My views Plot In the year 2057, the Sun is dying and Earth is freezing. Eight international astronauts pilot the Icarus II , a ship fronted with a mirrored stellar bomb designed to reignite the dying star. As Icarus II passes Mercury it picks up a distress beacon from Icarus I , a prior attempt lost seven years earlier. Reasoning another payload allows another attempt, Physicist Capa convinces Captain Kaneda to change course and intercept Icarus I , despite Mace's objections. Trey calculates and plots the route, but forgets to realign the shields and damages reflective panels; the broken panels could expose and destroy the ship. Cassie angles the damaged shields into shadow as Kaneda and Capa spacewalk to make repairs. As expected, this incinerates their communications towers, however reflected light burns the oxygen garden and air reserves. The emergency autopilot tilts back to original alignment, and ...