<div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 36pt;">MARS COLONY</span></span></div><br/><div align="center">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c3/Mars_base_new_construction.jpg)(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/10/Science-lab-3d-level-sci-fi_01.jpg641aeb32-71a0-4678-9007-0f0b935c1f99Larger.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Maintenance and Engineering Block</strong><br/><br/>The Maintenance and Engineering block has five levels.<br/><br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li>Level one is above the surface and contains the main airlock, the garage/hanger, and the main stores for acetylene cylinders. The hanger/garage is the largest single pressurised space in the base, and houses all the ground vehicles (rovers, bikes, buggies, tracks), the tunnelling machines, the marscrete machines the two air craft (one scout, one transport) and the shuttle. The airlock is big enough to take the largest vehicle - the shuttle. It has a variable roof to enable the amount of air in the lock to be reduced for passing smaller vehicles. A personnel lock stands to the East of the main lock, both being on the North side of the block.</li><li>Level two is below the surface and has the main suiting up room and decontamination centre. It also houses a ready room/lounge. Ready-stores are on this level, containing parts withdrawn from inventory to be used in the near future or in an emergency.</li><li>Level three contains the main mechanical workshops, the Chief Engineer's Office, Machine shops and fabrication shop.</li><li>Level four holds the main electrical and electronics work shops, computer repair shop, software workshop, and the access to the other levels.</li><li>As with the other blocks, Level five is mostly utilities and janitorial.</li></ul>