The duo begin to lose hope and have to come to terms that maybe they might never hear from their families, nor from mission control again. That’s until Matt and Ricky finally receive a video call from LUKE, one of mission control’s operators. Reluctantly, Luke reveals the real reason for the three months of radio silence. There’ s a virus outbreak of unknown origin sweeping across the world, but that everything is under control by the CDC and that their mission is still on schedule. Matt asks about his wife, but Luke ignores him. He requests Matt and Ricky to remain focused on their task at hand and forget about everything he said. In the mean time he promises Matt he’ll try and get hold of his wife and see what he can do to establish a connection between them. Reluctantly, Matt and Ricky …show more content…
And he doesn’t come baring good news. Luke reveals that CDC has failed to contain the virus and that it has spread far faster than they all expected. The virus has gone from a phase two to a phase six, a global pandemic infecting eighty percent of the world. When Matt asks about their fate, the duo receive the most horrific news yet. All services have been shut down, this includes the shuttle that was meant to bring the duo back to earth. They are trapped. No one is coming for them. There once normal mission has turned into one of