Odyssey 52002

[First lines. Earth, North America rises into view upside down, then shakes with a large thud]

Neil Taggart:
Sh*t.

Matt Walsh:
Hey, handle with care. That's a billion dollars worth of Uncle Sam's money.

Neil Taggart:
Yeah, tell me about it. Trying again. [Earth is revealed as reflection in solar panel. Shuttle's Remote Manipulator Arm hits satellite again]

Neil Taggart:
Dammit.

Angela Perry:
Uh, Neil, I think the idea is to *catch* the satellite.

Neil Taggart:
Yeah, very funny. I've got a big problem here. [Arm hits satellite again]

Chuck Taggart:
Neil, talk to me.

Neil Taggart:
Uh, the arm's acting up. Servo controls are out of phase. Shoulder pitch is completely locked up.

Chuck Taggart:
Uh, Houston, this is Odyssey. We have an RMS malfunction resulting in a minor collision with the payload, over?

Ed Scrivens:
Roger, Odyssey. We are reassessing ground track, reviewing increment two contingency. Recommend you carry out arm diagnostic error routine 3S. Also suggest you review ACS task assessment, over?

Chuck Taggart:
Roger, Houston.