Profiles of the main
characters
The astronauts
Tom Kirby: Mission Commander (played by Martin McDougall)
Pilot and navigator. Military trained. Responsible for navigation,
braking manoeuvres, guiding secondary craft to and from planet surfaces.
Team leader whose decision is final in the event of loss of contact
with Mission Control.
Yvan Grigorev: Flight Engineer (played by Rad Lazar)
Engineer, electronics and computer systems analyst. Highly trained
in mathematics, physics, chemistry and meteorology with secondary training
as a pilot and navigator. Second in command.
Zoe Lessard: Mission Scientist (played by Joanne McQuinn)
Science Officer specialising in geology, geomorphology, meteorology,
remote sensing, geochemistry and hydrology. Secondary training in computer
sciences and engineering and spacecraft systems. In charge of food,
water and other supplies.
John Pearson: Flight Medic (played by Mark Dexter)
Medical doctor. Secondary training in biological, exo-biology and geological
sciences. Trained cameraman, official mission biographer and media liaison
person. Responsible for monitoring environmental and personal health.
Nina Sulman: Mission Scientist (played by Michelle
Joseph)
Science Officer specialising in biology and chemistry (especially organic
chemistry). Emergency medicine trained. In charge of experiment equipment
and its preparation, sample processing, logging and storage.
Mission Control
Alex Lloyd: Chief Scientist, Pegasus Mission (played
by Mark Tandy)
Inter-disciplinary scientist. He ensures that as much science as possible
is squeezed out of every opportunity on the flight.
Claire Granier: Chief Flight Surgeon (played by H茅l猫n
Mahieu)
Responsible for the overall physical and mental health of the crew.
In consultation with on-board medic John Pearson, she works to ensure
the crew aren't over-stressed by the requirements of the mission.
Fred Duncan: Flight (played by Colin Stinton)
Director of the mission. Flight has a background in aeronautics and
astronautics and a good knowledge of all the spacecraft systems and
the extensive and complex objectives of the mission.
Larry Conrad: Capcom (played by John Schwab)
An experienced astronaut, familiar with the minutiae of the mission
procedures, the systems and challenges of the spacecraft, and the rigours
of living and working in space.
Isabel Liu: Flight Dynamics Officer [Fido] (played
by Lourdes Faberes)
Responsible for the engine burns to get in and out of planetary orbits
and onto the trajectories of interplanetary flight.
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