The team was to head into space to stop the "Bush Rangers", and then forfeit and get saved by the C.I.A., thereby making the C.I.A. look good.
The team was to head into space to stop the "Bush Rangers" who has seemingly taken contron of the Mars 2010 Space Station. They would then forfeit and get saved by the C.I.A., thereby making the C.I.A. look good.