Life in a Martian colony would have a long term rhythm best measured not in Martian orbits around the sun, but Synods with the Earth. A continual cycle of arrival, building, expansion, and preparation for the next wave of colonists. - ThreadSky

culpablemink.bsky.social • 177 days ago

Life in a Martian colony would have a long term rhythm best measured not in Martian orbits around the sun, but Synods with the Earth.

A continual cycle of arrival, building, expansion, and preparation for the next wave of colonists.

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superg05.bsky.social•144 days ago

IM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOU ON HERE

culpablemink.bsky.social•177 days ago

Martians will probably track the synod of when their first ancestor set foot on Mars, as a claim to how deeply tied their family is to the founding of the colony.

culpablemink.bsky.social•177 days ago

Each synod would have the confirmation of Earth departure, setting the stage of exactly what people and equipment they will receive, and a potential burst of activity to ensure enough temporary quarters are ready for the new arrivals.

culpablemink.bsky.social•177 days ago

The landing time would likely see crewed Starship arriving early in the window to minimize radiation and microgravity health effects, with the new arrivals whisked into temporary quarters as the focus shifts to the following cargo Starship's.

culpablemink.bsky.social•177 days ago

After a frantic few months of landing, unloading, and Starship ground jockeying, things would even out.

People would get more permanent surface habitats built for homes.

New factories get built, labs set up and science done.

Unneeded Starships would be scraped.

culpablemink.bsky.social•177 days ago

But even as activity hits a new normal rhythm, the plans for the next synod's arrivals would be discussed, even more temporary accommodations built, and needed equipment would be discussed and sent to Earth.

And individuals would need to decide if they want to return to Earth.

culpablemink.bsky.social•177 days ago

People would make their final decisions, the return Starships would be fueled, and loaded with samples and those returning.

It would be a time of bittersweet goodbyes, and final reminisces.

mackinspace.bsky.social•162 days ago

Are those meant to be the IPP-era Mars Excursion Modules in cargo mode? I don't think I've ever seen a contemporary illustration of a cargo variant

culpablemink.bsky.social•162 days ago

I actually don't know what Robert McCall based these off of

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