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Eric William Dane (born Eric William Melvin; November 9, 1972 – February 19, 2026) was an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, including his recurring role as Jason Dean on Charmed, one of his most notable roles was as Dr. Mark Sloan 'Dr. McSteamy' on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2006–2012; 2021). He also played Captain Tom Chandler in the TNT series The Last Ship (2014–2018), Cal Jacobs in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–2026), and FBI Special Agent Nathan Blythe in the Amazon Prime Video crime series Countdown (2025). He appeared in films such as X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024). In April 2025, he announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He said his symptoms had begun roughly eighteen months earlier. By June 2025, he had completely lost the use of his right arm, and by October 2025 he was using a wheelchair. He died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 53. From Wikipedia.
The country that has successfully landed humans on the moon is USA. Now, former astronaut, current NASA Engineer Harry Wallace and US Space force General Dwight Lindbergh are sent to Czechia to help this european country and their space program to send first successful european team of astronauts on the moon. Harry and Dwight meets Administrator Pavel Novotný, Deputy Administrator Sam Procházka, Associate Administrator Daniel Gutt, Deputy Associate Administrator Josef Smetana, Biological and Physical Sciences Division Director Anna Nová, Planetary Science Division Acting Director Tim Horváth, Astrophysics Division Director Robert Šváb, Earth Science Division Director Karel Klaus and Marketing Director Helena Houbová. Administrator Pavel Novotný Introduce them to the team of Czech astronauts chosen for this mission, Jakub Palacký, Tomáš Korek, Vojtěch Lev. Because CSA is also newly partly owned by the Czech government, Ministry of Transport sends new people into CSA leadership to represent the republic's interests. One of new people is Commander of Space Training and Readiness Josef Kralík and Commander of Space Operations Petr Kubiš. Head of these and equivalent of Administrator Novotný is General Sebastian Škoda. They also add new Sciences Division Director Alois Čermák. All these people need to find a way how to cooperate. This operation is not accepted by Russia which wants primacy in Europe and space race starts once again. Side story is love story of Palacký and Naty.
