It is the story of Kate Bowman, the mission leader who is fighting the most important real mission in history. Kate is on his mission to save the human race and search on Mars, but all things get complicated when this mission fails.
Even when the astronauts are running out of oxygen, they still insist on espousing their theories about life, science and God. Had the movie any sexual or racial tension, it could pass itself off as "The Real World: Mars."