:01:01
we ask God's blessing...
:01:03
on the most hazardous
and dangerous...
:01:05
and greatest adventure
on which man has ever embarked.
:01:08
Thank you.
:01:10
[Applause]
:01:35
MAN: I hereby declare
this new world...
:01:38
a colony
of the Terran Confederation.
:01:41
REPORTER: With the charting of
the fourth pulsar this year...
:01:44
the Pilgrim explorers are
becoming a discussion point.
:01:46
MAN: We are gathered here
to celebrate Dr. Peter Anthony.
:01:50
His invention of the Navcom A.I.
:01:52
is possibly the most important
development in space travel...
:01:56
of the last century.
:01:57
Finally, we can navigate
almost any jump...
:02:00
in known space with confidence.
:02:03
Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you Dr. Peter Anthony.
:02:17
PILOT:
Coming up on the far side...
:02:19
Looks like maybe
three or four kilometers long.
:02:23
CONTROL:
Copy that, Sparrow. Proceed.
:02:24
PILOT: It's like nothing
I've ever seen before.
:02:28
Wait. Something's going on here.
:02:31
[Radio static]
:02:33
REPORTER: With escalating
tension in the Vega sector...
:02:35
the whole Confederation
is on a knife edge.
:02:38
Will these unprovoked attacks
continue?
:02:40
Will the diplomatic probes
be successful?
:02:43
We can only hope...
:02:44
AMBASSADOR:
I regret to report...
:02:45
that all diplomatic avenues
with the Kilrathi...
:02:48
have been exhausted.
:02:49
It is now clear
they have no interest...
:02:52
in coexisting with us
or any other race.
:02:54
It is my sad duty
to inform you...
:02:57
that as of Six A.M.
this morning...