[Flagnine1]

anyone have a date for when Evo corp established it's habitat on mars?

[FastJack]

Well, I couldn't find a date, but the first manned mission to Mars was in 2063. As such, Evo's base is being built fast. They have been militarizing the base since the blurb in Sixth World Almenac circa 2072. So... assuming they were using nuclear fuel to avoid Hohmann transfer orbits, about 4 months to get there and four months to get back. Figure they probably did at least 10 "investigative" missions to study the planet before being ready to set up a base; with overlap, it probably would take 4-5 years to gather all the intel. Launch the base building shuttles around 2068, with ground braking in 2069? That's a VERY rigorous schedule, but from the blurbs, it sounds like Evo is very enthusiastic about the project.

[kirk]

Raises the interesting question: Why the enthusiasm?

[FastJack]

Might have something to do with the fact that, on the way back from the original Mars landing, the shuttle "disappeared" for six days as it entered Lunar orbit. When they re-appeared, the crew had no knowledge of the lost time.

Even more fun: the current CEO, Anatoly Kirilenko, was the lead cosmonaut on the mission.

[insert spam ad for "Authentic Plan-9 style foil hats"]

[CanRay]

Please, foil lining in hats hasn't stopped the mind reading and mind control satellites since they fixed that issue in 1984.  Any orbitals built since then work right though them.

You need a full-face helmet with a integrated Faraday Cage, and hope it's not one of the NSA-Models that can work with a spinal neural interface.

[kirk]

Please, foil lining in hats hasn't stopped the mind reading and mind control satellites since they fixed that issue in 1984.  Any orbitals built since then work right though them.

You need a full-face helmet with a integrated Faraday Cage, and hope it's not one of the NSA-Models that can work with a spinal neural interface.

That's why you wear a faraday suit.

[CanRay]

I love it!  I'll take ten!

[beowulf_of_wa]

and wear them as a nesting shell suit??

[CanRay]

Oh, like I'm going to tell you what my plans are.  Any of you!

[Valashar]

I'd bet your plans center on a pastel colored after-school cartoon with a cutesy pop-star theme song. Don't they?

[CanRay]

I'd bet your plans center on a pastel colored after-school cartoon with a cutesy pop-star theme song. Don't they?

You think so little of me, don't you?

[Chrona]

I'd bet your plans center on a pastel colored after-school cartoon with a cutesy pop-star theme song. Don't they?

You think so little of me, don't you?

That means it's working CanRay

[Valashar]

I'd bet your plans center on a pastel colored after-school cartoon with a cutesy pop-star theme song. Don't they?

You think so little of me, don't you?

That means it's working CanRay

That's not thinking little of you, Ray. Plans like that are just the first stage. The stage that gets you your army of brainwashed minions. Then the next stages become easy due to labor sharing.
Besides, nesting doll faraday suits.... could be like a Russian Voltron. 

[Sengir]

Raises the interesting question: Why the enthusiasm?

Well, there are dragon skeletons and pyramids on Mars, and the first (inofficial) Mars mission crashed on the very day of the Awakening. So obviously there is something magic involved. Now Evo is greening the planet, which will have the side effect of creating an artificial manasphere...

[Chrona]

Raises the interesting question: Why the enthusiasm?

Well, there are dragon skeletons and pyramids on Mars, and the first (inofficial) Mars mission crashed on the very day of the Awakening. So obviously there is something magic involved. Now Evo is greening the planet, which will have the side effect of creating an artificial manasphere...

Source?