My name is Neil . And I won't be the first . I will not become a hero who has made a huge step for all mankind. I will not be named after my sons. Because our ship is behind us.... Hopelessly retarded. Nine generations have changed to "Ermak". Nine captains led him to the distant planet Orum for a quarter of a millennium. But we came out of the Earth too late and, having stayed for forty years, lost our rivals forever. "Armstrong" flies ahead. Every day we close the gap by millions of kilometers, but it’s still not enough. If the crew of the Armstrong is not mistaken, we will arrive at Orum second. And we will be forgotten.... The history of the second does not remember .. But what if space itself suddenly helps us?