Part 2/9:
Upon returning to life on Earth, Vladimir struggles to reintegrate after years away from home. His mental acuity is questioned when, out of habit, he carelessly tosses a glass off a balcony. Back at the Salyut, the gravity of the situation escalates; the station is suddenly struck by an asteroid, leading to catastrophic failures that leave the control team on the ground unable to maintain command over it. The world watches with trepidation as the potential calamity unfolds, raising questions about where the space station may crash and what havoc it might wreak.