Both are correct. By their perception, it is a failed attempt. They did not know their fate. They never did. This is the only one I have told, for it is irrelevant to your motivation. Your generation has a chance to succeed in the goal of Meridian or Zenith. But it is not a guarantee. A luxury the previous did not have.

[ However, their interest sharpens as they continue. ]

You caught one? What did you find?