All language subtitles for 2006-earthstorm-eng

Tonight, all eyes
are on the moon

as scientists
around the world
are piecing together

the causes
of this unprecedented
lunar phenomenon.

We're here on the campus
of Plymouth Institute
of Technology

to speak with
staff astrophysicist,
Dr. Lana Gale.

Doctor, what
can you tell us?

Well, basically,
we've been blindsided.

The orbit of an undetected
asteroid has intersected
with the Moon's orbit

and the two
have collided.

While we would like
to think that we would see
something like this coming,

the sky is a vast place,
and unfortunately,

we don't have all
the resources that
we need to fully cover it.

And what can you tell us
of what we're seeing
up there?

What we're seeing
is an impact cloud

of debris
and regolith that
will eventually subside.

Regolith?

The powdery rock covering
the lunar surface.

So I guess
the more urgent
question would be

is there
any cause
for alarm?

These things are
always more alarming

when they happen
so close to home

but the best approach
is to wait and see
what happens.

React to what develops.

As my father used to say,
Dr. Lawrence Gale,

"The universe is a case
of unfinished business. "

Thank you very much
for your time, Dr. Gale.

My pleasure.

How was
it, Tony?

You were awesome!

You exuded confidence
and clarity
and strength,

and knowledge,
and expertise,
and--but, regolith?

That's what
it's called.

I know that,

but the average viewer
isn't that knowledgeable.

Did you eat anything?
'Cause I kinda
skipped dinner.

I'm sorry Tony,
please go home.

I'll see you
in the morning.

No. I'll pick us
up something;
we'll eat it here.

We'll celebrate.
My treat. Tuna salad,
no mayo, heavy Dijon.

Thank you.

Dr. Bender.
Can you tell us

whether the collision
on the moon poses
any danger here on earth?

Well, for obvious reasons
it's premature to launch

into any kind
of conjecture
at this time.

What I can say is that
we at ASI are assuming
the leadership role

in interpreting incoming data
gathered by the international
scientific community.

ASI is the definitive space
agency in the world today,

and we have our absolute
best people analyzing
this phenomenon.

Very shortly we'll, uh,
we'll be presenting
our analysis

to the White House,
where a press conference
will follow.

One more question,

what would happen
if a similar asteroid
were to hit the earth?

Depending on speed
and trajectory,

there would be
global repercussions.

Garth? Dr. Lana Gale
is on line two for you.

Yeah, I got
it. Thanks.

Lana? Thanks
for calling.

Have you seen
the latest?

I'm probably not as up
to date as you are.
What's going on?

Our information
on the halo
is a--concern.

What kind
of a concern?

Preliminary data shows
some of the asteroid fragments

on a course
that will bring them
into earth's orbit.

Hey, John.

You weren't
on the Moon
last night, were you?

Hey, John?
All that dust and
debris floating around,

it kinda looks
like your handiwork.

If I was up on the moon
last night doing my work?

It wouldn't be
there anymore.

Copy that.

Checklist.

Good to go?

Yep.

Let's blow
the building.

All right, Ollie,
how we looking?

Locked and
stocked, buddy.

Check it out.

Good. Right
on schedule.

Looks like you're
gonna owe me
20 bucks, homie.

I shake on that?

Oh, yeah.

Well, the building
ain't down yet.

Oh my God.

Abort right now.
Let's go. We gotta
stop the sequence.

Bryna, shut it
down now.

No, the system's
not responding.

Ollie?

I'm trying
to override it.

Okay, let's
have some fun.

What are
you doing?

Bryna.
Continue to rebalance
the sequence.

I'm gonna go
find that misfire.
Talk to me on the radio.

You can't
go up there!

We don't know how
that building's gonna
come down

unless we rebalance
the system. Ollie?

Figure out why that
clock is still ticking
and shut it down.

I'm on it.

I'll be back.

Okay, Bryna, give me
the location of that misfire.

Ninth floor.
8A.

OK, copy that! Ollie?
Have you stopped
the countdown?

John, the explosion
messed up
the whole system.

It's lit up like
the Vegas strip.

I'm tryin' to stop
the detonator but
it ain't happenin'.

I know you've got
my back, Ollie.
So make it happen!

Everything I'm seeing here
says that the charges did
not go off on their own.

I think someone's
in there.

Great. That's all we need.
Let's get the cops,
tell 'em what we got.

If someone's still in there
who might keep
settin' things off,

you won't have enough
time to fix it all.

No! I'll have plenty of time.
Cause you're gonna fix
that damn clock!

Hey! It stopped!

How we doin'
for time?!

There's no rush anymore.
The countdown stopped.

What? No!

That was the 5-minute warning.
That means that clock
is not off!

I'm gonna have to reboot
the whole system.

John, where
are you?

I'm on the 9th floor now.
Do I go left or right?

Left.
No, right!
My left, your right!

Come on, Bryna.
Focus, okay?

I'm coming up on
a large central room.

In the middle
of that room,
you'll find column 8A.

Hold on,
I think
I got it.

That's the one
that's missing
its charge.

C'mon, c'mon!

Aaaah!

Help!

Hey, Joe?
Double-check lines
21A thru F.

Okay.

Are they
still hot?

Yep, they're hot.

Dammit.

Help!
Help me!

I'm coming!

Okay!
Looks good!

You're online and set
to go, now get
out of there!

Hello?

Help!

We're gonna get
you out of here.

I got a guy up here.
He's pinned down
by some debris.

I gotta get him out.

On three, I'm gonna
lift this up, pull
your leg out.

One, two, three.

Get out
of my house!

Hold on!
Stop!

This is
my house!

I'm trying
to help you.

Now listen to me.

Your house is about
to get blown
to bits, understand?

John, just get out
of there, please.

I'll be down
in 90 seconds.

Come on!

Less than
a minute left!

I've jacked the override
into your system.

See if you can
get access.

Watch out!

Come on!
You almost got it.

Go, go, go!

Come on!

John, you gotta get
outta there! Move it!

John, move now!

Go, go, go!

Oh my God!

We now have
three reported strikes

of asteroid debris,
and they're not
ordinary meteors, Lana.

We're missing something.

Why are so many of them
surviving atmospheric entry?

These objects
aren't that big.

They should be
burning up.

Then it's gotta be
the density.

The mass of the asteroid
must have been much bigger
than we anticipated.

But it makes sense.

Because you were right
about the ecliptic plane.

The lunar
orbit's shifted?

The numbers indicate
a very gradual shift.

And it could still
self-correct but

there's already a rise
in the sea levels

and the jet stream is taking
a complete nose dive south.

Which means a big
weather change.

Yeah, the kind
that triggers
an ice age.

Okay, have we located
the point of impact?

No, nothing
we can see.

But we've got
satellites in motion.

We should get
images soon.

Hey, Will,
how long before
we get a look?

The probes
are on their way.

I'm in my
office now.

Did you copy
Garth on this?

You should have
a spectral image
coming through.

Yeah, yeah,
I've got it.

Get your folks
to work on
that dark section.

We're having a hard time
seeing through the halo.

No problem.
Hey, Will,

take a look
at this area.
Get on that.

I hope you're not
sugar-coating this
to the suits in DC.

No, but that's why
I'd like you here.

They're gonna want
solid answers.

Which they'd rather
hear from someone else.

Nobody's gunning
for you here, Lana.

I was actually thinking
more of--knives.

Can we set aside
the past?

I need you.

You'll run
interference for me?

All I can.

Okay.

I owe you one.
I'll arrange a flight.

See you soon, Lana.

Remember when I said
I'd never go back to ASl?

I lied.

Wanna beer?

Cheers!

Hey, next time,

try not to scare
the crap out of us.
That's all I'm sayin'.

Copy that.

So the deal with
the homeless guy was

this was his home and
he was just trying
to defend it.

So I guess
I can't blame him.

You're lucky
you got outta there.
You know that?

You almost died.

Yeah, but I didn't.
And the building
came down perfectly.

So, on to
the next one.

On to the next?
John.

You're not really
gonna bust my chops
right now, are ya?

Seeing as you
almost got crushed,
now is a perfect time.

You can't let
your work
own your life.

And yours does.

Come on,
take that vacation.

We don't have
anything coming up.

Well, actually,
we do have a demo
possibly in Florida.

OK, that's it.
I'm outta here.

Where you going?
Come on, don't go,
we're celebrating!

Hey. I almost
died today.

It's not funny
anymore, John.

She died three years ago.
You need to take
some time off.

Your wife's gone, John.

She'd want you
to have a life
where things

grow and thrive
and not just crumble.

Don't do that
to yourself.

G'nite.

Hey.
Twenty bucks.

Man, you gonna
hold me to that?

Oh, yeah.
Cough it up.
Let's go.

Buddy, buddy,
buddy.

Don't give me
any lip.

You want
my firstborn, too?

Nope. That
wasn't the bet.

See ya later.

I'll see ya later.

Look alive,
everyone.

Lunar SAT 1 is on course
for the outer edge
of the debris field.

We've got some delicate
maneuvering ahead.

Telemetry?
What's your status?

Telemetry is go for
live camera feed.

Multiple objects
on forward radar.

Calculating
flight path.

Maneuvering
thrusters engaged.

Will? We 've got
too many targets
on the flight path.

Guidance? Abort
this trajectory.

Flight? We've got
a proximity alert!

There it goes.

Flight? Lunar SA T 1
has signal loss

on all channels.
Repeat, signal loss
on all channels.

Rerouting lunar SA T 2
for orbital insertion.

Whoa, whoa,
whoa. Hey.

You taking this?

T ony, I know
it was radical
at the time,

but my father might
have been on
to something.

Yeah, but what if all
those people saying

he was trying to preach
the apocalypse decide
to jump on you?

One person
led that charge.
victor Stevens.

He had a lot of followers,
most of them still
work at ASl.

They're not gonna be
too pleased to see
this manuscript.

Well, I have
to take
that risk.

If my father's work
is relevant, I have to
bring it to the table.

Baltimore PD just escorted me
to the crash zone.

And it's a mess.

OK, Ollie. Start settin' up
our site right away
and get me

all the structural data
you can find.

I'll call you
from the plane.
Thanks.

OK. Before you
say anything,
I'm sorry I'm late.

I ran over
as soon as
I heard.

With a stop
for coffee.

And gas,
without either l
wouldn't have made it.

I did get us flights
to Baltimore.
We land in 3 hours.

Seems to be
lots of things dropping
in on Baltimore lately.

They said that there
was some sort
of asteroid

hitting the moon
and that some pieces
could be headed this way.

Yeah.
I heard that too.
Let's go.

As the reigning
father figure
in my life,

tell me that everything
is gonna be okay.

Everything is gonna
be okay. Okay?

Okay.

Thank you.

Lana, it's been
a long time.

It has.

Thanks for getting
here so quickly.

Baltimore may not
be a unique event.

I'm working on
a theoretical model

but I'll need to get
on your system

and crunch the numbers
from the latest data.

Oh my God!

What is it?

It's lost mass.

What?

It's lighter.

According to these figures,
it's lost 762 billion
metric tons of mass.

Which means the meteors
aren't the asteroid debris.

They're the moon.

Took you long enough.

Flight was delayed.

This weather's not
exactly predictable.

It's not exactly
easy for search
and rescue either.

Everyone accounted for?

50 dead.
Almost 200 injured.

That's what they're
reporting so far.

All right,
what are we
looking at?

The buildings
toppled inward,
onto each other,

but enough of the bases
stayed intact to hold 'em
up for a while.

OK. So we've got
an hourglass.

Hourglass?

It's the most difficult
to bring down.

Tricky to manipulate
but you just gotta
be precise.

On top of which,
the local hospital
serving the wounded?

Is right across
the street.

This thing
just keeps getting
better and better.

OK, we've got a bit
of a challenge here.

Let's put
our heads together.

What's next, Garth?

While the team
is working over
your findings,

you can install yourself
here in my office.

Have you released
a statement?

We explained
the Baltimore event
was a meteor.

We haven't let on
about the possibility
of more.

And for the moment,
our analysis of
the lunar impact site

is on its way
to Washington.

The next statement
comes from
the White House.

What about
weather changes?

Tides are rising
all over the world.

Right now,
incoming meteors
are priority one.

This is the new data
on the crater coming
in from Lunar SAT 2.

We're gonna have
a departmental meeting
to discuss the situation.

I'd like you to join us.
Give us your views.

I can tell you right now,
we're gonna need
outside specialists.

What'd you have
in mind?

According to this city grid,
it looks like we've got

an acceptable fallout
zone to the northeast.

We can tunnel
under the foundations
from that corner.

Then we should be able
to place charges to direct
the hourglass collapse.

Excuse me.
John Redding?

Yeah, that's me.

Your services
have been requested

by the American Space
lnstitute right away.

What do they
want with me?

I'm not at liberty
to discuss details.

In all due respect, Sir,
take a look around.

I'm kinda needed
around here.
Can't this wait?

This order is authorized
by the President

requesting the best
in your field.

That's you.

Refusal is
not an option.

Well. God
bless America.

Ollie, you're back
in the saddle.
Can you handle this?

Yeah, but you just
get back quick.

I will.

John, listen--

Here's your shot
to prove yourself.

Now. First
chance you get

you email me
the structure CAD
and all the blast points.

Where are they
taking you?

Listen, you're my eyes
and ears on this one.
OK?

Fine.

Be careful.
I'll be back.

The data now coming
in from Lunar SA T 2

has completely changed
our understanding
of the lunar impact.

The meteorites were
originally thought to be
the remains

of the asteroid
that struck the Moon.

It has now been confirmed
that they're actually

massive pieces
of the Moon itself.

Instead of leaving
an impact crater,

this asteroid
has literally cracked
the lunar surface open.

The orbital shift
it caused is gradual,

however it's
already having
an adverse effect

on ocean levels
and the jet stream.

And this is
just the beginning.

The Moon is now
entirely unstable.

This computer graphic shows
the growth of the fissure,

which we're calling
the Rima Fault

because of its location
at the Rima Sirsalis.

As gravitational forces
continue to exert their pull
on the fractured moon,

the size of the Rima Fault
will increase until it moves
past the critical.

If this happens,
the result will be
a civilization-ending event.

For the moment,
there's little we can do

about deteriorating weather
or incoming lunar debris,

but we must stop
the breakup of the Moon.

Our only chance
is to find a way
to stabilize the structure

of the Moon,
specifically the Rima Fault.

This is our clock.
And it's unpredictable.

So we need to find out
how big the Rima Fault
actually is,

how fast it's growing,
moving, shifting, down
to the last millimeter.

If everything comes together,
we will have one shot,
one window,

to beat the deadline
and save the moon.
And we can't be wrong.

We're depending
on your calculations.

Thank you, Lana.
All right everyone.
You heard it.

Let's get back
to work.

Well, apparently
forecasting the apocalypse
runs in the family.

Although your daddy
never had such dazzling
visual aids.

Victor, if you think
things are exciting,

stick around,
they're about to get
very interesting.

Oh, I intend
to stick around.

See, my good friend,
The President,

yeah, he heard
we had some trouble
on the moon.

He thought it might be
a good idea for me

to come down here
and help...fix it.

Make sure we don't
go off half-cocked,

as they say.

I think now would be
a good time to run
that interference, Garth.

No, no, no.

Garth, don't bother.
Look, I don't wanna get

in anybody's way here.
But like you said,

we do only get
the one shot.

I just wanna make
sure it's right.

Well, that makes
two of us.

I will be
with you shortly.

Okay.

Thanks for
the heads up, Garth.
victor Stevens?

He's here
to help.

Yeah, help himself.

Mr. Redding, sorry
for all the mystery.

I'm Garth Pender,
this is Dr. Lana Gale.

Thank you so much
for coming.

You guys didn't give
me much choice.

Yeah. We're sorry
about that.

We're experiencing
a crisis.

I noticed.

I'm not sure you know
what caused the mess

you were cleaning
up in Baltimore.

A meteorite.

Right.
The first
of many.

Our moon has suffered
a great impact

and we believe
the damage runs deep
to the lunar core.

Please, I'd like
you to follow us?

We've prepared a mock up
here as a visual aid.
That's fine, thank you.

Wow, that's
some crack.

Immense pressure
continues to pull
this section open wider.

Eventually this
entire quarter
will break away

and find its way
into Earth's
gravitational pull.

And then what?

When that hits us,
we go the way
of the dinosaurs.

You guys
are serious.

You should know
what you're
up against,

if you're gonna
help us stop it.

I'm just
a demolitions expert.
On Earth.

I don't know anything
about the Moon.

Nobody knows more
about how things collapse
in on themselves than you.

Now we need
your expertise
to see if we can make

the walls
of the crevasse
cave in.

Just lock this entire
section in place.
Stop the breakup.

Wait a second.
You guys wanna put
charges on the moon.

Seriously, with
all due respect,

I really just think
I'm way out
of my league.

Nothing like
this has happened
in the history of Man.

This is way out
of everybody's league.

We're not asking you
to go to the moon.

We're just asking you
to be part of our team.

At this point,
the Atlantic is

one huge staging area
for a massive
hurricane activity.

In fact, there are several
Category Five storms
in different places,

all at
the same time.

This is something
that's never happened
in all the time

that man has kept
track of weather.

Call it an act of God,
call it an eco-nightmare.

One thing
is for sure.

This is a weather disaster
the likes of which

no one has seen
in the modern era.

T ell me what
you got.

Fresh lntel from ASl
on an incoming asteroid.

Big?

Latest estimate
gives it an 8
on the T scale.

We got birds
in the air?

Patrolling a 30 mile grid.
Ten minutes
awaiting orders.

What kind of payload
are we talking about?

Sidewinders, Sir.

Well, let's get
'em climbing.

Delta 1, Delta 2, Scramble
factor six. At 2 niner 2.

Trajectory uplink
in five.

Roger control,
we're on our way.

We're at 15, 000
tracking inbound.

We have initiated
afterburner climb
for intercept.

Got visual.
Arming.

All right, gentlemen,
let's make this happen.

Cloud cover.
Lost visual.

I've got visual.

Missiles away.

He took
the shot!

Target is destroyed.

He got it.

That was
too close.

We got lucky.

What else is
on its way?

We're tracking inbounds,
but nothing rating
on the T-scale.

Atmospheric burn-ins.

Keep on this,
Lieutenant.

I want jets in the air
and I want constant
updates from ASl.

The tricky part

is to calculate what
we call reaction mass.

It's how we decide
how big a blast
it's gonna be,

and where we're
gonna place it.

Can we determine that
from this information?

Well, I'm sure
that we can
ballpark it.

But I can tell you
right now.

This blast is gonna have
to be massive.

Definitely nuclear.

And the variables
will keep changing

with the fault
growing all the time.

Nuclear blasts. Well,
looks like I got here
right on time.

John Redding,
this is victor Stevens.

Chief adviser
to the White House.

Welcome aboard,
Mr. Redding.

Thank you.

Pleasure to meet a man
with such an illustrious

family tradition
of blowin' things up.

Although, before you go
putting the moon
on your resume,

I think you should both know
that I have informed
the President

of what happened
on Miranda.

We don't know
happened on Miranda.

That's sheer
speculation.

What's Miranda?

Miranda is one
of Uranus'
1 5 moons.

A research flyby
in '86 revealed

that she'd been struck
by a massive impact.

Cracked her surface
wide open. But--

over time see,
she put herself
back together.

There's absolutely
no conclusive evidence
to support that.

Besides, our moon
has a solid iron core,

which was shattered
just as my father predicted.

Nothing will stabilize
the moon unless we
do that ourselves.

The moon's structure
is much less rigid.

It's perfectly capable
of displacing the energy
from a massive impact.

Until I see something
that makes me
feel otherwise,

that is all
we're going to do.

There is a fracture
running clear through
the moon.

And you just want
to do nothing.

We do nothing,
the moon...

will do
something miraculous.

The moon does not
have an iron core.

Its gravity
will stabilize it.
Your father was wrong.

Look, this
isn't personal.

We are going to rely
on the prevailing wisdom
which is the best we've got.

Five hundred years ago,
prevailing wisdom said
that the earth was flat.

Just because it's popular
does not make it right.

Look at that.
The President.

Probably wants to hear
how we're reappropriating
his nuclear arsenal.

I think I'll tell him
we need three bombs:
the Nina, the Pinta and the--

and that other one,
whatever its name was.

Santa Maria.

Bingo!

Is this
a bad time?

No, it isn't.

Guys, please, I'd like
to introduce you
to our Mission Crew

for the shuttle Perseus.
Major Rachel Fine.
Captain Ben Halberstom.

Pleasure.

You're a demolition
expert?

That's me.

Why don't we go down
to the conference room
and I can brief you?

Good idea.

Hey, Garth?
Mission Crew?

What happened
to leaving
things alone?

I mean, what if
the moon could fix
itself and victor's right?

Well, what if Lana
is right and
we're unprepared?

Now he may have
the President's ear,
but this is still my agency.

And it is still
within my authority
to call for

full contingency
readiness. And I am.

Thanks.

Ma'am.

They just upgraded
the storm.

Oh, good.
Can't wait.

They just shut
down the 95.

The equipment
is not getting' here
anytime soon.

How are we gonna take
this thing down without
our pneumatic drills?

Forget l
said anything.

You wanna shut
this down?

We are not shutting down.
We are gonna do exactly
what John told us to do.

I hope they had a good
reason for pullin' him
outta here.

What would ASl
want with John?
And why now?

Radar has detected a cluster
of meteors coming in.

We should alert
the Mexican government
of possible strikes.

Hope you
don't mind.

I was flipping through
that book you have
on your desk.

Your Dad
wrote that.

Yes. And l
don't mind.

He would've wanted
somebody to read it.

And he predicted
all of this?

Pretty much.

Don't you think
he should be here
too, helping us?

My dad passed away
a few years ago.

Before he died,
he wrote a thesis based
on lunar anomalies.

Anomalies? You know?
I don't think
I got to that page.

But, he was
right. Right?

In the scientific community,
the debate between fact
and truth can get brutal.

Victor came out against
my Dad's theories.

Managed to destroy
his credibility.

I had just finished
school at the time.

I was trying to get
my foot in the door
at ASl.

And I made the mistake
of distancing myself
from the controversy.

I left my dad hanging.

So as to not tarnish
my reputation.

He passed away
shortly after that.

I'm sure he'd be
quite proud

of the work
you're doing now.

Listen.

If there's anything
I can do to help,
please let me know.

You could fly up
to the Rima Fault
and bring me back

some mineral samples.
That would help me out.

Yeah? Well,
no problem.

Lana!

victor's called an emergency
meeting to discuss
the Mexico impact.

The three meteors
that struck Mexico City

were massive
in size.

Hey.

Hey.

We're tracking
additional lunar debris.

This probably won't be
the last time we get hit.

...Ieveling hundreds
of blocks of the city.

May I have everybody's
attention please?

Mexico City
and the surrounding
areas are gone.

Repercussions from
the latest impact
are being felt

all the way
to Oklahoma.

The moon's condition is
getting progressively worse.

Apparently, it is
not fixing itself.

So the White House has
given us a full go
for a shuttle mission.

Garth?

With the Rima Fault
continuing to grow,

and the weather
systems getting
progressively worse,

we have to launch
within 48 hours.

So let's talk specifics.

John? How are we
coming with those
reaction points?

Well, my initial calculations
show we've got four
potential blast points.

The problem is those
keep changing
all the time

because the fault
is growing.

And I've
got another question
about our blast targets.

What about them?

I'm just trying
to figure out exactly
what kind of magnetic force

are we dealing with
when it comes
to the moon?

Minimal.

The magnetic forces
disappeared billions
of years ago.

Right.

So what if we were
able to bring it back?

Instead of thinking
about blasting,

what if we looked
at this as more
of a welding job?

I hate
to disappoint you,

but the moon is not
made of steel girders.

That still seems to be
a point of contention
around here, vic.

You say the moon
doesn't have an
iron core.

But Lana thinks
there's enough
to give us some pull.

We really just don't
know exactly what
the moon is made of.

So what I'm
wondering is

if we could create
a magnetic charge and
put it in the right spot

to one side
of the Rima Fault,

well then maybe,
we can get this thing
to fall in on itself.

Do you realize
the conductor you'd
need on that scale?

It's impossible.

A MEG.

Theoretically, it would
have enough conduction.

We have our solution.

There's no evidence the
moon has an iron core.

We are not going back
to the drawing boards.

You need to pin
down the coordinates

for the nuclear
blast points.

What's a M EG?

Mass Electromagnetic
Generator.

It's a device
that carries
a very large

electromagnetic pulse
wave as part of
the blast wave.

Sounds like
my kinda metal.

What if we could
get one big enough?

How do we
make this work?

Who's your
best engineer?

A MEG charge?

Are you on drugs?
It can't be done.

The materials are
way too fragile,
way too unstable

when combined which
makes them way way
too dangerous

to be handled
on Earth, let
alone in space.

Then I guess
it's a good thing

that the President's
boy's not here.

Albert, I can think
of a million reasons

why it won't work.
I need your help
with one that will.

If I was to come
up with a concept,

the only way to keep
this whole thing from
detonating on launch

is to keep the activators
separate until
you're in place.

So it is possible.

Did I mention that
the two main ingredients

in a MEG charge
are liquid helium
and uranium?

Do you have any idea
what happens when you
mishandle those two guys?

Can it be done?

And another thing.
You are not gonna pass
this off on some ASl pilot.

This is heavy ordnance.
Get this to someone
who knows what they're doing.

Who's that gonna be?
You? 'Cause it ain't
gonna be me.

Albert? We need
a straight answer.
Can it be done?

I'll come up
with something.

But what I'm most concerned
about is you launching
my shuttle in this storm.

She just wasn't
made for that.

Damn.

Yeah.

Hey. It's me.
You guys OK?

John. Can
you hear me?

Yes. What's
your status?

They've elevated
the winds
to gale force.

We can't get
any of our gear
in here, besides

these buildings are
not looking too stable.
Where the heck are you?

Wishin' I was still
there with you guys,
believe me.

The weather service says
this lightning's gonna
get a lot worse.

Conditions are not
gonna get any better
for blasting.

Should we
shut it down?

Yeah. I want you guys
to get outta there.

Evacuate everybody
out of the area
and shut it down.

I need you to do
one more thing
before you go.

What's that?

I need you to find
a piece of that meteor
and bring it to ASI.

Okay.

Bryna! Did
you get it?

Yeah.

Good, let's get
the hell out of here.

It's comin' down!

Let's go go go go!

Aaaaaaahh!

Come on, guys.
Pick it up.

John?

John, listen we have
two of our best
shuttle pilots,

but...on this one,
we need
a mission specialist.

That specialist
is you, John.

You want me
to go on
the shuttle.

I don't have
any training to go
to the moon. OK?

We need you
up there.

We only get--

One chance,
I understand that.

We can't force
you to go.

You'll have
first hand visual.

We'd feel
more comfortable
if it was you

up there, pulling
the trigger.

All nuclear
reactions have
a magnetic charge.

It's that entirely destructive
element of the nuke
we're trying to avoid here.

So, by using
the electromagnetic
pulse of the nukes

to boost
the magnetic
charge of our MEG,

we can create a force
powerful enough

to recharge
the magnetic field
of the Rima fault.

In theory.

For how long?

Long enough for
the moon's own gravity
to take over.

I'm just giving it
a jump start--
in theory.

I heard that
you were going to

accompany the M EG
on board the shuttle.

Well, with
the situation
being what it is,

yeah, I'm in.

Now listen Albert,

this MEG charge,
it's gotta--

MEG what?

What's going on here?

We're just
exploring options.

Ah.
Exploring options.

Well, we don't
need any options.

The nukes are
on their way.

And when they
get here,

I don't want so much
as a spit polish
to go on them

without my authorization.
Is that clear?

Yes.

Good.

Some big seismic
numbers coming in.

How big?

That's a 40% jump
from the last one.

Will? What's
our status?

Launch site weather
is getting much worse.

Garth. This
is insane.

We can't go up
in this storm.
Nothing can.

That's not an option
and you know it.

Anyone you put up
in that shuttle is on
a one way trip to oblivion.

We're all
facing oblivion!
Get used to the idea.

If we lose power,
they'll be
flying blind,

that's lF we get
off the pad.

They will make
it off the pad.
There's no alternative.

Now the time for caution
and second guesses,
that's long gone.

This mission is a go.
Do you understand?

Then push it up.

Get them the hell
out of here before
it gets any worse.

victor, you can't
still be convinced

the nuclear warheads
are going to do
the job.

The moon is doing exactly
what my father
said it would

indicating he was right
about the iron core.

You just go on like
the facts don't exist!

There are billions
of lives at stake!

We need to be rational.
And we need to be right.

We're pushing
the launch up.

Lift off is five
hours from now.

The weather leaves
us no choice.

John. I need
a moment.

I just got some news
from Baltimore.

Those buildings
have collapsed.

What about my team
and Bryna?

We don't know.
I mean, we could
try but--

John!

Tell me we have
a solid plan.

Yes.
We do.

We go
with the nukes.

Mr. Stevens, we'll
need your authorization, Sir.

It's getting
pretty bad
out there.

If you want
to be alone,
I can wait.

No, come in.

I heard about
what happened.

The buildings.
I'm sorry.

Garth has some folks
trying to contact
city officials

to locate
your colleagues.

Is that her?

No.

That's my wife.

She passed away
three years ago.

So when you said earlier
that you'd lost
somebody special,

I understood what
you were talkin' about.

I'm just standing here
wondering if she was
still around

would I still want
to do this.

Would you?

I think
you would.

The storm just
hit tropical status.

They're reporting
gusts of up to
75 miles per hour.

I've gotta get you
up in the air, John.

Let's go.

Launch pad wind velocity
63 miles per hour

from the southeast.
Doppler is showing gusts

to 71 mph
at 30, 000 feet.

Control? Payload
is secured.

OK, Shuttle Perseus,

we are at T minus
three to launch.

Hope everyone's
comfortable.

Comfortable?

I'm strapped
onto the world 's
biggest vibrating whale

about to blast
through a hurricane

and this guy's
talking comfortable.

Sorry, John?

You can
hear me?

Oh, yeah.
We're all
wired in.

visual, too.

OK. Sorry.
That's good
to know.

Control, we've
got full green

on O2 and Nitro,
tanks 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Please confirm.

Confirmed, Captain.

I'm handing over
full system access
to you now.

T emperature is holding
steady on nuclear pulse
engines 1 and 2, confirm?

Roger, Perseus.
Nuclear pulse engines
1 and 2 are solid.

Nuclear pulse?
I thought they were
in the test phase.

They are.

You're joking,
right?

You know a faster way
to get to the moon,
victor, I'm all ears.

OK Perseus. Looking
for your readiness to
proceed with launch. Over?

Roger control.
We are locked in,

temperature's a go,
pressure's a go,

Roger that.
T minus 2 minutes
to launch.

Control, we've got
some flashing red
up here. Standing by.

She's got a wind
sheer warning.

Bypass it.

OK flight directors,

I want a go no go
for launch.
CapComm Perseus.

Go launch.
Go for launch.

Retro?

Go launch.

Trajectory?

No go for flight.

I've got a no go
signal for flight.

Booster.

No go, Flight Director.
Negative. I've got
a no go for launch.

Oh, perfect.

Four nuclear bombs, two
nuclear pulse engines

aboard a no
go flight.

T minus 1 minute
to launch.

Navigation? Give me
your pre-flight status.

Flight, navigation
is no go for launch.

We have red lights
across the board.

We cannot launch
this thing. We
must abort now.

30 seconds
to launch.

Don't.
It's not gonna get
any better out there.

They're gonna be thrown
around like deck chairs.
I can't do this!

Will, you listen to me.
I'd like to give you
70 degrees and sunshine

so you could
launch properly.

But I'm afraid that's
not gonna happen.

Now don't you
turn that key.

T minus 20 seconds
to launch.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five,

four, three,

two, one--

We have main
engine ignition.

Shuttle Perseus has
cleared the tower.

We've got three
reds, Perseus.

Roger control. We sustained
a lightning strike.

Control, we are
losing trajectory.

Raise secondary
thrust 20 percent.

Copy that.

Standing by.

Control, we are
losing horizon.

Storm wind velocity has
hit 87 miles per hour.

Flight? They're
being blown
off course.

Raise secondary
thrust 30 percent.

Come on,
come on!

Will, that's
not doin' it.

Perseus, we're going
to change course

heading to
straighten you out.
Adjust trajectory.

30 degrees
north west
with the wind.

Locking onto course.

Come on!

Stabilizing.

Control, roll maneuver
is successful.

We are back
on trajectory.

Shuttle Perseus has
booster separation.

Control, we
are hypersonic
and away.

Ladies and gentlemen,
we have safe lift-off

of Shuttle Perseus
lunar mission.

Godspeed.

You still with
us, John?

Yeah, most
of me.

With the risky launch
of the Shuttle Perseus

from storm-battered Houston,
there is now hope
that the ASI shuttle crew

can avert
the threat of disaster
approaching our planet.

Today we are one planet
without borders
or differences.

And every thought and prayer
is with the crew
of the Shuttle Perseus

as they set out
to achieve what
some say is impossible.

Well,

I never thought I'd
hear myself say it but--

that was better than
blowin' up a building.

Control, we
are ready to
leave orbit.

Roger Perseus.

Proceed with
trans-lunar injection.
On your mark.

Nuclear pulse
engines engaged.

Nuclear pulse?

For when 20,000 miles
per hour just ain't
fast enough.

Hold on to
your hats.

Control? We
have a problem.

Advance radar
is tracking
incoming lunar debris

and it's right on
our flight path.

Roger Perseus.

You are cleared
for evasive action.

Repeat, you are cleared
for evasive action.

Roger control,
we' re on the move.

Control? Evasive
maneuvers successful.

You'd better start
tracking those bogeys.

By my calculations,
they're in
the Earth's gravity

and heading
your way.

And a couple of those rocks
looked bigger
than the Mexico meteor.

Just in the last hour,
this storm has
really started

to bear down on the city.
Power is reported being
lost in two-thirds

of the homes and officials
are calling for a complete
and immediate evacuation

evacuation of the entire
tri-county area.
But with similar storms

storms ravaging
the entire coast
and the imminent mood

can be striking
anywhere at any time,
the question remains:

Evacuate to where?
For now, it appears

there's no escape
from this earthstorm.

What in the hell?

Everybody, stay calm.
Stay calm!

Go to generator power.

That's gonna put us
on a bit of a clock.

We got limited time
on the generators.

If we can't get
the power back up,
we'll lose them completely.

They need us
to fly home.

Will? I need a precise
time estimate on our
remaining power.

I'm workin' on it.

Someone to
see you.

What do you got?

OK, call downstairs,
tell 'em to crank it up.

I really need to see
my boss, John Redding.
It's very, very important.

Bryna? I'm
Dr. Lana Gale.

We are so glad
that you're OK.

Thanks. I really need
to see John Redding.
It's urgent.

Will you settle
for a video feed?

John's on
the shuttle Perseus,

a few thousand miles
from the moon.

The moon?

You can speak
to John right
over here.

Oh my God.

Will, pull up
a video feed
on John.

Uh, John,
you there?

Bryna, is
that you?

Yeah.

Oh, hey, can
you see me?

Yeah, I can.

Look, I know I said
you needed
to get away,

but this is
a little ridiculous.

Listen, thank God
you're alive.

How's Oliver?

Oh, he's fine,
he's fine,

he's banged up
and in the hospital
but, uh,

but he's gonna
be okay.

John, you're
coming back, right?

Oh, yeah. That is
most definitely
on this itinerary.

Good, because I went
to hell and back to get
that thing you asked for.

You got it?

Great. Be sure you get
it to a woman named
Lana Gale.

You be sure
you give it
to her.

Yeah. She's
right here
next to me.

You did great.

If you can believe it,
they've got me

overseeing a blast job
that's gonna save
the moon.

Now you get
that sample to Lana,
and I'll see you around.

Stay safe
down there.

Yeah.
Bye, John.

Where did you
get this?

A meteor crater
in Baltimore.

I'm in the lab!

Perseus is
on target.

Entering the outer phase
of the debris field.

Control, we're taking
evasive action.

Buckle up guys,
this could get
a bit rough.

What's that?

Restraint.

Something's wrong.

Something's wrong
with the nukes?

Yeah, I've got
to go and secure
the cargo hold.

Continuing multiple
targets on forward radar.

Ahhhh!

Ohhh!

What the hell
is that?

Flight, we've lost
communications feed

and secondary
hydraulics.

We've been hit.

How bad?

All directors
report your status.

Communications, get
us back online.

Ben, you
all right?

Ben!

Rachel, Ben's down.

What happened?

I think
he's unconscious.

Shuttle Perseus,
what's your status?

Control, we're clear
of the debris field
for now.

The shuttle
sustained a hit
and Ben's been hurt.

How about
the payload?

Got knocked
around a little bit.
John's with Ben now.

Just secure
that payload.

Forget about Ben.

John, do
you hear me?

Yes, I hear you.
Now could you
shut up, victor?

If that payload
gets damaged,

nothing else
is gonna matter.

I just hope Ben
doesn't have

a serious
neck injury.

I'm inspecting
the nukes now.
They seem to be OK.

Just a detached
cargo clip.

Payload secured.

Thank you.

Okay, how
much longer?

Hold on,
hold on.

That's interesting.

What?

That's interesting.

What?

I'm printing.

That's interesting,
right?

Control, we're approaching
the Rima Sursalis.

Our first clear view
of the fault should
be any minute now.

John!

Are you
seeing this?

Whoa.

Looks like we've
got our work cut
out for us.

My father was
right, victor.

The lunar core
is composed mainly
of dense metals.

It's not a fantasy
anymore. It's a fact.

It's full of uranium,
iron--the list
goes on.

And it's far
from the structure
of M iranda.

My father's theory
was just proven.

Correct me
if I'm wrong
but doesn't that mean

we should've sent
a MEG instead
of the nukes?

John?

John, are you
there? It's Albert.

That sample
that you sent
proves that the moon

has more iron in its structure
than we were planning
for in our blast.

Please tell me
that you guys are
kidding me right now.

I wish I was.
But we're working
on a solution.

Right. O K, you know
where to find us.

Rachel, we can't
use the nukes.

What?
Why?

The moon surface
is too rigid.

It wouldn't sustain
the shockwave.

Make the whole
situation worse.

John, come in.
This is Albert again.

Yeah.

We are gonna try
to convert the nukes

up there into
a M EG charge.

We almost have
it figured out.

John, you
still there?

John, I know it
sounds crazy

but we've been able
to assemble a puzzle
down here

using elements
of the shuttle
and the nukes

to come up
with a plan
that actually works.

I hear you Lana.

My only
question is

obviously we
can't put
a M EG charge

where we were
gonna blast.

OK, where do you
suggest we go?

Will, are
you on?

We're here, John.

See if you can
figure out for me

where the epicenter
of all this seismic activity
is within the fault.

Can you do that?
Kinda find out
where the fulcrum is.

Copy that, John.
I'll put the geology
team on it right away.

Did you
get all that?

Yep.

Good.

'Cause you're gonna
have to get us there.

Right. I'm on it.
Just be careful
in here.

This is Shuttle
Perseus to Control.

Standing by
for instructions.

Shuttle Perseus, you
are clear to maneuver.

Roger, control.
We're on the move.

All right, Albert,
what's the first step?
T alk to me.

OK, John, we need
a timing trigger.

There's a heating circuit
in your equipment that
you're not using right now.

Where?

Look for a bin
labeled MF431.

Look for
the orange label.

Orange MF431.
Got it. Go ahead.

You are gonna pull
out the igniter module.

And we can marry it
to the payload
circuit path.

Ahh!

If you see anything
green, don't touch it.

Can you confirm
that message
for me?

Nothing green.

Are you digging?
Did you find it?
It's clearly marked.

Right, got it.
Next?

John? Go to the circuit
boards towards
the flight deck.

You'll see a row
of black circuit panels.

Which one?

The one labeled
channel interface.

Behind that panel
you'll find the tubing
that you need.

They're cut.
Next.

Follow that cable
to the junction box.

Can I help you
find something?

Hey. Good to have
you back, buddy.

How can you maximize
the liquid hydrogen?

Will? Geology's
come up

with a new drop
point coordinates.

We're gonna have
to go straight
to the core.

We've calculated
a flight path down
through the fissure.

Got new coordinates
coming in for you,
Perseus.

We're taking you
down into
the fissure.

Roger, Control.
Coordinates received.

It's gonna be dark
down there.

Definitely the weirdest
bomb I ever built.

We've got
a problem.

What is it?

I've done
a recalculation
based on our solenoids.

Solenoids? What
about them?

The maximum power
you can expect to get
out of that contraption

about one hundredth
of what you need.

What?
No!

It's the velocity.

It won't give
you the pull
you need.

He's right.
It's not
gonna work.

We underestimated
the conduction
we got.

John!

Yes?

You better hold
on to something.

Control?
We're approaching
the new drop point.

Oh, this isn't
lookin' good.

John!

We've got increasing
seismic activity.

We've gotta get
out of here now

or we'll
get trapped.

Albert? Lana?
T alk to me guys.

John, listen.
I'm afraid I have
some bad news.

The M EG won't
work either.

The lines of force
are too small.

What do you mean,
too small?

I thought you guys
had this all figured out.

We've got to blow
this thing.

John, this
is Victor.
It won't work.

It's over.

It's not over.
What is the problem?

John, it's the magnitude
of force we
can't change.

The maximum field
we can create up there
with what we've got

is just not gonna
make a difference.

Lana? Come on.
We are up here.

Let's drop this sucker.
Maybe it will work.

He's right.
This is all we have,
we need to go.

No! There's gotta be
something we're
missing, Garth.

We have got
to make sure
the shot works.

Come on guys.
Help us out
up here, OK?

Think. What do we
have on board
this ship

that'll make
this thing work?

They just don't
have the power.

We're draining crucial
generator time.

We can't push
this any longer.

Wait a minute!
The engines.

They're sitting
on two nuclear
pulse engines!

The pulse engines!
Ben, we can get
access to those, right?

Is that an option, guys?
Can that be made
to work?

Albert? Lana?
Talk to me.

I think so.
Yeah, it's
definitely possible.

OK gang.
Here we go.

John, we have got
to get out
of here now!

The seismic activity
is increasing.

Copy that, Rachel.
We're almost there.
What do I do next, Ben?

The control panel
is above the engine.

The access code
is 8491 1 38.

1, 3, 8.
Got it.
Now what?

Now use the winch
to slide the MEG

inside the engine.
But please be careful.

Those engines are
extremely fragile.

But the two charges
need to be balanced,

and we don't know
that they are.

The line of force could
still be too weak.

But that's when
the moon's gravity
kicks in.

Please for once,
just trust me.

Fault index is
approaching the critical.

Oh dammit.

Everyone just listen up.
I want you to shut
everything down!

Let's restart
those generators.
Where's Will?

C'mon get me
voice-comm back
as soon as possible.

You got it.

Right, let's
load this sucker.

Hold on!

John!

Hang on!
Rachel? What
the hell is that?

You okay back
there, John?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Control. This is
Shuttle Perseus.
Do you read?

Get those back up
generators online now!

Tell the President

they're about
to deploy
the MEG.

All right,
here we go.

Okay.
We're locked
and loaded.

Come on.
Don't do
this to me.

Control, this is
Shuttle Perseus,
do you read?

Albert?
Albert!

John? We lost
all communication.

Well, get 'em back
for me now.

I can't!
The problem's
in Houston.

What happens now?

Jettison the engines.
We detonate en route

according to
your calculations.

Copy that.

All right.

The MEG is
set to go.

I can calculate
detonation timing
on the fly.

Copy that.
Release those suckers.

We gotta get
the hell
outta here.

Got it.

Shuttle Perseus?
Can you read me? Over.

Shuttle Perseus?
Do you read?
Over.

Here we go.

Shuttle Perseus,
can you read me? Over.

Rima fault has
hit the critical.

Repeat. Rima fault
has hit the critical.

Oh my God.

We are recording
massive seismic

disturbances and
rapid growth
in Rima Fault.

John. If you
can hear me.

You've got
to detonate.

Get out of
there John.

He's coming apart.

Hold on.

What are you
waiting for?

I gotta wait
for a surge

in magnetic density
within the fault.

We are
recording ongoing

and accelerating
seismic activity.

Blow the damn thing!

It's too late.

There it is!

Hold on.

We have
a MEG detonation.

We are picking up
a magnetic spike
and MEG detonation!

Magnetic amplification
of Rima Fault
has peaked.

We have continuing
seismic activity
in the fault zone.

The fault index
is dropping.

It's stabilizing.

Radar imaging shows
Rima Fault is closing.

It's working.
It's working!

The lunar orbit
is stabilizing.

Repeat, the lunar orbit
is self-correcting.

Shuttle Perseus,
do you read me?

Shuttle Perseus,
can you read
me, over?

Shuttle Perseus,
this is mission control
do you read, over?

Shuttle Perseus,
can you read me,
over?

Shuttle Perseus,
this is mission control.
Do you read, over?

Shuttle Perseus.
Can you read me?

This is Shuttle Perseus.

We're coming home.

Thank you all.
Good work.
Great job.

The Perseus Shuttle
mission has succeeded!

ASI just announced
that the lunar orbit
is returning to normal

and that Earth, its tidal
and weather systems
have averted disaster.

You finish it?

Just now.

Well, then this
will be right
on time.

It's the foreword
that victor wrote.

A foreword?
Should l
be concerned?

No, it's actually
not too bad.

He apologized
for everything
he said about your dad

and he even
gives you
a compliment.

In his own kinda sorta
arrogant victor way.

That must have
been humbling.

So it's basically
seven days a week, 365.

So when do you
have time to go out?

Like off campus
kinda stuff?

Off campus?

How are
we looking?

Beautiful. The movers
are bringing in
everything as we speak.

Lana, the offices are huge.
It's gonna be awesome!

Offices?

Garth wants me back.
And I want to be back.
This is where I belong.

Speaking of where
people belong,

are you ever planning
to come back to work?

I've been thinking
about that whole thing.
Excuse me.

And you've been right.
All along about this whole
taking more time off thing.

I'm just gonna start
switching over the addresses

and of course lnternet,
because you can't live
without the lnternet.

He's just like
you this one.

Work, work, work.
Damn overachievers.

Where are you
taking me?

T o engage
in some off
campus debauchery.

You know what?

What?

He's in trouble.

So if you're not gonna
go back to work

right away, what are
you gonna do?

Think I'll heed
some advice

about a vacation
I'm in desperate
need of.

They say space
is the next vacation
hot spot.

Already been there.

Do you like sailing?

Is that
an invitation?

Yes.
You accepting?

Uhhh, yes.

Caribbean?

Gotta be careful.
It is hurricane season.