Far from Home

A routine supply lift to the orbital outpost suddenly disappears from the tracking screens, and within minutes the news cycle erupts. The controller, accustomed to layers of secrecy, is forced into a frantic defense as reporters sniff out every possible flaw in the mission. Meanwhile, the missing craft—known only as “Able Jake”—drifts off its planned path, its fate unknown.

The investigation quickly points to a high‑speed collision with a stray meteor, a tiny fragment of ancient star‑matter that ripped the ship’s spine and hull apart. The impact scatters cargo, shreds the nose cone, and leaves no trace of the pilot, prompting speculation that he was vaporized in the blast. The world tunes in to witness, for the first time, a space burial ceremony for the lost astronaut, turning a technical disaster into a public ritual of mourning.

Against this backdrop of technical jargon and human drama, the story follows the strained minds of controllers, reporters, and the lone suited survivor who watches the wreckage drift away. Their conflicting motives and the pressure of a global audience create a tense, intimate portrait of how a single rock can ignite a crisis that reaches far beyond the vacuum of space.