The shuttle continues its direct course for the object. After several minutes, there is a loud thud and the lights go dark. Doug Gillard: The engines have overloaded. The main EPS junction has fused. Rerouting to auxiliaries. The lights return and you find yourself drifting. James Morrow: We're stuck. Doug Gillard: Impulse engines are useless. We're not going anywhere. Vex Xiang: There is insufficient power to relay a communication through the nebula's interference. We cannot contact Excalibur. You are faced with a dilema. You ask your team for suggestions. James Morrow: I say we wait, the Excalibur will send a search party and find us soon enough. Unfortunately we only have enough oxygen for three more hours...so it might be a risk. Doug Gillard: It may be possible to redirect power from the impulse generators to the aft shields. Kelvinase reacts with heat by releasing energy. If we raise the temperature of the aft of the ship, the gas itself should push us out of the nebula. But there also concentrations of hydrogen, and if the shields become too hot it may ignite around us. Vex Xiang: I suggest we use our thrusters to take us into orbit of the planet. From there we can make repairs and set up a communication bouy. The planet below is class M. Therefore, if we find our oxygen low, it will allow us to make an emergency landing. Wait for Excalibur Modify the Shields Orbit the Planet