There is a crucial moment where Professor Martin admits the truth. The project never intended to send humans to Titan and then have them raise families. The plan was always to create a new species —one that would colonize the moon while leaving the original Homo sapiens to die on Earth.

Professor Collingwood represents the "end justifies the means" philosophy. He views the test subjects not as men, but as the next step in evolution.

As the final phase approaches, Rick must choose between his remaining humanity and the destiny the project has forced upon him. But on Titan, survival may require abandoning everything that made him human.