"Tommy Shaw's cosmos-themed language reflects the story line that he and producer Will Evankovich created for The Mission. It takes place in 2033 and deals with the first manned mission to Mars via Khedive, a nuclear-powered spaceship, underwritten by the Global Space Exploration Program (GSEP). The three singing members of Styx {u2014} Shaw, James "JY" Young and Lawrence Gowan {u2014} play the roles of the Pilot, First Officer and the Engineer, and the other three {u2014} Chuck Panozzo, Todd Sucherman and Ricky Phillips {u2014} serves as the ship's crew" --Ultimateclassicrock.com.