Ares One



Ares One is the name of the first manned spaceflight to Mars. Its crew consisted of three astronauts: Commander Jacob Hardy, Mihaylova, and Qiao.

History
While humanity had contemplated exploring Mars for decades, this mission was different; an unknown extraterrestrial object was discovered flying around the other planets of the solar system, performing some unknown activities. It had finally settled on Mars, and Ares One was tasked with finding out what it was doing. Upon reaching the object, the astronauts made first contact with what would be known as the Traveler, sparking the beginning of the Golden Age of humanity.

Trivia
Ares is the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.

List of appearances

 * Destiny