Secrets of the Lost Ark - Part 2
After the first aero-braking reentry maneuver, the command crew would look for an ideal place to set up a colony. This would mean relatively flat ground (good for farming), near fresh water (a necessity), hopefully near some woods or whatever passed for trees on the ground to provide building material for shacks, cabins, whatever. Also, if possible, they’d land near the ocean so they’d be able to harvest materials from the sea.
Once the command crew landed, they exited the command capsule and went into the crew compartment and started the reanimation sequence on several of the sarcophagi. Once those people were awake and had their wits about them, they would then proceed to reanimate the rest of the crew in stages. We know from Rome’s Revolution that many of them had back pain, sometimes extreme, but nobody had planned for that.
As soon as a colonist was revived, they would need water, stat. We know from Rome’s Revolution, Part 1, that the lower section of the sarcophagus contained sealed drawers with a change of clothes, water, some rations and so on. Kind of a survival starter kit. This would get them through the first 24 – 48 hours.
Once that process was underway, the command crew would detach the lead capsule. Along with several volunteers and a handful of power rods, they would fire the SSTO rocket and return to orbit, eventually rendezvousing with the cargo compartment. One space walk later, the propulsion module was detached and they proceeded to fly back down with the cargo compartment which actually a bit larger than the crew compartment.
To be kind, I’m sure they tried to land as close to the crew compartment as possible. The sections of Ark I were about two miles apart. Ark II, well both sections belly-flopped down together. Ark III never recovered their cargo section. Ark IV, as we will learn, was a little worse. The two sections were about ten miles apart. Ark V, the Stealth Ark that carried The Ark Lords, they were only a few hundred yards apart.
Tomorrow we will discuss the "perfect" mission, i.e. what was supposed to happen after both sections of the Ark landed.
Once the command crew landed, they exited the command capsule and went into the crew compartment and started the reanimation sequence on several of the sarcophagi. Once those people were awake and had their wits about them, they would then proceed to reanimate the rest of the crew in stages. We know from Rome’s Revolution that many of them had back pain, sometimes extreme, but nobody had planned for that.
As soon as a colonist was revived, they would need water, stat. We know from Rome’s Revolution, Part 1, that the lower section of the sarcophagus contained sealed drawers with a change of clothes, water, some rations and so on. Kind of a survival starter kit. This would get them through the first 24 – 48 hours.
Once that process was underway, the command crew would detach the lead capsule. Along with several volunteers and a handful of power rods, they would fire the SSTO rocket and return to orbit, eventually rendezvousing with the cargo compartment. One space walk later, the propulsion module was detached and they proceeded to fly back down with the cargo compartment which actually a bit larger than the crew compartment.
To be kind, I’m sure they tried to land as close to the crew compartment as possible. The sections of Ark I were about two miles apart. Ark II, well both sections belly-flopped down together. Ark III never recovered their cargo section. Ark IV, as we will learn, was a little worse. The two sections were about ten miles apart. Ark V, the Stealth Ark that carried The Ark Lords, they were only a few hundred yards apart.
Tomorrow we will discuss the "perfect" mission, i.e. what was supposed to happen after both sections of the Ark landed.
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