He had been an astronaut on Mars Probe 6, partnered with Jim Daniels. They landed on Mars and encountered aliens who — not realising that their touch was fatal to humans — accidentally killed Daniels. Afterwards, during the launch of Mars Probe 7, he became head of the new Space Security Department. Carrington plotted with Sir James Quinlan to capture three of the aliens. While Quinlan wanted the political coup of being involved in "first contact" with alien ambassadors, Carrington was using him for his own agenda: he believed the aliens were a threat to Earth and wanted to convince the world to go to war against them, believing this to be his "moral duty". Using loyal members of his regiment, a criminal gang headed by Reegan, and the scientists Bruno Taltalian and Lennox, he was able to f