Aliens. That was among the recurring themes during my three days as a member of the press at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. And of course it would be – that’s every space nerd’s dream: to find alien life. Just look at War of the Worlds, Star Trek, Star Wars, Andromeda, Stargate, and a hundred other sci-fi icons; popular culture has been fixated on discovering alien life for more than a hundred years. And what’s better? NASA says they’ll find life outside of Earth within the next 10 years. NASA’s...

You are the Captain of an intergalactic spacecraft. As you are venturing on to your next peace-keeping mission, you receive a distress signal from a civilian freighter ship, which is carrying hundreds of innocent families on board. The civilian craft says that it has struck a mine and is rapidly losing power. In their tragic mishap, their vessel drifted beyond an armistice line created by a violent and terrifying alien race. You now must make a difficult decision. If you attempt a rescue of...