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Planes also crash, but we still ride them.

Can't you have tiny relay drones?

Like in OPM. I think the science multiplier should be lower on all planets but have more biomes.

I mean, the BFR is supposed to only carry 10 to Mars on its first flight, and with advancements in AI, larger and larger ships could be controlled. If you need lots a shuttles for exploring or boarding parties, you obviously need more, but you probably need 12 people, so you can have 4 6 hour shifts of 3.

FTL?

umm... have you watched Danny2465?

Horrendous Space Kablooie

The real issue: every feature in the DLC is available with free mods, though you'd need several mods to re-create the functionality.

I discovered https://letsrobot.tv/. Its a site that lets you control robots around the world for free. I got stuck on a chair and asked for help. The chat said someone was coming to get me. I waited for a human to pick me up so I could continue driving. Then my robot was dislodged, I spun around, and- it wasn't a human who saved me, but another internet controlled robot!

Dragon's Egg and Starquake are great, though very obscure, books, though they were turned into a mediocre episode of Star Trek Voyager("Blink of an Eye"). There's a neutron star that is inhabited by microscopic lifeforms, that are based on nuclear forces, instead of chemical ones. So time passed for them 100,000 times faster. The star comes within 200 au of the sun, and a starship is sent, and uses very complicated techniques to avoid the tidal forces. Since it lasts millenia from their perspective, the ship ends up determining the aliens civilization.

He also did a cooperation with another channel:

Not "still". That's actually half their job. Some of their airplane concepts look really cool.

LV-1 Ant Liquid Fuel Engine "What is this, an engine for ants?"

Yay, someone spotted it!

The gov will shut down again on the 8th. They probably are going to try to launch by then.

The government shutdown has ended, so I hope they'll announce the static fire date soon.

MDRS End of Mission Summary Crew 186 – Boilers2Mars December 2017 - January 2018 Commander/Astronomer: Max Fagin Executive Officer: Kexcrementsij Mall Crew Engineer: Melanie Grande Crew Geologist: Dr. Cesare Guariniello Journalist: Justin Mansell GreenHab Officer: Mark Gee Health and Safety Officer: Samuel Albert Commander’s Statement As Purdue students and alumni, Purdue’s heritage with human spaceflight is a heritage we all take very seriously, and that heritage was on full display for the duration of this mission. I am happy to say that every member of this crew has risen to the highest standards expected of would be space travelers, and I am proud of every member of this crew for doing their jobs with skill, effectiveness, professionalism, robustness, and the positive disposition that space travel demands of those who pursue it. I would be proud to call any of you my crewmates on a real mission to Mars. When undertaking challenging journeys like this, I often find there are two types of travelers. First, there are the kind who are happiest when things are going right. The kind who love it when a plan works. The kind who revel in practicing, planning and simulating every facet of the journey beforehand just as much as they love the journey itself. Second, there are the kind of travelers who enjoy a journey more when things are going poorly, because it allows for a chance to test their skills in the face of danger. They revel in being just beyond the margin and only barely in control, because the experience will leave them with a harrowing story to tell when they get home. Personally, I’m in the first camp. I subscribe to the perspective that a stressful and harrowing adventure is a sign of poor planning. Things sometimes go wrong that are beyond our control. And during those times, true stories of courage and heroism often emerge, especially in space travel. But there is nothing to be celebrated in seeking such situations. Because of our desire for narrative satisfaction, it’s the near disasters that often become our most cherished stories, but those stories of right ought to be told just as much about the textbook missions, and the hard work that made them possible. That is why I am so proud of what we have accomplished as a crew during our time at MDRS, and why I will remember the time so fondly. Our mission was productive, exciting, and educational, but it was never stressful or harrowing. It has been a privilege to command such a talented and driven group of people. Thank you to Ashwati Das and the Purdue Mars Society. Thank you to Professor Porterfield, Professor Mitchell, Professor Horgan, Professor Grant, Professor Whitfield and Professor Dumbacher, and thank you to Erin Easterling and Brian Huchel. Thank you to Purdue Honors College, WIEP, ABE, SAO, and PESC. Thanks to the many Mars Society volunteers who have put in their time and hard work over the decades to make MDRS possible, and to those who specifically supported us on our mission: Veronica Brooks, Sylvain Burdot, Kevin Seidler, Kay Wolf, Jennifer Holt, Graeme Frear and Bernard Dubb. Thank you to Dr. Robert Zubrin and the Mars Society Leadership, and final thanks to Dr. Shannon Rupert for being our on-site support. Boiler Up, Hammer Down! Max Fagin, 01/02/2018 Our Mission, By The Numbers 12 days in sim 125 person-hours of EVA total time 24 person-hours of EVA rover time 138 km traversed on EVA 515 gallons of water consumed (including GreenHab) ~1700 photos taken 86 geological spectra collected 580 grams of edible crops harvested from GreenHab 636,445 strands of DNA sequenced from microbes found in the hab Summary of EVA Activities Max Fagin, Commander We conducted a total of 10 EVAs during our mission (11 were planned, but light snow on Sol 9 caused it to be delayed to Sol 10). Our EVAs lasted anywhere from 1-5 hours, traversing a distance of 138km total and reaching a maximum of 6.2 km from the hab. A map of every EVA we took is shown on the next page, overlayed on the MDRS regional map. Something like the electric rovers of ATVs are an essential part of an effective Mars surface exploration campaign. However, they must be considered in the same class as the rockets and spacecraft that delivered the astronauts to Mars: As means, not ends. The best field science is still done when an astronaut is on foot and able to devote their complete attention to their surroundings. As such, a goal of this mission was to minimize the amount of “unproductive” time spent on EVAs. This includes time spent en route to targets, and loading/unloading equipment. An EVA debrief was regularly held 1 hour after the EVA had completed with the EVA director who had been the habcomm for the EVA, and a careful timeline was reconstructed from the gps logs carried by members of the EVA. This allowed us to build up an accurate picture of how our EVA time was spent.