Hours
These are our tips on what you will need to do on Enceladus and when! These tips will help you survive for 24 hours on Enceladus and will also include some activities and occurrences that could happen on Enceladus. These guidelines will help you organise and manage your time really well. Hope you have a great time, Good Luck!
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1-4 hours
You will arrive on Enceladus in a space craft, but it will not actually settle down on the Enceladus surface, since it is too icy and has constant geysers of water shooting up, so actually landing would require too much equipment. Instead, the space craft will hover over the planet, and attach nine super strong bungee cords into and under the surface, using drills, so it does not float away. This process will take about an hour, and when the craft is secure, you will get into your space suit, which has 14 layers of water proof, heating protection materials, a hard torso, helmet, boots, life support system, water and air supplies, and and a one kilometre cord attaching to the back , and jump off onto the surface of Enceladus. Once you have jumped of the craft that you have been living in for the past 4 years, you will float over to the main base camp.
A few months ago, NASA would have sent up an unmanned spacecraft to set up a main base shelter , that includes ...
Orion MPCV - Command-and-control heart of the orbiting spacecraft, housing vital navigation, communications and life support for extended missions.
Solar arrays - Generate the power for spacecraft operations
Radiators - Regulate heat of electronics and crew habitation quarters.
Laboratory - Houses scientific equipment, sample analysis tools and workstations to remotely pilot drones and rovers on the Martian surface.
Habitat- Provides additional living quarters for crew, as well as consumables storage, radiation protection, and an exercise equipment.
Excursion Module - Module designed to house one or multiple excursion vehicles to be used by crews
You go into the habitat section and are given a briefing on safety, and a tour of the rooms. This will help you in an emergency and will help you navigate your way around the space station. After all this excitement you will be hungry, so we suggest a meal and a relaxing rest. This meal will be freeze dried and will have little moisture so you will need to add hot water before eating. Enjoy!
A few months ago, NASA would have sent up an unmanned spacecraft to set up a main base shelter , that includes ...
Orion MPCV - Command-and-control heart of the orbiting spacecraft, housing vital navigation, communications and life support for extended missions.
Solar arrays - Generate the power for spacecraft operations
Radiators - Regulate heat of electronics and crew habitation quarters.
Laboratory - Houses scientific equipment, sample analysis tools and workstations to remotely pilot drones and rovers on the Martian surface.
Habitat- Provides additional living quarters for crew, as well as consumables storage, radiation protection, and an exercise equipment.
Excursion Module - Module designed to house one or multiple excursion vehicles to be used by crews
You go into the habitat section and are given a briefing on safety, and a tour of the rooms. This will help you in an emergency and will help you navigate your way around the space station. After all this excitement you will be hungry, so we suggest a meal and a relaxing rest. This meal will be freeze dried and will have little moisture so you will need to add hot water before eating. Enjoy!
5-8 hours
Before you go and explore Enceladus we suggest that you go to the bathroom. First you will need to turn on the Vacuum function so that your waste won't float, then strap your self to the toilet and use. Now its time to explore, Enceladus is freezing so you will need to wear many layers of woolly clothes and ski gear to keep you warm as well as your space suit. The gravity on Enceladus is extremely low so walking around will be a big challenge. For this we have handles which have been put in the ground by robots as well as a wire that is attached to your space suit which leads to the space shelter so in case of an emergency there is always another option. If you accidentally lose grip of the handles and start to float off in space, just reach for your wire and pull your self back toward the shelter. You must be aware that near the South of Enceladus there is a large lake a couple of kilometres under the surface, which creates tiger stripes on Enceladus’s surface. Every second the tiger stripes shoot up geysers which contain a few hundred pounds of water and other chemicals into Saturn’s E-ring. After exploring Enceladus’s rough and icy surface we suggest that astronauts return to the space shelter and have another meal or a snack.
9-12
You will be taken to a small facility within the space station where you will need to exercise for approximately 2.5 hours. It is important that you exercise because you will gain the muscle that lost throughout the day, due to the lack of gravity. There is a variety of different machines that are available for use and they are all very similar to exercise machines that are used on Earth. There are some minor adjustments, such as extra machines that help create resistance and straps that help keep you on the exercise machine. These machines are called the TVIS (Treadmill), the CVIS, (stationary bicycle), and the ARED (weightlifter). Please make good use of the 2.5 Hours as it is very important to stay healthy and fit in space.
Suddenly the world goes dark. This is odd, as for all the time you have been on Enceladus it has had the exact same amount of lighting, as Enceladus has the same orbital and rotational period, so it is always facing Saturn. Don't worry, its not the end of the world but just an eclipse. Eclipses happen very often on Enceladus, as Saturn has 62 moons and lots of comets and large masses in its ring, that block out the light at some point in time.
The surface of Enceladus is made up of ice and there are many deep crevices, so we ask you to be very careful and to not stray from the path! Every time you would like to go outside, you will be attached to our one-of-a-kind bungee cord that have the ability to stretch for over a kilometre.
Enceladus reflects so much of the sunlight it receives, its surface temperature is a chilling -201° C. But, scientific discoveries have shown that in the south pole, there is a large fresh water lake that run a couple of kilometers beneath the surface. This causes tiger stripes to run along the surface of this area, and every second, they shoots up geysers that contain a few hundred pounds of liquid water and other chemicals out into Saturn's E-ring. As a result of this, the south pole is a shocking 137°C warmer, making the temperature only -64°C. This temperature is not to hard to deal with, as the coldest natural temperature ever recorded on the ground level of Earth is −89.2 °C. To survive, the astronauts will need to wear lots of wooly clothes and ski gear, and stay in heated rooms!
Suddenly the world goes dark. This is odd, as for all the time you have been on Enceladus it has had the exact same amount of lighting, as Enceladus has the same orbital and rotational period, so it is always facing Saturn. Don't worry, its not the end of the world but just an eclipse. Eclipses happen very often on Enceladus, as Saturn has 62 moons and lots of comets and large masses in its ring, that block out the light at some point in time.
The surface of Enceladus is made up of ice and there are many deep crevices, so we ask you to be very careful and to not stray from the path! Every time you would like to go outside, you will be attached to our one-of-a-kind bungee cord that have the ability to stretch for over a kilometre.
Enceladus reflects so much of the sunlight it receives, its surface temperature is a chilling -201° C. But, scientific discoveries have shown that in the south pole, there is a large fresh water lake that run a couple of kilometers beneath the surface. This causes tiger stripes to run along the surface of this area, and every second, they shoots up geysers that contain a few hundred pounds of liquid water and other chemicals out into Saturn's E-ring. As a result of this, the south pole is a shocking 137°C warmer, making the temperature only -64°C. This temperature is not to hard to deal with, as the coldest natural temperature ever recorded on the ground level of Earth is −89.2 °C. To survive, the astronauts will need to wear lots of wooly clothes and ski gear, and stay in heated rooms!
13-20
After all the things you have done today you will need to sleep to let your body recharge. Make sure that you take the time to rest properly, because it is very important for your health. Please make sure you change into a pair of space pyjamas and brush your teeth before going to bed. Sleeping quarters will be shown to you (and your family) and staff will demonstrate how to get into your bed properly. The sleeping quarters are quite small, but you should feel very comfortable. You will be sleeping in a sleeping bag that is located on the 'wall' of you sleeping quarters. As a precaution, you are required to strap yourself to the sleeping bag to make sure you will not float around during the 'night'
Goodnight!
Goodnight!
21-24
Before we depart this amazing moon, we would like to offer you a lovely meal with a view. (We will be supplying a lovely space meal.) Make sure you have a wonderful time and take a look at the surreal landscapes one last time!
You will be travelling back to Earth on our special Space Express. The journey may be long, but enjoy it, because this is a once in a life time opportunity! Make sure you pack all your belongings that you brought with you and do not leave anything behind. We will be providing some special space cameras so you can take your memories home with you! The trip back to Earth should be smooth and we will be taking the scenic route.
You will be travelling back to Earth on our special Space Express. The journey may be long, but enjoy it, because this is a once in a life time opportunity! Make sure you pack all your belongings that you brought with you and do not leave anything behind. We will be providing some special space cameras so you can take your memories home with you! The trip back to Earth should be smooth and we will be taking the scenic route.