The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Cast:Jihae , Alberto Ammann , Sammi Rotibi , Clémentine Poidatz , Anamaria Marinca , Nick Wittman , Cosima Shaw , Stephen Petranek , Olivier Martinez , Gunnar Cauthery , Roxy Sternberg , Evan Hall , Jeff Hephner , Kata Sarbó , Elon Musk , Neil deGrasse Tyson , Antoinette Fekete , Akbar Kurtha
The story is told in a documentary way, looking at the present day. The future mission is filmed as a movie. In this episode scenes are changing in these timeframes.
The Daedalus crew battles across the harsh Martian terrain to reach their base camp.
In 2033, the Daedalus crew struggles to find permanent shelter. Currently, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos partner to launch an orbiter.
A new crew arrives on Mars four years after the Daedalus landed to help execute plans for expansion and search for life; McMurdo Station in Antarctica serves as a modern example of how humans will settle Mars.
In 2037, the psychological pressures of life on Mars reveal themselves while the crew is trapped inside the habitat; in present-day, scientists study the effects of extreme isolation in various long-term analog missions.
In 2037, a devastating tragedy in the colony forces everyone to question the mission. In the present, SpaceX attempts another pioneering launch.
This behind-the-scenes episode shows the complete story of how we got to MARS, featuring interviews with producers, writers, designers, and experts.