stranded in outer space theme

A character is stranded in outer space. Typically, they are in a spacesuit or an inadequate spacecraft that keeps them alive for some time, but that lacks the propulsion to reach safety.

8 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ldr2019e1x11 choice Space debris damaged Alexandrina's spacesuit and pushed her out into space. She sacrificed her own arm in order to generate momentum to get back to her spacecraft.
ent1x16 major Malcolm and Tucker were stranded in a shuttlepod and they thought the prospects of being rescued were nil.
futurama3x20 major Bender was doomed to drift through space forever.
movie: Gravity (2013) major The film followed astronauts Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski as they tried to save themselves after getting stranded in orbit around the Earth.
movie: Marooned (1969) major While three astronauts were returning to Earth after a long mission aboard an experimental orbital lab, a malfunction occurred, trapping them in their reentry module where they slowly began to suffocate.
voy4x03 major B’Elanna and Tom found themselves floating aimlessly in space with limited oxygen left in their spacesuits.
bbf2x11 minor Sheridan was briefly stranded in his cockpit in outer space before being picked up by an alien ship.
rd1988e6x05 minor Rimmer compared himself to Robinson Crusoe after getting lost in space.