Extraterrestrial civilization.
Countries around the world were no longer as shocked as they were when they first heard the term. Whether it was the T virus crisis that ravaged the world, or the mother nest in Finland, the two close contacts with extraterrestrial civilizations ended on unfriendly terms, but this time, countries were more hopeful.
There was no other reason.
A starship was trapped under Europa's ice sheet, waiting for rescue.
Regardless of how the starship got trapped, the fact that the hull, larger than the Envoy-class, was enough of a reason. And most importantly, it was rumored that a thousand "alien refugees" resided on this starship.