Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

In 1987, Captain William "Buck" Rogers, on a mission to launch a space probe, is placed in suspended animation into an orbit that only returns his shuttle to our solar system - 500 years later. His shuttle is captured by the Draconian flagship, under the command of Princess Ardala and her henchman Kane, a former native of Earth. Reviving him, they deceive him into returning to Earth after secretly planting a tracer on his shuttle to learn the path through Earth's defense barrier. Under the command of Colonel Wilma Deering, the Earth Space Forces intercept him and Buck is under arrest. Buck Rogers must adjust to this new time, address the suspicions of the Terrans who accuse him of espionage, and protect Earth from the threat that the Draconians secretly pose.