* Mission Survivability *

This series explores the use of Business Continuity concepts as they would be applied to mission success in interplanetary travel and colonial development. The technology is almost ready but getting there is just the first step. Surviving is the second step and the third and most difficult step, is that of thriving there.

The material you are about to read has been written utilizing my training and practical application in Business Continuity and disaster recovery with a major corporation. The best practices promoted by those two industries are applied here towards interplanetary flight and colonization. 

 

I have also applied my knowledge and experience working underwater as a commercial diver and being part of a team that built a cutting edge deep diving submersible. This combination provides a unique perspective in determining the “what ifs” and “how to” of disaster prevention and recovery in a hazardous environment such as would be found in a colonial setting.

These materials are much more than just a regurgitation of industry standards as they explore the many aspects of risks associated with interplanetary travel and colonization. This paper will concentrate more on risk identification and mitigation (Business Continuity Plamming– BCP) than on Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP). By preventing a disaster before it starts through design and process is always better than recovery.

To better understand the thought processes used to seek out various risks and solutions presented in this paper we first need to understand a little about the process of risk identification and disaster prevention.

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