Outward Bound: Colonizing the Sun

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We contemplate colonizing planets, but what about the stars themselves?
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Containing virtually all the mass and resources of the solar system, the Sun, the Sun is the ultimate asset for a growing interplanetary civilization. While typically assumed too hot to touch and so out of our reach, we will challenge that notion today.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jeremy Jozwik
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland/Mafic Studios: http://www.maficstudios.com
Luuk Warringa
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead"
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"
Chris Zabriskie, "I should have been more human"
Miguel Johnson, "Exodus"
Miguel Johnson, "A Planet Found"
A.J. Prasad, "Aether"