Alien(1979) May 2026

Deep in space, the commercial towing vessel Nostromo is carrying 20 million tons of mineral ore back to Earth. The seven-member crew—Captain Dallas, XO Kane, Warrant Officer Ripley, Navigator Lambert, Science Officer Ash, and Engineers Parker and Brett—are awakened early from cryosleep by "Mother," the ship's AI.

Below is a retelling of the harrowing events aboard the USCSS Nostromo . Alien(1979)

is snatched while searching for the ship's cat, Jonesy. Deep in space, the commercial towing vessel Nostromo

Dallas, Kane, and Lambert descend to the barren surface and discover a massive, biomechanical derelict spacecraft. Inside, they find the fossilized remains of a giant "Space Jockey" whose chest has exploded from the inside. Kane explores a lower chamber filled with thousands of leathery eggs. When he approaches one, it hatches, and a spider-like creature—a —leaps out, melting through his helmet and attaching itself to his face. is snatched while searching for the ship's cat, Jonesy