Chameleon

"Chameleon" is the third and final segment of the second episode of the first season (1985-1986) of the television series The New Twilight Zone. A United States space shuttle orbits the Earth. The shuttle TV camera starts to malfunction, and the astronauts on board cannot get it to work or follow any orders, so it is shut off. Back on Earth, two technicians are working on the shuttle after it has landed. One of them, Crew Chief Simmons, detaches ... more

"Chameleon" is the third and final segment of the second episode of the first season (1985-1986) of the television series The New Twilight Zone. A United States space shuttle orbits the Earth. The shuttle TV camera starts to malfunction, and the astronauts on board cannot get it to work or follow any orders, so it is shut off. Back on Earth, two technicians are working on the shuttle after it has landed. One of them, Crew Chief Simmons, detaches the camera, about the size of a large shoebox, to take it to be repaired. He picks it up, a blue light flashes, and he suddenly disappears. The box falls to the ground, and the other technician calls for an emergency alert. The box is put in an isolation chamber. As the scientists are discussing what could possibly have happened to the technician, there is a bright flash in the isolation chamber, and suddenly Simmons is back again, but the box is gone. He asks to be let out, and gets quite angry about the situation, but the scientists do not... less