Track 25

Track 25.

I assume you’ve seen the latest update from the Mars project?

One of the people has had to leave the project in Arizona, which is a bit of bad news.

It only came out last night.

Oh, really?

We missed that.

Who is it?

Alfonso, the biologist.

That means that they won’t be able to monitor the plants they’ve been growing for food.

Apparently, his mother was taken ill, so he decided it was more important to be with her than stay with the project.

His mother’s ill?

That’s a pity.

I hope it’s nothing serious.

Are they planning to bring someone else in, or have they got someone to take over the plant care?

Well, as you know, according to the rules of the project, no one else can come in once it’s started, so they’ll just have to make the best of it.

After all, in a real situation, you can’t just call up an agency and get someone else.

I think Carla would be the best person to take over.

As chief medical officer, she’s had training in biology.

That might be true, but I’m not sure that means she’s the best person for the job.

Why not?

There’s nobody else in the project who’s got her experience in that area.

Maybe, but I personally think the best solution would be to share the work.

I’m sure they can all learn how to do it, and what’s more, they can make sure that if anything else happens to one of them, the others will have a good idea of what to do.

Yeah, I agree with Dr Thornton.

That would be the best solution.

But I’m sure they’ll announce their plans later.

Right, so now that update is out of the way, let’s see what other progress you’ve made.