It sounds miserable. Put that way, it's no wonder that the passengers of the Adamant might be eager to build a life for themselves here instead of returning to the cold interior of some ship.

[ of course, she's doing some mental work to adapt 'ship' to mean one that sails the stars instead of the sea. she puzzles through it a moment. ]

Why would you stay? Why not return to Earth, in your case, or settle elsewhere? [ if indeed that was a choice, granted. ]