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Aerospace & Space

Mission Mars Engineer™

The first permanent Mars settlement launches in your lifetime. You are the systems engineer responsible for getting the crew there — and keeping them alive once they arrive.

Tier 1

Explorer

Introduction to engineering concepts

Tier 2

Innovator

Applied design challenges

Locked

Complete 60% of the Explorer tier to unlock these missions.

  • Design the descentAeroshell, parachute, retro-propulsion trade study.70 XP
  • Habitat layoutRadiation shielding vs. usable volume.70 XP
  • Power budgetSolar array vs. compact fission trade.70 XP

Tier 3

Engineer

Advanced simulations

Locked

Complete 60% of the Innovator tier to unlock these missions.

  • Closed-loop ECLSSWater recovery and CO2 scrubbing efficiency.110 XP
  • ISRU propellantMaking methane and oxygen from Martian air.110 XP
  • Fault tree the landingSingle points of failure and redundancy.110 XP

Tier 4

Visionary

Real-world global challenges

Locked

Complete 60% of the Engineer tier to unlock these missions.

  • First city planScaling from outpost to 1,000 residents.160 XP
  • Planetary protectionContamination ethics and sterilization.160 XP
  • Earth-independenceManufacturing on Mars, not shipping from Earth.160 XP