factor is random.
There's no telling
where you'd come out.
Ninety-eight percent of
the galaxy is still uncharted.
There's a lot of space
to get lost in.
How is Captain Daniels
recovering from the flu?
Will he pilot the mission?
Ladies and gentlemen.
You came to get your first look
at the Jupiter 1.
Don't you think
you've waited long enough?
Let's move into the launch dome.
One more question, Professor.
Now that the mission's
been pushed up...
how do your children feel
about leaving the earth behind?
They couldn't be more excited.
This mission sucks!
I don't wanna leave early.
I  don't wanna go at all.
We will discuss this at dinner.
for the last three years, I've
missed everything training...
so I can spend the next 10 years
missing everything else.
I'm not staying home for dinner.
I'm seeing my friends.
Penny.
I'm going out to say good-bye
to my entire life.
Penny, I need you here tonight.
Wait a minute.
On this eve, before she's torn
from everything she knows--
kidnapped...
hurled into deep space
against her will--
what thoughts fill the mind
of the daring space captive?
Are there boys on Alpha Prime?
What will I wear?
What will it be like to jettison
your body into deep space?
First...
you'll try holding your breath.
But your blood's
already begun to boil.
Then your skin inflates
like a balloon.
Then...pop.
Do they have a name
for what's wrong with you?
Dad says don't bring them.
Like anything I do
matters to him.
Don't sweat it, kid.
I got apology videos
for two birthdays.
He forgot last year completely.
This mission's the only thing
he cares about anymore.
So that's a no to family dinner?
Let's see.
Do I spend my last night
on Earth...
watching Mom and Dad pretend
not to be fighting again...
or blow 10 years worth
of allowance at the mall?
You do the math.
Mom's gonna go thermal.
What's she gonna do,
ground me?
I'm nervous about jamming in
a new pilot the last second.
The Global Sedition
is getting brave.
First the hypergate,
then Daniels.
Next time, they may attack
the launch dome.
We can't afford to wait.
WilI's science fair. Reminder.
Apology videoforWill.
He'll understand.
Ben, listen.
my family is on this mission.
I need a pilot who's
more than just spit and polish.
I've got your man.
He just doesn't know it yet.
At ease, Major.
Why was I pulled
from active duty?
Those gen-techs
may attack again.
I need to be up there.
Do you know Professor Robinson?
By reputation. Your father's
battle strategies...
were required reading
at the academy.
What can you tell me
about the Jupiter mission?
The Jupiter
is an oversized robot.
Everything's automatic.
Any monkey in a flight suit...
can pilot that ship
out of the solar system...
and set her down on Alpha Prime.
It's a baby-sitting job, sir.
No offence.
Major, are you aware Earth's
resources are severely limited?
Every schoolchild knows...
that our recycling technologies
will cure the environment.
Sending a family
across the galaxy...
is a stunt to sell computers
to people of all ages.
Every schoolchild was lied to.
Recycling technologies
came too late.
All fossil fueIs
are virtually exhausted.
The ozone layer is down to 40%.
In two decades, the earth will
be unable to support human life.
The new Global Sedition knows
the truth as well as we do.
They're building
their own hypergate.
They hope to colonize
Alpha Prime first.
If they're successful...
western demons like you and I,
Major West...
will be left on Earth to die.
Captain Daniels doesn't have
the flu, does he?
Captain Daniels was murdered
in his apartment last night.
The flu story is a cover.
I flew with Mike.
We should blast their bases!
A decisive strike now!
My squadron is alert status--
Your rescue stunt was foolhardy!
I had a friend in trouble.
disobeyed a direct order
because of a friend?
I did...
sir.
He'll do.
Congratulations.
You're the new pilot
of the