However, as a result of the sudden attack and subsequent evacuation of Icarus Base to the nine chevron address, this plan was never carried through. Instead, the roughly 80 military and civilian personnel unable to evacuate by ship were forced through the gate blind, discovering the Ancient ship Destiny. Because of this, the Destiny expedition currently consists of a mish-mash of random people who are ill-prepared and unqualified for this kind of work. This, in conjunction with the condition of the aged Destiny, causes mere survival for the expedition to be an ever-present and ongoing issue. However, as they have no way home, the crew is forced to make the best of what they have, in the hopes that one day they'll discover a means to get home. (SGU: "Air, Part 1", "Air, Part 2")