The final-round nominees for the Worldbuilding Awards have been announced! Among those nominations are no less than four articles from Astra Planeta:
Wondrous Nature Award: Earth
Strength & Honour Award: Ares Program
Pillars of Progress Award: Warp Drive
Best Article: Alone Together
I am incredibly humbled to be nominated alongside these other amazing worldbuilders and their stunning work in the first place. VOTING HAS ENDED! Thanks to everyone who voted; tune in to the awards ceremony on May 18th to find out whether any of these articles won!
Ares Program
Discovery, Exploration
The Ares program was a NASA-led crewed spaceflight project overseen by UNAC that succeeded in its milestone goal of landing humans on the surface of Mars. The Ares program spanned 18 years, from 2010 to 2028 CE, and five missions, each a duration of roughly 440 days with 30 of those spent on the Martian surface. All five missions were a success.
Program Timeline
2010
Aug. 5
Ares program announced2012
Feb. 15
Construction begins on Ares mission vehicle Athena2016
Mar. 20
Athena construction complete2018
Jun. 27
Ares I mission launched to MarsOct. 1
Ares I mission arrives at MarsOct. 3
Humans stand on Mars for the first timeNov. 2
Ares I departs for Earth2019
Apr. 24
Ares I returns to Earth2020
Aug. 19
Ares II mission launched to MarsDec. 9
Ares II mission arrives at Mars2021
Jan. 10
Ares II mission departs for EarthAug. 22
Ares II mission returns to Earth2022
Oct. 12
Ares III mission launched to Mars2023
Feb. 17
Ares III mission arrives at MarsMar. 19
Ares III mission departs for EarthNov. 22
Ares III mission returns to Earth2024
Nov. 18
Ares IV mission launched to Mars2025
Apr. 11
Ares IV mission arrives at MarsMay 11
Ares IV mission departs for Earth2026
Feb. 23
Ares IV mission returns to EarthDec. 26
Ares V mission launched to Mars2027
May 19
Ares V mission arrives at MarsJun. 18
Ares V mission departs for Earth2028
Apr. 1
Ares V mission returns to EarthThe Astra Planeta universe and all related works © 2018-2024 Douglas Marshall ("SpyglassRealms"), all rights reserved. Thanks to Hanhula, Nimin, Annie, and the other fine folks in the WorldAnvil Discord for their invaluable help with the world formatting and CSS! Art assets without credits displayed are created by SpyglassRealms. Assets not created by SpyglassRealms are properly credited and are either public domain content, Creative Commons Attribution, or displayed with the permission of the creator(s).
