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"