Video Version: https://youtu.be/DYn-Y_vpkO4 The year is 2117. Humanity has crossed the boundaries of the Solar system, but it is not just exploring new worlds that awaits it — it is waiting for a battle for survival. The earth, immersed in the illusion of well-being, is fraught with crisis: resources are running out, and energy hunger is pushing people to the stars. The Tsiolkovsky and Eden are born in the Moon's orbit, the first ark ships carrying the hope of colonizing distant planets. But behind the grandiose plans, there are secrets that can turn the very essence of humanity upside down. *An epic journey through time and space* Igor, a twenty-five-year-old cadet with burning eyes, dreams of the stars. He is waiting for the mission of the pilot of the Tsiolkovsky, a ship that will take 134 years to reach Gliza—531, a planet that promises to become a new home. But controlling the ark is not a romantic flight: the crew, replacing each other in hibernation, will face eternity, loneliness and unanswered questions. Next to Igor are adapts, the "children of space", whose blue skin and cold gaze remind us that the future of humanity no longer belongs only to humans. *Shadows of progress* Behind the grandiose construction projects and cadet training, there is a project that is not written about in textbooks. Scientists von Braun and Chan are developing AI that uses the human brain as a processor. Seventeen volunteers, including Igor, do not even suspect that their enthusiasm can turn into eternal imprisonment in a sphere of non-Newtonian liquid. Is it ethical to pay such a price for the survival of a species? And which is stronger — the dream of the stars or the fear of becoming expendable science? * Love, friendship and betrayal* Anna, Igor's lover, is ready to fly with him to the edge of the universe, but her motives are different: she is fleeing from the predictability of the Earth, longing for trials that the too perfect world lacks. Their relationship, like Igor's friendship with the rebel Mikhail, is being tested for strength. Mikhail, who joined the intelligence mission to Cassiopeia M-34, is joking: "We will die without even seeing the target." But there's fear behind the jokes.: In two years, they will part forever, and their descendants will forget the Earth. * The gateway to the unknown* Gateway technology is the only way to the stars. These giant structures create "tunnels" where ships travel faster than light, protected by an aura from radiation and time. But what awaits those who accidentally step outside the tunnel? And what if at the other end of the Gate humanity meets not emptiness, but those who also strive to conquer the universe? Is the dream of becoming a monster worth it?* While the cadets practice virtual battles and argue with instructors, their fate is being decided in the laboratories of the Moon. Macron, an official with an icy heart, and von Braun, a genius without ethics, are arguing about the future. Their brain experiment is not just a breakthrough, it's a point of no return. Will Igor and his friends become heroes piloting arks, or will their consciousness dissolve into AI algorithms, turning into a tool for conquering the Galaxy? *Immerse yourself in an audiobook where:* * The technologies of the future* are facing ** human passions**. *Friendship* is tested by *eternity**, and **love* is tested by **light years**. *Ethical dilemmas* are intertwined with **cosmic mysteries**.   This episode is the beginning of a saga about how far we are willing to go for the stars... and what will be left of us when we reach them. Are you ready to hear a story where hope and betrayal go hand in hand, and the price of colonizing planets is measured not in years, but in souls?