Eight astronauts living aboard an international spacecraft on a mission through the solar system, as the world watches from billions of kilometers away.

In the near future, eight astronauts from five countries (four women and four men) undertake a mysterious six-year international space mission covering thirteen billion kilometres. With the eyes of the world upon them - everything they do is monitored, and every emotion they feel, scrutinized - they soon discover that their real assignment is not at all what they thought.—Mark Cameron

In 2052, the 8 member crew of the Antares set off on a multi-year voyage of the solar system. Ostensively to conduct research, the reality is none of the crew's aware of the real purpose; involving an encounter with an alien object 15 years before.—garykmcd