Episode 1 of Salvage finds our protagonist on her way to another planet.

Spreading to the Stars

Interstellar travel has been around for awhile, about a hundred and fifty years or so, and now humankind is colonizing other planets. Space is vast, and suitable planets are few, but, in addition to the handful of colony worlds, man also has spread out in ships to build space stations, mining operations, fabrication centers, and more.

Humans are the only known sentient life form.

Kaylah’s Journey

Kaylah is traveling with her family to Perth, a new colony world. The colony founders, a much smaller group, are already on-planet preparing for the second wave of settlers, including Kaylah and her family, to arrive on the aging transport, Brio’s Hope.

Rate of Travel

The settlers are not wealthy by Earth’s standards. Most colonists are not. The wealthy travel on the large, luxurious starliners which speed across the inky darkness to tourist spots before zipping back to Earth. The settlers travel on cheaper, slower transports.