Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | David Straiton | James D. Parriott | August 2, 2009 (2009-08-02) (ABC/CTV) |
| Four male and four female astronauts prepare for a six-year mission aboard the spaceship Antares. | ||||
| 2 | "Natural Selection" "Law of Natural Selection" |
Peter Howitt | James D. Parriott | August 2, 2009 (2009-08-02) (ABC/CTV) |
| The Antares begins its mission to explore the planets in the solar system. During flashback scenes from 5 years in the past, we learn that Steve is not able to swim and should have been disqualified from the Antares mission. However, his inclusion was a requirement set by Eve Weller. We also learn about Zoe's and Maddux's one-night stand. In the present, Zoe gets in the specially designed Venus suit to test it for leaks. A system error ejects her and the leak causes her to lose pressure in space. Steve's otherwise disgusting idea saves Zoe's life and gains him respect from others. | ||||
| 3 | "Threshold" | Peter Howitt | Sheri Elwood | August 9, 2009 (2009-08-09) (ABC/CTV) |
| A mysterious force aboard the Antares begins to have a profound effect on the astronauts' biological compositions and personality traits. | ||||
| 4 | "H2IK" "H2IK (Hell If I Know)" |
Fred Gerber | Brett Conrad | August 16, 2009 (2009-08-16) (ABC/CTV) |
| An unknown malfunction sends the Antares into chaos as the ship's operating systems are thrown offline, causing the failure of vital systems such as power, gravity, and heating. | ||||
| 5 | "Rubicon" | Marcie Ulin | Meredith Lavender & Marcie Ulin | August 23, 2009 (2009-08-23) (ABC/CTV) |
| As the Antares approaches the point of no return, the crew must deal with the upcoming crossing of the critical boundary where return to Earth is no longer an option. | ||||
| 6 | "Bacon" | Marcie Ulin | Meredith Lavender | August 28, 2009 (2009-08-28) (CTV) |
| Drawing closer to the orbit of Venus, some members of the Antares crew struggle with guilt and experience vivid repercussions of past actions, while a serious accident puts the life of a teammate in danger, uniting everyone in the desperate endeavor to save her. | ||||
| 7 | "Fear" | Jeff Woolnough | Chris Provenzano | September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04) (CTV) |
| It's Halloween aboard the Antares and the forces of darkness are revealed in more ways than one, as feverish hallucinations jeopardize the lives of the crew just as they are about to embark on a promotional event for which the whole world is waiting. | ||||
| 8 | "Love, Honor, Obey" | Fred Gerber | Susan Nirah Jaffee | September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (CTV) |
| An impending solar flare threatens the crew of the Antares with dangerous radiation, while the strange force in Pod 4 finally sends out a siren call that proves utterly irresistible. | ||||
| 9 | "Eve Ate the Apple" | Peter Howitt | Blythe Robe | September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) (CTV) |
| The crew of the Antares learns about Pod 4 and the real reason for their mission to Venus. | ||||
| 10 | "Deja Vu" | Michael Rohl | Sheri Elwood | October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (SPACE) |
| It's election day but the crew aboard the Antares is still processing the news about their real mission on Venus. | ||||
| 11 | "Solitary" | David Straiton | Meredith Lavender & Marcie Ulin | October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) (SPACE) |
| In the final hours before the landing on Venus, crew members of the Antares confront the loneliness and isolation of space. | ||||
| 12 | "Venus" | Sturla Gunnarsson | James D. Parriott | October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16) (SPACE) |
| It's the day of the Venus landing, a historic and dangerous event likely to alter the lives of everyone involved. | ||||
| 13 | "Kiss" | Sturla Gunnarsson | James D. Parriott | October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) (SPACE) |
| After landing on the burning surface of Venus, Zoe walks toward a sound only she can hear, drawn by her destiny into almost certain destruction. |
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