APPROACHING OMICRON CETI 3, SIR.
STANDARD ORBIT, MR. PAINTER.
YES, SIR.
CAPTAIN.
YES, LIEUTENANT.
I'VE BEEN TRANSMITTING A CONTACT SIGNAL
EVERY FIVE MINUTES AS ORDERED, SIR.
ALL I GET IS DEAD AIR. SHALL I CONTINUE?
MAINTAIN TRANSMISSION PATTERN
UNTIL WE'VE ESTABLISHED ORBIT.
AYE, AYE, SIR.
MR. SPOCK...
THERE WERE 150 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN
IN THAT COLONY.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF SURVIVORS?
ABSOLUTELY NONE, CAPTAIN.
BERTOLD RAYS ARE SUCH A RECENT DISCOVERY
WE DO NOT YET HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR NATURE.
IT IS KNOWN, HOWEVER,
THAT LIVING ANIMAL TISSUE
DISINTEGRATES UNDER EXPOSURE.
SANDOVAL'S GROUP COULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED AFTER THREE YEARS.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THOSE PEOPLE
BUILT A FUTURE IN A PLACE KNOWING THEY MIGHT NOT SURVIVE?
I AM SAYING THEY KNEW THERE WAS A RISK.
AND WHAT ABOUT US?
CAN WE AFFORD TO SEND PEOPLE DOWN TO THE PLANET'S SURFACE?
THE BREAKDOWN OF TISSUE DOES NOT DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY.
WE CAN RISK A LIMITED EXPOSURE.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED ORBIT, SIR.
AND I'VE PINPOINTED A SETTLEMENT.
THANK YOU, MR. PAINTER.
MR. SPOCK, EQUIP A LANDING PARTY OF FIVE
TO ACCOMPANY ME TO THE PLANET'S SURFACE.
INCLUDE DR. McCOY AND A BIOLOGIST.
I'LL WANT THEM IN 10 MINUTES.
[TRANSPORTER EFFECT WHINES]
[TRICORDER HUMS]
[KIRK] ANOTHER DREAM THAT FAILED.
THERE'S NOTHING SADDER.
IT TOOK THESE PEOPLE A YEAR
TO MAKE THE TRIP FROM EARTH.
THEY CAME ALL THAT WAY...
AND DIED.
HARDLY THAT, SIR.
WELCOME TO OMICRON CETI 3.
I'M ELIAS SANDOVAL.
SPACE...
THE FINAL FRONTIER.
THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
ITS FIVE-YEAR MISSION--
TO EXPLORE STRANGE, NEW WORLDS...
TO SEEK OUT NEW LIFE AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS...
TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE.