I got to thinking about the actual 30 days on Mars, and that the crew is going to need some type of rover. Otherwise, they are just going to spend 30 days walking around the same tiny area of the surface. I made a tiny LRV-type rover using some shuttle wheels and bits of plastic. Here it is in rough form. I made a little canopy for it as well, not pressurized but enough to keep the wind-blown dust off of your visor!I have also started a little radio controlled rover to help patrol the surface. I would imagine with the height of the MEM, you could send it out and keep a visual on it for quite a while. Or maybe it can follow the crewed rover for support on a sortie.
I found this illustration. It is from the early 90s.
I added decals to the MEM. I went in the direction I have been trying to maintain, using shuttle style graphics and logos since this is still 1985 and 1986. So, a red NASA worm instead of grey, it is Mars after all, and "Challenger" below that as it appeared on the orbiters. Then, Apollo style "United States" and flag on the ascent stage.
Quote from: Ronpur50 on 11/19/2014 04:21 amI added decals to the MEM. I went in the direction I have been trying to maintain, using shuttle style graphics and logos since this is still 1985 and 1986. So, a red NASA worm instead of grey, it is Mars after all, and "Challenger" below that as it appeared on the orbiters. Then, Apollo style "United States" and flag on the ascent stage.Where did you get them from?