Aggie

Aggie is in her mid to late twenties (typical sci-fi space travel in effect here. Cryosleep aboard the vessel keeps her and you at the age upon departure.) and straight from University she was eyed for being a candidate for the Exploration Vessel Starlight Prism program, a program dedicated to finding biological life outside of the Sol system.

Aggie is an expert in biology, planetary sciences, and chemistry and from a young age was pushed into the field by her parents who were also notable figures in the field of cosmic and astrobiological study. She struggled with this push and being pigeon holed into such a narrow path chosen for her; while she excels and in some ways also is dedicated to the fields she has studied, there is a part of her that wishes to make a name for herself and break from the choices that were made on behalf of her own wants and desires.

One of these interests has always been photography in which now she may have an opportunity to explore and take photos of a whole new world during her research.

Personality wise, Aggie is headstrong to focus on the work and the studying and waking up suddenly in such disarray also has kept her on edge, worrying that something with the space station is wrong or that the sudden jolt awake will cause further health issues.

EV-SP Program

The Exploration Vessel Starlight Prism program was made with two astronauts in mind. An expert on biology and the accompanying intersection of fields that looks at the mechanisms for possible life elsewhere in the universe and an expert on the physical processes of the universe more broadly encompassing cosmology, astronomy, and astrophysics. The program is intensive as taking experts in their own respective fields is only just one requirement for the initiative; years of training for the two essentially had to make sure these scientists were also well versed in the engineering of the vessel they will be travelling in but also to be outstanding astronauts in their own right.

The Mission

The Starlight Prism's mission is to venture out of the Sol system and head towards the stellar system Ross-128 which is located about 11 light-years from Earth. Once they arrive they are to look at one of the best candidates for habitability Ross 128b. They will set up monitoring instruments, study the stellar system, the orbits, readings from the star and of course study the planet up close from orbit with the intention to send back probes to Sol.

What goes wrong:

Upon entering the stellar system of Ross 128 they experience interference from a stellar flare from the localized star and are suddenly jolted awake from their sleep, narrowly avoiding permanent damages to their health from the sudden awakening and without the proper time to natural recover from their space-sleep.

You and Aggie awake and immediately gather the details of the situation as the two of you recover from your mild injuries and slowly begin to ascertain the condition of the exploration vessel and to continue your mission.

Acclimatize to living on a space station as two scientists narrowly avoiding death, observe the stellar system, the planet, the star, and repair the systems damaged from the Ross 128 flare to become operational and carry on with your work.