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The Goon SquadThe Goon Squad::Beltus Mbeh- Beltus Mbeh- Construction and Construction and Design EngineeringDesign EngineeringPat Matheny- Pat Matheny- Power Plant and Power Plant and Habitat ArchitectHabitat ArchitectSteven Fields- Steven Fields- Mission Planning Mission Planning and Agricultureand Agriculture

Get Your Ass to Mars ProjectGet Your Ass to Mars Project

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Mission Overview

Why we started with Mars Comparing our world to Mars Our vision for Martian settlement Resources to build a new home

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1. Water for Food2. Carbon for Food3. Nutrients for Food

Why should we start with MARS?

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Comparing our World to the Next…

MARS EARTHDist. To Sun 225 Million KM 150 Million KM

Diameter 6,786 KM 12,756 KM

Tilt of Axis 25 Degrees 23.5 Degrees

Length of Year 687 Earth days 365.25 days

Length of Day 24h 37m 24h

Gravity 3/8 G 1 G

Temp Range -127C to 17C -88C to 58C

Atmospheric Pressure 7mb (Average) 1,013mb (Average)

Atmosphere Gases 95% CO2 78% N2, 21% O2

# of Moons 2 (Phobos & Deimos) 1 (Luna or Moon)

Polar Caps Water Ice & Dry Ice Water Ice

Highest Point Olympus Mons Mt Everest

Lowest Point Hellas Basin Marianas Trench

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Settlement Construction Staging PlanSettlement Construction Staging PlanPhase1Phase1• Completely Robotic, No humans on site.• Timeframe: First 2 years.• Objectives: Deploy first nuke, well drilling equipment, and gas plant to establish water well and initial gas reserve.

Phase 2Phase 2• 4 People on Site• Timeframe: Second 2 years.• Objectives: Deploy and setup mining / refining / manufacturing equipment.• MRM production runs. Produce material needed for settlement construction.

Phase 3Phase 3• 8 People on Site• Timeframe: Third 2 years.• Objectives: Continued MRM as needed. Settlement shell construction. No settlement electrical loads yet. Construct shell around agriculture, manufacturing & nuke BOPs.

Phase 4Phase 4• 12 People on Site• Timeframe: Fourth 2 years.• Objectives: Finalized settlement construction. Commissioning. All settlement loads coming online.

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Selected Location: Candor Chasma Valles Marineris

69.95W x 6.36S x -4.4km

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Possible locations for landing zones that don’t overfly the settlement

Settlement Location

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Temporary HabitatsTemporary Habitats

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Lower Level

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Upper Level

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100m

First Permanent Settlement for 12 PeopleFirst Permanent Settlement for 12 People

Build Phase 1Build Phase 1

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100m

Settlement Expansion to 36 PeopleSettlement Expansion to 36 People

Build Phase 2Build Phase 2

Build Phase 3Build Phase 3

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1. What do we have to work with?2. What do we bring from Earth?3. Local Resources (Atmosphere, Water &

Soil)

Resources to build a new home

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Resources we bring from EarthResources we bring from Earth

Robots & automation systems People

– Temp. living quarters– Life Support & dry food

Power System– Nuclear Reactors– Backup solar

Construction Equipment– Mining & Excavation – Refining Equipment– Manufacturing Equipment

Other high-tech/low mass/or items to manufacture items Equipment & material scavenged from Descent Craft &

Control systems, wiring, actuators, sensors, metal, parachutes, etc.

250 metric tons of Cargo/Habitat/People

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Conclusion