Kasei He Shita / Original Title: the FATED SKY (Hayakawa Bunko SF 2332)

[Machine Translation] After completing their training on the space station, Erma and the crew of the First Mars Expedition left for Mars. Fourteen people from different countries boarded two manned spacecraft and set out to explore Mars in preparation for the construction of a colony. However, problems began with a toilet malfunction in the early stages of the journey, followed by friction among the team members, fires, infections, and other problems. Finally, there was a fatality. This is the second modified historical science fiction story about another history of space exploration in which manned exploration was realized.

エルマたち第一次火星探検隊のクルーは、宇宙ステーションでの訓練を終え、火星へと旅立った。有人宇宙船二隻に乗りこんだ各国からの十四名が、コロニー建設に向け、探査を行なう計画だ。だが、旅の序盤でのトイレの故障に始まり、メンバー間の軋轢や火災、感染症などつぎつぎとトラブルが発生。そしてついに死者が出てしまった―有人探査が実現したもうひとつの宇宙開発史をつづる改変歴史SF第二弾。