“Houston, I think we are lost.”

“Roger, that. How far have you traveled since the last checkpoint?”

“Houston, we have traveled for six hours since our last transmission. Did we pass a checkpoint?”

“Spaceprobe II, we do not show any checkpoints in your area. How far off course are you?”

“Houston, we do not know the nearest checkpoints and we do not know how far off course we are.”

“Roger that, Spaceprobe II.”

“Houston, do we need to make a course correction?”

“Spaceprobe II, it would seem you need to make a course correction.”

“Houston, what course correction should we make?”

“Spaceprobe II, can you reverse your course and retrace your current flightpath?”

“Negatory, Houston. Our on-board computers only track spacecraft movement in relation to the target destination.”

“Spaceprobe II. What is your target destination?”

“Houston, we do not know our target destination. It was never discussed at the meeting on Friday.”

“Roger, that. Spaceprobe II, have you checked your flightplan documents?”

“Houston, we seem to have no flightplan documents.”

“Spaceprobe II, then how do you know how far off course you are?”

“Houston, I think we are lost.”

“Roger that.” -TF