Guy is an experienced British fighter pilot who is in mand of Britain"s first manned mission to space. He has trained for this for three years at the height of the Cold War and now he is alone in space with a malfunctioning capsule. He has limited contact with the UK, some unusual munication with the US and some unorthodox munication with Tyuratam deep in Soviet Russia. Who will help him? Will he make the right choice?