Stargate Universe - Season 1 - Eps 1: Air (1)
When Icarus Base is attacked, it's inhabitants are forced to flee through the Stargate. The base was created on a distant planet to take advantage of a powerful energy supply located there. Their goal is to try and determine the purpose of the mysterious ninth symbol of the Stargate which they have never been able to lock in. In going through the Stargate, they are transported not to Earth but onto an very old, apparently uninhabited but huge spacecraft. With the group's commander injured, Lt. Scott and the chief scientist, Dr. Nicholas Rush lead the exploration of the craft. Several areas of the ship have been damaged but it is basically functional. They are able to learn that they are in fact billions of light years from Earth.
About Stargate Universe

Title: Stargate Universe
First Air Date: 2009-10-02
Last Air Date: 2011-05-09
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 710 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 40
Network: Syfy
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: MGM Television
Synopsis
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.
Cast

Robert Carlyle
Nicholas Rush

Louis Ferreira
Everett Young

David Blue
Eli Wallace

Elyse Levesque
Chloe Armstrong

Brian J. Smith
Matthew Scott

Alaina Huffman
Tamara Johansen

Jamil Walker Smith
Ronald Greer