The year is 2057. Mankind, in a multinational effort, colonized the moon. Because it was so far from Earth, and would therefore be impossible to save, and a publicity nightmare if it failed, they stopped short of colonizing Mars.
Now, in a joint effort by multi-national corporations, Mars will be colonized. Ares LLC, partially owned by many companies, including Virgin Galactic, has built two ships at its tourist and trade space station, Hermes I. For the last five years they have been testing hundreds of potential colonists. When the first ship was finished they chose a crew for the ship, Ares I, a few people who were the best humanity had to offer.
They must build the first colony on another planet, one large enough support the next wave of colonists. The colonists know that they must not fail. If they do, they will all die, as will the next wave if they fail too badly for the situation to be salvaged.
The interest check
Things needed for a Mars colony:
1) Prefab habitat.
2) inflatable domes and atmospheric equipment for them.
3) manufacturing and mining equipment
4) Landers
5) mothership (storage and manufacturing area at first)
6) chemical processing equipment (to make hydroponics chemicals, air, and fuel)
7) robots (for heavy lifting, dangerous situations, etc.)
8) chemical extractors (remove one set chemical from whatever is pumped through it per filter. We have at least four of them, two to remove hydroponic chemicals from compost (waste water and regolith), and two for nutrients from Chlorella Algae)
Crew needed:
1) Doctors (physical and psychological)
2) Maintenance/engineering (several)
3) Pilots
4) Biologists/agriculture specialists
5) computer/communications specialist (required on maintenance team, as we will rely on computers and communications for everything)
6) manufacturing specialist (also on maintenance team, as we will need to make everything)
7) would like a chemist (tweaking things to mars specifically, and making new things form local resources)
Crew members should have a variety of skills, so things don't get too bad if we lose someone. If you leave, you'll be killed off. If we need to bring in more people, we'll say NASA sent a second ship.
Now, in a joint effort by multi-national corporations, Mars will be colonized. Ares LLC, partially owned by many companies, including Virgin Galactic, has built two ships at its tourist and trade space station, Hermes I. For the last five years they have been testing hundreds of potential colonists. When the first ship was finished they chose a crew for the ship, Ares I, a few people who were the best humanity had to offer.
They must build the first colony on another planet, one large enough support the next wave of colonists. The colonists know that they must not fail. If they do, they will all die, as will the next wave if they fail too badly for the situation to be salvaged.
The interest check
Things needed for a Mars colony:
1) Prefab habitat.
2) inflatable domes and atmospheric equipment for them.
3) manufacturing and mining equipment
4) Landers
5) mothership (storage and manufacturing area at first)
6) chemical processing equipment (to make hydroponics chemicals, air, and fuel)
7) robots (for heavy lifting, dangerous situations, etc.)
8) chemical extractors (remove one set chemical from whatever is pumped through it per filter. We have at least four of them, two to remove hydroponic chemicals from compost (waste water and regolith), and two for nutrients from Chlorella Algae)
Crew needed:
1) Doctors (physical and psychological)
2) Maintenance/engineering (several)
3) Pilots
4) Biologists/agriculture specialists
5) computer/communications specialist (required on maintenance team, as we will rely on computers and communications for everything)
6) manufacturing specialist (also on maintenance team, as we will need to make everything)
7) would like a chemist (tweaking things to mars specifically, and making new things form local resources)
Crew members should have a variety of skills, so things don't get too bad if we lose someone. If you leave, you'll be killed off. If we need to bring in more people, we'll say NASA sent a second ship.
