Benefactor tech mogul Richard Elia hires Scorpion to help with his company's first manned space launch, on a NASA deadline. While Walter runs diagnostics on his rocket throttle design, which seems unstable, a lightning strike launches him into space. Due to several malfunctions, including low oxygen, he starts to hallucinate that Paige is with him in the rocket capsule and his lover. The team frantically seeks how to save Walter before his oxygen runs out in less than 30 minutes, all while dealing with the uncomfortable situation. They turn to the Russian Federal Space Agency to sped up an ISS supply launch as rider for Cabe, promising public credit for saving an American citizen. Walter and Toby elaborate plans to deal with their loves while at the garage.
—KGF Vissers