Fifteen years have passed since the deep-space freighter Nostromo disappeared with all hands. Representatives from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation approach Amanda Ripley with news that the Nostromo's flight recorder has finally been found and brought to the space station Sevastopol.
Amanda Ripley hurtles through space, a lone speck in orbit around a massive exoplanet. Her oxygen is dwindling; her communications are damaged; her odds of survival are next to nonexistent. Staying alive means staying awake, and hoping that someone hears her. So Amanda weighs her options. And she tells her story.