You know what the 'life form' should have done
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Anorensic — 13 years ago(October 20, 2012 09:24 AM)
The ship was the one in live contact with the space station when the alien ship collided with it.
And the OP is thinking of a virus, it didn't think like one, it considered others as viruses. Plus it probably stayed where there was more power, not just go any where and risk survival.