In the silent, soundless void of space, the Forward was constantly accelerating as it orbited Jupiter.
Every person who could board the Forward, a spacecraft resembling a rotating washing machine, had undergone rigorous training and relevant psychological counseling without exception.
From the moment humans first entered space, they discovered that it could induce fear in astronauts.
The isolated Forward spacecraft needed to fly for a long time. Everyone even knew that, if they were lucky, they would eventually grow old and die aboard the ship.
If they were unlucky, they might not even have ashes left to find.
In such an intensely oppressive environment, crew members could easily develop mental illnesses—namely, Space Phobia Syndrome.
It was a rare mental illness.
During an episode, patients experienced hallucinations and thought disorders. At first, the symptoms were mild: they liked talking to themselves and disliked being around others. As the condition worsened, they developed all kinds of hallucinations and thought disorders.
Although they had undergone an adaptation period in High Earth Orbit around Blue Star, some crew members still developed Space Phobia Syndrome as the spacecraft flew farther and farther away.
As time passed, the situation grew increasingly serious.
This placed even greater pressure on the captain and the ship's psychologist.
If it was not handled properly, the Forward might not even leave the Solar System before every crew member died.
Just over a year after leaving Blue Star, the Forward faced its first major challenge.
For the crew's mental health, the captain of the Forward immediately decided to open Quantum Communication access and let the crew chat with their families.
The Global Joint Operations Center learned of the Forward's situation and immediately convened an emergency meeting, inviting psychological experts from various countries to attend.
Space Phobia Syndrome was a problem humanity had