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Escape To Space

"Escape To Space" is a five part chronicle of what was left of humanity leaving earth and fleeing to the stars.
01
Humanity slowly awoke to the realization that life on earth as they knew it was coming to an end. Climate change had warmed the seas and atmosphere past survivable levels.

The Ozone Layer was slowly burning away and all life on the planet would soon be exposed to massive amounts of radiation from the sun. The sky was turning red and the earth would soon become another Mars. Humanity had 24 hours to try and save what was left of civilization.

DISCOVERY

02
The Denial Stage was short lived. Soon riots began as humanity struggled to accept their fate.

Widespread panic engulfed the globe. Buildings and entire cities went up in flames. Civilization was on the brink of collapse.

DISASTER

riot

The few people that survived banded together. Some tried to form a plan. There wasn't much time left, but there was still hope.

Civilization

Began

Collapsing

03

Determined

The small but intrepid group worked tirelessly to equip and stock a rocket that would take them away from all the death and destruction.

astronaut
welder

To

Repairs were made. Instruments were checked.The rocket was made ready to launch.

Survive

warehouse

Rush

Rocket fuel tanks were filled. Food and water were loaded. People began to board.

To

Prepare

pilot

Time

The rocket was ready to go, and time was running out. It was now, or never!

To

Leave

rocket launch
Once the final preparations were made, and everyone was accounted for, the rocket was ready to launch.

No one but the pilot had ever been in space before. The voyage to a new home was going to be difficult, but remaining on the earth was no longer an option.

LAUNCH

04
Where were they going? Mars wasn't going to be any better than earth for long term habitation.

Kepler 452 had been chosen as the most best option for a new home planet. It is in the circumstellar habitable zone of a G2 class star similar to Sol in the Cygnus constellation. Unfortunately it is 1200 light years away, and there will be an extended period spent in suspended animation for the passengers and crew to survive the journey.

DESTINATION

05

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!

Awakened from suspended animation, the crew discovered that their ship was being pulled into a massive blackhole!!!

alien tech

Falling into the gaping maw of the blackhole, the crew thought their spaceship would be ripped apart or crushed, but instead there was just a vast, empty void. Completely empty but for one thing.

but what does it do?

Alien Technology

The crew had never encountered anything like this device before. They pondered it's purpose, but left with no other hope for escape, they decided to press the glowing button on it's top.

Time and Space bent and twisted.

The spaceship was transported to another place and time.

PARADISE

The Alien Technology returned the crew to their home planet. The planet Earth, as it was 10,000 years before they had left it. A planet that was still pristine and unspoiled by the greed and pollution of the human species.

Humanity would get another chance. A chance to build a new civilization in paradise. There is one problem. The planet is already populated by humans. Humans without their advanced technology. Can they live alongside them and not seem to be Gods?

A new beginning, or the End?

This is reset number 37. Will we get it right this time?

All images from Unsplash - in no particular order:

Xavier von Erlach.
Florian van Duyn.
Dark Labs.
Alexander Andrews.
Ellyot.
Florian Olivio.
M. Ruminkiewicz.
M. Guitierrez.
M. Larochelle.
Osman Koycu.
NASA.
SpaceX.

Escape To Space

"Escape To Space" is a four part chronicle of what was left of humanity leaving earth and fleeing to the stars.
01
Humanity slowly awoke to the realization that life on earth as they knew it was coming to an end. Climate change had warmed the seas and atmosphere past survivable levels.

The Ozone Layer was slowly burning away and all life on the planet would soon be exposed to massive amounts of radiation from the sun. The sky was turning red and the earth would soon become another Mars. Humanity had 24 hours to try and save what was left of civilization.

DISCOVERY

riot

The few people that survived banded together. Some tried to form a plan. There wasn't much time left, but there was still hope.

Civilization

Began

Collapsing

03

Determined

The small but intrepid group worked tirelessly to equip and stock a rocket that would take them away from all the death and destruction.

astronaut
welder

To

Repairs were made. Instruments were checked.The rocket was made ready to launch.

Survive

warehouse

Rush

Rocket fuel tanks were filled. Food and water were loaded. People began to board.

To

Prepare

pilot

Time

The rocket was ready to go, and time was running out. It was now, or never!

To

Leave

rocket launch
Once the final preparations were made, and everyone was accounted for, the rocket was ready to launch.

No one but the pilot had ever been in space before. The voyage to a new home was going to be difficult, but remaining on the earth was no longer an option.

LAUNCH

04
Where were they going? Mars wasn't going to be any better than earth for long term habitation.

Kepler 452 had been chosen as the most best option for a new home planet. It is in the circumstellar habitable zone of a G2 class star similar to Sol in the Cygnus constellation. Unfortunately it is 1200 light years away, and there will be an extended period spent in suspended animation for the passengers and crew to survive the journey.

DESTINATION

05

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!

Awakened from suspended animation, the crew discovered that their ship was being pulled into a massive blackhole!!!

alien tech

Falling into the gaping maw of the blackhole, the crew thought their spaceship would be ripped apart or crushed, but instead there was just a vast, empty void. Completely empty but for one thing.

but what does it do?

Alien Technology

The crew had never encountered anything like this device before. They pondered it's purpose, but left with no other hope for escape, they decided to press the glowing button on it's top.

Time and Space bent and twisted.

The spaceship was transported to another place and time.

PARADISE

The Alien Technology returned the crew to their home planet. The planet Earth, as it was 10,000 years before they had left it. A planet that was still pristine and unspoiled by the greed and pollution of the human species.

Humanity would get another chance. A chance to build a new civilization in paradise. There is one problem. The planet is already populated by humans. Humans without their advanced technology. Can they live alongside them and not seem to be Gods?

A new beginning, or the End?

This is reset number 37. Will we get it right this time?

All images from Unsplash - in no particular order:

Xavier von Erlach.
Florian van Duyn.
Dark Labs.
Alexander Andrews.
Ellyot.
Florian Olivio.
M. Ruminkiewicz.
M. Guitierrez.
M. Larochelle.
Osman Koycu.
NASA.
SpaceX.