Slowly rotating at the edge of deep space, 1,000 kilometers beyond the atmosphere of 21st century Earth is the Arthur C. Clark Astronomical Observatory Star Lab.

Here, Star Lab Research Director, more a Cassidy, along with scientists and technicians of the International Space Authority,

watch over the countless suns, planets and star systems that fill the universe.

This week, Space Exploration Team Captains John Grayden and Buddy Griff experienced the dislocating shock of time clash,

and discovered how suddenly the here and now can be transformed into the now and then on alien worlds.

I, Star Lab Control, this is Pandora. We seem to be having a receiver malfunction. Would you repeat that?

Correct your approach vector, Captain. Your 19 degrees off course.

All right, I'll see what I can do.

Don't just see what you can do, Captain. Make a decision. You're running out of time.

It's going on, Jerry.

You've got a problem, Laura. If that petroleum tanker on screen 6 doesn't correct its approach vector, it won't clear the docking bay.

How's that, Star Lab? Any better?

Pandora, you're still 14 degrees off course. Abort your approach. Return to your original position and stand by for new docking coordinates.

Power Roger.

Why are you guiding him, Jerry? Did something wrong with your navigational computer?

It blew a decoder module 5 minutes into the approach. And that guy is the worst pilot I've ever seen.

There's no way we can abort our approach, Star Lab. We've got a retro now function.

Hit the collision alert, Laura.

Attention docking bay 7. This is an emergency alert. All personnel, please clear the area.

Repeat. Clear the area. Docking officer Clark. Contact the bridge.

Jerry, it's Bill Clark. Any chance you might make it?

Not unless you believe in miracles. Okay, Bill. Get out of there.

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