Away (2020) s01e09 Episode Script
Spektr
1
[rumbling]
[snoring]
[snoring continues]
[water gurgling]
[snoring continues]
[rattling]
[rhythmic thudding]
[thudding intensifies]
[rattling]
[phone buzzing]
[buzzing continues]
[sighs]
Hello.
Okay. Okay. I'll be right there.
[Alexis] Did the water system break?
Yes.
Yes, it did.
[grunts] Okay, Lu. You ready with the bag?
Yes.
[water gurgling]
I think that's it.
[Misha] That's it?
That's all 16 chambers?
Uh-huh.
[speaking Russian]
[in English] What have we got?
Twenty-four ounces, maybe.
That's not enough
to get us through two days.
Even if we wanted to slingshot now,
we'd be dead
by the time we dock with Pegasus 2.
Lu, is there any other way
we can try and purify our urine?
You mean the magical formula
I've been hiding
to turn urine into water and wine?
[Misha] Funny, Lu.
Took the words out of my mouth.
All right, listen up.
We have 72 hours to solve this problem.
So let's set our timers so we can stay
one step ahead of our dehydration,
because the next six hours
will be our best
before the symptoms set in.
As Emma will recall,
dehydration is quite unpleasant,
and it makes it very difficult
to concentrate.
So, we need to alert Ground
and let them know.
If there is anything complicated to try,
this is their best window.
Wow, since when did you become the expert?
Well, I have an obsession
with all things water.
Yeah, but plants and humans are different.
Plants probably last longer.
My obsession with water
didn't start with my plants.
It started
with the death of my birth parents
from dysentery.
I didn't know.
[Kwesi] Yes, well,
without proper hydration,
dysentery is quite a horrible way to go,
and I don't talk about it much.
How about the, uh, bladders of water
that are surrounding the ship?
-Through the walls?
-Yeah, absolutely not.
Why? Why can't we?
Because it's impossible.
I'll get on it with Ground.
The impossible's where we're at.
[Matt] As we all know,
the Atlas was designed
with bladders of water located
just inside the outer walls of the ship
to protect the astronauts from radiation.
We have teams right now
working on extracting water
from inside the walls
of the crew quarters,
where gravity can aid the collection.
This is extremely risky.
There's only one inch
between the inside wall
and the wall outside the ship.
And there's a 50-50 chance the astronauts
don't puncture the bladder
and get water
they hit space.
Ryan, you and your team,
keep looking for ways
to extract water from inside the ship.
-There's no idea too crazy at this point.
-Right.
The rest of us are gonna work
on extracting water from outside the ship.
Okay, but how do we deal with
the impossible problem
of getting water out of the hull
in 2.7 kelvin temperatures?
That's why you joined NASA, isn't it?
To solve impossible problems?
What about a thermodynamic pump?
Uh, we could take the heating coil
from the WRS.
Start combing for parts.
[melancholy music playing]
[tablet chimes]
Hey, guys, I
I just want you to know I'm okay.
Everyone's working hard
to solve this thing.
And, um
spirits are
-strong.
-[door opening]
[mouthing] Sorry
Um, I think about you guys every moment.
You keep me fighting.
I love you both so much.
-[tablet chimes]
-You have an update?
Yeah.
They've sent the instructions
for drilling in crew quarters.
[sighs] They're working on other options,
but Darlene specifically wanted
you to know that Matt's working on it.
Must be hard knowing
how terrified they are for you.
Hey, I suppose that's the one good thing
about not letting people
get too close to you.
You can't destroy any lives if you die.
I'm sure your death
would destroy a life or two, Ram.
[Emma's voice]
I think about you guys every moment.
You keep me fighting.
I love you both so much.
[Alexis sighs]
[footsteps approaching]
[Melissa] Hey.
Thank you so much for being here, Mel.
Of course.
I'm here too.
[all laugh]
You guys are both the best.
Hey, maybe we should
see a movie today, huh?
Do something to take your mind off things.
-What's playing, Cass?
-How would I know, Mom?
[chuckles]
I meant, let's look it up, sweetie.
I don't really think
I could sit through a movie right now.
[doorbell rings]
Do you think something terrible happened?
I'll go get it.
[suspenseful music playing]
[door opens]
[Isaac] Um
Afternoon, ma'am.
I'm looking for Lex.
[Isaac] I feel really crappy
about the way I acted.
It was a real coward move.
[Alexis] Yeah,
it was.
It's just
when they said on the news
that Pegasus was missing,
it brought back the day
the guys in dress greens
knocked on our door
to tell us my dad was missing.
I spent the next three days just
sitting around, freaking out,
just kinda waiting for the unthinkable.
I didn't wanna go through that again.
Why didn't you just tell me that?
I guess I hadn't figured it out yet.
But then I was talking to my mom
this morning,
and she reminded me
that I wasn't going through it.
You are.
Look, I get it
if you never wanna talk to me again.
But I want you to know I made a mistake.
And it won't happen again.
I just really need everyone in my life
to be solid right now.
[sighs] Everything's so messed up.
My mom could die of dehydration.
And yeah, I got tested for CCM.
-You did?
-Yeah.
My results come back soon.
I could find out that I have it.
So you should probably think about that
before you make me any promises.
I don't have to think about anything, Lex.
[soft melody playing]
[Alexis sighs]
How did you get through those three days?
When you were really scared.
Before the unthinkable happened.
[Emma] Rubber tubing,
as close as we can get
to one-eighth inch diameter.
Well, I don't see that size here.
We need to build a suction
to get the water out of the walls
once we drill.
Common room toilet has suction.
[sighs] I'm not joking.
It's the best suction on the ship.
I suppose it will fall on me
to extract it from the toilet.
That's actually not a bad idea.
Horrible idea.
Why?
No, not the toilet. Toilet is fantastic.
Drilling into the walls, that's
It's crazy.
But at least it is an idea, right?
Well, what's the worst
that could happen, Mish?
You never heard of Spektr?
Oh, Misha, no one wants to hear
about Spektr right now.
Oh, I'd like to hear about Spektr.
[Emma] Lu, we need to get
as many collection bags as you can find.
-You too, Ram.
-[Ram] Yeah, I got it.
[Misha makes hissing noise]
Misha, please.
Spektr is a is a Russian ghost story.
Only problem, it actually happened.
[Lu] In 1997,
the space station Mir
was hit by an approaching freighter.
The module that was punctured
was called Spektr.
[Misha] Yeah. Story always starts
with a [hisses]
This is the sound of air
rushing out of the capsule
into the vacuum of space,
as astronauts feel
change of pressure in ears
and wait for their brains to explode.
[Emma] Their brains didn't explode,
they were able to get out
of the module and close it off in time.
-Right.
-So what you're saying is
if we mistakenly drill
in the wrong place--
And we hear a hiss, we get the hell out.
[Ram] So if there is anything
you really care about
in the crew quarters,
you should probably go and get it now.
[soft melody playing]
-Do you have anything for us?
-We're close.
How close?
Thirty minutes.
The crew's ready to drill, Matt.
I need to know if there's another option.
Now.
[Matt] The astronaut
will leave the airlock holding the pump,
and take the 12-foot spacewalk
to the first valve.
The challenge is getting
the water out of the hull of the ship
-in temperatures close to absolute zero.
-Yeah.
[Matt] So we repurposed
the heating coil from the water reclaimer.
The hope is that we can get the water
hot enough once it hits space
to get it out of the hull of the ship.
All right, now remember,
this is our first test run.
We haven't gotten
any of the kinks out yet.
-[whirring]
-[water gurgling]
[hissing]
That's the sound of water turning into gas
as it exits the ship.
And once it hits space,
it immediately becomes crystals of ice.
[crackling]
[Matt] That's a great sound.
It means the pump is getting warm enough
to break the ice down.
[Darlene] This is good.
This is really good.
[crackling]
-[fire crackling]
-[people exclaim]
[alarms sounding]
Commander Green, we're go for Plan A.
Report back as soon as it's accomplished.
[Isaac] Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses.
Is this helping?
Not really. I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry. If it's not your thing,
it's not your thing.
[Alexis]
What happened after your dad died?
-[Isaac] What do you mean?
-Everyone keeps telling me to
[breathes deeply]
have faith and keep hoping.
But what happens if my mom does die?
What will it feel like?
It's pretty much the worst thing
you'll go through in your life.
Nothing will make sense.
You'll be pissed off.
Sometimes you won't even know
if you wanna keep living.
Yeah. That's pretty much
what I thought it'd be like.
But it does get better.
Really?
But then that kinda messes you up
even more, 'cause
in a way, you want it to keep hurting.
At least if it hurts,
you're not forgetting them.
It really sucks
when you start to forget them.
[Alexis sighs]
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
[both] Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
[suspenseful music playing]
[thud]
[Emma] Okay, um
we're looking at 368 millimeters down
from SB-2.
And 165 over from RB-12.
Try to calm your breath, Lu.
[exhales]
I'm sweating like a pig.
This is the expression, is it not?
Yes. Just deep breaths in and out.
Come on.
[exhales]
Okay.
This is it.
Commander, check my work, please.
[suspenseful music continues]
That's it. That's the spot.
If you need an extra pair of eyes, Ram,
I'm here.
[drill whirring]
[air hissing]
-Get out! Get the hell out! Go!
-[Misha] Quick. Move. Go!
[air hissing]
-[Misha] Come on!
-[Ram] Let's go.
-[alarm sounds]
-[tense music playing]
[air hissing]
-[Darlene] Anything?
-[Matt] No.
[Jack] Here it is.
"Objective was not achieved.
Procedure resulted in loss of vacuum.
Until we can get back in
and plug the hole,
we have lost the crew quarters."
[whispers] Darlene.
[Matt] George, Darlene
I know what you guys
are gonna do in there.
Please don't make this any harder
than it already is, Matt.
It's not time to prepare speeches.
Not yet.
We cannot give up on them.
-We are not giving up.
-It has to be done.
If there's any hope
for a future mission to Mars, we--
Fuck future missions.
I am sorry.
[ethereal music playing]
[sighs]
-[electricity zaps]
-Shit.
Fuck
[Freddie] You okay?
[ethereal music continues]
I was content to die on Mars,
but not here.
Misha, you have any vodka?
[Misha] Hmm?
Vodka.
[Misha] Mmm
[sighs]
[Misha] Something is wrong with me.
Really.
I
I have ten seconds
to get most important thing
This is what I grab.
[Ram laughs]
No, please. If we survive,
please don't tell anybody,
because if you do,
they will kick me out of Russia.
[laughing]
I'm serious.
[men laughing]
I don't get it.
What's so funny about dying?
[laughing]
[all laughing]
[hysterical laugh]
What's it like to die of dehydration?
[Kwesi] Um
Well, it's generally
not the worst way to go.
-That's good to know.
-[Kwesi] Yes.
Well, when the initial
feeling of thirst subsides,
there's generally no pain,
as you're dizzy and light-headed.
Though it will be a slower death
because we have food.
It's funny, the
That obsession that
[breathes deeply]
brought me down this path
is the way I will
Well
[tablet chimes]
It's from Ground.
Go ahead. Open it.
[Misha] You don't have to.
I'll tell you what it says.
Ground wants us to send
a few beautiful last words.
Something like, uh
"The heroes of Mission Atlas
don't want their death to be in vain."
La, la, la. Blah, blah, blah.
[Ram] It's actually from Matt.
He says, "Don't lose hope.
I have an idea."
-Matt's back to Mission Control?
-Yeah, everyone's working together now.
What's he saying? What's his idea?
[Matt] Both astronauts
will charge their spacesuits
with static electricity.
-[in Mandarin] I don't understand.
-They're making the suit static.
[in English]
What are you using to charge it?
We built a static electricity generator.
Real easy to do.
Just look it up on YouTube.
They'll be able to build the same thing
on the Atlas.
-[Matt] How we doing, Freddie?
-[Freddie] Uh
-Should be good to go.
-[Matt] Great.
Once charged,
astronaut one will open the valve.
[whirring]
A gas will emerge
and immediately turn into crystals of ice.
We're not recreating that here,
but the idea is that the ice will react
the same way as water
and be attracted to the negative ions
on the suit.
[in Russian]
Negative ions in the spacesuit
attract the water.
[in English] wrangle the ice
towards the open door in the airlock,
where astronaut two's
negatively charged suit
will further attract the ice
and he'll be there ready with bags
to collect it.
[switch clicks]
Has anything like this ever
[Matt] No, it hasn't.
I know. I'm suggesting
we try and save our astronauts
using a fourth-grade science experiment.
[Darlene sighs, clears throat]
Coordinate instructions with Matt
for Atlas.
It's their call if they wanna try this.
Of course they'll try it.
It's all they've got.
Make sure we have their last words
before they open that airlock.
Thank you so much.
[Isaac] Maybe this'll help
take your mind off things.
[Alexis] Oh! Yum!
I haven't eaten all day.
[music playing in background]
-Mmm.
-[laughs]
What?
You're really cute when you eat.
You've got a
[chuckles] Thanks.
[Isaac chuckles]
[phone buzzing]
That's, like, the fourth time
Melissa's called.
Maybe she has news?
[phone continues buzzing]
You're gonna have to talk to her
eventually.
[music continues]
[Lu] "Astronaut A walks 12 feet
to the valve, opens it,
conducts ice through space
to airlock door,
where astronaut B
is waiting with collection bags."
[Lu] You want me
to walk you through again?
-[Ram sighs]
-I think we're good.
I wish there was more to walk through.
[whirring]
Oh, Emma, there's a personal message
for you from Matt.
[Matt's voice] I love you,
but you already know that.
I know what I'm asking you guys to do
is insane,
but insane is my only hope
of seeing you again.
Now, don't get me wrong. I see you.
You're with me all the time.
But I want the real thing.
I'm scared
I'm never gonna see you guys again.
Don't think like that.
[Emma] But I do.
I can't help it.
Misha said you can't have both:
family and the mission.
That you have to leave something behind
in order to survive.
Don't you dare leave us, Em.
Don't you dare.
Hey. Hey.
[Matt] Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.
And you make sure
Ram takes care of you out there.
I know you'll take care of him,
but make sure he knows you come first.
That's an order,
and I know you won't give it
but I had to say it.
Hey. Hey.
You gotta go.
We'll be waiting.
Hate to sour the mood.
[Misha] Wow. It can get more sour?
That's exciting.
I've written these last words to Ground.
Any one of you like to add to it?
I've kept it to the point.
Whatever you write is okay with me.
It's perfect, Lu.
[melancholy music playing]
Shall we join hands?
Help us, God.
Give us strength
to combat fear and despair.
Show us
how to put our pain into perspective.
Teach us to have faith
in the new day that is coming.
Thank you, God
for today's blessings,
tomorrow's hope,
and for your abiding love.
Amen.
-Amen.
-[Misha] Amen.
[melancholy music continues]
[Misha] Commander Green.
It, uh
sucks not to be able
to go out there with you.
-Next time, Misha.
-[Misha] No.
No, I already had my last spacewalk.
If it was your last,
I'm honored that I got to be the one
to walk it with you.
Thank you, Emmochka.
[deep breath]
I
cannot think of any better astronaut
to take my place.
Ram, ready?
Put your trust in this one.
You'll be fine.
I know.
I know.
Ready?
[Misha] Ready.
[lock clicks]
[beeping]
[Lu on speaker] Begin decompression.
[thud]
[cicadas singing]
[Isaac] Gosh.
I forgot how awesome the sky is.
When I was a kid
my mom used to say that
"Whenever you're down, look up.
It'll make you realize
just how big and beautiful the world is."
If she dies
will it ruin the sky for me?
I don't wanna be scared or sad
every time I look at it.
Maybe you'll just see your mom
looking down at you.
Look, she's not dead, Lex.
Don't give up on her.
I just
I wish I could stop thinking about her.
It's like this constant pit in my stomach.
I guess church and chili
aren't a cure for everything.
But they definitely helped.
Thank you.
[soft melody playing]
Wow.
[Alexis chuckles]
Kissing definitely works better
for forgetting. [laughs]
Then I think
we should definitely keep kissing.
[laughs]
[music continues]
[phone buzzing]
[buzzing continues]
Hey, how's Lex?
She's good.
-Matt
-It's not good, Mel.
The the mission?
I don't know.
I don't know what's gonna happen.
Okay, um
Well, I'm I'm here for you.
We're we're here for you,
whatever happens, Matt.
Thanks.
Just give her a hug from me, okay?
But don't tell her anything yet.
Yeah, you got it.
[Jack] Incoming from Atlas.
[Matt] I gotta go. I'll call you back.
[phone thuds]
[Jack] We just got their last words.
Would you like to be the first
to read them, Matt?
I can guess what they say.
[melancholy music playing]
You okay?
[Ram exhales]
Yeah.
Yeah. It's my first-ever spacewalk,
in space, unsimulated.
[Ram exhales]
I got you.
Good, 'cause I'm kind of
freaking out right now.
[Emma chuckles]
You're gonna love it.
Yeah.
-I don't wanna die, Emma.
-You won't.
Not anymore.
Anymore?
Come on.
You didn't really wanna die, did you?
You know, I used to think
that if my life ended in sacrifice
for something great,
something bigger than myself,
for my country, science, history
it would be the epitome
of a life well-lived.
What changed?
You.
Ram
Please
you can't say that.
I have to.
I have to say it in case we die.
I I need you to know that
I'm gonna be fighting out there.
I'm gonna be
fighting to remain in the world
with you.
-[thud]
-[beeping]
[Lu on speaker] Decompression complete.
Okay.
Ready?
Let's do this.
[ethereal music playing]
Come on, Rohit.
Come on.
[Ram] Oh
my
God.
[rumbling]
This is incredible.
It's just the two of us out here now.
[Emma] We're all that matter.
[Ram] No one else in the world.
[inhales]
[exhales]
[ethereal music continues]
[tense music playing]
[music intensifies]
[deep breath]
[music intensifies]
[breathing heavily]
[uplifting music playing]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[uplifting music continues]
[deep breath]
[Emma chuckles]
[air hissing]
We're gonna live. [inhales deep]
["Sister Brother" by F. J. McMahon
playing]
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Come and ♪
Hold my hand ♪
Don't let me ♪
Walk away ♪
But help me stand ♪
It must mean something ♪
You help a friend ♪
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Do you understand ♪
It's hard seeing farther ♪
Than the time at hand ♪
But can you see tomorrow ♪
In this land ♪
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Let me see you smile ♪
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Let me see you smile ♪
[rumbling]
[snoring]
[snoring continues]
[water gurgling]
[snoring continues]
[rattling]
[rhythmic thudding]
[thudding intensifies]
[rattling]
[phone buzzing]
[buzzing continues]
[sighs]
Hello.
Okay. Okay. I'll be right there.
[Alexis] Did the water system break?
Yes.
Yes, it did.
[grunts] Okay, Lu. You ready with the bag?
Yes.
[water gurgling]
I think that's it.
[Misha] That's it?
That's all 16 chambers?
Uh-huh.
[speaking Russian]
[in English] What have we got?
Twenty-four ounces, maybe.
That's not enough
to get us through two days.
Even if we wanted to slingshot now,
we'd be dead
by the time we dock with Pegasus 2.
Lu, is there any other way
we can try and purify our urine?
You mean the magical formula
I've been hiding
to turn urine into water and wine?
[Misha] Funny, Lu.
Took the words out of my mouth.
All right, listen up.
We have 72 hours to solve this problem.
So let's set our timers so we can stay
one step ahead of our dehydration,
because the next six hours
will be our best
before the symptoms set in.
As Emma will recall,
dehydration is quite unpleasant,
and it makes it very difficult
to concentrate.
So, we need to alert Ground
and let them know.
If there is anything complicated to try,
this is their best window.
Wow, since when did you become the expert?
Well, I have an obsession
with all things water.
Yeah, but plants and humans are different.
Plants probably last longer.
My obsession with water
didn't start with my plants.
It started
with the death of my birth parents
from dysentery.
I didn't know.
[Kwesi] Yes, well,
without proper hydration,
dysentery is quite a horrible way to go,
and I don't talk about it much.
How about the, uh, bladders of water
that are surrounding the ship?
-Through the walls?
-Yeah, absolutely not.
Why? Why can't we?
Because it's impossible.
I'll get on it with Ground.
The impossible's where we're at.
[Matt] As we all know,
the Atlas was designed
with bladders of water located
just inside the outer walls of the ship
to protect the astronauts from radiation.
We have teams right now
working on extracting water
from inside the walls
of the crew quarters,
where gravity can aid the collection.
This is extremely risky.
There's only one inch
between the inside wall
and the wall outside the ship.
And there's a 50-50 chance the astronauts
don't puncture the bladder
and get water
they hit space.
Ryan, you and your team,
keep looking for ways
to extract water from inside the ship.
-There's no idea too crazy at this point.
-Right.
The rest of us are gonna work
on extracting water from outside the ship.
Okay, but how do we deal with
the impossible problem
of getting water out of the hull
in 2.7 kelvin temperatures?
That's why you joined NASA, isn't it?
To solve impossible problems?
What about a thermodynamic pump?
Uh, we could take the heating coil
from the WRS.
Start combing for parts.
[melancholy music playing]
[tablet chimes]
Hey, guys, I
I just want you to know I'm okay.
Everyone's working hard
to solve this thing.
And, um
spirits are
-strong.
-[door opening]
[mouthing] Sorry
Um, I think about you guys every moment.
You keep me fighting.
I love you both so much.
-[tablet chimes]
-You have an update?
Yeah.
They've sent the instructions
for drilling in crew quarters.
[sighs] They're working on other options,
but Darlene specifically wanted
you to know that Matt's working on it.
Must be hard knowing
how terrified they are for you.
Hey, I suppose that's the one good thing
about not letting people
get too close to you.
You can't destroy any lives if you die.
I'm sure your death
would destroy a life or two, Ram.
[Emma's voice]
I think about you guys every moment.
You keep me fighting.
I love you both so much.
[Alexis sighs]
[footsteps approaching]
[Melissa] Hey.
Thank you so much for being here, Mel.
Of course.
I'm here too.
[all laugh]
You guys are both the best.
Hey, maybe we should
see a movie today, huh?
Do something to take your mind off things.
-What's playing, Cass?
-How would I know, Mom?
[chuckles]
I meant, let's look it up, sweetie.
I don't really think
I could sit through a movie right now.
[doorbell rings]
Do you think something terrible happened?
I'll go get it.
[suspenseful music playing]
[door opens]
[Isaac] Um
Afternoon, ma'am.
I'm looking for Lex.
[Isaac] I feel really crappy
about the way I acted.
It was a real coward move.
[Alexis] Yeah,
it was.
It's just
when they said on the news
that Pegasus was missing,
it brought back the day
the guys in dress greens
knocked on our door
to tell us my dad was missing.
I spent the next three days just
sitting around, freaking out,
just kinda waiting for the unthinkable.
I didn't wanna go through that again.
Why didn't you just tell me that?
I guess I hadn't figured it out yet.
But then I was talking to my mom
this morning,
and she reminded me
that I wasn't going through it.
You are.
Look, I get it
if you never wanna talk to me again.
But I want you to know I made a mistake.
And it won't happen again.
I just really need everyone in my life
to be solid right now.
[sighs] Everything's so messed up.
My mom could die of dehydration.
And yeah, I got tested for CCM.
-You did?
-Yeah.
My results come back soon.
I could find out that I have it.
So you should probably think about that
before you make me any promises.
I don't have to think about anything, Lex.
[soft melody playing]
[Alexis sighs]
How did you get through those three days?
When you were really scared.
Before the unthinkable happened.
[Emma] Rubber tubing,
as close as we can get
to one-eighth inch diameter.
Well, I don't see that size here.
We need to build a suction
to get the water out of the walls
once we drill.
Common room toilet has suction.
[sighs] I'm not joking.
It's the best suction on the ship.
I suppose it will fall on me
to extract it from the toilet.
That's actually not a bad idea.
Horrible idea.
Why?
No, not the toilet. Toilet is fantastic.
Drilling into the walls, that's
It's crazy.
But at least it is an idea, right?
Well, what's the worst
that could happen, Mish?
You never heard of Spektr?
Oh, Misha, no one wants to hear
about Spektr right now.
Oh, I'd like to hear about Spektr.
[Emma] Lu, we need to get
as many collection bags as you can find.
-You too, Ram.
-[Ram] Yeah, I got it.
[Misha makes hissing noise]
Misha, please.
Spektr is a is a Russian ghost story.
Only problem, it actually happened.
[Lu] In 1997,
the space station Mir
was hit by an approaching freighter.
The module that was punctured
was called Spektr.
[Misha] Yeah. Story always starts
with a [hisses]
This is the sound of air
rushing out of the capsule
into the vacuum of space,
as astronauts feel
change of pressure in ears
and wait for their brains to explode.
[Emma] Their brains didn't explode,
they were able to get out
of the module and close it off in time.
-Right.
-So what you're saying is
if we mistakenly drill
in the wrong place--
And we hear a hiss, we get the hell out.
[Ram] So if there is anything
you really care about
in the crew quarters,
you should probably go and get it now.
[soft melody playing]
-Do you have anything for us?
-We're close.
How close?
Thirty minutes.
The crew's ready to drill, Matt.
I need to know if there's another option.
Now.
[Matt] The astronaut
will leave the airlock holding the pump,
and take the 12-foot spacewalk
to the first valve.
The challenge is getting
the water out of the hull of the ship
-in temperatures close to absolute zero.
-Yeah.
[Matt] So we repurposed
the heating coil from the water reclaimer.
The hope is that we can get the water
hot enough once it hits space
to get it out of the hull of the ship.
All right, now remember,
this is our first test run.
We haven't gotten
any of the kinks out yet.
-[whirring]
-[water gurgling]
[hissing]
That's the sound of water turning into gas
as it exits the ship.
And once it hits space,
it immediately becomes crystals of ice.
[crackling]
[Matt] That's a great sound.
It means the pump is getting warm enough
to break the ice down.
[Darlene] This is good.
This is really good.
[crackling]
-[fire crackling]
-[people exclaim]
[alarms sounding]
Commander Green, we're go for Plan A.
Report back as soon as it's accomplished.
[Isaac] Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses.
Is this helping?
Not really. I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry. If it's not your thing,
it's not your thing.
[Alexis]
What happened after your dad died?
-[Isaac] What do you mean?
-Everyone keeps telling me to
[breathes deeply]
have faith and keep hoping.
But what happens if my mom does die?
What will it feel like?
It's pretty much the worst thing
you'll go through in your life.
Nothing will make sense.
You'll be pissed off.
Sometimes you won't even know
if you wanna keep living.
Yeah. That's pretty much
what I thought it'd be like.
But it does get better.
Really?
But then that kinda messes you up
even more, 'cause
in a way, you want it to keep hurting.
At least if it hurts,
you're not forgetting them.
It really sucks
when you start to forget them.
[Alexis sighs]
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
[both] Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
[suspenseful music playing]
[thud]
[Emma] Okay, um
we're looking at 368 millimeters down
from SB-2.
And 165 over from RB-12.
Try to calm your breath, Lu.
[exhales]
I'm sweating like a pig.
This is the expression, is it not?
Yes. Just deep breaths in and out.
Come on.
[exhales]
Okay.
This is it.
Commander, check my work, please.
[suspenseful music continues]
That's it. That's the spot.
If you need an extra pair of eyes, Ram,
I'm here.
[drill whirring]
[air hissing]
-Get out! Get the hell out! Go!
-[Misha] Quick. Move. Go!
[air hissing]
-[Misha] Come on!
-[Ram] Let's go.
-[alarm sounds]
-[tense music playing]
[air hissing]
-[Darlene] Anything?
-[Matt] No.
[Jack] Here it is.
"Objective was not achieved.
Procedure resulted in loss of vacuum.
Until we can get back in
and plug the hole,
we have lost the crew quarters."
[whispers] Darlene.
[Matt] George, Darlene
I know what you guys
are gonna do in there.
Please don't make this any harder
than it already is, Matt.
It's not time to prepare speeches.
Not yet.
We cannot give up on them.
-We are not giving up.
-It has to be done.
If there's any hope
for a future mission to Mars, we--
Fuck future missions.
I am sorry.
[ethereal music playing]
[sighs]
-[electricity zaps]
-Shit.
Fuck
[Freddie] You okay?
[ethereal music continues]
I was content to die on Mars,
but not here.
Misha, you have any vodka?
[Misha] Hmm?
Vodka.
[Misha] Mmm
[sighs]
[Misha] Something is wrong with me.
Really.
I
I have ten seconds
to get most important thing
This is what I grab.
[Ram laughs]
No, please. If we survive,
please don't tell anybody,
because if you do,
they will kick me out of Russia.
[laughing]
I'm serious.
[men laughing]
I don't get it.
What's so funny about dying?
[laughing]
[all laughing]
[hysterical laugh]
What's it like to die of dehydration?
[Kwesi] Um
Well, it's generally
not the worst way to go.
-That's good to know.
-[Kwesi] Yes.
Well, when the initial
feeling of thirst subsides,
there's generally no pain,
as you're dizzy and light-headed.
Though it will be a slower death
because we have food.
It's funny, the
That obsession that
[breathes deeply]
brought me down this path
is the way I will
Well
[tablet chimes]
It's from Ground.
Go ahead. Open it.
[Misha] You don't have to.
I'll tell you what it says.
Ground wants us to send
a few beautiful last words.
Something like, uh
"The heroes of Mission Atlas
don't want their death to be in vain."
La, la, la. Blah, blah, blah.
[Ram] It's actually from Matt.
He says, "Don't lose hope.
I have an idea."
-Matt's back to Mission Control?
-Yeah, everyone's working together now.
What's he saying? What's his idea?
[Matt] Both astronauts
will charge their spacesuits
with static electricity.
-[in Mandarin] I don't understand.
-They're making the suit static.
[in English]
What are you using to charge it?
We built a static electricity generator.
Real easy to do.
Just look it up on YouTube.
They'll be able to build the same thing
on the Atlas.
-[Matt] How we doing, Freddie?
-[Freddie] Uh
-Should be good to go.
-[Matt] Great.
Once charged,
astronaut one will open the valve.
[whirring]
A gas will emerge
and immediately turn into crystals of ice.
We're not recreating that here,
but the idea is that the ice will react
the same way as water
and be attracted to the negative ions
on the suit.
[in Russian]
Negative ions in the spacesuit
attract the water.
[in English] wrangle the ice
towards the open door in the airlock,
where astronaut two's
negatively charged suit
will further attract the ice
and he'll be there ready with bags
to collect it.
[switch clicks]
Has anything like this ever
[Matt] No, it hasn't.
I know. I'm suggesting
we try and save our astronauts
using a fourth-grade science experiment.
[Darlene sighs, clears throat]
Coordinate instructions with Matt
for Atlas.
It's their call if they wanna try this.
Of course they'll try it.
It's all they've got.
Make sure we have their last words
before they open that airlock.
Thank you so much.
[Isaac] Maybe this'll help
take your mind off things.
[Alexis] Oh! Yum!
I haven't eaten all day.
[music playing in background]
-Mmm.
-[laughs]
What?
You're really cute when you eat.
You've got a
[chuckles] Thanks.
[Isaac chuckles]
[phone buzzing]
That's, like, the fourth time
Melissa's called.
Maybe she has news?
[phone continues buzzing]
You're gonna have to talk to her
eventually.
[music continues]
[Lu] "Astronaut A walks 12 feet
to the valve, opens it,
conducts ice through space
to airlock door,
where astronaut B
is waiting with collection bags."
[Lu] You want me
to walk you through again?
-[Ram sighs]
-I think we're good.
I wish there was more to walk through.
[whirring]
Oh, Emma, there's a personal message
for you from Matt.
[Matt's voice] I love you,
but you already know that.
I know what I'm asking you guys to do
is insane,
but insane is my only hope
of seeing you again.
Now, don't get me wrong. I see you.
You're with me all the time.
But I want the real thing.
I'm scared
I'm never gonna see you guys again.
Don't think like that.
[Emma] But I do.
I can't help it.
Misha said you can't have both:
family and the mission.
That you have to leave something behind
in order to survive.
Don't you dare leave us, Em.
Don't you dare.
Hey. Hey.
[Matt] Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.
And you make sure
Ram takes care of you out there.
I know you'll take care of him,
but make sure he knows you come first.
That's an order,
and I know you won't give it
but I had to say it.
Hey. Hey.
You gotta go.
We'll be waiting.
Hate to sour the mood.
[Misha] Wow. It can get more sour?
That's exciting.
I've written these last words to Ground.
Any one of you like to add to it?
I've kept it to the point.
Whatever you write is okay with me.
It's perfect, Lu.
[melancholy music playing]
Shall we join hands?
Help us, God.
Give us strength
to combat fear and despair.
Show us
how to put our pain into perspective.
Teach us to have faith
in the new day that is coming.
Thank you, God
for today's blessings,
tomorrow's hope,
and for your abiding love.
Amen.
-Amen.
-[Misha] Amen.
[melancholy music continues]
[Misha] Commander Green.
It, uh
sucks not to be able
to go out there with you.
-Next time, Misha.
-[Misha] No.
No, I already had my last spacewalk.
If it was your last,
I'm honored that I got to be the one
to walk it with you.
Thank you, Emmochka.
[deep breath]
I
cannot think of any better astronaut
to take my place.
Ram, ready?
Put your trust in this one.
You'll be fine.
I know.
I know.
Ready?
[Misha] Ready.
[lock clicks]
[beeping]
[Lu on speaker] Begin decompression.
[thud]
[cicadas singing]
[Isaac] Gosh.
I forgot how awesome the sky is.
When I was a kid
my mom used to say that
"Whenever you're down, look up.
It'll make you realize
just how big and beautiful the world is."
If she dies
will it ruin the sky for me?
I don't wanna be scared or sad
every time I look at it.
Maybe you'll just see your mom
looking down at you.
Look, she's not dead, Lex.
Don't give up on her.
I just
I wish I could stop thinking about her.
It's like this constant pit in my stomach.
I guess church and chili
aren't a cure for everything.
But they definitely helped.
Thank you.
[soft melody playing]
Wow.
[Alexis chuckles]
Kissing definitely works better
for forgetting. [laughs]
Then I think
we should definitely keep kissing.
[laughs]
[music continues]
[phone buzzing]
[buzzing continues]
Hey, how's Lex?
She's good.
-Matt
-It's not good, Mel.
The the mission?
I don't know.
I don't know what's gonna happen.
Okay, um
Well, I'm I'm here for you.
We're we're here for you,
whatever happens, Matt.
Thanks.
Just give her a hug from me, okay?
But don't tell her anything yet.
Yeah, you got it.
[Jack] Incoming from Atlas.
[Matt] I gotta go. I'll call you back.
[phone thuds]
[Jack] We just got their last words.
Would you like to be the first
to read them, Matt?
I can guess what they say.
[melancholy music playing]
You okay?
[Ram exhales]
Yeah.
Yeah. It's my first-ever spacewalk,
in space, unsimulated.
[Ram exhales]
I got you.
Good, 'cause I'm kind of
freaking out right now.
[Emma chuckles]
You're gonna love it.
Yeah.
-I don't wanna die, Emma.
-You won't.
Not anymore.
Anymore?
Come on.
You didn't really wanna die, did you?
You know, I used to think
that if my life ended in sacrifice
for something great,
something bigger than myself,
for my country, science, history
it would be the epitome
of a life well-lived.
What changed?
You.
Ram
Please
you can't say that.
I have to.
I have to say it in case we die.
I I need you to know that
I'm gonna be fighting out there.
I'm gonna be
fighting to remain in the world
with you.
-[thud]
-[beeping]
[Lu on speaker] Decompression complete.
Okay.
Ready?
Let's do this.
[ethereal music playing]
Come on, Rohit.
Come on.
[Ram] Oh
my
God.
[rumbling]
This is incredible.
It's just the two of us out here now.
[Emma] We're all that matter.
[Ram] No one else in the world.
[inhales]
[exhales]
[ethereal music continues]
[tense music playing]
[music intensifies]
[deep breath]
[music intensifies]
[breathing heavily]
[uplifting music playing]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[uplifting music continues]
[deep breath]
[Emma chuckles]
[air hissing]
We're gonna live. [inhales deep]
["Sister Brother" by F. J. McMahon
playing]
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Come and ♪
Hold my hand ♪
Don't let me ♪
Walk away ♪
But help me stand ♪
It must mean something ♪
You help a friend ♪
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Do you understand ♪
It's hard seeing farther ♪
Than the time at hand ♪
But can you see tomorrow ♪
In this land ♪
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Let me see you smile ♪
Sister ♪
Brother ♪
Let me see you smile ♪