They hurriedly opened the helmets of the EVA suits. The bluish face beneath Lieutenant Cooper's helmet finally relaxed. He collapsed onto the deck and did nothing but gulp air, unwilling to say a word. He still had no idea what was happening, and Captain Miller had no intention of explaining, because they could not determine what this ship, so full of malice, intended to do to them.
"You're all right now." First Officer Stark lowered her voice and did her best to comfort Lieutenant Cooper. If the information they had was accurate, then Lieutenant Cooper had been thrown into space by the explosion. He had now accomplished an unprecedented feat in the history of human spaceflight. But there was nothing to celebrate. They were still trapped at the edge of the Solar System, and all praise would have to wait until they returned to Earth. "It's over, Cooper. You're all right."
"It isn't over." Captain Miller opened the airlock panel, where a countdown was displayed. When the hyperspace engine started, every airlock connected to the outside had to be sealed. "Will activated the hyperspace engine. We have to shut it down!"
"How? The bridge has been destroyed!"
"What about the Engine Room? Do you think you can shut down the engine from there?" Captain Miller asked.
First Officer Stark shook her head. The bridge's control computer used a legacy system that could control the ship, but the control computer in the Engine Room used specialized software for inspecting and controlling its components. It was crammed with the names and data of countless electronic parts. Anyone without professional training and systematic study would struggle to understand the details. Even with a troubleshooting manual in hand, it would be difficult to figure out what those codes meant.
"I don't know. I'm not