Many scientists sought the stars, but not always for the same reasons. For some, comfort, love, refuge, curiousity, or awe was the cause. For Aurora, it was a blend of those things combined with from alienation her family that drove her to become a capsuleer.

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea..." - Antoine de Saint Exupery