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Return to Earth

April 5th 2042 Earth Return Vehicle (ERV) Alpha A3 has been launched on a return flight. This fo…

Alpha A11

April 20th 2042 Hab Alpha A11 is a heavy cargo module and contains a number of significant supp…

Nirgal X2

March 20th 2042 The second of three areosynchronus satellites arrived in Martian orbit today. Th…

Lowell

8th March 2042 The team held an opening ceremony today for the new unit which they have decided …

Alpha 4

6th February 2042 The fourth crewed Hab module arrived today with a further ten crew members, ta…

Martian Glass

15th January 2042 The team in Alpha 2 announced a major step forward today. The group working in…

Christmas 2041

25th December 2041 For the celebration of the second Martian Christmas, all twenty two team memb…

Moving

December 16 2042 Hab Alpha A9 has been moved to Alpha Base where it will be used a part of a sec…

Hab Alpha A10

December 6th 2041 An uncrewed supply Hab arrived today bringing a range of supplies and resource…

New Construction

November 7th 2041 A new construction project began today with the laying of a foundation stone. …

Alpha 3

November 5th 2041 The third crewed Hab module arrived today. Hab Alpha 3 arrived with ten new te…

Opening Ceremony

October 5th 2041 The new three chambered factory block was officially opened today with a formal…

Hab Alpha A9

September 15th 2041 Hab Alpha A9 touched down today. This Hab module is significantly different …

Satelite Link-up

August 25th 2041 Communication between Earth and Mars is dependent on transmitters set up at Alp…

Greenhouse 2

August 7th 2041 The construction of the three blockhouses is taking a large amount of the team&#…

Alpha A8

14th July 2041 Hab Alpha A8 has now been moved to the site of Alpha base. This increases the spa…

The Heavy Rover

11th July 2041 The team unloaded their first functional pressurised rover from Hab Alpha A7. Thi…

Alpha A8

9th July 2041 Hab Alpha A9 touched down at Alpha base today. The landing was perfect - which was…

First Building

4th June 2041 The first brick building has now been completed on Mars. This is a small rectangul…

First Harvest

15th May 2041 Crops harvested from the greenhouse have been eaten by the Alpha team. Although on…

Building Bricks

3rd May 2041 The development of the base took a big leap forward today with the production of th…

Green House

2nd April 2041 The first pressurised greenhouse has now been assembled at Alpha Base. This green…

Adding Alpha A7

21st March 2041 Alpha A7 has been added to Alpha base, increasing the space available to the tea…

Alpha A7

10th March 2041 Hab module Alpha A7 touched down perfectly in the Alpha landing zone today. This…

Growing Alpha Base

3rd February 2041 Hab Alpha 2 has now been moved across to Alpha Base where it has been joined t…

Coming Together

21st January 2041 The team of Alpha 2 unpacked their own light weight electric rover today. This…

Alpha 2

20th January 2041 The second crewed landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars took place to…

Happy New Year

1st January 2041 The Alpha team celebrated the new year at Alpha Base during the 'midnight h…

Christmas on Mars

25th December 2040 Today the team at Alpha base celebrated their first Christmas on Mars. The te…

Alpha A6

5th December 2040 Alpha A6 touched down near to Alpha base today. This module is particularly im…

Three Months

25th October 2040 The team celebrated their third month on Mars today. After a busy initial peri…

Moving the ERV

26th September 2040 The second Earth Return Vehicle, Alpha A5 has been moved just outside the la…

ERV Alpha A5

20th September 2040 The first landing since the arrival of Alpha 1 took place today as the Earth…

Deep Core Expedition

15th September 2040 Astronauts David Martell and Nikolay Baturin drove to nearby crater today to…

Alpha A2

6th September 2040 A third Hab module was added to Alpha base today. Hab Alpha A2 was joined to …

Linking Habs

30th August 2040 The construction of a permanent Alpha base took a big step forward today with t…

Moving Home

27th August 2040 Astronauts David Martell and Jianyu Chu began the process of moving Hab Alpha 1…

Moving Base

26th August 2040 After a successful first month the astronauts began today to move their centre …

First Step to Alpha Base

25th August 2040 Hab Alpha A4 was put in place today at the site of the permanent Alpha base. As…

Moving Day

20th August 2040 Astronauts David Martel, Jianyu Chu and Maria Dicello took the two light electr…

Balloon Observatory

18th August 2040 Akane Kobayashi released an observation balloon today. The balloon carries a nu…

Road Building

16th August 2040 David Martel and Jianyu Chu returned to the Alpha 1 Hab module today. On route …

From Rover to Winch

15th August 2040 Over the past few days David Martel and Jianyu Chu have been working on the hea…

Journey to Hab Alpha A4

Personal Log – Maria Dicello Sol 191 / 10 July 2040 Hab Alpha A4, Mars We left Hab Alpha A…

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