Every calculation had been run, but there simply wasn’t enough food for the crew to survive the journey.

The first six months had gone smoothly. The spaceship had safely exited their solar system, and they were on track to reach the new planet in another year. Then the hull was breached by errant debris.

Decompression was immediate. The crew’s lives were saved by the security system, which immediately sealed off the damaged section – the same section that contained their supplies for the journey.

The 8 surviving crew members were each vital to the mission. While each wondered if they could have gotten by if one of them had been lost in the accident, not a one of them could now be allowed to starve.

The botanist kept at work, growing as much food as they could, but it wouldn’t be enough for everyone. Either all would starve slowly, or they would need to supplement.

Not a member of the crew will say to this day which of them first suggested that they look to “other supplies”,but in time their precious cargo, vital for the colonisation of the new planet, became a necessary sacrifice.

80% of the cargo survived the journey. 20% had to be vented out to prevent illness and disease.

The official report listed a “failure with the refrigeration system”, but if inspected, not one of the sleeping pods were faulty.