insted of putting a countrys flag why not put OFMM flag or insignia onto a flag
Um...I cannot fathom the UN deserving their flag on Mars...Or the flag of the United Nations.. quite nice-looking if you ask me..
Also, if there is to be a doctor aboard... could it be named Leonard McCoy?
I like the idea of a Dr. Schweiger on board though, if not as the medical doctor. It just seems safer that way. :lol:
I think an OFMM flag is in order, if a flag there must be. And for that, we finally need a graphic. Any takers? (Fairly low-priority right now anyway.)
>]====[]====O <= Us
>(E)K <= Probe
__,,,,,........--------''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''---------........,,,,,__
>=o <= Bloodworth
MARS
Oh, come on! Was mine that bad?? :rofl:Artist's rendition of Mars departure:
Code:>]====[]====O <= Us >(E)K <= Probe __,,,,,........--------''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''---------........,,,,,__ >=o <= Bloodworth MARS
]::]>======[^]======O[SIZE=1] <= Us
>(E)K <= Probe
__,,,,,........--------''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''---------........,,,,,__
>=o <= Bloodworth
MARS
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It was better than mine, actually! :lol:
Better artist's rendition of Mars departure:
Code:]::]>======[^]======O[SIZE=1] <= Us >(E)K <= Probe __,,,,,........--------''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''---------........,,,,,__ >=o <= Bloodworth MARS [/SIZE]
He's referring to this retarded conversation I had.An even better 'render' would be to use MS paint
I am shocked, stunned and amazed by the lack of an epic facepalm smilie.
I know there will be stuff to do, but a year and a half's worth? Will there be entertainment? Additional cargo runs from Earth to Mars to bring them more experiments?
*ahem*
GETTING BACK ON TOPIC NOW...:lol:
Assuming a crew of eight, how are these people going to get through the 18 months (as I recall) between launch windows and (hopefully) reinforcements?
I know there will be stuff to do, but a year and a half's worth? Will there be entertainment? Additional cargo runs from Earth to Mars to bring them more experiments?
The problem isn't so much the length of the trip as the length of time between Earth-Mars launch windows, which as I said can be a year and a half. During that time, it is impossible to send a supplement to the crew due to the amount of energy expended in transit being exponentially greater, and difficult at best to get cargo over in transfers taking many times the length of the initial 'Mars Run.'If we bring all the Metroid games and the box sets of Red Dwarf and BSG, it might last them the way there. :lol:
As for telling NASA, I guess only good could come from it. Although the best I can see is being invited to Yuri's Night to be displayed as an example of motivation.
You have to get the on there somehow. There has to be some way to hail some Probe with this mission.As for a flag, I'll try to whip one up in GIMP. I'll base it off of the whole Prometheus idea I suppose.