Mars Station Alpha

Mars Station Alpha

Since reanimating an atmosphere on Mars is not very feasible and to shuttle the amount of materials needed to build on-surface structures would be monumental I decided to make my station subterranean. By being below ground, it would be easier to maintain a living temperature, atmosphere, shelter from weather, less stress on structures and allow growth on demand. This concept is based on a two phase approach and tries to take advantage of existing terrain and resources. Essential to choose best crater location based on accessible buried ice and desired minerals.

Phase 1:
Land Nuclear Powered Mining Robots at chosen Crater Location. Programmed and remotely controlled (IE: Rovers), to mine for ice, minerals and to tunnel pathways and open spaces. Nuclear Power provides for continuous use 24/7.

Priorities for mining robots would be to find buried ice and minerals. These areas would be staged for second phase ramp up. Allow robots to tunnel and remove