It's been three days since Hope 2 returned from her interstellar travels
having delivered earth's refugees to our new home planet
Gaia. The ship reappeared in local space only moments after the first
communication from captain Mira Bernhard who reported that the mission was
successful. It appears that her 40-year gamble has
paid off. Hope 2 will now make preparations for
her second and final voyage to Gaia. And of course there are still unanswered
questions. Namely the effects of faster than-light travel on the human body.
One thing we do know is the fate that awaits us if we remain on Earth.
And as you all know, this will be our final week of broadcast.
It's been a privilege and an honor-
Mira...
French toast?
God, I miss this.
What was it like?
Big...
Endless.
Exciting.
Lonely.
Well, I like what you've done with the place.
I can't imagine what it was like here.
Better than you'd expect.
[soft music]
You made me the happiest man on earth.
45 years...
Only five for you.
I wondered if I was doing the right thing.
Of course you were.
And you found it.
Peter, it is so much like earth.
It's...Well, i'm sure you've seen the pictures.
They should name a continent after you.
Maybe. There are eight! There are these enormous mesas
and in between there are these huge canyons with...
just full of forests. Old growth forests. And the air. Oh my god, it's...it's like when
we were kids. And it smells like rain.
And once they set up the-
-wait, they've been terraforming for 20 years already!
By the time that we get there-
So you haven't changed your mind?
Mira...
I've...
lived...
enough.
I want you to see it!
And we could spend a little more time together. [Peter] I know.
But I feel...
...tired.
This is my home.
There was only ever you.
Please come with me.
Everything will be okay.
Everything will be okay. [Music]
Everything will-
This is captain Mira Bernhard. Send a ground unit to my location.
I've got one to transport, ready for cryo. Adult male, 79 years old. Bernhard out.
Copy that, Captain. [Radio click]
[Music]