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I don't think "astronauts" or "crew" or "settlers" or "colonists" work for the first Mission.
Having tried it out in a few posts, I think "pioneers" is best. It seems to me quite natural to talk about the "Mars pioneers".
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We should call the first humans on Mars...
wait for it...
The first humans on Mars
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Bit of a mouthful...it's OK for Day One, but one year into the Mission?
I like pioneers because there is the sense you are building something that is going to big eventually.
We should call the first humans on Mars...
wait for it...
The first humans on Mars
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If they're coming back after having a look around, they're explorers. If they're sticking around and trying to make the first few settlements work, they're pioneers. If they're coming after that and setting up new settlements, they're settlers. If they're moving to a well established settlement, they're immigrants.
Use what is abundant and build to last
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We have played this name game before.
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I am sure we have but names are more than a game and now the moment is approaching when a name has to be adopted.
Names express ideas.
Are you a "pioneer" or an "invader" or an "agent of genocide"?
Are you an "artist" a "graffiti guy" or "a vandal" or a "criminal facing six months in jail"?
Are you a "protestor" or an "inciter of violence" or a "terrorist"?
We have played this name game before.
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If they're coming back after having a look around, they're explorers. If they're sticking around and trying to make the first few settlements work, they're pioneers. If they're coming after that and setting up new settlements, they're settlers. If they're moving to a well established settlement, they're immigrants.
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Yep... this is not Apollo...this is a permanent settlement....so pioneers is the right description for the first few missions.
If they're coming back after having a look around, they're explorers. If they're sticking around and trying to make the first few settlements work, they're pioneers. If they're coming after that and setting up new settlements, they're settlers. If they're moving to a well established settlement, they're immigrants.
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