dr. weir, admiral hollis would like to see you as soon as possible. at oh-three-hundred this morning, tdrss picked up an automated navigation beacon broadcasting at two minute intervals in neptune orbit. dr. weir, you have no experience with salvage procedures. i can understand your desire to redeem your reputation, dr. weir, but it doesn't factor into this. navigation control tried to hail the vessel. this was the only response. since the initial transmission, there's been no further contact. just the beacon, every two minutes. the ship had life support systems for eighteen months. they're been gone seven years. you're not seriously considering sending him? the official inquiry blamed weir's design for the ship's loss. does he know that? he doesn't belong on this mission. responsible or not, he blames himself. he's too close to it. and then there's his wife. some things you don't get over. the lewis and clark just returned from patrol in the asteroid belt, she's docked in bay four.