ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ, dˈɑːktɚ. vˈæn nˈɛs ɛksplˈeɪnz ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən tə ðə sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv dᵻfˈɛns, ɪnfˈɔːɹmɪŋ hˌɪm ðˈæt, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ˈɔːl ðə sˈɛtbæks, ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪz stˈɪl ˌɔn skˈɛdʒuːl, ænd ðˌæɾə wˈɜːkɪŋ mˈɑːdəl ʌvðə spˈeɪs stˈeɪʃən ɪz ɐbˌaʊt təbi lˈɑːntʃt ˌɪntʊ ˈɔːɹbɪt.
A few days later, Dr. Van Ness explains the situation to the Secretary of Defense, informing him that, in spite of all the setbacks, the project is still on schedule, and that a working model of the space station is about to be launched into orbit.