One Under the Sun Page #3

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my work on group dynamics

could prove useful in the future.

I'll be expanding on

the Mars 500 experiments

from 2009 to 2011,

and on the year-long

hi-seas project of 2015,

which focused on crew member

cohesion and performance.

Mars is a long way away,

and the quarters we'll be

sharing are rather small.

It's not like we can send

someone back to earth

for a time-out if they get cranky.

Speaking of that, don't you think,

given the considerable

cost of this mission,

that we should be focusing

on colonization,

not simply exploring.

I think you should consider us

more as a landing party

rather than an invading army.

Our goals are no less ambitious.

Our commitment is total

but our scope is more focused.

We are there to prepare the way.

Hmm.

Was the failure of

the Mars first initiative

forcing a re-evaluation

of this mission?

- Did science fail us?

- Suzanne, s'il te plait.

Um, the Mars first disaster

was not a failure of science.

It was a failure of trust.

And you, you trust this mission?

I do.

We'll be back.

Are you really going

to leave your dying child

to go off on this adventure?

I'm sorry, you're with...?

Dr. Liu.

Perhaps you'd like to comment

on the allegations

that your agency plans to plant

the Chinese flag on Mars

and claim all the resources

for the PRC alone?

You know about the Antarctica

treaty of 1959.

It prohibits military

activities, mineral mining,

and detonating nuclear

explosions in Antarctica.

To date, 71 nations have signed it.

The Mars treaty is fashioned

on the very same principles.

This is a scientific mission

being conducted by an international team

for the benefit of all mankind.

You mean humankind.

Have I answered your question?

Yeah, but, um...

Just one thing...

As far back as 2015,

the international academy

of astronautics proclaimed

that mineral resources found in

space are actually game changers.

They even went on to recommend as how we

can further leverage these resources.

Are you familiar with the study?

I believe one of the co-editors

was your mentor at the Beijing

institute of technology.

What is your question?

Just what does Antarctica have

that anyone would want?

Penguins?

But Mars? It'll be an

intergalactic gold rush.

Gonna be hard to stay high-minded.

This is what's wrong with capitalism.

My parents have come

to watch the launch.

My mother is cooking tonight.

All my favorites.

Will you come?

You and John and Amelia.

I have to go now, baby.

I know.

I made this for you.

That's Mars.

I was gonna draw sissy

and Elvis and Dr. Liu,

and Lucien-Pascal

but I didn't have room.

Oh, that's okay.

We can pretend they're visiting

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