Enligt filmens officiella romanisering verkar det enda angivna syftet med "vätskan" vara att betjäna som strålningssköld för besättningen medan den är i stasis:
“You are literally wasting your breath,” she said. She got into the bed and lay down. The lid slid shut over her, encasing her in a plastic sheath. Liquid began filling in around the plastic, where it would freeze into a shield that would help protect her from the two years’ worth of radiation that would sleet through the hull as she slept.
Det finns ingen specifik beskrivning av vätskans sammansättning