One of the greatest moments of human history dawned with the launch of Discovery One, the worldas first interstellar space voyager that could carry people. The long voyage went as planned for years, but unexpected problems compounded into disaster. Note: This story is meant to be very realistic; at least, it is meant to be about as realistic as regular science fiction can be. For example, there is some scientific basis for the design of the ship and the length of the voyage. Scientific experts feel that the speed of light is the fastest that we can go. That would make most interstellar voyages extraordinarily long for us short-lived humans.