Oasis (pilot): ponics, the vastness of space, and breathable atmospheres
Amazon Pilot Model \n\n
Amazon\u2019s practice of putting out a pile of different pilots and letting the cream rise via actual user data.
\n\n London 2032 \n\nEnvironmental collapse. Precipitous economic drop, at least locally. Population collapse maybe?
\n\n Space is big \n\nThe Oasis settlement is on \u201cthe edge of the galaxy.\u201d That\u2019s really far! Nearest edge to Earth still thousands of lightyears. So, magic FTL. Stasis and muscle-wasting. FTL comms\xa0may be couriered by the ships.
\n\n Preacher man \n\nThe role of a man of God on a space station where resources are scarce and engineers are in high demand.
\n\n The Oasis Settlement \n\nNot as advertised! We\u2019re still in the early stages of building Elysium here; it\u2019s still being settled. Gravity and weather systems and water. Tectonic activity and proximity to other bodies. Breathable atmospheres and how they get there.
\n\n One-way trips \n\nExpense and complexity of designing for return trips in space travel. The nature of the magic FTL seems to still need normal rocket launches to get up there. Processing passenger vessels for materials.
\n\n *Ponics \n\nHydroponics. Aeroponics. Lower energy and water requirements, fine control of variables. Haley Joel is our Mark Watney\xa0botanist.
\n\n \n\n Space Dementia \n\n
Ala Armageddon? Mundane explanations, Occam\u2019s Razor, and\xa0magnets. Or\xa0supernatural. We\u2019ll see!
\n\n Magnets. How do they work? \n\nPlease see the Veritasium and Minute Physics videos above. This has little (nothing) to do with Oasis, really, but it\u2019s a cool thing we wanted to share. :)
\n\n Predictions \n\nWhat could be going on on this world and what we expect to actually happen. Solaris!
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