XL adventure for Mark Brandis in only one episode

Mark Brandis, a test pilot in the service of the Venus-Earth Society of Astronautics (VEGA), was assigned by his superiors to the Director Harris explorator, which is subordinate to the Fleet. Although it is the duty senior commander, he is Cmdr. Elmar Bush assumed. The mission has lasted 240 days and Mark Brandis can not wait again to earth, and thus return to his wife Ruth, because the explorator remains in space to observe the onset of a star in a hypernova. For variety there makes the radio message from Director Harris, who recently had a visit from a delegation of the eastern republics. The spaceship Han Wu Ti is stranded in orbit of Neptune and threatens to crash, the life support begins to fail and the team has been to complain several deaths. The explorator is the only ship in the area that could be for a rescue on the spot in time. But Mark Brandis has too often experienced in the past even as the republics have knocked out a diplomatic courtesy to a peaceful co-existence and denied the rescue mission, especially since the fleet of such an undertaking is likely to be less than enthusiastic. This would VEGA and her director Harris and Cmdr. Brandis high-ranking officers of the fleet provide the necessary ammunition, which VEGA is an eyesore anyway. But Brandis is ready to transmit a packet of letters from members of the crew of Han Wu Ti. As Mark Brandis but speaks with the competent commander and learns that a sixteen with on board and are already complaining seventeen dead, he discards his first decision and decides to Han Wu Ti to salvage and to rescue the crew. To this end, transmits director Mark Harris Brandis command of the explorator. Yet in the rescue mission equipment the ship in the infamous Triton Passage, between the planet and its largest moon, and also threatens to be drawn into the atmosphere of Neptune and to share the fate of Han Wu Ti. In the face of imminent, slow death Mark Brandis makes a reckless decision ...

Episode 23 of the most popular science fiction radio drama series is one of the few single episodes and, with no fewer than 79 minutes (!) Duration of the longest episodes of the series. Fortunately, the producers apart from the action this time extended to a two-part episode. Nevertheless, there remains enough time to tell the story in detail, thrilling and understandable. The focus is on the ongoing conflict between the Union and the Republics, the seething in a kind of cold war to himself. The immediate danger to the ship and crew, however, is, however, based on the natural properties of a planet in our solar system, Neptune. The interest of the planets around our sun around is thus aroused over the demanding entertainment value addition. This exotic aliens from the Muppet Show, time travel, and beaming is complete on epic space battles, waived. Where Captain Kirk and co explore remote worlds and galaxies that make Mark Brandis and his colleagues still pioneering work. MARK Brandis indigenous science fiction, which is a realistic vision of the future. At least if you can sight of the fact that a single man has the incredible bad luck to be constantly on the spot when it kriselt on Earth or in space. Fortunately, there seems to be the last 240 days was surprisingly quiet on our planet. No upcoming radioactive volcanic eruptions, no terrorist attacks and otherwise no global catastrophes that must be averted. For the republics back more in the center of attention and the rescue mission in the Triton-passage not only changed the thinking of Mark Brandis, but is also for his future life represent an important turning point. Although the scene in the hotel room seems at first glance a bit elongated and sedate, but plays an important role in regard to the character development of the main character. It is in any event exciting and waiting for the next episode is no less nerve-wracking as the struggle for survival aboard the explorator. Michael Lott, Roman Kretschmer Gerhart Hinze and the remaining speakers are again in top form and also one of the party is the actor Urs Remond as Lt. Roland Wagner. Musically invites this episode again to dream and convinces with a very soulful and dramatic soundtrack perfectly matched.