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[QUOTE]Originally posted by OnToMars: [QB] [QUOTE] One thing I'm not clear on, is just how big is the colony/settlement on Mars in total? Is it just the 24 people on the mission, the only Humans on the planet? Or are there others? [/QUOTE] Ok, to be clear: Humans have been exploring Mars since 2021, the date of [i]Ares I[/i]. Between 2021 and 2027, four missions are carried out with six man crews each. This places four habitats capaple of supporting six people each all at the same location, creating a base. Then, more habitats are landed so that 24 people can be supported (with suitable redundacy). Between 2029-2036, three missions with twenty four people are carried out. All of these are done NASA style, with the first four done like super long Apollo missions and the next four (including [i]Ares VIII[/i]) done somewhat like the Station program. During all of this, NASA astronauts are the only ones on the planet. At the completion of [i]Ares VIII[/i], the civilian base is landed, which is totally free of NASA control. Through the next two and half years, they will be the only other people on the planet. Also at this time, the NASA base is expanded to sixty-some and operations take on a McMurdo, Antarctica dynamic. Then the Space Force takes over and operations become entirely new and different. With the third conjunction of the series, we can land as many people as we want, making it resemble more the Mars depicted at the beginning of KSR's "Red Mars". The idea behind this is the series is supposed to document the transisition between NASA Mars and New World Mars. Between Apollo Mars and colony Mars. The XO character, Peter Young, is the same age during the series as Stewart was at [i]Ares I[/i]. He is supposed to somehow represent [i]in personae[/i] his generation as the generation that will take Mars and make it a colony world. And yes, I'm a big fan of the "Mars Trilogy". This is definitely influenced heavily by it, though the original idea did not come from it. Kim Stanley Robinson is of the opinion that the first mission really doesn't matter (thus the lack of any information in the trilogy about the early or first mission[s]), however, I am of the opinion that it does. John Boone was his name, and his birthyear is one off of mine. And guess when Benjamin Stewart was born - hey look at that - same age as me, what a coincidence! ;) As for the limited possibilities of character drama; twenty-four different and varied people, some engineers, some scientists, some Russians Americans or Europeans, living in cramped quarters trying to do different things, I think offers plenty of oppurtunities for character exploration. Like I said, we have the full range of stories from the past from expeditions, research stations, space stations, Antarctica/Arctic, submarines, etc. to pull stories from. M*A*S*H did it by pulling war stories from Korea and elsewhere and using them. Also, like I said, we're not confined to Mars. There's Janice Hancock, who would be a title character back on Earth heading NASA and fighting politicians and media at every turn. There would be other Earth-bound characters as well though I haven't really explored the possibility. The problem I have right now is two-fold: (1)being able to create twenty-four fully fleshed out three dimensional characters that will combine with each other to be interesting and to offer interesting options to explore and (2) actually writing the bloody thing. Format, pacing, and all the skills it takes to actually write a script are beyond me. But here, without further ado is everything you ever wanted to know about Benjamin Stewart: Benjamin Stewart Physiology Sex: Male Age: 53 Height: Six feet. Weight: 165 lbs. Hair: Black and graying. Eyes: Brown Skin: Fair Posture: Straight but relaxed. Appearance: Slender, well toned, good looking, tidy but not neurotically so. Heredity: English and German Sociology Class: Upper middle origin, wealthy from Ares I and previous celebrity status. Occupation: Fighter pilot turned engineer turned astronaut turned scientist turned celebrity turned hero turned private citizen turned manager turned astronaut again. Education: Formal in engineering at undergrad and masters level. Informal in everything relating to Mars - including all science. Also knowledgeable in psychology. Home Life: Married to a loving wife whom he is devoted to and has been for many years. He has two sons who are adult and out of the house. Religion: Humanist Race, nationality: Caucasian. English and German lineage. American from East coast. Place in Community: Leader, father figure, undisputed authority. Political Affiliations: Strongly non-partisan Amusements, hobbies: Literature. All amusements typical to confined research stations. Psychology Sex life, moral standards: Monogamous but tempted (particularly Samantha Ross). Possibly unfaithful in earlier days. More hedonistic in earlier days, but tempered by age. Personal premise, ambition: Earlier, to make history and further exploration/settlement of Mars. That accomplished (Ares I, Director Mars Exploration Office), his ambition is gone. But there is still a work ethic there that keeps him going with the intrinsic motivation of exploring/settling Mars. Frustrations, personal disappointments: Being away from home/wife/Earth (paradoxically, he is happy at the opportunity to return to Mars, something he had hoped for awhile). Hidden disappointment at focusing his entire life at one object with very little else. Wonders how much he’s missed by focusing virtually exclusively on Mars exploration, which stems from his general interest in many things. Temperament: Relaxed, world weary at times, generally optimistic, logical, cool, rational, understanding, firm, authoritative. Attitude toward life: To take things as they come, to do what needs to be done, he is quietly but supremely confident, and feels he is capable of solving any problem that is presented to him. Complexes, obsessions, inhibitions, superstitions, phobias: Not quite an obsession, but an overwhelming commitment to the furtherance of humans on Mars. Inhibitions, the standard of conduct imposed upon by celebrity and hero status. He loves his wife and is deeply devoted to her but he also secretly regrets possibilities not taken. No superstitions, completely rejects all without sufficient evidence. Is slightly subject to fighter pilot type superstitions in times of heavy pressure. No phobias. Extrovert, introvert, ambivert: Ambivert, a private person by nature, though very comfortable with his father-like/authoritative/celebrity status. Abilities: Accomplished scientist, engineer, and leader. IQ: 135 [/QB][/QUOTE]
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