Phobos: Manned Mission

The science fiction novel Phobos: Manned Mission explores the basic cycle of emotions that drive scientific discovery--curiosity, pride, and fear--through the example of five astronauts in their fifties sent to recover an alien artifact found on Mars. Mankind’s curiosity demands the mission; pride endangers it; fear dominates it.
Told from multiple points of view, the story presents conflicts among the multi-national crew of three men and two women sharing close quarters for the three-year journey.