They weren't sure if they were being invited... or lured into a trap.
When a mysterious signal began drawing the Gallant Spear II mission toward Genis Zeus 8, the crew couldn't determine whether it was a beacon, a warning, or something else entirely. As they moved closer, the signal grew stronger, seemingly responding to their presence. What began as a routine investigation quickly became one of the most unsettling and intriguing moments of the mission.
Richard Doty recounts the tense events leading up to humanity's first landing on Genis Zeus 8 and the unforeseen discoveries that would shape every mission that followed.
They prepared for a possible threat. Instead, what they found challenged everything they believed about extraterrestrial life.