Once the premier mind behind national orbital propulsion programs, Eric found his career ruined and his marriage dissolved after refusing to doctor safety telemetry for aerospace contractors. Blacklisted into extreme poverty, he survives on city benches until a flagship commercial launch vehicle suffers an inexplicable mechanical paralysis on the pad.
Sneering executives dismiss the disheveled former master when he enters mission control, but Eric bets his remaining liberty that he can diagnose the failure without expensive digital diagnostics. Exposing internal corporate sabotage and calibrating the engine to record efficiency, Eric reclaims his reputation to lead an uncompromising new laboratory.
