An asteroid has entered Earth orbit. McCauley and team launch to assess its suitability as a base. If it isn't suitable they will blow it up, as the orbit will eventually decay. The rock has no gravity but it's magnetic, allowing them to use their magnetic boots on the surface. They find it's not suitable as a base so they set charges. They are not aware that the scientist of the team is unconscious out their somewhere, and blind, having glimpsed the sun with his visor up. McCauley sets the timer for ten minutes (the silliest bit so far in this uncommonly realistic space series.) Then he winds up the guideline, fires up his jetpack and flies up to the ship. At the hatch, he's told the scientist has not returned (they'd assumed he was with McCauley.) Disobeying orders from Earth to leave at once, he heads back, hoping he can find the timer without the guideline, while the others search for the missing crewman.
Nifty effects in this episode are the ship, rockets blazing, cruising over the very craggy asteroid surface, and a few wire shots of jet powered astronauts leaping off the surface and flying like Superman.
Nifty effects in this episode are the ship, rockets blazing, cruising over the very craggy asteroid surface, and a few wire shots of jet powered astronauts leaping off the surface and flying like Superman.
