Directive A-113

Directive A-113 was a secret directive originally commissioned by Shelby Forthright in the year 2110 AD. It was programmed into the Autopilots aboard all the starliners. The directive stated that Operation Cleanup had failed, and that Earth could never be habitable again. As a result, Operation Recolonize had to be cancelled, and the Auto units were ordered not to allow any of the starships to return to Earth under any circumstances.

Autopilot of the Axiom attempted to implement Directive A-113 with the help of GO-4 when EVE brought back an example of plant life, but was ultimately defeated when the Captain switched him to manual control.

Trivia

 * Directive A-113 is yet another example of the A113 inside joke which appears in other Pixar films.
 * It is the first time A113 is important to the plot.