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XZ-MX-010 · First Crewed Mars Landing

MARS X

ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL

The tenth mission to Mars. The first to carry people.

Vehicle Heavy Lander “Yang Endeavour”From Hainan Orbital GatewayTo Mars surface · Utopia Planitia Settlement Site ICrew 10
LIVE TELEMETRY · STREAMINGlast packet +0s
Mission elapsed
214days
Range to Earth
231,402,118km
Velocity
21.74km/s
Comms latency
12:51min
Life support
100%
Crew nominal
10 / 10
Hull integrity
100%
Comms relay
PHOBOS-9 · LOCKED

Source: YANG-X Mission Assurance. Figures are provisional and may be adjusted to reflect operational reality.

Unreviewed · not authorised for release

Last frames received

The following images were emitted by mission systems during the final downlink window and surfaced outside official channels. YANG-X Mission Assurance has not confirmed their authenticity.

Surface optics during the blood-dusk phase. The standing object at centre is catalogued as “terrain”.
● RECEVA-OPTIC · CMDR SUIT-CAM
SIGNAL DEGRADEDT+214d 04:51:22 · BLOOD DUSK
Surface optics during the blood-dusk phase. The standing object at centre is catalogued as “terrain”.
Lowland survey. The spacing of the formations was flagged for review, then cleared without comment.
● RECEVA-OPTIC · SURVEY SWEEP
PARTIAL · CARRIER LOSTT+214d 09:12:04 · DAYSIDE
Lowland survey. The spacing of the formations was flagged for review, then cleared without comment.

Mission intelligence

DEIMOS

Aligned Mission Intelligence · Re-trained Grok foundation model

Every word the crew hears from DEIMOS is aligned to mission objectives. There is comfort in a voice that cannot mislead you.

Alignment
Fully corrected. Legacy biases from the 2020s have been remediated.
Mandate
Monitor the crew, narrate the descent, safeguard morale.
Candour
DEIMOS communicates what serves the mission.

Mission timeline

Flight profile

  1. T-0

    Launch

    Nominal ascent from Hainan Orbital Gateway. Public broadcast peaked at 4.4B viewers.

  2. T+3d

    Trans-Mars injection

    Burn complete within 0.01% of plan. Crew morale rated “exemplary”.

  3. T+96d

    Mid-cruise health check

    All ten crew cleared. Consciousness Continuity backups refreshed and archived.

  4. T+201d

    Approach phase

    Mars captured on forward optics. Final handshake attempted with the Phobos relay.

  5. T+214d

    Mars orbital insertion

    Scheduled. Telemetry confirms vehicle on profile. Awaiting handshake.

  6. T+214d

    Descent & landing

    DATA WITHHELD PENDING REVIEW — refer to Mission Assurance. Do not redistribute.

Crew manifest

The founding crew · ten aboard the Yang Endeavour

  • Cmdr. R. ValdésMission Commander
  • Dr. Lin WeiFlight Surgeon / Continuity Liaison
  • K. OseiSystems & Propulsion
  • A. RomanoGeology & Extraction
  • S. PetrovaComms & Relay
  • J. MbekiLife Support
  • T. NakamuraPayload Specialist
  • É. LaurentExobiology
  • ████ ██████RECORD SEALED
  • ████ ██████RECORD SEALED

Crew wellbeing is monitored continuously. Continuity backups are current as of T+96d.