Proxima (2019) - full transcript

Station Cologne one, uncontained fire.

Checking the overhead bins.

Okay, Sarah,

now we have O2 diminishing.

CO2 ten, HCI six,

HCN six, O2 high.

Copy that.

Sarah, check the APM right

behind you and switch it off.

- Closing the O2 valves.

- Okay.

Fire source located.

I found which CB tripped.

Great, Sarah. Perfect.

Right on time.

Sending CSACP readings.

- Give it to me.

- Thanks.

- How does it feel now?

- That's it.

- That's it?

- That's great. Yeah, yeah.

- That's...

- Perfect.

Now we'll update

the procedure for this task.

I switched

to forehand control.

I can feel

the joint limit better.

And all degrees of freedom

are fine for you? It's good?

Perfect.

- Okay?

- Yeah.

Turn around.

Lift your hip, please.

Okay, thanks.

Twenty meters. Thirty.

- Ai.

- Uh-uh.

Ten, nine,

eight, seven, six,

five, four, three, two, one,

and ignition and lift-off.

Lift-off of the Soyuz for

the International Space Station.

Aye-aye, captain.

Laika. Laika.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Why don't we just

take Curiosity to get there?

We need to find a path.

Common, we need to go there.

- Find a way to go.

- As you said, we thought maybe we can go around.

- Sedimentary rocks...

- Yeah, you're right.

That's exactly why we're going

to Mars, you know.

Let's go around and take

our time to climb Mount Sharp

with the surface units.

There's no rush. Thomas?

- Are you with me? We broke...

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

No, like he said,

going around this is not an option?

- No, no, no, forget I went.

- Go on, go on.

- Okay, let's keep going.

- Yeah, yeah.

So, I suggest that our short...

Um, give me,

give me two minutes, I'll be back.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, I think so.

I think so.

It must be hard,

it must be definitely hard.

They'd rather ask you

to go, I guess.

Hi, do you want to say a few

words for the other team?

Sure. Now?

Yeah, now is fine.

Okay, hey.

All right, well, I never thought

that one day I'd be saying

the last mission before Mars,

and yet, here we are making last

preparations for the long journey.

I'm very excited to be sharing

this mission with Anton Ocheivsky.

A very experienced cosmonaut.

Unfortunately, Mark isn't going to

be able to make this journey and, uh,

we have with us, a kind of

last-minute, uh, crew member.

Uh, she is...

Well, she's an excellent

engineer and she is French.

Which I believe

is really gonna be

a very cool thing when we're

up there in the ISS because

apparently, French women

are really good when

it comes to cooking.

- I don't know. Is that true?

- Oh, come on, Mike.

Sarah, why don't you come up

and say a few words?

S'il vous plait.

S'il vous plait.

Um...

I, I just wanted

to say that I'm...

I'm very proud to be a part

of this very special mission.

Thank you guys for putting up

with me throughout our training.

I'll miss you.

I remember

when I was eight,

I took a lamp shade

from the living room,

put it on my head,

I was ready to go to space,

and in that moment I knew

I wanted to be an astronaut.

But my mother said

it was not a job for girls.

Thank you.

- Who wants a hot dog?

- Me, me!

Sarah.

Ah, Sarah, you like yours rare,

medium, well-done?

I'm guessing because

you're French,

you like it rare, however,

in this case I don't recommend it.

You like, uh, you like mustard

or ketchup?

- Mustard.

- Hi.

Naomi, this is Sarah.

- Sarah, this is my wife.

- Sarah.

- Naomi.

- Nice to meet you.

Congratulations,

you must be so happy.

Thanks.

I will leave

you two alone.

Thanks.

You have a daughter, right?

Yes. Stella.

So, who is she going

to be staying with?

Her father.

Oh, great.

We're separated

but it'll be fine.

Ah. Well, I'm gonna be

taking care of the kids too.

We have two little guys, and they're

really proud of their daddy, boy.

To prevent this from happening

the Soyuz performs

an additional cycle.

This changes

its orbital plane slightly

and makes a collision between

the two vehicles impossible.

Despite these

precise maneuvers,

what if the thrusters fail

to slow down the Soyuz,

and the vehicle travels too

fast as it approaches the ISS?

This could end in disaster,

with the Soyuz crashing into

the station instead of docking.

A permanent

base is the next logical step

following the co-operation of

countries from all over the world

for the International

Space Station.

One key thought

is to use the moon's

own natural resources

to build and sustain a base.

Its water, metals and minerals.

Using its own materials

to 3D print a structure

or building on it.

A Rover can land on the

surface, inflate a dome,

and other Rovers can begin

to construct a building

to protect the astronauts.

Planet Earth is protected

by the atmosphere,

the layer of air and gas

that surrounds it.

The atmosphere shields the

Earth from solar radiation...

...because

the moon has no atmosphere

there's no protection

from solar radiation.

Okay.

Okay.

Laika.

Laika.

Hello!

Okay.

Laika.

Ah.

Laika.

Okay.

Okay.

Oui.

- Au revoir.

- Au revoir.

Wait.

Yes, you can. Thank you.

Oh.

- Hello, Sarah.

- Hi, Kirshime.

Sarah.

Maybe, let's go see Mike.

- Yeah. Sure.

- Okay. Come on.

He must be working.

It's all he ever does.

That's Mike.

- Hi, Jurgen.

- Hi.

- You remember him.

- Yeah, sure.

Oh, I'm sorry,

I won't hug you.

I'm dripping

with sweat from the gym.

So, you...

You're training in Star City.

Yeah. If anything

happens to you,

I'll be the one to go up there.

Awesome. I...

I guess I'll see you around.

Yeah.

- See you.

- See you.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Come on.

Hey, Mike.

Look who's here.

Hi.

Hi.

How was your trip?

- Great.

- All right.

It's cold here,

but you get used to it.

Sit down.

Okay,

I'll get a glass.

The three of us need to drink

to our mission, okay?

One minute.

So, are you ready

for tomorrow?

Yeah, sure.

I looked at your schedule.

I think you ought to ask them

to lighten your load.

- Lighten it?

- Why lighten it?

I'm just saying,

for your sake,

and I'm also thinking

about Jurgen.

What do you mean?

Well, maybe you don't have

to do absolutely everything.

Why not?

I'm just saying it might be

in your best interest

and in the best interest

of all of us if you, uh,

ask for a lighter

prep schedule.

It's not a reflection

on your, uh, core skills.

Okay, Mike, can we move on?

Sorry, but, um,

what do you know

about my core skills?

Lighter prep

is not an insult.

It's not like I'm calling you

a space tourist.

Well, you didn't have to,

you were thinking it so loud.

That's not what I meant.

Sure.

Maybe just drink, hmm?

- Okay.

- Forget it.

Mike.

Yeah.

Oh, well, we'll see.

You know.

Maybe the... Maybe the space

tourist thing was a little...

Right?

If the idea of sitting on, uh,

several million pounds of explosives

uh, is frightening to you,

then maybe you're in

the wrong profession.

An astronaut is

not going to function very well

if he's thinking about his,

uh, personal safety.

I'm very proud to be a part

of this long history

of space exploration.

We've been to the moon,

uh, we're going to Mars.

There's no limit

if we put our minds to it.

I'm very excited about,

uh, where we're going.

You know, I can't say

that I've ever been afraid.

The reason that we're not

afraid is our training.

Ready.

Ready.

You did

an excellent job today.

Thanks.

You've a boyfriend?

No.

Girlfriend?

Are you taking a survey?

Trying to be

a good crew member.

Trying to figure out

what makes you tick.

Oh, yeah?

See you tomorrow.

Hmm?

- Sarah, you okay?

- Yeah.

- Mike, what's going on?

- My ankle.

What?

I twisted it.

Da.

Fuck.

Da.

Okay.

- You okay?

- Mmm.

I'm worried about my mother.

She's sick.

I hope she's not going to die

before my return.

How's your mother handling it?

She must be really proud.

She's dead.

I'm sorry.

You couldn't know.

Okay,

it's poetry time, yeah?

Now...

it's you're turn, Mike.

- Moi?

- Oui, monsieur.

All right.

"Give me the splendid silent sun

"with all his beams

full-dazzling;

"Give me nights perfectly quiet,

"as on high plateaus west

of the Mississippi,

"and I looking up at the stars;

"Give me odorous at sunrise

"a garden of beautiful flowers,

"where I can walk undisturbed."

Allo? Allo?

Hey, Stella.

Remember me?

Hi, young lady. Hey.

You look like your mother,

you know?

Okay.

Sarah!

- I'm coming!

- Hurry up.

So, after, you jump,

don't forget, you cannot

adjust the collar manually

on a space suit to prevent

water from entering.

Yeah, and you should really

disconnect the ventilation tube

that goes around your neck

on the left side.

If you blow into it manually,

you can inflate the space suit.

That's going to give you

some extra flotation,

and a nice layer of insulation.

Because today,

the water was warm...

Yeah.

...but if you ditch

into the Pacific,

it's going to be

a different story.

Right. Well,

we're not looking to...

to ditch

into the Pacific, right?

No.

Sure, no. As a prime scenario.

But, you know,

it could go

really wrong sometimes.

What is our life expectancy

in cold waters?

Well, depending on the water,

it could be down

to just a couple of hours.

And only if you inflate

your suit,

that could double it, so it's kind of a big deal.

Is there any data...

...on the effectiveness

of the ventilation tube

in this scenario?

Is there any evidence

that those tubes were

effective in inflating...

So,

right after you ditch,

the capsule's going

to move about quite a bit.

You have to jettison

the parachute,

and there's a lot of actions

in the procedure

to close all the valves and make

the situation survivable.

- Okay.

- After that,

it's all about grabbing your kit

and egressing.

Each one of you is responsible

for a specific part of the kit,

- remember?

- Yeah.

So, make sure you grab it,

and then egress

in the appropriate order.

Mmm-hmm.

- Looks quite easy on paper.

But I can tell you, after six

months of not feeling your weight,

it's going to be a struggle

to get out of the capsule.

Stella?

Yes,

on the use of the survival kit,

when I saw you use

the signaling mirror,

that's actually really good

because if your line...

Stella?

Stella!

Stella!

Stella?

Sarah.

Where was she?

In the park.

She's quite adventurous,

like her mother.

Thanks.

- Sarah, are you okay?

- Yeah.

- I'm sorry, guys.

- All good. Little wait.

- Your daughter's okay?

- Yeah.

I'm really sorry.

You know, this is no place

for a kid, here.

You're going to have

to cut the cord.

You're going to be gone

in a month, anyway.

Okay. Okay, I get it, Mike.

But I was taking care of everything...

What were you thinking?

...so I really don't need

parenting lessons from you.

- Oh, are you sure about that?

- Fuck you.

Fuck me? No, fuck you!

- Mike.

- Okay.

Stop, right now.

Are you crying?

Or do you have a cold?

Okay. If you want, but you are

the one who called me.

Do you know

this Italian saying...

"You wanted a bike...

so ride it now."

Don't worry. Everything's going

to be all right.

Okay. It's not gonna

to be very pleasant.

But, when you're ready

you can start...

Sarah?

What happened?

Hey... hey.

You okay?

Okay?

All right.

Let me handle it.

Uh, it's okay.

It's okay. She's...

Stella, come here.

Mama has something...

- Hello?

- Mmm.

Yeah.

- Oh, hey.

- Hi.

I'm going to the store.

Do you want anything?

You want company?

I'll come with.

I was on the phone

with my boys this afternoon...

- Cool.

- ...and they said

it's so hot in Houston

they were actually

swimming in the pool.

- Really?

- That's crazy.

Swimming in the pool,

this time of the year.

Yep.

How can you deny

climate change?

She already has this one.

It's always the same stuff.

How about one

of these guys, here?

It's not that big.

You can FedEx it.

Yeah, it's cute.

Oh, there she is. Right there.

Hey, take a look at this.

When you were a little girl

growing up in France,

singing "Frere Jacques",

did you ever imagine

that you'd...

find yourself...

immortalized in one of these?

- Well...

- Let's get that.

- Excuse me, ma'am.

- Stop.

Should she have to pay

for these fridge magnets?

Yes, of course.

Which one of these is

selling better, ma'am?

This one or this one?

Both of them?

Which one's selling better,

in your opinion?

Yeah.

17 days...

we're gonna to be up there.

Yeah.

You know...

we're not robots.

When I... got back

from Afghanistan and...

applied for the...

astronaut program,

I was a wreck.

I nearly got disqualified.

- Really?

- Yeah.

You know,

there's no such thing...

as a perfect astronaut.

Just like there's no such thing

as a perfect mother.

Enjoy gravity.

Who wants some cake?

All right.

Ralph, you don't

want any cake, do you?

No, you don't get it.

Yeah, all right, here you go.

- Hello? Uh-huh. Yeah.

- Hey.

It's good-luck cake.

Thanks.

Anton.

Mike, over here, please, a little bit.

Sarah.

Mike! Mike! Mike!

- Be a good kid, okay?

- Now, let's hear it

for our astronauts,

as they begin quarantine.

The lead crew,

Anton Ocheivsky, Russia.

Mike Shannon, USA.

Sarah Loreau of France.

And the backup crew,

Jurgen Nielsen, Denmark.

Sean Paul, USA.

I had 'em give you

an upgrade.

- Sarah.

- You're in the Coco Chanel suite.

- Bye.

- See you later.

Zero-nine-twenty-five is on two,

I have the target on,

the three is up for the callouts.

It's LEE internal...

Hey.

Hmm. My right, which 0.8...

Sarah...

But of course, send them in.

Okay.

Ooh! She's playing wicked.

To make it

in this space program,

thank God, doesn't require

ping-pong skills.

- I hope.

- Cool.

...stable.

Everything is looking good

for tomorrow's launch.

Things are about to light up

very much so

here on the steps of Baikonur

in Kazakhstan.

Only about a mile away

at 9:00 p.m.,

we'll be watching the launch

of the Soyuz TMA 056,

on its way to join the

International Space Station.

It will carry

a multinational crew

with French astronaut

Sarah Loreau,

US astronaut Mike Shannon,

and Russian cosmonaut

Anton Ocheivsky.

Okay.

Sarah!

T minus 3 minutes.

Readiness for launch announced.

Key to launch position.

Telemetry

sequence number one is being recorded.

Telemetry sequence number two

- is being recorded.

- Copy.

Key to the "vent in" position.

Copy.

The vehicle is vibrating.

Umbilical separation.

Copy.

Pressurization.

Copy.

Liquid oxygen terminated.

Liquid oxygen terminated.

- All systems are go.

- All systems are go.

- Ten, nine...

- Ten, nine,

- eight, seven...

- ...eight, seven,

- ...six, five, four...

- ...six, five,

- four, three...

- ...three,

- two, one...

- ...two, one...

- ...zero.

- ...zero.

Ignition. And liftoff.

First stage

separation complete.

All parameters are normal.

Second stage

separation complete.

All parameters are normal.

The rocket has left

Earth's atmosphere.

All parameters are normal.