A mysterious explosion near the moon base Deep Six leaves the lead pilot dead and a crew of 250 astronauts stranded and struggling to survive 12 light years from Earth.
While the crew comes to grips with the death of their lead pilot, the leader of the scientific mission makes a discovery involving life and death on a much grander scale.
In the middle of a desperate month-long round trip mission to save the base, a pilot has a mysterious encounter that leaves her hopelessly stranded on a harsh and arid planet.