Mike Lane

Mike Lane was born in Canada. He is the lone astronaut that travelled to Mars on behalf of The Corporation. He travelled there alone, on a proof of concept mission, to prove that humans could survive on Mars.

Mike has been married and widowed twice. His frist wife is not mentioned by name, though she would be the mother of this son Gary Lane (born 1984.07.31). His second wife is dealt with in both Volume 1 and Volume 2. Her name is Loreena Lane. They were married on 1999.09.11 but she was killed in a car accident. Pregnant with their first child, she was struck by a drunk driver and killed instantly on 2003.04.02. Since then Mike has not had a permanent relationship, other than a brief affair with Carrie Oolsen, who works at The Corporations Mission Control. Mike has had numerous encountes with Loreena's ghost, including a visition in Volume 2.

As a child, Mike has a clear memory of being abducted by aliens, the Vesna to be specific, on 1973.01.09. He does not remember what happened on board the ship, he only remembers being taken.

On 2015.05.02, at 47 years of age, Mike Lane submits his application to The Corporation and is accepted as a candidate for the colonization program. Because of some surprising and unexpected political wrangling, the entire mission is put in jeopardy. That is when The Corporation CEO approaches Mike and asks him to go to Mars alone, on the proof of concept mission. It is to be a one-way trip, with no hope of return if the mission fails. Mike accepts.

Mike arrives on Mars, only to have his landing craft explode, with him still in it. He survives. He soon finds out he's not alone on Mars