Meet Martin, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, working on the MOXIE project, a Mars rover mission that will prepare for a future first manned mission to the red planet. After Martin's daughter has started college, Martin's wife, Samantha, acts strangely but says everything is fine. Then she leaves for no clear reason. While Martin is preparing for life on Mars, he struggles to understand life on Earth. With humor and compassion, Christopher Meeks explores a marriage and Mars with insight.