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Line 1: − [[File:DoME logo.png|thumb|right|Department of Mega-Engineering Logo]]+ The '''Department of Mega-Engineering''' (commonly abbreviated as "DoME") was an organization founded by the [[Terran Alliance]] focused primarily on terraforming. It continued its work under the Alliance's successor governments, reaching its zenith during the [[Star League]]. − The '''Department of Mega-Engineering''' (commonly abbreviated '''DoME''') was an organization founded by the [[Terran Alliance]] focused primarily on terraforming. It continued its work under the Alliance's successor governments, reaching its zenith during the [[Star League]]. ==History== ==History== ===Formation=== ===Formation=== − Prior to the invention of the [[JumpShip]], humanity faced the daunting prospect of being limited to the worlds in a single solar system. The Terran Alliance looked to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Venus]] as potential solutions to the overcrowding of [[Terra]], spent much of the twenty-first century studying the feasibility of transforming their homeworld's closest neighbors. These studies ultimately estimated that Mars could be terraformed in approximately 300 years, given unlimited funding and resources. Despite the daunting predictions of cost and time, the Alliance directed DoME to begin the terraforming of Mars, which they named Project Lowell, in 2110.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104-105</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Sports: Terra'' p. 158</ref> + Prior to the invention of the [[JumpShip]], humanity faced the daunting prospect of being limited to the worlds in a single solar system. The Terran Alliance looked to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Venus]] as potential solutions to the overcrowding of [[Terra]], spent much of the 21st century studying the feasibility of transforming their homeworld's closest neighbors. These studies ultimately estimated that Mars could be terraformed in approximately 300 years, given unlimited funding and resources. Despite the daunting predictions of cost and time, the Alliance directed DoME to begin the terraforming of Mars, which they named Project Lowell, in 2110.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104-105</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Sports: Terra'' p. 158</ref> ===Lowell=== ===Lowell=== − * See more in [[Project Lowell]]+ Just three years before terraforming work began on Mars, the [[TAS Pathfinder|TAS ''Pathfinder'']] made its first successful jump. This threatened to undermine the entire project, as Earth-like worlds where a minimum of infrastructure was necessary for human habitation were far more common than initially believed.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104</ref> Rather than pulling the plug, however, the Terran Alliance used the enormous growth in resources flowing into the Terran system to funnel resources to Project Lowell. Seeding the planet with bioengineered moss and hardy plants gave way to crashing comets into the red planet, seeding the world with massive amounts of water and leaving behind craters that would be used as the site of domed cities, and the creation of massive solar mirrors that delivered extra sunlight to the cold world. By the start of the 23rd century, humans could walk the surface of Mars without rebreathers, allowing for the economy of Mars to begin expanding. During the peak of the Star League, 77 million people called the formerly inhospitable planet home, as well as hosting the [[War Academy of Mars]].<ref>''The Star League'' p.174</ref> − Just three years before terraforming work began on Mars, the [[TAS Pathfinder|TAS ''Pathfinder'']] made its first successful jump. This threatened to undermine the entire project, as Earth-like worlds where a minimum of infrastructure was necessary for human habitation were far more common than initially believed.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104</ref> Rather than pulling the plug, however, the Terran Alliance used the enormous growth in resources flowing into the Terran system to funnel resources to Project Lowell. Seeding the planet with bioengineered moss and hardy plants gave way to crashing comets into the red planet, providing the world with massive amounts of water and leaving behind craters that would be used as the site of domed cities, and the creation of massive solar mirrors that delivered extra sunlight to the cold world. By the start of the twenty-third century, humans could walk the surface of Mars without rebreathers, allowing for the economy of Mars to begin expanding. During the peak of the Star League, 77 million people called the formerly inhospitable planet home, as well as hosting the [[War Academy of Mars]].<ref>''The Star League'' p.174</ref> ===Aphrodite=== ===Aphrodite=== − * See more in [[Project Aphrodite]]+ Not content to settle Mars, DoME tackled an even more daunting task as they tried to convert the hellish environment of Venus into a garden. Work on Project Aphrodite, the Venusian counterpart to Lowell, did not begin until the waning years of the 22nd century. This project would boast the grandest scope of any engineering project ever attempted. First spending decades scattering airborne algae to thin the heavy Venusian atmosphere, DoME then began bombarding the planet with hydrogen, first by redirecting comets toward the planet, but later with gas shipments from Titan. At the same time, a massive solar shade was placed in orbit sunward of Venus, reducing the amount of solar energy it absorbed while collecting excess energy for other projects. By [[2203]], Venus' conditions had been mitigated enough for exploration of the planet's surface. Twenty atmospheric processing plants were built on the surface to continue the work of mitigating the hothouse world, and perhaps most impressively, much of the atmosphere was repurposed as reaction mass, allowing DoME to accelerate Venus' rotation until its day was a mere 48 hours long.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'' p.159</ref> Venus eventually became a breadbasket world for the system due to the unique properties of its soil, feeding the rest of the Sol system and exporting food to struggling colonies. Over 202 million people resided on Venus during the Star League's zenith.<ref>''The Star League'' p.178</ref> − Not content to settle Mars, DoME tackled an even more daunting task as they tried to convert the hellish environment of Venus into a garden. Work on Project Aphrodite, the Venusian counterpart to Lowell, did not begin until the waning years of the twenty-second century. This project would boast the grandest scope of any engineering project ever attempted. First spending decades scattering airborne algae to thin the heavy Venusian atmosphere, DoME then began bombarding the planet with hydrogen, first by redirecting comets toward the planet, but later with gas shipments from Titan. At the same time, a massive solar shade was placed in orbit sunward of Venus, reducing the amount of solar energy it absorbed while collecting excess energy for other projects. By [[2203]], Venus' conditions had been mitigated enough for exploration of the planet's surface. Twenty atmospheric processing plants were built on the surface to continue the work of mitigating the hothouse world, and perhaps most impressively, much of the atmosphere was repurposed as reaction mass, allowing DoME to accelerate Venus' rotation until its day was a mere 48 hours long.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'' p.159</ref> Venus eventually became a breadbasket world for the system due to the unique properties of its soil, feeding the rest of the Sol system and exporting food to struggling colonies. Over 202 million people resided on Venus during the Star League's zenith.<ref>''The Star League'' p.178</ref> ===Later projects=== ===Later projects=== Line 25:
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| − | + | The '''Department of Mega-Engineering''' (commonly abbreviated as "DoME") was an organization founded by the [[Terran Alliance]] focused primarily on terraforming. It continued its work under the Alliance's successor governments, reaching its zenith during the [[Star League]]. | |
| − | The '''Department of Mega-Engineering''' (commonly abbreviated | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
| − | Prior to the invention of the [[JumpShip]], humanity faced the daunting prospect of being limited to the worlds in a single solar system. The Terran Alliance looked to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Venus]] as potential solutions to the overcrowding of [[Terra]], spent much of the | + | Prior to the invention of the [[JumpShip]], humanity faced the daunting prospect of being limited to the worlds in a single solar system. The Terran Alliance looked to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Venus]] as potential solutions to the overcrowding of [[Terra]], spent much of the 21st century studying the feasibility of transforming their homeworld's closest neighbors. These studies ultimately estimated that Mars could be terraformed in approximately 300 years, given unlimited funding and resources. Despite the daunting predictions of cost and time, the Alliance directed DoME to begin the terraforming of Mars, which they named Project Lowell, in 2110.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104-105</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Sports: Terra'' p. 158</ref> |
===Lowell=== | ===Lowell=== | ||
| − | + | Just three years before terraforming work began on Mars, the [[TAS Pathfinder|TAS ''Pathfinder'']] made its first successful jump. This threatened to undermine the entire project, as Earth-like worlds where a minimum of infrastructure was necessary for human habitation were far more common than initially believed.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104</ref> Rather than pulling the plug, however, the Terran Alliance used the enormous growth in resources flowing into the Terran system to funnel resources to Project Lowell. Seeding the planet with bioengineered moss and hardy plants gave way to crashing comets into the red planet, seeding the world with massive amounts of water and leaving behind craters that would be used as the site of domed cities, and the creation of massive solar mirrors that delivered extra sunlight to the cold world. By the start of the 23rd century, humans could walk the surface of Mars without rebreathers, allowing for the economy of Mars to begin expanding. During the peak of the Star League, 77 million people called the formerly inhospitable planet home, as well as hosting the [[War Academy of Mars]].<ref>''The Star League'' p.174</ref> | |
| − | Just three years before terraforming work began on Mars, the [[TAS Pathfinder|TAS ''Pathfinder'']] made its first successful jump. This threatened to undermine the entire project, as Earth-like worlds where a minimum of infrastructure was necessary for human habitation were far more common than initially believed.<ref>''Era Report: 2750''p. 104</ref> Rather than pulling the plug, however, the Terran Alliance used the enormous growth in resources flowing into the Terran system to funnel resources to Project Lowell. Seeding the planet with bioengineered moss and hardy plants gave way to crashing comets into the red planet, | ||
===Aphrodite=== | ===Aphrodite=== | ||
| − | + | Not content to settle Mars, DoME tackled an even more daunting task as they tried to convert the hellish environment of Venus into a garden. Work on Project Aphrodite, the Venusian counterpart to Lowell, did not begin until the waning years of the 22nd century. This project would boast the grandest scope of any engineering project ever attempted. First spending decades scattering airborne algae to thin the heavy Venusian atmosphere, DoME then began bombarding the planet with hydrogen, first by redirecting comets toward the planet, but later with gas shipments from Titan. At the same time, a massive solar shade was placed in orbit sunward of Venus, reducing the amount of solar energy it absorbed while collecting excess energy for other projects. By [[2203]], Venus' conditions had been mitigated enough for exploration of the planet's surface. Twenty atmospheric processing plants were built on the surface to continue the work of mitigating the hothouse world, and perhaps most impressively, much of the atmosphere was repurposed as reaction mass, allowing DoME to accelerate Venus' rotation until its day was a mere 48 hours long.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'' p.159</ref> Venus eventually became a breadbasket world for the system due to the unique properties of its soil, feeding the rest of the Sol system and exporting food to struggling colonies. Over 202 million people resided on Venus during the Star League's zenith.<ref>''The Star League'' p.178</ref> | |
| − | Not content to settle Mars, DoME tackled an even more daunting task as they tried to convert the hellish environment of Venus into a garden. Work on Project Aphrodite, the Venusian counterpart to Lowell, did not begin until the waning years of the | ||
===Later projects=== | ===Later projects=== | ||
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* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
| + | [[Category:Terran Alliance]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Terran Hegemony]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Star League]] | ||
[[Category:Government Agencies]] | [[Category:Government Agencies]] | ||