- [Ricky] I'm Ricky Carmichael, and this is
Conquering Florida.
(upbeat guitar riff)
- So here we are at the
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Ricky was supposed to meet me here,
but I'm not sure where he's at.
It looks pretty cool, I'm excited to get going, so...
(cool synthesizers)
- What? - (laughs) What are you doing
- What? No suit?
- (record scratch) No, I'm not walking
around here with this!
No, I'm not doing that.
- What, dude?
We were supposed to wear the su...
I'm ready to go! We're gonna wear a suit, man!
(guitar riffs)
- [Ricky] Just got here to the Kennedy Space Center.
I've never been here, believe it or not.
Just the rich history that this place has.
I'm super excited to check it out.
- Hi! - Hi! How's it going?
- Kenna, nice to meet you!
- I'm Ricky, pleasure to meet you!
- Welcome! - You doing all right?
- I am good!
Welcome to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
There is so much to do and see.
You'll learn all about NASA's past, present and future.
You'll see Space Shuttle Atlantis
that's been to space 33 times,
and you'll even get to meet a real veteran NASA astronaut.
- Oh, that's awesome. I cannot wait for that.
- So before we get started, here's your Conquer Card.
- Oh boy, the conquering card, James!
Let's see here.
Are you two ready to shoot for the stars?
Today's challenge is to successfully pilot a space shuttle
at the Kennedy Space Center. Uh oh.
The winner with the most successful landing
will get to hang out with the real living legend.
The loser will be met with a dizzying fate.
Good luck.
- [Ricky Voiceover] When I read the Conquer Card
and it was gonna be a dizzying fate,
I knew it was gonna be a multi-axis trainer.
There was just no way I was losing this challenge.
- I'm ready to do this. You ready?
- I'm ready, let's do this.
- Let's go conquer.
(guitar riffs)
- Well now that you've seen what
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is all about,
it's time to test your skills in the simulator.
- Ah, it'll be like flying the space shuttle, right?
- You are going to land the space shuttle
- Well, we'll see if you can land it.
- Oh, see? (laughs)
All right, well, J.H.,
this isn't stick and ball, so be careful.
- No, but it's hand-eye coordination I think.
- Well, it is.
You guys ready to see this challenge go on or what?
- I'm calling J.H. early right now,
I think he's got the OC
- No love for the boss here, man.
What's up with that?
- Yeah
- Come on, man!
Game on, let's go!
Now he's gonna see my strategy, huh?
- [Ricky Voiceover] I am going to take J.H.
on this challenge.
There's no doubt in my mind.
- [J.H.] Don't over-correct and
push it too far to the right.
- Well if you ask J.H., he's better then me at everything.
- Just because that thing's pointed at the runway
doesn't mean you're coming in straight.
- Ooooh
- Yeah! Yes! First time! Let's see!
Like a butterfly wearing tennis shoes.
- [Ricky Voiceover] He should beat me,
because he already watched to see what I did.
- Man, there's a lot on the line today.
- Are we going north right now, or south,
is what I want to know.
- We're going north, I know that much.
- What's that aimed for.
- Easy, I'm just getting there. Hang on.
- We're looking pretty straight.
- I know you're trying to get in my head
but are you not nervous seeing how much more
superior I am at this already than you?
- Move left, it says move left!
Move left, left, left! No no, back right!
About to crash! Resetting position!
- Wait! Wait! Wait!
- No, you crashed, it gives you a second chance.
- [Ricky Voiceover] I am so pumped that I won.
- If you wrecked the shuttle there is no do-overs,
you don't get a second time to land it, OK, it's wrecked!
- That's like a $4 billion mistake.
- Yeah, right.
So I beat you on this challenge, bud.
What do you think about that?
- I wasn't that far off. I think...
I dunno. I'm just gotta take it as a man. I lost.
- Alright.
(upbeat music)
- Hi, Sam. How are you?
- How are you? Good to see ya. - Good to meet you.
I'm Ricky Carmichael, pleasure to meet you.
Quite a few accomplishments,
to see a lot of things no one else has seen.
- Yep, I've been blessed.
You're surrounded by some of
the brightest people in the world,
and they're job is to help you learn
what it is you need to learn
in order to execute the mission you're on.
- [Ricky Voicover] Meeting Sam Durrance, an astronaut,
a living legend, was definitely an honor.
I mean, really cool and pumped that I got to meet Sam.
It's time to head over to the multi-axis trainer
and see J.H. take this on.
(guitar riffs)
I cannot wait to see him get on this thing.
It's gonna be unbelievable.
- (laughs) I love it! Yes!
- [Ricky Voiceover] It's harmless fun,
but I can't wait to see the guy suffer a little bit.
- My head back, right?
(cries out)
- Wow! OK, I'm good.
- [Ricky] Stop?
- Yeah, I'm good.
Holy smokes!
- You going down?
- No, I'm not going down.
What happened at the end?
Why did it get so much gnarlier at the end?
(slowed down screams)
That's incredible.
If you ever get a chance and you like stuff like that,
I highly suggest coming in here and trying that.
That was pretty cool.
- So it's been a great day at Kennedy Space Center
Can't wait to come back and do it again.
Come on, let's go get you some rest, I feel for you.
- Let's go. - Let's go