Nearly two weeks had passed since they landed on Mars, and it had been exactly three days since the Life-Support Unit had been renamed "New Virginia."
During that time, work at the New Virginia research station... or rather, colony, had proceeded quite smoothly. Although they encountered a seventeen-hour dust storm, they ultimately weathered it without incident.
In fact, given that Mars's atmosphere was a hundred times thinner than Earth's, dust storms themselves were not particularly dangerous. The real dangers were the electrostatic lightning that accompanied them, as well as the reduced sunlight over long periods, which prevented the solar power system from generating enough energy.
However, Space-X's Mars colonization project team had already considered this. The Life-Support Unit was equipped with methane-burning generators that could provide power in place of the solar panels.
At the same time, the first thing the colonists did after landing was install lightning rods for their new home, to guard against possible accidents...
Although they encountered plenty of trouble adapting to life on Mars at first, they fortunately overcame it. Meanwhile, while working with NASA Ground Control Center to complete their scheduled scientific missions, Jason usually set aside half an hour each day to record an episode of Mars Diary.
As the Columbus of this new continent, he naturally hoped more people would take an interest in his "New Virginia." Therefore, when filming, he usually chose to show the better side of colony life—the adventurous but not dangerous side—while overlooking the unpleasant parts.
And in fact, this "massive colony commercial" had been quite successful. People unexpectedly loved it and eagerly discussed life on Mars. Every episode of Mars Diary sparked considerable buzz on Facebook and Twitter after airing.
So far, five episodes of Mars Diary had been released, and it had become one of North