shower. We--
Quickly get away from us.
Can you hear me?
Say hello to Earth and
shake its hand.
Well, will we take the risk?
What are you saying?
Herman Verst, that's all.
This is the end.
What's wrong with you?
I knew you were a man.
I have no regrets.
Only my dear mother
waits for me.
Moscow speaking.
Listen to an emergency message.
The Soviet space ship
"Motherland",
is flying to help
the ship "Typhoon".
- That's them?
- Yes.
- I am so worried.
- And me too.
How many years
have I been worried.
And die with him.
You see?
He's still alive.
Attention.
Bring us in closer.
Get ready.
Yevgeni Petrovich.
I'm ready.
Maybe I'll go, Andrei?
You are the head of the ship.
- Remember...
- Yes?
Careful and once more careful.
All right, until later.
I'm off.
Yes, this is what
I was afraid of.
What is it,
Yevgeni Petrovich?
We have used up
way too much fuel.
Why are they silent?
What's happened?
Is there something terrible?
I don't believe it.
I don't believe it. No.
Vasiliy Matveevich,
wonderful news.
Only I don't know whether
to smile or cry.
We have used up all
our reserves of fuel.
The landing on Mars seems
to be ending in catastrophe.
We found an asteroid, Icarus,
that is crossing the orbits of Mars and Earth.
We approached it
and landed on it.
So Earth has received
our message.
They are sending us an unmanned
rocket with a reserve of fuel.
Yevgeni Petrovich.
On those rocks we will install
a radar for the rocket.
Attention.
Satellite, acknowledge
if you are ready.
The satellite is ready to be sent
in an unmanned rocket to Icarus.
Giving the order to take off.
Mars.
There it is.
The famous Martian canals.
It's insulting. We have travelled
a million kilometres and
we are stopped right at the gate.
You know, in the depth
of your hearts you hate us.
Let this be a cruel but useful lesson
about useless competitions.
Well, I think that's all.
Let's sit.
- Andrei.
- Coming.
Have a seat.
Yeah...
What's up?
What, Yevgeni Petrovich?
Ola.
- This is right on.
- Please, take a glass.
My dear Andrei,
this is a special day.
- So happy birthday.
- Thank you.
- Happy birthday!
- Thank you.
Thank you, friends.
I never thought I would ever
celebrate my birthday in space.
- We'll also celebrate your
25th wedding anniversary.
- True.
Friends, the Earth has sent us
an unmanned rocket with fuel.
To receive and attach the rocket to Icarus
is a question of life and death.
Prepare to receive
the rocket.
The rocket is on
our radio waves.
I hear you.
Switching over to
radio control.
Sending a signal to
break off.
Maximum break.
We have received
an emergency message...
The satellite observatory in space
has observed a flash on Icarus.
This flash matched the moment
when the unmanned rocket landed on Icarus.
Connection with the ship
"Motherland" has ceased.
It is obvious that the rocket
failed to land on Icarus.
Andrei,
are you sad?
- Yes.
- Your bride is waiting?
- Of course.
- Yes.
Will the Earth notice our signal?
- I don't know.
- The idea is amazing that...
to build such
an amazing bulb in space vacuum.
Pulkovo, 19th of June.
Nothing was observed from Icarus.
Crimean Observatory has
nothing new to report.
Delhi has picked up nothing.
Los Angeles the same thing.
Prague, nothing new.
The Milan Observatory has also
not picked anything up.
Attention.
The satellite "Friendship" speaking.
In observing Icarus we noticed
there was a light signal.
The crew of the ship is still alive,
that is what we've recorded:
"The radar was destroyed, we cannot
receive an unmanned rocket."
Icarus is approaching Earth.
Now we must think of some kind
of help for the crew.
Because later Icarus will go
into the sun and then...
We must immediately...
Immediately find a way to help them.
To return them to Earth.
I know the way.
Can you imagine, Herman,
how it'd be interesting for Earth
geologists to study theses pieces?