Control Center Unit (CC)

The Control Center's major purpose is to maintain smooth operation of the Mars habitat and keep open communications within the habitat, with Earth and all incoming and outgoing spacecraft.  The Control Center is responsible for designing a control structure to support the entire Mars habitat, population 30.

The United States has done extensive research in habitat management making it the logical choice to design the CC Unit.

Science and Technology Facility (SAT)

The SAT Unit is important for two main reasons: 1) a great deal of money has been sent by the international team of countries to establish a habitat on Mars, thus they are expecting important scientific discoveries to be made on Mars, and 2) the resources and technologies that are unique to Mars must be developed by the crew in order to survive.  The SAT Unit will study the geology, climate, and history of Mars, the effects of deep-space habitation on humans and the new technological innovations useful in the Mars habitat.  In addition, the unit is responsible for locating, extracting and processing raw materials into useful products. 

The Canadian space program has done extensive research in the area of science and technology making them the logical choice to design the SAT Unit. 

        Health and Recreation Unit (HAR)

The major purpose of the HAR Unit is to maintain the physical and psychological health of all the crew members, population 30.  Without healthy crew members who are ready to work, all Marsville design missions will fail.

The French space program has done extensive research in the area of space habitat health and recreations systems making them the logical choice to design the HAR Unit. 

  Habitat Support Unit (HS)

The major purpose of the Habitat Support Unit is to control and regulate water, waste, energy and the internal atmosphere of Marsville, population 30.  In addition, an emergency backup system that will sustain life inside the Mars habitat is necessary in case of sudden and unexpected power loss. 

The Japanese space program has done extensive research in the area of habitat support systems making them the logical choice to design the Habitat Support Unit.

       Controlled Environment and Life Support Unit (CELS)

The CELS Unit's major purpose is to provide life support for Marsville, population 30.  Life support involves growing food in a controlled environment, collecting oxygen given off by growing plants, collecting and storing edible foods and dealing with waste products that result from growing food. 

The Russian space program has done extensive research in the area of controlled environment life support systems making them the logical choice to design the CELS Unit.