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"Destination Mars"
« Thread started on: Oct 18th, 2003, 10:56pm » |
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Having passed Deimos and Phobos moments ago, my orbit was swiftly decaying
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #1 on: Oct 21st, 2003, 7:14pm » |
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when warning lights flashed on my mid and starboard consoles.
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #2 on: Oct 21st, 2003, 9:43pm » |
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I swore mildly, making an oath never to install another Dell Astrogator
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #3 on: Oct 22nd, 2003, 4:55pm » |
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that was bought via gray market. I also made myself a promise
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #4 on: Oct 22nd, 2003, 10:19pm » |
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to always, always check the solar wind reports before departing for Marsport.
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #5 on: Oct 24th, 2003, 6:44pm » |
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All of these pious declarations,of course,depended on my being able
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« Reply #6 on: Oct 25th, 2003, 6:46pm » |
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to quickly gain control. With one hand I slammed the red auto-pilot
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #7 on: Oct 29th, 2003, 4:57pm » |
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switch into de-activate. With the other I fired both retro rockets, slowing
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #8 on: Nov 2nd, 2003, 8:28pm » |
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the light cruiser Star Chase to a speed suitable for entry into
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #9 on: Nov 3rd, 2003, 6:55pm » |
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the Martian atmosphere.When I was sure my approach was stable, I
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #10 on: Nov 6th, 2003, 8:10pm » |
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initiated the landing sequence by engaging the forward-looking lidar system and scanning
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #11 on: Nov 7th, 2003, 6:30pm » |
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for traffic or other flying objects,I locked onto my assigned landing
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #12 on: Nov 12th, 2003, 9:46pm » |
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coordinates and squawked over the ship's intercom "Two minutes to Marsport! Better
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #13 on: Nov 17th, 2003, 8:34pm » |
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secure all loose equipment and strap yourselves in for touchdown. It would
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Re: "Destination Mars"
« Reply #14 on: Nov 26th, 2003, 09:38am » |
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also be a good idea to snap your helmets in place and
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