The Twilight Zone Season 3 Episode 16 The Cold Equations ( Air Date 1989-01-07 ) Genre Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery category. Overview "A shuttle pilot on the outer fringes of space finds a stowaway on board his ship. Because of the extra weight, he does not have enough fuel for his journey and faces a dilemma forcing him to consider jettisoning her into space.".