Ares IV

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SOL 12

The Ares IV ship was released into space 12 days ago and has now landed on the planet Mars. The landing was successful; also NASA has begun sending supplies to the Ares V site ready for the next year.

SOL 19

So far so good, the crew have discovered new materials and are packing them into the Ares IV ship. They have 25 SOL'S left until retreating from Mars and back to Earth.

SOL 23

Things aren't going too well. Communications with NASA have been lost and one of the crewmates Ian was caught in a full raged storm and badly injured. All of the crew have specialized medical training so Ian will be fully recovered by the time the leave Mars in 21 SOL'S

SOL 30

Communications have come back on, but the Ares IV ship has been knocked over after another storm. The ship needs to be repaired and pointing skywards in 14 SOL'S everything seems lost.

SOL 36

There are 8 SOL'S left until destined time of take-off. Peter and Lilo-The two engineers- have repaired some parts of the ship yet they said they cannot repair the rest in 8 SOL'S. It looks like the crew were going to be stuck on Mars for more than another 8 SOL'S...

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