Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979 In 1987, Captain William Buck Rogers pilots his space shuttle Ranger 3 on a mission but a meteor storm freezes him into an orbit that returns him to Earth 500 years later In 2491, his shuttle is found and captured by the Draconian flagship, under the command of Princess Ardala and her second in command Kane Reviving him, they return him to Earth after secretly planting a homing beacon aboard his shuttle to track a path through Earths defense barrier Buck is under arrest and learns that Earth has been rebuilt over the centuries in his absence following a nuclear holocaust Buck Rogers must adjust to the 25th century, and convince the Terrans that the Draconians are secretly planning to conquer Earth