January 15, 2010
by Sunny Moraine
The problem wasn’t the air.
They had expected it to be the air, until the first atmospheric analysis had revealed a breathable atmosphere, much to everyone’s surprise and eventual delight. No, the air wasn’t a problem. The cold wasn’t the problem; they expected it and came well-equipped for it, with thermal suits, and each [...]
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January 15, 2010
by Pamela J. Jessen
Our ship will touch down at Martian dawn,
exhaust throwing gales of organ sand
into the thin atmosphere. We’ll cheer
once, briefly, then bend to our tasks
of securing the craft, transmitting data and images
twenty light minutes to an Earth hungry for Mars.
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Month after boring month we’ve watched as Mars
grows closer, more substantial and realization [...]
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