Defying Gravity: Season 1, Episode 2

Law of Natural Selection (2 Aug. 2009)

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En route to Venus, the first of six planets to be visited on the mission, Zoe faces a deadly situation when she is testing a pressure suit and it begins to lose pressure. In flashbacks, we ... See full summary »

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En route to Venus, the first of six planets to be visited on the mission, Zoe faces a deadly situation when she is testing a pressure suit and it begins to lose pressure. In flashbacks, we learn how Zoe dealt with the news she was pregnant and the identity of the father. Nadia wonders just why Steven is on the mission in the first place. From ground control, Eve Shaw tells he pilot husband Ted he has to go to Pod #4. Written by garykmcd

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Ted Shaw: [on radio as Maddux dreams fitfully] T-minus 120 to burn. M.S.B. is go. Hydrogen, go. Deuterium sequences starting. Stabilizers set to 1-4-0. Positioning thrusters are at 7-niner-7. Fuel generators are engaged.
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