atmospheric-engineering

Sax Russell, the scientific head of Mars terraforming, is deeply immersed in managing the complex and delicate balance of atmospheric engineering, while also confronting security threats to the terraforming infrastructure such as moholes, mirrors, reactors, and biolabs. John discusses with Sax the vulnerabilities of these projects to sabotage and the potential catastrophic consequences of bioengineering gone awry. The chapter also touches on the broader social and cultural life on Mars, exemplified by local broadcasts and artistic endeavors in extreme environments.