Nea  r futu re. Mankind is s  uccessfully exploring 
space: now a h uge Delta  station is located in the  earth
9;s 
orbit. Maksim Bort 
n ikov i 
s one of the members  of the station repair team. An

unexpected catast r

ophe cause d by 
a pr oton storm  cuts off Maksim from the r e st, and he is left  
 alone in outer  
space.