GNS: Rita Trevalyan of the Global News Service here with Nin Hao PhD. How are you doing, Mr. Nin?
NH: Please to call me Hao. Mr. Nin is my father.
GNS: All right, Hao. What part of China are you from?
NH: Shanghai in the Technocrats District.
GNS: I see that you have a different type of exoskeleton from all your shipmates.
NH: Yes, they only wear theirs when training, although when we get to the ninth planet, they will wear theirs all the time as I do. As you can see, it is partially covered by my clothing. This is because it is incorporated into my bones, muscles, and skin. My shipmates like to jokingly call me the “bionic man.” They mean no harm by this. It is the result of an accident I was in 10 years ago.
GNS: It is a testimony to your abilities and persistence that you still qualified for this mission.
NH: They were hesitant at first, but I convinced them I can take the increased gravity better than any of the others can without their exoskeletons, and besides, what have I got to lose?
GNS: What is your area of expertise, Hao?
NH: I am an exobiologist. It is my job to collect specimens of any life the planet may have, and to classify it according to the Linnaeus taxonomy system. It is an ancient system, but it is useful for our purposes, and elastic enough to fit all the species we may find there.
GNS: Do you seriously believe Proserpina has extant life?
NH: I do not see why she would not: After all, under that burnt, scored scarred surface, there is an underground ocean. Maybe the life will be simple, as our extremophiles tend to be, or it could be complex, but I am confident we will find life there.
GNS: Please excuse me for being so curious, but I cannot help being fascinated by your Exoskeleton. How did it come about?
NH: The man who developed it is unfortunately dead now, Dr. Hin Zhao Tsin. He analyzed all the work in the field of prosthetics after my accident, then how you say, wiped the board clean. He started from--do you say scratch?
GNS: Yes, we do. Go on.
NH: In my head are nano positronic motors. They work with my thoughts to control my muscles. He actually had been working on his idea for many years, then I came along with my body all torn up. Even the nerves in my spinal cord have been replaced the nano positronic motors. He had been working in robotics too before I came along . I am his crowning achievement. It took me years to learn how to control my body. His students worked out refinements of his techniques but I am still essentially Dr. Hin’s work. He received the Nobel Prize posthumously for what he did on me, and two others who came after me.
GNS:And I am sure that wherever he may be, he is very proud of you for having qualified for this mission. Thank you, Dr. Nin. Stay tuned for next week’s interview.
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