The soft sensor light barely illuminated the semi-darkness of the USS Nova's cockpit. The controls were set to autopilot mode, and Ghost was finally able to relax.

Stretched out in the pilot's chair, he stared thoughtfully into the distance where the final destination of their journey was: Saturn.

Exploring the Saturn system and its moons was nothing new. Simon and his team had been to Titan and Enceladus before, but they hadn't taken a group of scientists with them on past voyages that almost never left the confines of their home planet.

The ghost lazily shifted his gaze to the young scientist asleep in a nearby chair with a stack of useless, in Simon's opinion, papers.

Quietly, almost silently, he reached into the papers and pulled out one of the sheets.

"Abstract: "Exploring the Saturn System" is a thorough analysis of the results of several recent expeditions to the Saturn system. This extensive review covers orbital studies, atmospheric data, geologic surveys, and astrobiological assessments..."

The man whistled softly and returned the paper to its place. There was no point in continuing to read, he didn't understand a damn thing about it anyway.

"My job is to manage and keep you from dying from the radiation crap." That was exactly what Simon had told the group of scientists before the flight.

He glanced at the chronometer: it was approaching 03:00 ship time, the hour of silence on the USS Nova.

As the ship hurtled through the black void between the stars, the quiet hum of engines and life support systems reminded the crew that all systems were functioning normally.

Suddenly the calm was broken by a siren that woke all the passengers. The ship's AI, VEGA, announced. "Warning: Unidentified object on a collision course. Impact in T-minus 60 seconds."