Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27850379-20160222233524/@comment-27794543-20170803015222

It's extremely unlikely anyone on the Ark is alive from before the nuclear apocalypse. Chances are they didn't have any infants or children in space pre-apocalypse. Probably mostly researchers, so at least 18 years old + 97 years = 115 years & older, i.e. dead. Add to that the radiation in space to which the first generation lacked immunity. Furthermore, the Ark could not provide optimal diet and exercise. Medicine and treatment was limited, and it's unlikely they were going to use their limited resources on the elderly. While anything is possible, centenarians are highly improbable.