Refuges

Refuges provide a short-term sanctuary in the event of a serious loss of pressure.

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00:00: [Foreboding orchestral music]; [Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]
00:22: [Music]; [Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory)]
00:32: This is New Albion on Mars
00:36: Every Compartment at New Albion has
00:39: several refuges.; In the event of a serious loss of
00:44: pressure, the compartment end doors and; connections will be sealed.
00:51: Refuges provide a; short-term sanctuary for anyone unable to
00:56: escape before a compartment is sealed.
01:00: They are also used routinely by; construction workers while an unoccupied
01:06: compartment's integrity is in doubt.
01:10: Refuges are outwardly similar to other; buildings, but are completely airtight and
01:17: have airlocks complete with mating adapters.
01:22: They're equipped with life support; systems, a small amount of
01:26: emergency rations and lots of fold-out bunks.
01:31: We save some bunk space by; omitting mattresses for refugees;
01:36: they're not essential in; the low gravity of Mars.
01:41: In normal times refuges are; used for residential care and
01:46: minor surgical wards, so that in a pressure
01:49: loss emergency there's no immediate; need to evacuate those least mobile.
01:56: In an emergency a hundred people or more; may initially enter a refuge.
02:03: Refuge drills are a great way to meet people!
02:12: [Dissonant clashing orchestral music]; [Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]
02:29: [orchestral music continues]