Mars 1 Manual: The Safe Area
AN: OK, so this is going to seem very strange but if you have been reading my fic you might have noticed that I tend to get carried away with character emotions and dialogue and never stop to describe surroundings. So, baring this in mind I have decided to take a small chapter to describe two parts of the ship, which I don't think I've even mentioned in the actual fic yet, and describe them as best as I can so that in the next chapter everyone will have a better idea of where the characters are and what their doing. You don't have to read this, as its not part of the fic but the next chapter is very fast paced and hopefully reading this will help you understand what's going on better.
PS- read this baring in mind that none of this is actually explained in the film and that I have no idea what I'm talking about. (In reality this is probably a load of complete rubbish but hey that why its called fiction right! ^.^)
Ship Section= The Safe Area:
The 'Safe Area' of the ship is a small cubed-shaped room in the very centre of the Mars 1. It was designed to withstand fire and high energy explosions in the event that the Mars 1 be hit by any type of Gamma burst or high radiation solar flare.
The Safe Area can be accessed via all four main access corridor's. There is a small control panel inside that controls the doors.
The Safe Area is connected to the Research Bay by a small circular opening in the ceiling. This is also controlled by the control panel located in the lower part of the Safe Area.
Once inside, the crew of the Mars 1 are protected against radiation and fire (including low gravity)
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Ship Section= Mars 1 Launch Pod:
The launch pod is the only part of the ship that is almost completely separate from the main hull. The pod is a hexagon-shaped 'room' which is large enough to fit all six members of the Mars 1 crew. Each side of the pod contains a chair that has two red restrains that keep the crew member secure until the pod lands. (AN: think the restraints on a roller coaster that goes upside-down, OK)
The Pod is only accessible through the Research Bay via a small circular access tunnel that ends up in the centre of the pod's floor.
All exterior sides of the Pod contain large deflated balloons that are designed to fill with oxygen in under 60 seconds and take the incredible force of the actual landing on Mars' surface. These balloons are incased inside metal alloy shields that will protect them from the heat during entry into Mars' atmosphere. The shielding will be removed by the pressure when the balloons fill with oxygen.
AN: OK, so this is going to seem very strange but if you have been reading my fic you might have noticed that I tend to get carried away with character emotions and dialogue and never stop to describe surroundings. So, baring this in mind I have decided to take a small chapter to describe two parts of the ship, which I don't think I've even mentioned in the actual fic yet, and describe them as best as I can so that in the next chapter everyone will have a better idea of where the characters are and what their doing. You don't have to read this, as its not part of the fic but the next chapter is very fast paced and hopefully reading this will help you understand what's going on better.
PS- read this baring in mind that none of this is actually explained in the film and that I have no idea what I'm talking about. (In reality this is probably a load of complete rubbish but hey that why its called fiction right! ^.^)
Ship Section= The Safe Area:
The 'Safe Area' of the ship is a small cubed-shaped room in the very centre of the Mars 1. It was designed to withstand fire and high energy explosions in the event that the Mars 1 be hit by any type of Gamma burst or high radiation solar flare.
The Safe Area can be accessed via all four main access corridor's. There is a small control panel inside that controls the doors.
The Safe Area is connected to the Research Bay by a small circular opening in the ceiling. This is also controlled by the control panel located in the lower part of the Safe Area.
Once inside, the crew of the Mars 1 are protected against radiation and fire (including low gravity)
~~~~~~~~~~
Ship Section= Mars 1 Launch Pod:
The launch pod is the only part of the ship that is almost completely separate from the main hull. The pod is a hexagon-shaped 'room' which is large enough to fit all six members of the Mars 1 crew. Each side of the pod contains a chair that has two red restrains that keep the crew member secure until the pod lands. (AN: think the restraints on a roller coaster that goes upside-down, OK)
The Pod is only accessible through the Research Bay via a small circular access tunnel that ends up in the centre of the pod's floor.
All exterior sides of the Pod contain large deflated balloons that are designed to fill with oxygen in under 60 seconds and take the incredible force of the actual landing on Mars' surface. These balloons are incased inside metal alloy shields that will protect them from the heat during entry into Mars' atmosphere. The shielding will be removed by the pressure when the balloons fill with oxygen.