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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5302476" data-attributes="member: 11437">June 13The shuttle arrived early.  The first thing that I noticed was that it was a brand-new shuttle.  I'd heard that NASA was incorporating some Red Star design and that much was evident.  This new shuttle, Chimera, was sleek and powerful-looking, much more advanced than the dinosaur that brought me to Deep Red a year ago.Drs. Olney, Dixon, and Hines described their mission as simple survey.  They had been slated to come to Mars about a year from now; my discoveries only hastened NASA's plans.Dr. Hines revealed to me that one of the mission's priorities is to look for underground sites for a colony.  He explained that Mars is thought to have massive subterranean pockets and that placing the colony below the surface is preferable because the colony would be better protected against harsh Martian elements.Nemekov never spoke to me.  He was pretty quiet.  His beady, dark eyes scanned Deep Red's hardware as he took notes on his wristie.  I know that Red Star is responsible for Deep Red's network and scientific instruments.  Nemekov also studied my custom-built SETI interface.  I wonder what he wants with it.I questioned Dr. Dixon about possible survey sites.  When I began to offer suggestions about prime locations, based on my past year of remote surveying Mars, Dixon cut me off and said that the team already had a list.  He had his orders and the team would stick to the mission.  Dixon couldn't tell me where they were surveying.  This bothers me.  What does NASA and Red Star have to hide from me, of all people?</blockquote>

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