Synopsis

Without warning, the Robot declared that the Jupiter II was nearing Alpha Centauri. A collective gasp rippled through the crew; moments later, the ship settled onto an alien world. There, they were met by a group of beings who appeared to be Earth teenagers. It transpired these were extraterrestrials living in a manner reminiscent of human hippies, and possessing the peculiar inability to age. They yearned for the natural progression of years, and believed that achieving this required an experim