You can't risk it!

You want so badly to save your loved ones, but as the creaking in the tail section grows louder, your fight or flight kicks in. Fearing for your life, you take a last look at your cousin, your closest friend, and the other four unfortunate individuals that will soon meet their ends. With tears in your eyes and a crushing guilt building in your chest, you exit through the airlock. Before you can even think about changing your mind, you feel a crash accompanied by a deafening screech, and know that the tail has separated. They are gone. For good.