Gravity Sides
RYAN
Kowalsky, visual of debris at nine o’clock.
MATT
Half of North America just lost their Facebook.
MATT
(CONT’D) Explorer has been hit. Explorer do you
read? Explorer, over. Explorer
—
Astronaut off structure! Dr.
Stone is off structure!
MATT
Dr. Ston
e, detach!
RYAN
NOOOO! (freezes) I can’t! (panicked breathing)
MATT
(a brief beat, then) Listen to my voice. You need to
focus. I’m losing visual of you. In a few seconds I won’t be
able to track you.
RYAN
Yes. Yes. I copy. I’m detached!
MATT
.
..Give me your position!
RYAN
I don’t know. I don’t know! I’m spinning. I can’t.
—
Houston, this is Mission Specialist Ryan Stone. I’m off
structure and I’m drifting.
Anybody…? Anyone…? Please
copy.
MATT
Beautiful, don’t you think?
RYAN
What?
MAT
T
The sunrise. That’s what I’m going to miss the most.
Well, well, what d’you know. I have good news and bad news.
RYAN
Uhuh?
MATT
The good news is we’re five minutes from the ISS and I
know where the Russians stash their vodka… and that’s a
good thing
cus I’m running out of fumes. Bad news is I’m
gonna be ten minutes short of breaking Anatoly’s record.
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RYAN
The tether broke. I’m detached. I’m detached.
MATT
Grab a hold. Grab anything.
RYA
N
I’ve got you. I’ve got you
—
RYAN
(CONT’D) I hate space.
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RYAN
I’m going to die, Aningang. I mean, we’re all going to
die. Everyone knows that. But I’m going to die today…
ALT.
I’m not goin
g to make it Anigang. I mean we’re all going
to not make it. I know that but today I am going to really
not make it.