U.S. of an ever-blossoming
budget deficit, many experts were quick to point out the
socio-economic devastation that might result.
Fears were justified just
months after the second Coca-Cola proposal was nixed. A ring of
NASA scientists were scandalized for unauthorized usage of the SAR
pad. They had crafted a way to bypass certain security mechanisms
such that there was no record of their entry. However, federal
agents investigating a counterfeit money scheme eventually
discovered the operation. After convictions and sentences were
issued to the participants, NASA tightened security at each
earth-based SAR pad to prevent further corruption. In the meantime,
progress on Camp Mars was hampered such that the project completed
two years behind schedule and caused great public outcry for its
budget overruns.
Now recognizing the
potential problems that such a technology would cast onto a fragile
international economy, the U.S. government thought it wise to treat
sub-atomic replication as secret as nuclear technology. Further,
the number of sub-atomic facilities had been limited to just five.
These were located at Edwards Air Force Base in California, Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, Johnson Space Center in Texas, Camp Moon,
and Camp Mars. Each was equipped to decompose or replicate any
object from encrypted data which was transmitted to its receiver
from any other site via satellite.
It is impossible to argue
against the fact that SAR technology was absolutely required for
sustained life on Mars. Through the technology, astronauts obtain
everything from chisels to cheese-steak sandwiches to the very
chemicals and supplies needed to run the SAR pad. From a constant
supply of mass acquired through waste materials, astronauts are
able to restock everything they need to sustain life.
The only additional
requirement to make life on Camp Mars possible is the constant
demand on energy to make all of the chemical transitions.
Fortunately, the sun is a constant source of energy on Mars, for
which the astronauts can tap into without any atmospheric
obstructions making solar energy a very reliable source of
power.
…
As the crew staggered
towards the massive building in the awkward gravity of Mars, Dmitri
was the first to reach the steel door. He released the latch
mechanism and slowly swung the door open with some effort. Garrison
peered into utter darkness while Ayman crossed the threshold and
flipped a large circuit breaker. The room flooded with a bright
light that caused Garrison to squint at first. He walked inside to
see a cavernous concrete box. Very little adorned this wide-open
building, but upon close scrutiny, Garrison did notice that the
back wall was lined with tall chemical canisters and pipes running
out of them in a chaotic looking manner. They ran this way and that
up the wall and into the ceiling. There were tiny darkened windows
about twelve inches square all the way around the interior about
half way up each wall. There was a room in one corner of the
building that had a large window about 15 feet off of the floor.
Through the window, Garrison could see a series of control panels
with yellow and green lights sparsely spread across each panel.
Garrison’s attention was then drawn to the center of the room. He
peered intensely and noticed that there was a tiny object adorning
the floor of the room a couple of hundred yards away.
“ What’s that?” Garrison
asked, gesturing to the object?
“ Ah,” exclaimed Ayman.
“That would be my new headset. I’ll just go pick it up and meet you
two in the control room.”
Ayman then hopped onto an
electric scooter and proceeded to drive to the headset a couple of
hundred yards away. Dmitri led Garrison to the control room, first
entering the decompression chamber. With the door to the SAR pad
sealed, Garrison heard the now familiar sound of air filling the
chamber. The two proceeded through another door and proceeded up a
stairwell into the control room. After removing
budget deficit, many experts were quick to point out the
socio-economic devastation that might result.
Fears were justified just
months after the second Coca-Cola proposal was nixed. A ring of
NASA scientists were scandalized for unauthorized usage of the SAR
pad. They had crafted a way to bypass certain security mechanisms
such that there was no record of their entry. However, federal
agents investigating a counterfeit money scheme eventually
discovered the operation. After convictions and sentences were
issued to the participants, NASA tightened security at each
earth-based SAR pad to prevent further corruption. In the meantime,
progress on Camp Mars was hampered such that the project completed
two years behind schedule and caused great public outcry for its
budget overruns.
Now recognizing the
potential problems that such a technology would cast onto a fragile
international economy, the U.S. government thought it wise to treat
sub-atomic replication as secret as nuclear technology. Further,
the number of sub-atomic facilities had been limited to just five.
These were located at Edwards Air Force Base in California, Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, Johnson Space Center in Texas, Camp Moon,
and Camp Mars. Each was equipped to decompose or replicate any
object from encrypted data which was transmitted to its receiver
from any other site via satellite.
It is impossible to argue
against the fact that SAR technology was absolutely required for
sustained life on Mars. Through the technology, astronauts obtain
everything from chisels to cheese-steak sandwiches to the very
chemicals and supplies needed to run the SAR pad. From a constant
supply of mass acquired through waste materials, astronauts are
able to restock everything they need to sustain life.
The only additional
requirement to make life on Camp Mars possible is the constant
demand on energy to make all of the chemical transitions.
Fortunately, the sun is a constant source of energy on Mars, for
which the astronauts can tap into without any atmospheric
obstructions making solar energy a very reliable source of
power.
…
As the crew staggered
towards the massive building in the awkward gravity of Mars, Dmitri
was the first to reach the steel door. He released the latch
mechanism and slowly swung the door open with some effort. Garrison
peered into utter darkness while Ayman crossed the threshold and
flipped a large circuit breaker. The room flooded with a bright
light that caused Garrison to squint at first. He walked inside to
see a cavernous concrete box. Very little adorned this wide-open
building, but upon close scrutiny, Garrison did notice that the
back wall was lined with tall chemical canisters and pipes running
out of them in a chaotic looking manner. They ran this way and that
up the wall and into the ceiling. There were tiny darkened windows
about twelve inches square all the way around the interior about
half way up each wall. There was a room in one corner of the
building that had a large window about 15 feet off of the floor.
Through the window, Garrison could see a series of control panels
with yellow and green lights sparsely spread across each panel.
Garrison’s attention was then drawn to the center of the room. He
peered intensely and noticed that there was a tiny object adorning
the floor of the room a couple of hundred yards away.
“ What’s that?” Garrison
asked, gesturing to the object?
“ Ah,” exclaimed Ayman.
“That would be my new headset. I’ll just go pick it up and meet you
two in the control room.”
Ayman then hopped onto an
electric scooter and proceeded to drive to the headset a couple of
hundred yards away. Dmitri led Garrison to the control room, first
entering the decompression chamber. With the door to the SAR pad
sealed, Garrison heard the now familiar sound of air filling the
chamber. The two proceeded through another door and proceeded up a
stairwell into the control room. After removing
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