The journals of a true NASA Arctic expedition unveils the adventure of a six-man crew's aboard an experimental vehicle designed to prepare the first human exploration of Mars. A voyage of fears and survival, hopes and dreams, through the beauties and the deadly dangers of two worlds: the High Arctic and Mars, a planet that might hide the secret of our origins.

FOX迄今为止最成功的电视连续剧。该剧最初是The Tracey Ullman Show的副产品，作为它的一分钟补白。 The Tracy Ullman Show的执行制片人，James L. Brooks 和 Sam Simon觉得这些人物可以做成一个半小时的电视剧，于是他们立刻动手，开始了这部在电视台黄金时间段，历时最久的卡通系列剧。