1 Oxygen first, optimism second. Run two redundant moxie stacks per dome — one online, one warm-spare — and rotate them every nine sols. Pressure1.014 atmMargin +18%
2 Build the dome before the view. Pressure shell, water cache, and a botanist's bunk go up before the first observation window is installed. SequenceShell → Cache → Crew
3 Dust storms make calendars. Stockpile twelve sols of water and power, then plan every excursion around the next forecasted blackout. Storm windowSol 421 – 427
4 Specialists outvote the schedule. If the colony botanist says wait a sol, the launch waits a sol — the regolith will still be there tomorrow. Vote weightDomain ≥ Tenure