Half Around Pluto

A shattered scout ship has left two engineers and a wounded lieutenant stranded on the icy, airless surface of Pluto. With their helmets fogged and joints stiffened by the extreme cold, they improvise a makeshift sled from salvaged girders and a dead engine, loading it with the few supplies they can carry. Their only guide is a dim sun that shines a fraction of Earth’s light, giving them just enough power to crawl across a frozen wasteland.

Time is their enemy: they have ten days and ten thousand miles to reach the distant base camp before the planet’s relentless night returns. As they argue over what to bring, tensions flare over personal grievances and the mystery of a missing rescue party that vanished toward the sun. The crew must balance dwindling heat, limited gear, and their own frayed nerves while racing against Pluto’s unforgiving rotation, hoping their desperate trek will buy them a chance of survival.