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Stop him, stop him!
Oh!

Yeah, I would like you to meet
the man in charge

of the dognapping task force.

'This is CHP Officer
Frank Poncherello'

'calling Kevin Cody.'

Kevin, this is
Astronaut Gordon Cooper.

What's exactly
wrong with him?

Kevin has less
than a month to live.

'the flight crew for
the shuttle Orbiter'

'has arrived at
the Launch Complex 39'

'has arrived in the white room
coming up the elevator'

'and is now entering
the spacecraft access arm.'

'The crew of the white room'

'assisting them
in getting their straps'

'and all of
the ventilation devices'

'unhooked from
their space suits.'

'And at this time are entering
the hatch of the Orbiter.'

'Today's launch culminates
almost six months'

'of intensive training'

'for the flight crew
of the spacecraft.'

'This morning they were
awakened at about 3:00 a.m.'

'And had the standard
astronaut breakfast..'

'Get your shuttle dogs here.'

Tender, juicy and fresh.

They're so fresh, the dogs
were walking this morning.

I would try a little
chili there, a little chili

and some nice peppers.

Hey, easy on
the rocket boosters.

Eh, hold the pepper.

And a little flag
for you, sir.

'Enjoy yourself.'

Thank you.

'Okay, lady, here you go.'

'Put it in a paper,
that's sanitary.'

'Now, we get the dog over here,
get your shuttle dog.'

'And we have ignition'

'of the three
shuttle's main engines..'

Boy, that is
a lot of power.

Imagine how much more they'd
need if they had Grossie aboard.

'Coming up now
on the terminal count..'

'...15, 14, 13..'

'...12, 11, 10, 9, 8..'

'...7, 6, 5, 4, 3..'

'...2, 1..'

'Liftoff.'

'And we have liftoff'

'as the two solid rocket
boosters ignite'

'the hold down clamps release
at the same time..'

Up, up and away!

'The two solid rocket boosters'

'each developing
5.8 million pounds of thrust'

'capable of boosting some'

'twenty-five loaded 747
airliners into orbit.'

Yay! Yah-ha!

Think they'll ever need
CHPs in space, Ponch?

I don't know,
but I'd sure volunteer.

'As the spacecraft pitches
over along the launch..'

Oh!
Somebody's taking my dog!

'Archibald,
that's my Archibald!'

Stop him! Stop that man!

'Stop him, stop that man!'

Stop him, stop him!

Stop him.
Oh, you're a big help.

Hey, watch out!

Ponch..

...it's gotta be easier
up there in space.

'At this time we've got item
seven done so it won't happen.'

'Okay. Columbia Houston'

'orbit team is
with you at Botswana'

'for six and a half minutes.'

'We are now deploying
the RMS arm.'

'Roger, we copy that, Bob.'

RMS. That stands for--

Remote Manipulator Systems.

The mechanical arm.

Harlan, you're not
the only one here

that knows something
about our space program.

Alright,
if you're all so smart

what does LDEF
stand for?

Long Duration Exposure Facility.

That's sort of like
a Noah's ark in space.

They're gonna fill one up
with seeds and plants.

To test the future
of space agriculture.

Well, Harlan,
what do you say to that?

A very lucky guess.

Anything new on the shuttle,
Harlan?

Well, why don't you ask
the asphalt astronauts in there.

Frank, Bobby.

If you've got a minute?

Why don't we just say "no?"

Pal, he was asking, but believe
me, it wasn't a question.

Officers Poncherello
and Nelson

I'm sure you remember
Mrs. Birdwing

whose dog was stolen
earlier today.

It's MissBirdwing

and what you call a dog

happens to be a champion
Yorkshire Terrier.

And now, what are you
two young men going to do

about finding
my little Archibald?

Ma'am, we can assure you
that we're doing

everything we possibly can
under the circumstances.

What circumstances?

'Ah, during the past month'

there's been a sudden
surge in dognappings

especially expensive champions.

It's probably the work
of a very professional gang.

Have you thought
of forming a task force

to meet this challenge?

A dognapping task force.

Excuse me, sarge?

Ah, Bruce, Bruce.

You know, Miss Birdwing,
that was a very good idea.

I would like you
to meet the man

in charge of
the dognapping task force.

Cadet Bruce Nelson.

Cadet?

Oh, don't let that
fool you, Miss Birdwing.

I've seen Bruce and
his brother here turn up

with some dogs
you'd not believe.

I might already
have a lead.

A kid named
Kevin Cody just called.

Said he thinks he heard
someone plotting to steal

a valuable show dog?

You might have made
the right decision after all.

Frank, would you and Nelson
check that out?

Yes, sir.

We'll keep you informed,
Sherlock.

Ah, Bruce.

I think the next order
of business

is to ask
Mrs. Birdwing here

the description of her missing
Yorkshire Terrier.

- Right.

This way, Mrs. Birdwing.

Young man,
it looks as though

you may have
a brilliant career ahead of you.

And this is its fuel tank.

When the shuttle reaches
an altitude of 72 miles

flying upside
down like this

then the main engines
are cut off

and the fuel tank
is jettisoned.

After that, smaller engines
lift it into orbit.

Sounds like you want to be
an astronaut yourself someday.

Are you kidding?
I'd give anything.

Oh, good, then how about
taking some of your medicine?

Will you take me to see
the shuttle landing?

Huh-uh. No deals.

Besides, there'll be
other landings

when you're well
enough to travel.

Aah, that medicine makes
my ears stop up.

That's because you hold
your nose when you swallow it.

That's because
it smells bad.

Ooh, yuck.
He's right.

'Hey, nobody ever
said it would be easy.'

This goes on and on.

Looks like you're also a CBer.

Oh, yeah, my dad bought me

this CB bay station
for Christmas.

You see, sometimes when I'm
too sick to go outside

I can keep in touch
with my friends this way.

I can even talk
to my teacher at school.

- Space Rider.

'

And see these cards?

These are the handles
of my CB buddies.

And I put them over
the part of the map

where I can lay
an ear on 'em.

I see that you have California,
Arizona, New Mexico.

Hey, that's a lot
of territory.

You're very lucky
to have a lot of friends.

And someday he's going to visit
every one of them in person.

Aren't you, son?

Yeah, sure I am.

Kevin, uh, you said
you had some information

on someone planning
to steal a valuable dog.

Yeah, that's right.

Only I'm not
a hundred percent sure.

You see, they were
kinda talking in code.

They?

Yeah, this morning
just before liftoff

I was scanning my CB

and I heard this man
and a woman talking.

- Well, that's the funny part.

You see, it wasn't
like real talk.

- Like a code.

Well, she said that the prize
was in the parking lot

on Wilshire & 5th.

And he asked
about the container.

And she said
it was a Rolls-Royce

and he had about
15 minutes to pick it up.

At first, I thought they were
talking about stealing a car.

What made you
change your mind?

Well, it was their handles.

Hers was Lookout,
and his was Dogcatcher.

You were right, Kevin.

Someone did steal a Yorkie

from that lot this morning.

Did they say anything else?

Yeah.

Dogcatcher said

that he'd meet her
at the compound

and then they
signed off.

- Compound.

Not right offhand,
but we'll find out.

Thank you very much.

Sure.

Listen, you know,
I have a friend

who runs the space wing
at the observatory

and if it's okay
with your mom and your dad

maybe we can go
up there sometime.

Is it, dad?

Of course it's okay
with us, son.

Alright.
It's a deal.

I'll give you a call.

We'll walk you out.

You get back into bed,
young man.

- See you later, buddy.
- Okay.

You have a fine boy
up there, Mr. Cody.

And a brave one too.

What's exactly
wrong with him?

He's suffering from
a deteriorating liver disease.

His only hope
is a liver transplant.

'We've contacted doctors
all over the country'

looking for a donor.

We even called the
Children's Liver Foundation

but so far
we haven't had any luck.

- Yes.

You know, I might be able to put
out information teletype

informing the CHP up and down
the state of your problem.

Every so often, they'll come
across a fatal accident

in which the victim
has donated his vital organs.

Oh, Officer Poncherello,
we'd be so grateful if you did.

Because without
that transplant, um..

Kevin has less than
a month to live.

What do you think the chances
are of you finding a donor

through the teletype
you sent out?

I don't know.

But even one slim chance
is better than none at all.

That's the road where we're
supposed to meet your brother.

To the right.

Just what kind
of compound is this?

This is the only place we could
find called the Compound.

Used to be a movie set.

Who was the movie star?
Bela Lugosi?

Come on, big brother.

Don't tell me
you're afraid of ghosts.

What's that?

That was no ghost.

Here, grab hold.

Or would you rather wait
for a golden retriever

to come and get you out?

'Look, I told you.'

'She's blond, pretty'

'and drive
a little sports car.'

And calls herself Lookout.

That's all I know her by.

Where did you meet her?

In North Hollywood
when I was shark hunting.

You were shark hunting
in North Hollywood?

'At the video arcade.
It's a game.'

I just killed my 13th
great white when she came up

and asked if I wanted to make
a couple of bucks.

I said, "sure."
I mean times are tough.

You know how long it's been
since I've held a steady job?

- Let me guess. Never.
- You're wrong.

Sit down.
I said, "sit down."

I once worked at my uncle's car
wash for three months.

Anyway,
she gave me a CB radio

and whenever she spotted a fancy
pooch, she'd give me a call

and I'd come along
and make the snatch.

Then she'd meet you
at the Compound

take the dog
and give you your cut.

That's right.

And you don't know what she did

with the dog after that?

- Sell it, I guess.

How should I know?

Because you work
with her, that's how.

In all that time,
she must have told you something

that could help us.

Moe. Hey, Moe.

Why do you want to take
the rap all by yourself?

You think she'd
do it for you?

Alright.

I asked her once
what happened to the dogs

after I turned them
over to her.

I mean, I didn't want
them used for any

of that
experimental stuff.

She said they were treated
with tender, loving care.

Shampooed, blow-dried,
clipped, styled

given false pedigree
papers, and sold.

Did she tell you
where all this stuff was done?

She mentioned something
about a beauty salon

but she didn't
say which one.

- Kathy..
- I know, I know.

Go out and find
the canine Pierre of Paris.

'Planets are bodies within
the solar system, Kevin.'

'There are nine in ours'

'and each one revolves around
the sun in a definite orbit.'

'In fact, planet is
the Greek word for wanderer.'

'Pluto is the smallest planet.'

And that one over there
is Jupiter

the largest of all the planets.

Are those its moons, Dr. Hart?

Some of them.
There are as many as 20 of them.

And one of them, Europa,
may even have life on it.

Did you hear
that, Ponch?

Sure. The man on the moon.

Come on, Kevin.
Let's go.

How'd you like to see
the big telescope?

Oh, could I?

Ah, I think I've got
a little pull around here.

Alright!

I'm glad you
brought him, Ponch.

Well, I've gotta admit,
it's a selfish act on my part.

It makes me feel good
being with him.

Oh, wow!

Why don't you
go on up there?

Alright.

Can I see
the space shuttle?

Not in its
present trajectory

but watch what happens
when I press this button.

Oh, wow.

Boy.

Wow!

'Just think, Ponch.'

The astronauts
are right up there.

Wow.

And here's Archibald
on his first birthday.

And here he is with his first
little rubber ball.

And there he is
in his first little bed.

'Aw, he was a cute puppy.'

'Yes, he was, wasn't he?'

I'm afraid my husband
was very jealous of him.

He threatened to leave unless
I got rid of Archibald.

What happened?

Well, he threatened
once too often

so I packed his bags,
and I haven't seen him since.

You can sit here,
Miss Birdwing.

Thank you.

Tell me, young man

do you get enough
to eat?

Yes, ma'am.
I-I think so.

Well, you look so thin compared
to the other officers.

But I'll take
care of that.

You will?

What you need is
a good home-cooked meal.

The kind I do
for Archibald.

Oh, yes, ma'am.

Oh, Archibald
loves my cooking.

I cook for him
all the time, you know.

I get up early in the morning,
and I plan new menus

and I cook
all kinds of things

that make him
lick his plate clean.

I don't want him to get bored
with my cooking.

You won't get
bored either, my dear.

But, you know, Kevin..

...the space program has done
a whole lot more for us

than just take us to
places we've never been.

It's created a whole new science
called Space Medicine.

It enables us to perform
lifesaving surgery

that was almost
impossible before.

Maybe someday it
will even find a cure

for all the diseases
in the whole world.

Then people won't
have to die anymore.

It's very possible, Kevin.

Well, you'll have
to come back

and see me again
real soon, Kevin.

I will, and thanks
for the private tour.

- My pleasure.
- See ya.

Any word yet on that donor
teletype you sent out?

No, but I'm keeping
my fingers crossed.

I am too.

Thank you.

Come on, Kevin.

Is she your
girlfriend, Ponch?

Nah, just a friend.

What's the difference?

You'll find out
when you get older.

Sure.

When I get older.

Come on, let's hear..

...what's happening about

the landing tomorrow, alright?

- Ah, bonjour.
- Bonjour.

I am Charles,
and what can I do for you?

- Well, I'm looking for a--
- Ah, don't tell me.

You have a French poodle
who is in a total mess

and it needs a clipping.

Uh, my French poodle?

Well, Charles can tell
a dog by the master.

You know,
there's an old saying

that says at one time
or another

'a dog or a master
begin to look alike'

'just like each other,
you know.'

And I look like
a French poodle?

- Who needs a clipping.
- 'I see.'

Well, you're wrong,
Charles.

I don't have a dog.

No dog?
Then what are we talking about?

I'm looking to buy one.

Mademoiselle,
this is Chez Charles.

It is a dog salon.
It is not a pet shop.

I-I'm sure you always hear
of people that want to find

good homes for
their little loved ones.

Well, I'm curious.
What breed were you looking for?

Well, something small.

A-a little Pekinese,
or-or maybe a Yorkie.

'Yorkie? Ooh-la-la.
That's very expensive, yes?'

But sometimes bargains, as you
say, do come around my way, yes?

Oh, good, good.

Well, here's where
you can reach me.

Okay, I will try
to do my best.

I don't promise nothing,
you understand?

- Au revoir. Au revoir.
- Au revoir.

See you soon,
Big Luke.

I'm telling you,
good buddy

when I heard that Space Rider

was calling me for a lift

I almost fell
out of my rig.

How long you and me
been modulating

without actually eyeballing
each other?

Must be a year,
Big Luke.

Mercy, how it goes.

You're sure your folks
ain't worried about you.

I left them a note.
Told them I'd be alright.

So where are
you heading for?

Got me a long haul
to New Orleans.

I bet you can't guess
what I'm dragging behind.

- Neither.

- Both.

I give up.

Mattresses.

Don't you get it?
Soft and hard mattresses.

Yeah.

'Good buddy, you mind
if I ask you a question?'

Nope.

How did you ever pick

Space Rider for your handle?

- 'Scout's honor.'

'Cause that's what I wanna do
when I grow up.

Be an astronaut.

Well, what's so funny
about that?

Listen, let me
tell you something.

Sometimes I'm parked on
the freeway bumper to bumper

you know what I mean?

Goin' nowhere in
a big fat hurry.

I kinda think
how nice it'd be

just to, to pull back
this steering wheel

and shoot off
into them stars

just like I had a big
rocket on my tail.

Sure sounds good to me.

About that time my radiator
starts boiling over

and I crash right
back down to earth.

Sure was a good dream
while I had it though.

Well, Space Rider

here's where
I gotta turn south

and you said you
were headin' north.

Well, nice meeting you
in person, Big Luke.

My pleasure.

Thanks for the lift.

Hey, good buddy.

You're sure
you don't want to tell me

where you're heading.

To the stars, Big Luke.

To the stars.

Well, that's
good enough for me.

Catch you
on the flip-flop.

See you soon, Tumble Weed.

Tumble Weed, this is
Space Rider, come in.

Tumble Weed,
this is Space Rider.

Got your ears on,
good buddy?

Must be too much
interference around here.

Maybe it'll be
better down the road.

'for six and one half minutes.'

'Roger, Brian, we copy.'

'And Columbia Houston'

'we're 30 seconds from LOS.'

'We'll talk to you through
Botswana at two plus 26.'

Boy, less than two hours

and they'll be
back home on earth.

And to think they traveled
nearly half a million miles

without any
of your help, Harlan.

Which is a miracle

considering you guys
can't even go a mile without it.

Well, a little
personal service, huh?

Put your arm down.

Miss Birdwing,
I appreciate your concern

but I really don't need
a sweater.

Oh, nonsense.

I knitted sweaters
for Archibald all the time

and he loved them.

I hope she doesn't
make him one with four arms.

Next she'll be
buying him a collar.

It looks like you
got a bite, Kathy.

I wonder which fish.

Hello?

Oh, Charles.

You found a Yorkie.
Great.

I'll be by later
to look at it.

Bye-bye.

Seer fish in French sauce.

Frank, Bobby.

I just got a call
from Kevin's parents.

What about?

Ah, he's gone.

- They don't know.

He just left a note
telling them not to worry.

Do you have any ideas?

No, but...is it alright with you
if we take Bruce along

to help us look for him.

- He'll be forever grateful.
- Thanks

I'm sorry,
he's not here, Ponch.

Aw, it was just a hunch.

I figured he might
have come hoping to see

the shuttle's return
from the telescope.

We covered both main roads
leading up here, no sign of him.

He might have taken a short cut
up one of these footpaths.

That's a hard climb
even for conditioned hikers.

Someone
with Kevin's illness..

Bobby, call in the helicopter.

Have 'em start
searchin' the area.

Can we see the paths
from the dome?

Most of them.

Come on, Bruce.

LA-15, Mary-7.

Send a helicopter
to the observatory

on Griffith Park Drive.

Ah, bonjour,
mademoiselle.

Bonjour,Charles.

I got here
as quickly as I could.

I'm dying to see
the little Yorkie.

Yes, who shall
we say is--

Oh, this is my
dear Aunt Lydia.

She's helping me settle
into my new apartment.

- That's very nice.

How do you do? Very well.
Just one moment, madame.Gina.

'Gina, please bring
the Yorkie out here.'

Ah, wait till you see it.
Looks magnificent.

Voila,
the little dear.

Oh, my darling.
My baby. My..Oh!

My darling, oh, my baby.
My little Archibald.

- The California Highway Patrol.

You're both under arrest.

Now that's what
I call poetic justice.

Hey, Tumble Weed.

Thanks for coming,
Tumble Weed.

Hey, well, you know, I was
in the neighborhood, alright?

Hey,
I got a helmet for you.

- Thanks.
- Okay, come here, Space Rider.

You been walking
a long time?

- Long enough.

- Yeah.
- Alright.

Let's go.

Hey, you know how I got
that name, Tumble Weed?

How?

'Cause that's the way
that I drive

out here in the desert,
free and easy.

Here today, gone tomorrow

never stop
and take a look at yesterday.

It's pretty good.

So I'm pretty lucky
I found you, huh?

Nah.

I go to this college
every day.

I'm into
computer programming.

But when I'm out here
on my chopper..

...I'm racing
with the wind, you know?

There is nothing
that could stop me.

- Yeah, I think so.

Yeah? Alright.

It would have to
be the back.

This is gonna take me
about an hour to fix.

You're in a hurry, right?

I don't have much time.

Well, look,
why don't you, uh, see

if you can contact one
of the buddies.

See if he's got
his ears on.

- Hey, come on.

You got someplace
important to go.

I understand.

"Babe."

Hey, Space Rider,
you alright?

Ah...yeah, Tumble Weed.
I'm fine.

Babe, come in.
This is Space Rider.

Babe, you got your ears on?

Mrs. Cody, do you know if he
took his medicine with him?

Oh, yes,
fortunately.

How about his CB radio?
Did he take that?

I think so.
It's not here.

Do you mind
if we take a look upstairs?

- Go ahead.
- Thank you.

Looks like he took
some of the names

of his buddies with him too.

This part of the map was covered
the last time we were here.

The northeast section.
Lancaster, Palmdale..

The Mojave Desert.

That's where
the space shuttle's landing.

Then that's where he is.

We'll reach him
through our bay station.

Hello?

Yes, hold on, please.
It's for you.

Poncherello here.

Yes, I hear you.

- Alright. He'll be there.

CHP in Oxnard
has located a donor.

An accident victim.

Oh, Jim!

We have to get Kevin
over to UCLA Medical Center

as quickly as possible.

The transplant has to happen
within a few hours.

But if he's gone
to the shuttle landing

how are you gonna find him?

They expect
300,000 people there.

We'll find him, Mr. Cody.
We'll find him. Come on.

Well, I have been back and forth
and around and sideways

and across this country
so many times

it makes me dizzy
just to think about it.

Oh, but I'll tell you
one thing, Space Rider.

I wouldn't trade
a single minuteof it

for all the little
ticky-tacky houses

and the picket fences
in the whole world.

You mean you just
live in this place?

Yeah.
That's right, sugar.

Wouldn't live
anywhere else.

Aw, no, I think that I've just
got too much get-up-and-go in me

to get saddled with anything
that doesn't have wheels.

Hey, uh, Space Rider.
You okay, old buddy?

Yeah.
I guess I'm just tired.

Okay, in that case,
you just relax

and leave
the driving to Babe.

'Attention, 15, Mary 6 and 7,
urgent.'

I've contacted NASA Assistant
Security Chief Henshaw.

He's coordinating the search
on that end.

What about a helicopter
and emergency medical team?

'It's already standing by.
You just find him, Frank.'

'They'll see he gets
to the hospital.'

Good enough.
15, Mary 6 and 7, 10-4.

'This is mission control,
Houston.'

'The security forces at
Edwards Air Force Base'

'estimate the crowd
at some 300,000..'

'...in the viewing area
around the air base.'

'The Orbiter now is crossing'

'the California coast
at about Mach six'

'descending rapidly as
it makes its approach'

'toward the main runway
at Edwards Air Force Base.'

'All scientific experiments
aboard the shuttle Orbiter'

'have been run with extreme
success this time..'

We're here. We're here.

Yeah, we sure are.

Ah, but now the trick
is gonna be

to find a place up a little
closer for this old bus.

Oh, but you don't have to hang
in here with me, go on.

Go on, get out of here.
Go on, git.

Find a good place
to watch the landing.

Thanks, Babe.
Catch you on the flip-flop.

You got it.

Hey, uh, Space Rider.

Watch out
for yourself, huh?

A lot of big klutzy
feet out there.

Hey, hey, hey.
Don't forget to call your folks.

- Tell 'em where you are.
- Yes, ma'am.

'At last report, the space
shuttle is at 60,000 feet'

'and descending at some
two and a half miles a minute.'

'There's also
another drama unfolding'

'at the Mojave landing site'

'as the search
for little Kevin Cody'

'known as Space Rider
to his CB buddies, continues.'

'Kevin, ten years old,
is a young man'

'in need of a lifesaving
organ transplant.'

'Anyone having knowledge
of his whereabouts'

'should contact NASA security.'

Breaker.
Breaker, Breaker.

Come on,
this is an emergency.

'The Orbiter is now'

'letting down over
Antelope Valley'

'on its final approach
to Edwards Air Force Base'

'where the weather
is severe-clear.'

'The Orbiter is now nearing
its first left-hand turn'

'around the heading
alignment circle.'

'Meanwhile, here on the ground
at Edwards Air Force Base'

'the service vehicles
are pooled up'

'in a convoy
to go out to the spacecraft'

'to, uh, examine the spacecraft
for toxic fumes'

'and turn on the large fan'

'that blows all these
fumes downwind.'

Let's go find the press area.

'The shuttle Orbiter has now'

'become the world's
heaviest glider.'

'There's not a second chance
to go around'

'in as much as the spacecraft
has no power for landing.'

'The crew has to do
it right the first time..'

Excuse me.

Welcome aboard, I'm Assistant
Security Chief Henshaw.

I'm Frank Poncherello.
This is my partner, Bobby Nelson

and Cadet Nelson.

Well, I wish I had some good
news for you, but I don't.

'It seems as if a woman
gave him a lift here'

'but then he disappeared
into the crowd.'

I got 20 men out there
looking for him myself

but you see what
it's like out there.

Have you tried contacting
him on the loudspeaker?

'Many times,
but either he doesn't hear us'

'or he's afraid he
might miss the landing.'

The only thing I can suggest
is that you search

as close to the fence
as possible.

He's small, that's where he'd
get his best view.

There's only
one minor problem.

'What's that?'

The fence extends
almost five miles.

How much time
until the landing?

Exactly four minutes,
22 seconds.

Then it really
becomes a madhouse.

- Good luck.
- Thanks, we need it.

Let's go.

'Air speed
is being held constant'

'at some 330 miles an hour
down to the first layer'

'and then the speed is reduced
to 220 for actual touchdown.'

'This is mission control,
Houston.'

'The spacecraft has now passed
through 16,000 feet..'

Kevin.

'Orbiter is now rolling
onto the final approach.'

'It has been trading altitude
for distance'

'to reach that
landing threshold..'

Kevin!

Kevin!

'...is getting its first glimpse
of black-and-white spacecraft'

'as it approaches from the west'

'having overflown
the San Joaquin'

'and Antelope Valleys.'

'The pilots
of chase one and two aircraft'

'report no apparent
tile damage or leaking fluids'

'visible on the spacecraft.'

'After landing, the crew will
be examined on board the Obiter'

'by the flight surgeon
before leaving the spacecraft.'

'Then later, after the usual
welcoming ceremonies'

'and a more extensive
medical examination'

'the crew and their families
will return to Houston aboard'

'the shuttle training aircraft.'

'Approaching the time here
when the main gear comes down'

'for the final moments
of this flight.'

'There we have
main gear deployed.'

'A few seconds away
from touchdown now'

'of going
into the final flare..'

If we don't find him soon
it's going to be too late

for that transplant.

You just keep looking.
I just got an idea.

'Right down the middle
of the runway..'

'...and...touchdown.'

'First, smoke from
the main landing gear'

'then the nose gear
approaches its touchdown point'

'farther down the runway.'

'Chase aircraft continuing on
to orbit the air base until'

'clearance is given
for them to land.'

'Orbiter continuing
its rollout.'

Excuse me, Colonel Cooper.

Yes, Officer Poncherello.
What can I do for you?

I'd like to ask you a favor
that could possibly save

a young boy's life.

If it's about this Kevin Cody,
I'd be more than happy to help.

'Offloaded in preparation
for being flown back'

'to Kennedy Space Center'

'aboard the modified 747 shuttle
interior aircraft.'

'The next flight will take place
in approximately two months.'

'Attention.
Your attention, please.'

'This is CHP officer
Frank Poncherello'

'calling Kevin Cody.'

Ponch.

'Kevin, if you can hear me'

I have someone here who
would like to talk to you.

Kevin, this is
Astronaut Gordon Cooper.

From all that Ponch
has told me

you sound like
a fine young man

and I would like
to meet you.

Meet me?

'Kevin, do you see
the big building?'

'That's the press building.'

'Come to the press building.'

'Colonel Cooper
would like to meet you.'

Excuse me.

Ex-excuse me.

Excuse, I'm Kevin Cody.

I've gotta get to
the press building.

Excuse me.
I gotta meet astronaut..

Excuse me. Excuse me.

There's just too many
people out there.

Kevin, wherever you are, you
must come to the press building.

Kevin, Colonel Cooper
is waiting here to meet you.

Kevin!

Kevin?

Kevin.

You okay?

Let's go, Space Rider.

Ponch...no luck.

Hi, Ponch.
Sorry I caused all this trouble.

I just wanted to
see the landing.

It's okay, Kevin.
It's alright.

There's someone here
I'd like you to meet.

Astronaut Gordon Cooper.

Ponch tells me you want to be
an astronaut yourself someday.

Yes, sir.

Well, with all
the bravery and spirit

you're showing, Kevin

there's nothing
in this world can stop you.

Yes, sir.

Kevin, there's
a helicopter waiting

to take you
to the hospital.

You're gonna have
your operation.

Come on.

Thank you.

Catch you on the flip-flop,
Colonel Cooper.

On the flip-flop,
Space Rider.

'And the world's
largest biplane takes off'

'for the return to
Kennedy Space Center.'

'The Orbiter is scheduled
to fly another mission'

'late next month.'

'The carrier aircraft
and Orbiter make one..'

The doctor said next time
the shuttle lands

I'll be well enough
to go see it.

Only this time
we all go together.

No more hitchhiking,
young man.

Your mother's right, Kevin.

You shouldn't hitchhike
for any reason.

I know, and I'm sorry
for making you worry, mom.

In the meantime
you're going to be very busy

thinking up an experiment.

For what?

To send along
with the space shuttle.

A bunch of us chipped in

to buy you what NASA calls
their getaway special.

You think of an experiment
that can be used in space

and the astronauts
will bring it with them.

Any idea what
you're going to do?

No, but I'll think of something.

I'm sure you will.
Now you get some rest.

And we'll come by
and visit you again.

Thanks, guys.

And that goes for us too.
Thanks very much.

Mr. Cody,
it was a pleasure.

Hey, Space Rider.

Catch you
on the flip-flop.