Worlds Apart

This is about the results of risk in a space program. It begins with a man splashing down in what appears to be a large body of water. He is apparently an astronaut who believes that he is back on earth. Unfortunately, he has somehow made his way through some kind of worm hole and is no longer on course. As a matter of fact, a twenty year gap has occurred. He has gone ahead in time. HIs signals are picked up by the agency that sent him in the first place. It was assumed he was dead. He talks to the woman he loved on earth and who is now married these many years. The issues are several. First, he is being attacked by a jellyfish-like creature and must survive. Secondly, the people with whom he is communicating have no idea how to deal with him. Thirdly, there is a politician breathing down everyone's necks, threatening to pull the plug on the project for incompetence. Finally, and most important, is the effort to retrieve him. This is a complex series of challenges, which also includes the strained marriage of the female project head and her husband, a bio-chemist. This is a pretty intelligent presentation with realistic results.