure that'll speed things up. -Yeah.

And as a reminder, the celebration at Shackleton tomorrow morning, our time,

in case you want to watch the festivities.

-Has it really been two weeks? -Yes, ma'am.

-They're pretty excited up there. -Always are. Wish me luck.

-Morning. -Morning.

I can get you a better printer.

Yeah, can you get the Pentagon to approve it in less than a year?

No, but I can have a new one installed this afternoon.

Brand-new, like, still in the box.

Must be nice to have your own revenue stream.

Well, capitalism, it works.

How'd the test go?

Thirty pages of data, all to say we missed.

It's bad luck. But the day does have its bright points.

Army-Air Force tickets at the 50-yard line.

What'd you do, get Emma to rob the White House?

She's an old second-story gal from way back.

Wow. Thanks. Really.

What's it gonna cost me?

They're a gift.

But if you wanted to make Emma feel like her efforts were appreciated,

you might consider allowing the Kon-Tiki to land at Edwards tonight.

And maybe also free up some space for a couple of polar launches from Vandenberg.

Well, I can clear the Kon-Tiki to land at Edwards,