[thudding]
[whooshing, rattling]
[dramatic music]
- [system beeping]
- AUTOMATED VOICE: Warning.
Solar event horizon breached.
Mercury has detonated
in the solar heliosphere.
Containment is
no longer possible.
Updating solar variant models.
Recalculating orbital decay.
[dramatic music]
[beeping continues]
[beeping stops]
CARTER: All right,
back to your stations, everyone.
- WOMAN: Yes, commander.
- WOMAN 2: Yes, ma'am.
Mercury is gone...
we knew this was coming.
Now, Space Force paid big money
to give us a front seat
to this catastrophe.
Let's give them
all the science we've got.
Before Venus...
or Earth suffers
the same fate.
Or Mars, for that matter.
What?
I can't be the only one
thinking this.
Seven months after
we end the w*r with Mars,
- and now this?
- [scoffs]
Yeah.
Now the Sun's trying
to k*ll us both.
That'll do, McCulloch.
I want scans of
the aftermath for Mercury ASAP.
Start debris analysis
for temperature readings.
- Build forecast models.
- [electronic chiming]
Let's get to work.
SOLANGE: ...reached
at 44 hours, 18 minutes.
- Elliptical deviation...
- [system beeping]
...61 hours, 57 minutes.
Complete loss
of the planet Mercury.
Took 93 hours.
Four days...
for Mercury to be consumed
by the Sun.
Contact IceCube Observatory
for their readings.
Compare them
with NASA sat data.
- [radio static]
- This is ISS calling.
IceCube Neutrino
Observatory, over.
[static crackling]
This is Interplanetary
Space Station,
calling IceCube
Neutrino Observatory, over.
Increased radiation is
interfering with broadband.
Hold for beamforming response
to augment signal.
[system tones, beeping]
HINATA: The majority
of the debris is vaporized.
The superheating phase boiled
Mercury's iron core.
I'll recreate a 3D sample
for further analysis.
[system beeping]
You okay?
What's going on?
Yes, I'm nervous.
You won't say anything
to Carter, will you?
Must stay focused,
at all times.
For the good of the missions.
No distractions.
No other--
You don't have to explain.
We just witnessed something
that no one could have imagined
happening in our lifetimes.
We're all feeling it, Hinata.
[system beeping]
I'll populate the...
orbital history
simulation models
with temperature analysis
from this sample.
That should tell us
how quickly
the orbital decay is happening.
Like rings in a tree
telling how old it is.
Okay.
CARTER: Solange Beck,
report to Cupola Module.
[soft music]
VOICE: Running
a secondary diagnostic.
ERIK:
Am I coming through okay?
- Solange?
- Yes, Erik, I'm reading you.
I just wish I had better news,
but our remote data
of the Sun's
surface expansion has
spiked erratically
since Mercury's been wiped out.
Far worse than was predicted.
Yeah, you should see
the fragment sample
we were able
to collect and scan.
Wait, you're saying you have--
you have a fragment sample?
I thought everything
would have been burnt up.
- We got lucky.
- Huh.
I'll generate
a status package
on solar surface
structure readings
and send it
up to you and the team.
[sighing]
How are you holding up?
I haven't had the time
to really let it sink in yet.
Everybody here is
a bit on edge.
I know what you mean.
Sending that data package now.
[sighing]
I miss you.
Been thinking about you
all the time.
I miss you.
I can't wait to see you again.
I realize
that might be a while.
Yeah.
Talk soon, okay?
Talk soon. I love you.
I love you.
IceCube data package received.
Distributing
on all department channels.
[system beeping]
McCULLOCH:
Those figures are looking crazy.
[door thudding]
Hinata, the threshold
when Mercury reached
full stage disintegration,
where was it?
Approximately
0.21 astronomical units.
Why?
- Solange, what is it?
- Collect your data.
Meet me in
the Cupola in two minutes.
The fragment that we got
from Mercury post-dispersal
has shown that
its orbit experienced
extreme destabilization.
The fragment shows
cracking and scarring
consistent with tidal heating
as Mercury continued
its inward spiral into the Sun.
Friction levels
destabilized Mercury?
Temperature at surface
confirms that.
Just so that
I understand correctly,
so its orbit slowed
as it approached
the solar death-zone?
Early readings show
that the Sun's
death perimeter is expanding.
Okay, and if the death-zone
continues expanding,
how does that affect
Venus and Earth?
Kiryu and I have built
a hypothetical model
of the orbital decay for Venus
to calculate
the approach to the death-zone.
AUTOMATED VOICE: Running orbital
decay projection simulation.
Trajectory retardation
matches Mercury 98%.
The orbital trajectories
are near identical.
Correct.
That would mean
that Venus has
already begun to decay.
Venus is larger
than Mercury.
The planet might
resist decay longer.
Not if the Sun's death-zone
keeps expanding.
We need to know
how fast that's happening.
Earth and Venus,
they're sister planets
in size, mass,
composition, density,
and proximity.
Venus has to survive,
at all costs.
Solange, contact Erik.
Tell him
we need his team on alert.
ERIK: Solange,
do you have more data?
The Sun's atmosphere
is expanding,
which caused Mercury
to vaporize
when its core got
destabilized.
And Venus is showing
the same orbital decay.
We need to know
how fast the Sun is expanding
to protect Venus and Earth.
Core surveys would tell us that.
We need to know, Erik.
You want
the serious hardware.
Now, the window
of opportunity is closing
if our solar velocity
estimates hold.
The radiation levels
after the loss of Mercury
are still extremely high.
Now, I can start prepping
solar survey drones.
But the launch window
will be extremely tight
for a successful go launch.
Erik, get the drones
prepped, ASAP.
TRUMAN: The probes
on those drones only survive
six seconds
past the chromosphere.
But they're
the best in the biz.
You helped design
those things?
First job out of college.
Nivens V&V Team.
Were you still there
when the w*r started?
No, sir.
Delta Nine,
8th Squadron,
tip of the spear.
Martians didn't expect us
to fight back so quick.
Hoo-ah.
My Brother Rory was
3rd Infantry.
Gave 'em hell, too.
I miss him every day.
VOICE:
ISS, this is NASA MMOC.
Three rockets on approach
with solar survey drones
on board.
[rumbling]
Once the rockets reach orbit,
we'll deploy the drones
and transfer control
to the ISS.
Good luck.
[dramatic music]
TRUMAN: MMOC, this is ISS,
reading you loud and clear.
Awaiting CP4 imaging.
Drone navigation control.
[system beeping]
Standing by.
VOICE: NASA MMOC to ISS,
releasing drones now.
Ready to transfer control,
on your mark.
MMOC control, ISS assuming
CP4 navigation access,
on my mark.
Three, two, one.
Mark.
[engines rumbling]
Solar survey imaging drone
did not deploy
from rocket three.
Check for interference.
No signal,
I can't access for deployment.
MMOC Control,
third stick unresponsive.
Failed deployment.
Repeat,
third stick unresponsive.
- Failed deployment.
- Eh, radiation's
interfering with the antenna.
It needs manual calibration,
or else we won't be able
to maneuver the drones
once they're online.
Stay here.
Diomid can handle it.
Commander,
I'd prefer to go, all right?
I can realign it quicker.
He's not familiar
with our interface.
Understood,
but I need you here
to execute the core survey.
Diomid, perform manual
antenna calibration.
We're still experiencing
signal interference.
[sighing]
[dramatic music]
AUTOMATED VOICE: Warning,
thruster error, code 67.
Rocket three has suffered
electrical arc failure.
The drones on board
can't launch.
That leaves us with
six drones at our disposal.
- Six drones aren't enough.
- We go with what we got.
Truman, patch us in,
let's get to work.
Since we have
fewer drones than expected,
I'd like to hold on
to as many as we can.
Tap in through
the ATACS interface.
I'll assign your equipment
on that protocol.
Truman, standby.
Programming digital tethers
into the operating code.
Direct the drones
to come back here to the ISS
after dropping their probes.
Maintain a safe distance
for heat expansion.
We don't want those drones
to burn out prematurely.
Nearing the drop point.
Helioseismic
mapping data initiated.
Chain commands are holding.
Solar winds are interfering
with the controls.
I'm having the same problem.
Diomid needs to get
that antenna in place.
[system beeping]
Antenna array is
recalibrated,
and signal strength
increased by 35%.
Truman, are all six drones
picking up helioseismic data?
Affirmative...
but there's a lag.
Maneuvering vehicles
into the drop positions.
Diomid, standby.
We're still not at full strength
on that transmission.
Solar winds are kicking our a*s.
DIOMID: Standing by,
until you say otherwise.
My survey drones are now
positioned at their coordinates.
Drones are assigned
to my coordinates.
Chromosphere probes
ready for eject.
Do it.
Go for the eject.
[whooshing]
Datasets are coming in.
Probes reached
the chromosphere.
We're starting
to get baseline figures.
Now we can really see
how much trouble we're in.
Controls have lost reception.
I'm reading
only one of my drones.
- VOICE: Connection lost.
- I've lost both of mine.
Dead controls
on my two as well.
AUTOMATED VOICE:
CME error level one.
SOHO forecast,
CME warning.
We've lost all signal.
Helioseismic and Neutrino
have stopped populating.
The CME must have knocked out
the signal of the drones.
SSN and TOPO issuing
conjunction alerts now.
AUTOMATED VOICE:
Warning, network down.
That would mean
that the drones--
That the drones are coming
right back to us.
AUTOMATED VOICE:
Homing tether beacon
- activated.
- The digital tether
that is programmed
into the code.
Initiate avoidance
maneuvers immediately.
The debris is
past the red threshold.
There's not enough time.
Picking up debris sensor.
Early warning alerts.
- [alarm beeping rapidly]
- All personnel, report
to your
shelter-in-place modules,
I repeat,
all personnel report
to your
shelter-in-place modules
for debris impact
preparation.
[alarm toning rapidly]
[alarms beeping rapidly]
[dramatic music]
[booming]
[deep metallic creaking]
[screaming]
[alarms beeping rapidly]
The hull's been breached.
Find the breach.
Conduct a full station
structural analysis.
MALFATTI:
Lost Diomid in B-corridor.
The hull's been compromised.
Truman and I made it
to Shelter Module Two.
McCulloch, seal off B-corridor
and Unity Module immediately.
B-corridor is
already sealed off.
And I've locked down
Unity Module.
No further loss of pressure.
Everything is secure.
Diomid?
He's dead?
[Hinata sobbing]
Look... I know
this is difficult.
But we must remain focused.
For the good of the mission,
we have to continue fighting.
For Diomid.
For all of us.
I'll notify NASA.
Contact his wife.
Grief counseling won't help.
It's just more words.
She may as well
go through it alone.
I did.
Wait.
Wait.
[mechanical groaning]
You hear that?
Something's wrong.
Must be
the Oxygen Generation System.
Run an ECLSS
diagnostic immediately.
Diagnostic analysis
in progress.
Let's get back to Cupola.
McCulloch... monitor
the ECLSS diagnostic from there.
Understood.
[door thudding]
Why wasn't the debris
avoidance maneuver performed?
- Marina, wait.
- It was too late
for any advance warning.
We were already
in the path of the debris.
- You could have at least tried.
- There was no time.
The core survey drones have
stored their datasets
once the probes got sent
into the chromosphere.
CME interrupted
the helioseismic readings.
but we can still use
the data from Neutrino.
Hinata...
can you double check
my calculation
- on the core surveys?
- Yeah.
Eight days.
That can't be right.
Okay, so this is what
the core surveys are telling us.
The Sun's fusion process
has stalled,
and it's trying to restart.
And that's
why it devoured Mercury.
It has to restart
its engine to survive.
And as it expands,
it grows closer
to total collapse.
And that expansion is caused
by the mass it's devoured.
When it destroyed
and consumed Mercury,
the death-zone
of the Sun grew larger.
Now, according
to these core survey readings...
we have eight days...
to prevent Earth
from being destroyed
and consumed
like Mercury and Venus,
in less time than that.
[tense music]
[rapid beeping]
It's a hailing beacon
of a Martian scout vessel.
Respond to it.
See what it wants.
[rapid beeping]
This is
Commander Lorraine Carter
aboard Expedition
Fourth Quarter,
a peaceful Earth mission aboard
Interplanetary Space Station.
- Over.
- It knows we're here now.
We shouldn't have
said anything.
ICLUF:
Z'ger Unus vessel to ISS.
I am Icluf,
science emissary
of the Mars Exploration
and Research Office.
Request permission
to board ISS.
No, absolutely not.
ICLUF:
Fair warning of approach.
I come with a plan
to prevent the cataclysm
from destroying
your world and ours.
Don't, it's lying to us.
HINATA: That is a possibility.
What if it's a Martian crew
coming to take command
of the station?
Z'ger Unus,
timeframe of approach?
ICLUF:
Time zero-minus 42 minutes,
by NASA standard.
Stand by, Z'ger Unus,
and await further instruction.
ISS out.
You can't possibly
entertain this idea.
Do not trust it.
Hey, no g*dd*mn way.
I-- My brother is dead
because those
sons of b*tches k*lled him.
If you think
I'm gonna work with one of them
on this mission,
you're out of your g*dd*mn mind.
McCulloch.
Go to the ECLSS Module,
monitor diagnostic
from there.
MALFATTI: Don't trust them.
They're invaders.
They've proven that already.
But this is
a science emissary
from their XRO.
And you take that
at face value?
You're a fool.
That's how they were able
to ambush us in the first place.
This ISS is
an interplanetary vessel.
The Mars XRO still retains
partnership rights.
But is it here as a partner?
We don't know what it wants.
What if it's here
for assistance?
Are we willing
to work with them in earnest?
- We have eight days--
- Solange.
I need a minute.
...
McCulloch, status.
McCULLOCH: Oxygen generator
assembly got blown out.
Backup components are
online for now.
Telemetry review
and hardware reboot
will take some time.
I'll have to reroute power.
Yeah, it's just
the air we breathe,
but no, there's more.
Complete water
recovery system failure
needs a new
distillation assembly
and fluid control pump.
CARTER:
What about the backup water
from contingency?
Will that hold us
for the time being?
Uh... how many systems
you want to keep running?
Drinking? Hygiene? Oxygen?
How long until it's up?
Uh... contingency tank
should be on in 15.
As for a full repair...
I don't know,
it's hard to tell yet.
We may need
some new replacement parts
sent up to us.
Use whatever you can
in those storage modules.
Resupply mission
will take weeks.
We don't have
that kind of time.
Oh, yeah, great.
Can't wait.
Hey, I just wanted
to check on you.
I just, I--
I said I needed a minute.
I think we could
all use a timeout.
Mercury's gone.
And Venus is spiraling
into orbital decay.
Yeah, at least we know why.
Unfortunately,
you can't just give the Sun
a jump start like a machine.
That would be a lot easier.
So, any ideas?
Not yet,
but we're gonna fix it.
- Yeah.
- We're gonna fix it.
Solange,
are you feeling better?
Focus on the task at hand.
[system beeping, chirping]
- Solange?
- A Dyson Swarm.
We build a megastructure
of independently
orbiting satellites.
The data from the drones
told us what was happening.
Now I want to know how.
What is causing the hydrogen
to deplete so quickly?
And how do we plug in the leak?
Solange...
what you're proposing
will take months.
I mean,
there aren't enough
operational satellites
on Earth,
or even above it,
to accomplish this.
We're not
the only civilization
that stands to lose it all
once the Sun dies out.
You want to make this
an interplanetary operation?
They have what we would need.
Well, that poses
three very difficult challenges.
Available quantities,
tech compatibilities,
and the risk
of sparking
an interplanetary incident.
We've been married
for eight years.
You don't think I know
how your brain works by now?
[chuckling]
You know, that goes both ways.
And I know
what you're thinking too.
And Mars?
It's a non-starter, okay?
No signatory agency
in the space charter is
gonna go for that.
Erik, there's
a Martian science emissary
approaching the station.
What?!
For what purpose?
That's what
we've been wondering.
It's asked
to come aboard the station.
And I think with their help,
we could get a swarm
up and running in days,
not months.
The w*r is over, Erik.
I think...
now the Sun is
the common enemy.
No, no, no.
That will only fortify
the argument
against forming an alliance.
Look, Mars could be using this
to take advantage...
to strike again.
Listen to your husband, Solange.
He's telling the truth.
ESA, the JAXA,
NASA, Roscosmos,
none of them will agree
to coordinate with a Mars XRO.
This is insane.
What is happening right now
was not supposed to happen
for billions of years,
and yet here we are.
I have to believe
that this situation is
common ground enough
for us to work together.
There are
a lot of good people
who aren't ready
to forget about the w*r.
That's right.
I know I won't.
And you damn well
better believe
I'm not the only one
who feels that way.
All right.
If the Dyson Swarm is
the best solution, fine.
But this needs to be handled
with extreme caution.
I'll call you back, Erik.
I need to talk to you,
in private.
Mars mobilized for w*r
against Earth.
This Icluf is a Martian.
Just like NASA, ESA,
and JAXA are civilian agencies
leading peaceful research,
the Mars RXO is maintaining
the same mission.
Solange.
NASA's existence has
long been tied to military
and national security
objectives.
Mars XRO maintains
that same mission as well.
This crisis is
the biggest
existential challenge
the solar system
has ever had to face.
We are a peaceful coalition.
Why would a Martian come here
for any other purpose?
So you want to extend
an invite...
to a Martian scientist
to join an Earth expedition
seven months after the w*r?
The Sun is dying.
We don't know why.
They have the tech
that we need
to figure out why and possibly
stop it from happening.
And you propose we do this how?
You're the commander
of the expedition.
This is your authority.
No.
Not to this extent.
The Sun's core is
destabilized.
We...
our best shot is to get
as much energy as we can from it
with a Dyson Swarm
and prepare a rescue plan.
We don't have
enough satellites on Earth
to prepare
a proper Dyson Swarm.
We need theirs.
- If we combine them with Mars--
- Then what?
You have to tell everyone--
no, we have to tell everyone
how we broke the law
to develop this rescue plan.
And guess what? We go back
to Earth, we go to jail.
And we get
blacklisted for good.
If we don't do it,
everything dies.
I can't let that happen.
If it means
that everybody we love,
if it means
that Erik survives...
Then I'll gladly live with
the consequences of my decision.
It's not up to just us.
There's six of us up here.
I don't know how some
of the crew are gonna react
to this idea.
Okay.
[soft music]
[echoing] All personnel,
report to Cupola Module.
SOLANGE:
Erik, we granted
their emissary
permission to board.
Solange,
be very, very careful
how you handle this.
Now, has the rest
of the crew been informed?
Yes, they all know.
And what was the tally?
Well, Malfatti
and McCulloch were
both quite adamant
in their disapproval
of the plan.
[static crackling]
ISS to Z'ger Unus,
this is Commander
Lorraine Carter.
Your request for assistance
has been accepted.
Permission to board... granted.
I've never met
a Martian before.
Only know
what the media showed us.
Combat footage
13 days and nights
- on all the networks.
- That's enough, Malfatti.
I need you on task.
Don't you presume
to silence me, Commander.
I will never forget
the morning it started.
The air raid sirens.
I still hear them now.
Cities burning,
walls trembling
when the missiles hit.
Worst of it wasn't
the shock of the expl*si*n,
but the silence after,
followed by horrific screaming.
No, I've had enough of you
and her willingness
to forget so easily.
Truman, prepare
the Halcyon Module for arrival.
TRUMAN:
Copy, headed there now.
- [system beeping]
- AUTOMATED VOICE: Warning.
Rewiring modular
hatch mechanism is
extremely dangerous
and could cause
depressurization
of the module.
Trained personnel only.
Proceed with extreme caution.
ICLUF:
Z'ger Unus to ISS,
38,000 meters to approach.
Z'ger Unus,
coming in loud and clear.
Be advised, heavy cluster
of orbital debris,
change approach trajectory
70 degrees,
starboard yaw to halcyon dock.
ICLUF: Understood.
Adjusting trajectory.
[booming]
HINATA: Truman,
M7.4 solar flare activity.
Be advised.
Potential interference
on spacecraft approach.
Copy that.
Approaching orbital apogee.
Maintain trajectory.
ICLUF:
Docking port in range.
On my mark, ten seconds.
Five, four,
three, two...
I got you, Z'ger Unus...
nearing dock proximity.
Reduce propulsion.
[dramatic music]
ICLUF:
Approach trajectory lost.
Thruster misfire
caused by sensor error.
Z'ger Unus...
Z'ger Unus!
Reduce thrust.
[booming]
[screaming]
[alarm beeping]
[electricity crackling]
Is that the craft
that hit us?
Z'ger Unus!
Do you read me?
[gas hissing]
AUTOMATED VOICE: Attention,
exterior threat detected.
Emergency modular
isolation initiated.
- Containment lockdown.
- No-no-no-no-no!
Hey!
Malfatti!
Truman!
Somebody!
[system beeping]
[gasping, coughing]
Help!
The Blister... is...
filling... with gas!
[gasping]
Help! Help!
[dramatic music]
Truman?
Truman, are you there?
[coughing]
The ship hit the gas line!
[coughing]
It's for...
depressure...
depressure...
[gasping]
This is a corridor,
not a module.
We should be able
to open this manually.
[door whirring, hissing]
[gasping]
[wheezing]
God.
Did the Martian craft
just hit us?
CARTER:
There was a docking procedure
malfunction and collision.
[whirring]
Let's move.
[thudding, hissing]
Lay down your weapons.
I mean you no harm.
And we mean you no harm.
So just come with us,
and no one will get hurt.
[door thudding, hissing]
[soft music]
- [static crackling]
- CARTER: All personnel,
check in with your status
and location.
Hinata Kiryu,
Marina Malfatti, Cupola.
We're okay.
We are nowhere near okay.
That Martian is
to blame for this, Carter.
Do you hear me?
Power hasn't kicked in yet.
We're still running
on emergency backups.
Carter, override
the EMI already.
I still have to finish fixing
the oxygen generator assembly.
That is, unless you want us all
to suffocate up here.
I can't do that.
You know the EMI procedure
as well as I do.
A modular scan must be
completed first,
or we risk a breach.
Oh, procedure, huh?
You know,
if you had followed procedure,
there wouldn't be
a Martian craft
colliding with us.
McCulloch!
We're gonna have a little talk
after this is through.
[soft music]
Have you come alone,
or are there more on the way?
More assistance
we weren't anticipating?
As chief science emissary
of the XRO,
I was chosen to be
the sole contact
- to your expedition.
- CARTER: Only you.
And why should I believe that?
The decision was made
because you are afraid.
Because of our history
of conflict.
Do I look afraid to you?
Then what have I done
to warrant such...
antagonistic behavior?
- The death of my navigator.
- That was not my intention.
The spacecraft suffered
malfunction.
You came here saying
that you had a plan
to prevent the destruction
of our worlds.
What do you know?
What is the plan?
The Sun has already
destroyed Mercury.
The death of Venus is imminent.
That's not true-- we can stop
Venus from being destroyed.
Venus has already achieved
terminal orbit
and must be destroyed
if Earth is to survive.
- Why?
- Steer the Earth
away from the Sun.
Steer the Earth?
- How?
- Use the remnants of Mercury
and Venus once destroyed.
All of the pieces
left behind in deep space.
A gravitational tug would
require such a mass
that we do not have time
to gather right now.
If Venus is consumed
by the Sun,
that puts Earth
right next to be destroyed.
Gravitational tug would slow
Earth's orbital decay
by pulling
the planet backwards.
- Buy more time.
- More time for what?
To restart
the Sun's fusion process.
Prevent it from dying.
To save both of our worlds
from destruction.
You tried all of them?
I typed in
all the codes you gave me.
None of them have worked.
Worth a shot.
The entire station is
on containment lockdown.
And now all of us are
in separate segments.
Divide and conquer.
Neither Carter nor Beck
could see it coming.
See what coming?
A Martian aboard the ISS.
After the 13 days of hell
that planet put us through.
Unconscionable.
Now that it's here,
we're on lockdown
from a dock malfunction.
Don't you find that... odd?
I find the whole thing
disgusting.
Historic peace agreement
between our worlds.
First of its kind.
Tell that to my brother, Rory.
Died defending our world
against that alien scum.
Now here we are.
Last chance to protect Earth.
And they've relinquished it
to the enemy.
What worries me...
why has this Martian...
joined the mission?
- What's its agenda?
- Well, if it were me,
and I planned to commandeer
the very thing
that could save my world
and leave my enemy to die...
first thing I'd do is lock up
anybody standing in my way.
Just like we are now.
Venus and Earth perish.
k*ll all of us to save Mars.
And they would have
won the w*r.
Yeah, the w*r
that was over, remember?
Venus can be saved.
We build a Dyson Swarm,
we collect as much
solar energy as possible,
and we launch it straight back
into the Sun to restart it.
That would require
hundreds of thousands
of high-capacity
energy-storing satellites.
The number
of high-capacity satellites
on Earth or orbiting
that are ready to be launched
is 161,500.
The plan is impractical
for the energy storage
capacity necessary.
Maybe for
each of our planets...
But if we combined our
satellite inventories together,
this could work.
If you want to assist,
arrange your planet's launch
of all of their satellites.
If I do this, you will
release me from detainment?
Give us a reason
to trust you first.
Help us build.
Space rockets
and orbital vehicles
from my planet have
transportation capabilities
of 2,240
to 2,730 satellites each.
The MXRO can launch
nearly 80,000 satellites.
Release me from detainment.
I will help you
with the mission.
Stand by.
We'll discuss it.
NASA is likely aware
that Icluf is on board.
We'll have to discuss
our actions face-to-face
before they allow us
to commandeer
their satellite into orbit.
[system beeping]
This is
Commander Lorraine Carter
aboard ISS.
Solange Beck,
mission specialist.
Ladies, let's proceed
with the matter before us.
A blatant violation
of the Space Charter...
prohibiting Martian involvement
in Expedition Fourth Quarter.
Were you aware of the Charter?
Yes, ma'am,
we were aware
of the Charter prohibiting
Martian involvement
aboard Expedition
Fourth Quarter.
So you chose
to act unilaterally,
by willfully
ignoring federal law.
CARTER: Ms. Montes,
we are on the precipice
of a catastrophe.
Now, I believe
that this mission
cannot be achieved
without Martian involvement.
Let me make you
aware of something
that you seem to be
willfully ignoring.
The Sun is
about to destroy Earth.
We have eight days.
If we don't do anything,
none of this bullshit matters.
- Solange.
- What matters--
do you wanna know what matters--
what really matters is that,
as Earth is approaching the Sun,
everything will fall apart.
Blackouts, natural events
you can't even imagine
will happen.
Everything will be destroyed,
but sure-- play politics.
Enact your silly little
restrictions on us
while we're here,
trying to save your a*s.
Lorraine Carter, you are
hereby relieved of command.
Solange Beck,
your flight status is removed.
Both effective immediately.
This matter will
be referred to the DOJ.
You are to return
to Earth immediately.
Come up here and get me.
[beep]
Well, that could have
gone better.
It was only going
downhill from there.
They wanted
our discipline on record.
So, there it is.
Plus, nobody's coming here.
It's gonna take them
six days to get a warrant.
Well, now we can
expect access
to NASA-owned
launch facilities denied now.
Can we hack in?
Take them by force?
Not with
the limited time they have.
Even with our access,
they're very secure.
So NASA is going to make things
more difficult for us?
Our own people are in our way?
[soft chuckle]
[sighing]
Great.
Okay, so NASA is not
the only space agency
in the world.
Maybe the rest
of the world will help.
- What do you mean?
- I mean,
we can source our inventory
from other countries.
We can get them
to launch their satellites
into orbit for us.
I can coordinate that with Erik
and the IceCube Observatory.
It's worth a shot.
Let's do it.
- [system beeping]
- ERIK: Solange, what happened?
NASA shut down
all launch protocols.
Forget about NASA.
We can get Canada,
Australia, Bahrain,
Bulgaria, India,
any other country that hasn't
signed the charter yet.
And just in time.
We've detected
a trajectory shift in Venus
at 0.05 degrees.
Oh, God, okay,
let me update the troops here.
We're going to release you.
I hope you'll hold up
your end of the bargain.
Icluf, this mission
depends on you.
On us working together.
Then let us work together.
If you are prepared to trust me,
I am willing to trust you.
Well, then follow us
up to the Directional.
All of our backup comms
and station desks
are located there.
[Icluf clicking]
[console chiming]
The modular scan is finished,
but we have a problem.
What? What's wrong?
We can't override the system.
The EMI won't let us.
We can't release the hatch doors
while the Blister is locked off.
It's probably
due to the power loss.
[sighing]
McCulloch is
still working
on the oxygen water systems.
AUTOMATED VOICE: Warning.
Oxygen levels critical.
Less than 47 hours remaining.
Water levels critical.
- Critical.
- Less than 47 hours remaining.
That's impossible.
Solange,
I was able to coordinate
space agencies
from around the world.
Satellites inbound...
[dramatic music]
Satellites have begun collecting
solar energy from the Sun.
The Dyson Swarm
is shaping up.
Icluf, we need
your inventory right now.
We don't have nearly
enough satellites yet.
And if we waste
too much time,
we're gonna lose
what little we have.
[dramatic music]
Commander Carter,
inventory launch underway
and on approach
to accelerating
velocity with the Sun.
Solar radiation
levels have elevated.
Maintain safe orbit.
Understood.
[dramatic music]
[system beeping]
Solar flares
continuing to intensify.
Hinata, run
the trajectory estimate
for this new angular deviation.
[crackling]
First phase, staggered orbital
coordinates online.
[system beeping]
Autonomous collision
avoidance initiated.
[beeping accelerates]
It's working.
The Dyson Swarm
is collecting more energy.
Higher Quota Per Units.
We're capturing
the Sun's energy.
[whooshing]
[system beeping]
Solar energy storage
Quota Per Unit
is nearing optimization
but we need more satellites
to fortify the Swarm.
Kiryu, update on the decay
models from Venus.
Orbital decade, tidal drag
and atmospheric expansion
have all steadily increased.
Get a hold of NASA to warn them.
[system beeping]
NASA is not replying.
I hope they're seeing
what we're seeing.
There's another problem.
At this rate,
the Mars launch trajectories
have only 12 minutes
before they reach apogee
before Venus begins to shed
early stage surface material.
Solange, did you hear that?
We've exhausted all available
satellite packages from Earth.
HINATA: Solange, Carter...
Sun's surface velocity
has spiked again. Damn it!
[system beeping]
The numbers are decreasing.
[system chirping]
Large numbers of the satellites
have been lost this time.
QPU rates are dropping
significantly.
[solar flares whooshing]
Okay, call back
as many as you can.
Send retreat signals to all
the remaining satellites.
Icluf, realign all units
from orbit now.
Get as many as you can
out of there.
What is it?
SOLANGE: It's happening faster
than our estimates.
Increased atmospheric
expansion. Right now.
Calling all personnel.
Find shelter in your
isolated modules now.
The planet Venus is approaching
the solar death-zone
and it's not going
to survive it.
Radiation levels
will spike soon.
Come on.
- sh*t.
- [system beeping]
[dramatic music]
[whooshing and crackling]
[rumbling and crackling]
[system beeping]
Radiation knocked out
the main controls.
Basic life support,
navigation comms--
We lost all of it.
This is so dark.
Don't worry.
With the levels of radiation
we're just exposed to,
it won't take long until
we start glowing in the dark.
That's not funny.
No, I wasn't trying to be.
That's a genuine concern.
Come on.
We must find the PDU.
No, this is bad.
Come on.
Come on, come on.
Carter, do you read me?
- [radio crackling]
- Carter, do you read?
Malfatti, it's McCulloch,
do you read me?
[radio static crackling]
Solange, do you copy?
[intermittent beeping]
Solange, do you copy?
[grunting]
[pounding and grunting]
Okay, think.
Think. You can do this.
All right.
Okay, come on.
We need to get out
of this module.
Our commander still hasn't
triggered the override.
Very suspect, if you ask me.
What?
Why is it suspect?
Divide and conquer.
Carter allows a Martian
aboard of the station.
And look what happened
since its arrival.
You think that's
some kind of coincidence?
Maybe the Martian wants
to take over the station,
separates from one another,
so we can't fight back.
For all we know, Solange and
Carter might be dead already
and we are next.
- [radio crackling]
- CARTER: Kiryu, Malfatti,
do you read me?
We have the power back
up in Halcyon.
Are you there?
We read you.
We reset the power in Cupola.
Does anybody have eyes
on McCulloch?
Hasn't reported in yet.
He's still repairing
the oxygen water systems.
Solange, raise Houston on comms.
Let them know we're back online
after losing station power.
Copy that,
but I have to reach Erik.
[systems chirping]
Solange, is everyone
up there all right?
Erik, I was trying
to reach you and NASA.
Are you okay?
[sighs]
Earth is being pummeled
by super flares from the Sun.
XRO is tracking the Sun's mass.
Earth has sustained
extraordinary levels
of solar activity.
Had there been
previous incidents?
Similar incidents of this
classification
have occurred prior
to the loss of Mercury.
And another in what
is considered three weeks
and four days prior to that
incident in Earth time.
That's when I was traveling
up here to join the expedition.
They're increasing
in size and frequency.
And now that Venus
has been lost,
all space agencies,
foreign and domestic,
are detecting shifts
in Earth's elliptical orbit.
[suspenseful music]
[radio clicks,
static crackles]
Solange, Carter...
With Venus destroyed
and its mass
consumed by the Sun,
the solar death-zone
has expanded even further.
The Earth has started
to demonstrate...
marked orbital decay.
And now we have only 48 hours...
until Sun consumes the planet.
[beep and hissing]
Did Carter finally
override the EMI?
[system beeps]
Whoo! All right.
Now we're talking.
AUTOMATED VOICE:
Oxygen levels critical,
less than 38 hours remaining.
Water levels critical,
less than 38 hours--
You've got to be kidding me.
- [sighs]
- [system beeping]
- [crackling]
- [groans]
Damn it.
[electricity crackling]
McCULLOCH:
Oxygen and water levels
are both at under 38 hours.
What?
Those were repaired.
They weren't.
Now we can't.
That solar flare
bricked the batteries
and the routing system.
Even if I could reroute
the power source,
we'd run out of oxygen before
we could get it back online.
Venus is lost.
Solar death-zone has expanded,
But the surface velocity
levels are lower.
The surface velocity rates
are lower?
That would mean that the Sun
has started to stabilize.
Wait, what are you saying?
That consuming Venus
actually triggered
the Sun's fusion process?
It appears so,
but it's not complete yet.
Well, what is
that we need to do?
What's holding us back?
Look at it.
Ugly as sin.
Makes me sick
just to look at it.
McCULLOCH:
It's a cruel joke.
It's to laugh.
That thing probably
doesn't even know how.
Emotionless, heartless mutant.
Besides mass,
what do Mercury and Venus
both hold in some amount?
That's vital to trigger
the Sun's core.
It would have to be Helium-3.
Both Mercury and Venus have it.
She's correct. Helium-3.
Solange demonstrated
incredible forethought
in calling back
the satellites from the Swarm
as Venus was being
consumed by the Sun.
If the possibility exists
to gather a sufficient
amount of Helium-3...
The solar energy that we
gathered with the Dyson Swarm,
combine that with enough
of a concentration of Helium-3,
that's enough to restart
the fusion.
We would have to penetrate
the chromosphere deep enough.
But solar energy and Helium-3
together combined,
that's enough to trigger--
Okay. No, no, no. Stop!
Now, the only viable way
to source Helium-3
is the moon.
Affirmative, Commander.
What hardware do we have on
the Station to gather Helium-3?
Quest Module has a full set
of regolith spikes
with mining drones
for collecting lab samples.
Regolith spikes?
Only the drones are autonomous,
and those won't work unless
we set the spikes first.
Manually.
The station can be maneuvered
within maximum safe distance
to reach the Moon
with a small manned craft.
I need a volunteer.
My life support systems
are designed
to withstand harsh
conditions in space
for a limited amount of time.
Planting regular spikes
is a two-man job.
I will go with him.
We're not far from the Moon.
But we can't use
Halcyon Module's Dock.
We'll use a secondary
launch pad from Quest Module.
Can you move your arms?
Rotate your shoulders?
Hinata.
Hinata, hey.
I don't know how much--
I don't know how much longer
I can do this.
Hina, what are you
talking about?
I want to go back down there!
Down to Earth.
If we are going
to perish right here,
I want to die
with my loved ones around me.
We're not going to die,
we're going to--
We have less than three days!
Hinata, I need you, okay?
I need you right now.
- [sobbing]
- I need you right now.
I need you, okay? I need you.
I need you.
I need--
Give me your hand.
Beck, you and Carter
have put us all in danger
by letting
that thing on board here.
Don't trust
anything it says or does
while you're out there,
it's plan on taking us out
one by one.
You're giving it
the perfect chance.
Let go off me, McCulloch.
You have no idea what
that thing is capable of.
Let go off me!
Listen, I'm sorry
your brother died,
but you cannot accuse Icluf
of doing anything
on the station.
It's irresponsible.
If that thing
comes back here alone,
I'll k*ll it personally.
Back down, McCulloch.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
HINATA: Solange.
Just be careful out there.
Yeah.
[suspenseful music]
Airlock hatch
ready to disengage.
- [beeping]
- [thump and hissing]
SOLANGE: Quest, this is EVA 1,
do you read?
HINATA: We got you, EVA 1.
EVA 1 and EVA 2, confirm
you have a visual on the Moon.
- Confirmed visual, Quest.
- Confirmed visual, Quest.
[suspenseful music]
Nothing will
ever beat this view.
Look at that.
It's breathtaking.
The Ne'Rolc Valley of the Hellas
Planitia on my planet.
You have never seen
such splendor.
ICLUF:
Maneuvering into position.
SOLANGE: Target for Helium-3
extraction in range.
Make a thorough penetration.
Spikes will not be effective
unless driven deep enough.
Drones will not collect
enough Helium-3.
SOLANGE: Copy that.
Spike one, launch.
Spike two, launch.
ICLUF: Activate bore
sequence and drone link.
[system beeping]
SOLANGE: EVA 1 to Quest.
Check my O2 levels in my suit.
EVA 1 to Quest, come in.
[radio crackling]
HINATA: Solange, your O2 tank
is depleting too fast.
Breathing regulator showing
critical malfunction.
[breathing heavily]
My supply...
malfunction?
[grunts]
Three spikes remain.
It is imperative that we drive
in all regolith spikes.
EVA...
O2 levels...
how much time?
Solange, you have approximately
five minutes
of oxygen remaining.
That's it.
Abort mission
and report to Quest Module.
Solange, come in.
I repeat, abort mission
and report to Quest Module.
[exhales]
[sensor beeping]
Quest to EVA 1.
Do you read? Over.
EVA 1.
EVA 1, do you copy?
[radio crackling]
Solange...
Quest to EVA 2.
Icluf, do you copy?
[communication beeping]
McCulloch,
I need you to the Blister.
We've got a problem.
McCULLOCH: What's going on?
I can't raise either
of them on comms.
Solange's tank is depleting
and now they don't respond.
MALFATTI:
She's got three minutes.
Solange, I need you
to return to Quest now.
You've got three minutes.
[system beeping]
Heart rate elevated,
respiratory uneven.
her temperature is increasing.
Get a location on her now.
Looks like she's on her way
back to the station.
On approach.
Get ready
to open that airlock.
I have two drones on approach
to the station as well.
Looks like they planted
regolith spikes.
And the drones
are fully functional.
The spikes are gathering
in Helium-3.
ICLUF: EVA 2 request open
air hatch immediately.
EVA 2, request open
air lock hatch.
Wait.
Why is he responding
and not Solange?
[suspenseful music]
[whirring and clunks]
AUTOMATED VOICE:
Oxygen levels equalizing.
MALFATTI: You!
You k*lled her--!
[groaning]
[crowbar clanking]
[snarling]
Solange!
She stopped breathing.
[dramatic music]
CARTER:
Come on, Solange.
Damn it, Solange! Come on!
[panting]
Solange.
Solange, are you all right?
[coughing]
Icluf saved my life.
[groans]
Irradiation levels are
extremely high out there.
Probably messed up
the translation.
[grunts]
The drones, two of them
are returning back.
They're not here yet?
We detected their approach,
but nothing arrived yet.
Signal interference becoming
disruptive and unreliable.
They should have been
here already.
We're running out of time
to build the mass artificial
re-ignition yield
and the rising radiation levels
are going to wreak havoc
on rerouting
the remaining satellites.
[dramatic music]
I cannot establish a clear
signal for Helium-3 drones.
They're all moving wildly,
of course.
Swarm signal at low signal.
Okay, I'll contact Erik,
let him know that we have
an issue with a signal.
Maybe he can help us
with IceCube Observatory.
IceCube?
IceCube Observatory
on Earth, South Pole?
Yes, that's where
Erik is stationed.
Erik, the super flare radiation
has been bombarding the station.
Our comms and systems
are failing.
If we maneuver an array,
can you send up a patch
to help strengthen the system?
We're running out of time here.
I'm sorry, but I do not
understand.
But I am still learning.
Let's try and repeat
your query.
What?
Erik, what did you--
What did you say?
Please repeat your query.
I am still learning.
Let's try your query again.
IceCube Observatory
is destroyed.
A super flare
hit the Earth's South Pole.
When I was traveling up here
to the station.
Solange, let me explain.
Erik is dead.
Solange.
Erik is dead.
My husband is dead
and you didn't tell me?
[dramatic music]
None of you told me?
You let me believe
he was alive this whole time?
This whole time?
CARTER: I couldn't tell you
until after the expedition
was finished.
Couldn't put any stress on you
or anyone else on the crew.
So you lied to me.
With a neuromorphic ghost
of Erik!
The AI has been made up of NASA
and Space Agency algorithms.
The data has been relevant
and useful.
[crying]
[sobbing]
Kiryu, what happened
to the neuro?
Um, the radiation
from solar flares
could have corrupted
the neural network memory
trigger logic errors
in the processors.
Damn thing has crapped
the bed on us.
Where the heck
is the Martian going?
The human concept of grief.
Calls for condolence.
I offer you mine.
Thank you.
It was believed on Earth that...
it was your lack of...
grief,
or guilt, for that matter,
that made us think of you
as such a threat
in the w*r.
Every life form
has an instinct
to survive at all costs,
to serve their common agenda.
Humans, it seems,
have devolved away from that.
It's called empathy.
When you gave me
your condolence,
that was sympathy.
Empathy, guilt, grief.
All human emotions.
Maybe it's a weakness.
Maybe it's a strength.
I don't know.
Trust is another one.
Really hard to restore
once it's broken.
Trust is not exclusive to Earth.
We value it as earned,
not gifted.
That's why it's so hard
to restore it once it's broken.
I trust you.
The Earth is very close
to the solar death-zone.
My home is not long after.
If we are going to stop
this cataclysm,
then we must put aside
all of the past.
You're the only one I trust now.
The others?
Half of them
did not want you there.
And the others?
They lied to me.
[melancholic music]
[sniffles]
Quite the pair,
you and I, huh?
[system beeping]
Signal is at full strength.
[beeping continues]
Then let's finish building
the mass artificial
re-ignition yield.
Let's get those Dyson satellites
back into the fight.
Now that we have the Helium-3.
[dramatic music]
Such a tiny portion to feel
the center of the galaxy.
It baffles the mind.
Think of it like C-4 expl*sives.
This is merely the detonator.
By itself, it's pretty harmless.
But combined
with solar energy...
Potent enough
to restart the Sun.
[dramatic music]
[rumbling]
The signal just increased.
I've made contact
with the drones.
All six carrying full tanks.
The Swarm satellites
are back online, too.
Finish building the package.
Most of the satellites
are yours.
Affirmative.
Earth inventory will not be
compatible on this mission.
Solar winds and radiation levels
are starting to peak.
The windows closing.
If we don't make it
past safe distance,
the package won't trigger
the restart.
Include proceed.
Initiating
interlocking procedure.
[dramatic music]
[whirring]
Interlocking
procedure successful.
Package is prepared for fueling.
Malfatti, did you make contact
with the regolith drones?
Affirmative. All six are hot.
Send them in.
[system beeping]
[dramatic music]
Solar weather
is getting worse.
It'll be a rough time
getting across
the death-zone at this rate.
Radiation levels
are getting higher.
Our materials can survive hotter
temperatures than the Earth.
But the heat from the Sun
will destroy
the MARY Cluster regardless.
And it requires being placed
past the chromosphere
to trigger reaction.
Then pull it back.
But the Sun
is dying out too fast.
The MARY Cluster
is the only chance we have.
If we lose that,
we lose everything.
This is our best chance.
I'm not gambling the last piece
of hardware we've got left.
If the Sun's fusion
process stalls fully,
it will be almost
impossible to restart.
We have to strike now.
Pull back, we'll never make it
through the ejecta.
Stay the course!
Solange, stand down.
You owe me, for Erik.
You want me clear-headed?
Stay the course.
Icluf, pull back.
That's an order!
Icluf, don't do it!
It is an order!
[dramatic music]
[beeps]
[fire roaring]
[dramatic music]
[system beeping]
The Sun has entered
terminal destabilization.
Carter?
What have you done?
We missed the window.
I--
I had to protect
the MARY Cluster--
Carter! Our only chance
of stopping this
and it's lost.
[system dings]
AUTOMATED VOICE:
Oxygen levels critical.
Less than one hour remaining.
Water levels critical.
Less than one hour remaining.
The Station
will be uninhabitable.
Outer layers of the Sun
are already dying out now.
And the Earth will be next.
[booming and crackling]
[rumbling,
glass shattering]
[system beeping]
The Sun's heat is dying.
We need to detonate
the MARY Cluster
via backup remote.
MARY Cluster is too far now
for remote detonation
with present radiation levels.
Then we need to be able
to jumpstart it manually.
The only option remains
to detonate the MARY Cluster
through impact.
Impact?
What do you mean "impact"?
The MARY Cluster contains
volatile solar energy
and Helium-3 gases.
A direct collision impact
would be enough
to trigger detonation.
And that's the only option?
But if the cluster passes
the chromosphere
after it's triggered...
That would be
a suicide mission.
The force of the blast
would be enough to k*ll
whomever took on the task of
triggering the MARY Cluster.
Provided those individuals
survived the initial impact.
Icluf the MARY Cluster
is made of only
Martian satellites, right?
Affirmative.
Then we need to...
collide with the cluster
to trigger detonation.
- I'll go.
- No, I am going.
Hey, look, if anything
goes wrong out there,
I'm our best chance
we have of fixing it.
So I'll go.
Satellite requires
three on board
to function
under manual operation.
Navigation,
flight control, engineer.
And I'm taking
that son of a b*tch with me.
I will be aboard regardless.
McCulloch,
you're in no position
to make any decisions with this.
My brother gave his life
to save our planet, all right?
Now I'm ready to do the same.
And if I can take just
one Martian with me when I go,
well, it'll be worth it.
- For Rory.
- McCulloch, stop.
I find the term
"Martian" offensive
and will insist that you
not use it again in my presence.
I am a Cruentan.
I give my life for
the glory of Cruentus.
All else remains secondary.
I will not have the two
of you at each other's throats.
CARTER:
If you three insist on going,
then I'll stay with
the others and make sure
you have the fastest route
to the Sun.
Kiryu, Malfatti, we are going
to need you to stay here
and monitor spatial and
environmental variables
to keep the satellite
out of harm's way.
You're guiding the vessel
towards the collision point.
Keep tracking CME forecasts.
Well, put us in our suits
and let's get this over with.
Let's do it.
[system beeping]
If this fails,
everyone and everything dies.
Your brother would not
have wanted that.
The world owes you
a great debt of gratitude
and you will not be forgotten.
But if you muck this up over
some petty excuse for revenge
and doom this mission--
Ease up, Beck.
I'd rather die
in the vacuum of space
than slowly suffocate to death,
listen to you lecture me
on right and wrong.
I won't let my brother down.
And I sure as hell
won't let this mission fail.
Okay?
[Velcro scratching]
Trajectory received.
Hey, I'm driving.
Don't touch the radio.
McCulloch, take it easy.
I want all this done
by the book.
Yes, ma'am.
Are we going or not?
We're losing the Sun.
For good.
ISS to Sat.
Guiding cluster
towards the chromosphere.
Solange, continue
your present course
at ascension 8 minutes
and 47 seconds.
Concentrated remnant fields
at 47 degrees starboard.
Adjust your maneuver
accordingly.
Copy that, Malfatti.
Trajectory adjustments
entered into thrust system.
SOLANGE:
Acknowledged.
Targeting
for MARY Cluster engaged.
Follow my mark.
[suspenseful music]
You know what's about to happen
and it has no effect on you?
Sons of b*tches are
as cold-blooded as they come.
McCulloch,
I'm warning you.
If we miss the target,
it's over.
You cannot possibly imagine
how I feel in this moment.
Oh yeah?
Why is that?
Your kind believes
in an afterlife.
Erik always believed
that there was a place
waiting for us after we die.
And I'll see him there soon.
[suspenseful music]
Eternal rewards await you
in a place you call...
heaven?
My brother believed that.
I don't.
You and I have
something in common.
My culture
has no such belief system.
And so,
where do you go when you die?
We... are about to be
incinerated by the Sun.
That is where we will
both be when we die.
[melancholic music]
[laughing]
[laughing continues]
[both laughing]
[McCulloch
and Icluf laughing]
[inspirational music]
The Sun's core is showing
further destabilization
past the chromosphere now.
CARTER:
Solange, you're out of time.
The MARY Cluster has to cross
the chromosphere in 15 seconds.
McCulloch, Icluf.
MARY Cluster
is at demarcation 1-15.
[dramatic music]
Get that trajectory
and get in tight.
McCulloch, full throttle
until we break through
the chromosphere.
[system beeping]
HINATA: Detecting radiation
and energy building.
It's accelerated faster
than we've anticipated.
- How long until core death?
- 20 seconds!
No, 17.
Just get it past
the chromosphere!
Counting down.
14, 13, 12...
11, 10...
McCulloch, you're on track.
Keep that trajectory.
Nine, eight,...
seven, six...
five, four, three...
two, one.
That's all, folks.
[dramatic music]
- [system beeping]
- Zero MARK.
The cluster has entered
the chromosphere.
[dramatic music]
[fire roaring]
[dramatic music]
AUTOMATED VOICE:
Positive ions...
Fusion restart...
is successful.
The Sun
has regenerated its core...
with the MARY Cluster.
[soft music]
They did it.
Solange...
I'm so sorry.
I should've told you
about Erik and--
20 minutes.
What?
We run out of oxygen...
in 20.
[tense music]
[radio static,
voice breaking up]
You hear that?
ICLUF: Icluf to ISS.
Open the airlock.
It, uh--
I mean, Icluf...
saved my life.
What happened out there?
Satellite was
at full propulsion,
course trajectory
locked in on approach.
Pod ejected the satellite
before impact.
Crazy son of a b*tch
grabbed me and...
just ejected us
out of the satellite.
I thought I was gonna die.
McCulloch...
Icluf...
Solange.
20 minutes until oxygen loss.
Then it will be very tough
to breathe up here.
Let's get back to Earth.
Initiate return
pod vehicle detachment.
HINATA:
Yes, ma'am, on it.
SOLANGE: You coming?
NASA already knows
that you're here.
There will be a parade
and accolades,
and I think you should be there,
you deserve it.
CARTER: I agree, Icluf.
Come with us to Earth.
You're as much of a hero
as anyone else on this station.
[emotional music]
All right.
All personnel report
to Liberty Module
for return shuttles to Earth.
[inspirational music]
Well? You coming?
I've always wanted to see
the sunrise from Earth.
[inspirational music]
[soft music]
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