Due to the horrifying crash of the first Zero-X, the Martian Space Probe program saw a window of opportunity for launch. The Zero-X and the MSP program wanted to be the first on Mars, and it appeared as if the MSP would be first. However, this all changed when the Allington Suspension Bridge collapsed, sending the transport Vehicle and the rocket plummeting to the bottom of the river. The intervention of International Rescue saved the lives of the two U.S. technicians aboard the probe: Bill Craddock and Frank.