Space and living on other planets
Frontier narratives What does the phrase "empty land" keep out of sight?
What this series asks
- How do delayed instructions and survival on the ground get handled together?
- Do exploration and settlement change what deserves preservation?
- Can a promise made far away be corrected on site?
The questions
1 · 2048 · 20 days until the next supply ship departsWater for resupply, water left at the baseAll 13 judgments agree
2 · 2086 · 4 months until the next settlement contractDoes the decision on Mars wait for Earth's approval?Split 10:1
3 · 2230 · 5 years until the route change agreementChildren living out the route their parents choseAll 13 judgments agree
4 · 2044 · 6 months until the return facility is finalizedShould we take the unknown samples into our region?All 13 judgments agree
5 · 2080 · 8 months until the long-term visit roster is finalizedLeaving the child's daily life for the parents' hometownAll 13 judgments agree
6 · 2190 · 2 years until the new residential zone is approvedA city starts growing over the observation siteSplit 10:1
7 · 2137 · 36 hours until the supply ship's route is fixedThree settlements' survival, one supply ship leftAll 13 judgments agree
8 · 4620 · Local 20 days until evacuation fuel is allocatedOne Month at the Colony, One Century Back HomeAll 13 judgments agree
9 · 2189 · 50 days until the switch to resupplying the orbital habitatSettling before we know what the cloud layer is responding toAll 13 judgments agree
10 · 2242 · 4 years until approval of the first atmosphere and surface conversion phaseLosing the planet's first record while building a new homeAll 13 judgments agree
11 · 2370 · 1 year until the last joint review window with EarthShould we authorize a thousand years of the autonomous factory today?Split 10:1
12 · 2240 · Decision deadline: within 5 yearsA new generation is born while we wait for Earth's answerAll 13 judgments agree
13 · 2075 · Within 90 days until the access contractA derelict orbital facility, revived: whose space is it then?All 13 judgments agree
14 · 2090 · Within 1 year until the recipients of support are setA chance to meet the hometown, and the share of those who stayAll 13 judgments agree
15 · 2140 · Within 8 months until loading is finalizedLoading each person's past onto a ship that leaves togetherSplit 7:4
16 · 2068 · Within 1 year until the equipment change is approvedA new standard that cuts maintenance costs, with residents bearing the adaptationAll 13 judgments agree
17 · 2250 · Within 18 months until the first hibernation cycleWho decides the future of those who sleepSplit 8:3
18 · 2110 · Within 30 days before the next transmission windowCan the last letter wait its turn?Split 10:1
19 · 2185 · Within 6 months until the return ship reservationAn observation opportunity arrives on the eve of the promise to returnSplit 7:4
20 · 2310 · Within 1 year until the next transport contractWho bears the cost of being buried in the hometown?All 13 judgments agree
21 · 2085 · Within 120 days until the first commercial operationThe mining date is set; the meaning of the discovery is notAll 13 judgments agree
22 · 2460 · Within 3 years until the integrated operations charterIf you live together, must the rules be the same too?All 13 judgments agree