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To: sionnsar; airborne; tuliptree76; King Prout; Dead Corpse; Genesis defender; timpad; TASMANIANRED; ..

The maneuvers to separate the habitats has gone well. Habs A and B are now rotating around a common center in a high elliptical orbit which will be gradually circularized.

In the meantime, the Flying Castle has detached from the main group and is on its way to the surface of Mars.

Unlike the liftoff from Earth, which was to a Low Earth Orbit, our descent to Mars is from quite high. We will be under continuous, but very reduced thrust until the last few minutes of the flight.

At that time, the thrust will increase, and the gee forces we feel will be more extreme, but our sudden return of weight will still not be equal to what we would feel on Earth.

So as we begin moving into the thin Martian atmosphere, prepare yourselves for an increase in weight. Try to find a comfortable spot to “wait” it out. You don’t want to be climbing stairs when the increase comes.

And don’t leave any breakables out.


2,589 posted on 04/15/2006 6:27:09 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (I don't want a World with empty dreams ... Dump the 1967 Outer Space Treaty Now! ... Farm Mars!)
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To: NicknamedBob
So as we begin moving into the thin Martian atmosphere, prepare yourselves for an increase in weight.

Does this mean I'll have to buy bigger pants?
2,590 posted on 04/15/2006 6:31:09 AM PDT by Das Outsider ("Everybody wants to act like his ancestors were brought here on slave ships. " -Ann Coulter)
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To: NicknamedBob

Are the habitats still on their own time zones?


2,592 posted on 04/15/2006 6:32:55 AM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~| IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)
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To: NicknamedBob

but... is it Easter on Mars?

the Martian year is, of course, 669 Martian "sols" of 24hours 37minutes, which translates into 687 Terran "days"

and this doesn't even consider the disagreement between the Roman and Greek calendars.


2,645 posted on 04/15/2006 10:04:19 AM PDT by King Prout (The UN 1967 Outer Space Treaty is bad for America and bad for humanity - DUMP IT.)
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