:01:03
We'll build ourselves an atmosphere
we can breathe.
:01:06
And for 20 years it seemed to work.
It looked like we'd pulled it off.
:01:11
Then all of a sudden,
oxygen levels started to drop.
:01:14
We don 't know why.
:01:32
The international community has thrown
all its resources behind us.
:01:36
It's the greatest undertaking man
has ever attempted.
:01:39
Our ship, Mars-1 , is too massive to
launch from the surface of the planet.
:01:44
We've shuttled to the high-orbit
space station...
:01:47
...for a low-gravity launch to begin
our six-month trip:
:01:52
The first manned mission to Mars.
:01:55
The hope and survival
of mankind rests on us.
:02:05
But I know we'll solve the problem.
:02:07
Because the best scientific minds are
going there to find the answer.
:02:11
And I'm leading the mission.
:02:13
I'm Bowman, pilot
and mission commander.
:02:16
Chantilas, chief science officer
and the soul of the crew.
:02:21
Santen, a hothead,
but a fine copilot.
:02:26
Gallagher, our mechanical systems
engineer. Maintenance.
:02:30
Frankly, not my first choice.
:02:37
The two civilian members
of the team are:
:02:40
Burchenal, one of the world's leading
bioengineers, his own greatest hero.
:02:46
Pettengil...
:02:47
... terraforming expert and last-minute
replacement on the science team.
:02:51
And packed away in her box, AMEE:
:02:54
Autonomous Mapping Exploration
and Evasion.
:02:57
A multi-task robot on loan
from the Marines.