It's the year 2198. 92 years ago, the asteroid 253 Mathilde began humanity's first interstellar mission with a crew of 200 people. Now accelerating through the Oort cloud at a millimeter per second per second, the descendants of the original crew have as yet no inkling of where the next 42 years of their lives will take them. This week: Episode 1: Damage. Year 92 of the mission opens with a bang. 

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