Convicted murderer Chon Adams' 13-year sentence is to serve on the space frieghter Medusa.
As the ship takes off and he's put into suspended animation, he dreams of the incident that resulted in his (wrongful) conviction.
Now in deep space, the Medusa's crew is revived...
To be continued, tomorrow...
A year earlier, Ernie had been the editor of Green Lantern, and had pushed through a story set in deep space featuring a kid being tossed out an airlock...without a spacesuit!