Basics

An Open Source Hardware Group
They are making all the tech + software needed (in their plan/view/opinion at least) torun initially a small science outpost, to a 1,000,000 person city/empire on Mars
AMBITIOUS, but also grounded at the same time (actual experts, not some SpaceX Fanboy Feverdream)
They are competing for the various projects on this (like LunarX ?)

What OSE Can Learn From Them

Like when OSE Made the TED Talk, they are currently experiiencing a HUGE inflow of people, both "normal people" and some "high flying" SME 's
Also they are making High Quality Videos, Renders, and Webpage Design
- There stillare the Brutalist githubs, google docs, and cad etc, but this is not what the "public" sees on first search mainly

Space, and Mars is VERY different from Earth in Design Philosophy:
- Venting gas is almost forbidden due to how precious it is, even CO2 exhaust etc
  - The only acceptable cases are:
    - When nothing else is possible due to mass constraints (portable power etc)
    - RCS Thrusters
    - Rocket Engines
  - Outside of that it is Almost Always avoided
Ground Space is Near Unlimited
- No "claimed" land, no wildlife to dodge/protect (one of CSP's Main Limits)
  - Granted they aren't going 1800's etc and DESTROYING everything
- Materials are scarce (short of regolith ( CEBs i n s p a c e is actually even more "economical" than on earth especially early on, or for cheap radiation sheilding)
- Radiation Sheilding, at least for most habited areas, and for most of the day (for acceptable exposure, not NO exposure etc) is almost a requirement
- All atmosphere is your responsobility
- Anything atmosphere related DOES NOT WORK OUTSIDE (planes, lighter than air vehicles, most wind turbines, drones etc)
  - Althogh this makes aerodynamics less needed, if even a factor, short of orbital speeds
DESPITE THIS they have similar philosophies of:
- Self sufficiency
- Eco friendly-ness
- Modularity
- Open Source Society
- etc
THUS we are intrested in similar things
As of now (depending on data) they have WAY more people, and SME 's
Also may have more funds
We should not Leach off/steal from them, but we SHOULD collaborate + cross promote

Plastic Production + Working
Bio-Petrochemistry
Farming CEA , Aquaponics , Hydroponics , Aeroponics , etc
Genetic Engineering
Bioreactor , Fermenter , Photobioreactor design
Industrial System Design
Robotics
Automation
Communication + Navigation Tech ( LORAN , microsat/cubesat based Satellite Constellation Navigation , etc)
Much of which, they are already starting on