The last mission was not a success. It was a disaster, to tell the truth, few of you made it through, thanks to the survival pods. It wasn’t just your fault, but you certainly made a lot of mistakes. You can’t even understand why they chose you for this, the most important mission ever organized. But you’re here now, and you have a chance to prove that last time it was just bad luck, an accident on the road, and that your worth and your preparation should not be called into question.
Launched amidst the cheering of the crowds, the Mao Tse-Tung is the pride of Chinese engineering. Her crew, the pride of the Chinese people. Under the eye of the entire Nation, this spaceship, with her advanced systems, joined the international team put together to save the Earth. A mission never attempted before. An elite team. A journey without the guarantee of return. A team of heroes destined to be more than men.
What would humankind be, all so lost in the cosmic void and silence, without the ability to communicate? You are the one in charge of keeping the channel open. You are the one allowing people to talk to each other, you are the one broadcasting in space the distant voices coming from Earth. And it is most certainly you who’s in charge of coordinating communications between spaceships in case of emergency. Sure, one could say yours is an easy job, but one must also acknowledge it is a vital job.
