Leviathan ’99 by Ray Bradbury. Short summary

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According to the briefing, the crew of one spaceship is to go into space to explore one outer space. But then the goals changed.

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The year is 2099. Technological advances for human civilization have advanced to the point where humanity has been able to fully step outside the solar system and begin exploring other galaxies.

And this mission should not. At the briefing for the crew was set to investigate one segment where unusual space objects have appeared. Researchers should study this segment and provide the results of their measurements.

The tasks were clear and the goals were clear. Astronauts were preparing for another trip into space. After the spacecraft left the blue planet, the ship received a message.

Representatives from the space company for which the space explorers work came on the line. They informed the explorers that plans had changed. The comet Leviathan is flying towards Earth, which will destroy all life on the planet when it collides.

According to the new guidelines, the astronauts must stop the comet.