LOGBOOK 05

DET-DIGIT-ART: "TRACKS, a hikingtour in Cyberspace"
LOGBOOK 05:Bas and Clarissa leave for Mars(rise 10:46 set 01:39) UNIVERSAL TIME CODE: 95/10/05 00:00:00
MOTTO: there are 105 million km to cover.
It is time to leave.

My fingers twitch, it happens frequently when I loose control of the situation.
Bas my fellow traveller is bursting of impatience, preparations can't go on for ever. The hardware is installed, the database is filling up, the spacesuits fit perfect.

Bas responded to my cry for help some weeks ago. In addition to the fact that he will accompany me he is also the owner of a spacecraft, the ACS-i-SAT. We adapted the ACS-i-SAT as much as possible to the dangers we are exposed on during the trip. Bas will do the navigation during the trip, I have plot a course on Mars.

It is a dark and stormy night, 10 Beaufort and we have to cover 105 million kilometre before we can land on Mars.Weighting the pros and cons we have decided not to follow the special interplanetary missile orbit even though Homan discovered in 1925 that this orbit takes a minimum of energy. It takes to many additional time to make a detour in the form of an ellipse.

If we miss Mars it can take a century to recover our planet.
I have decided to go on to the bitter end tears rolling down my cheeks. The fluctuation in my mind between desk chair and cyberspace, between reality and virtuality dips to one side. In the virtual world I can give myself up into each situation without causing damage to myself and the question of truth isn't important any more. Reality will be created by our presentation.

I have studied the theories about Mars. I have a fotograph, composed of 100 Viking Orbiter pictures made in 1980 during the north summer, but that means nothing to our experiences. There are many virgin fields.
In addition to order our telescopes and cameras I will enjoy myself in the first place. I don't like staring at the measurement instruments.

Clarissa

The engines run, zeros and ones affect each other
Time is going on, the countdown for the launch is started.

start the lift-off


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