====== 🚀 Ad Astra ======

**Ad Astra** is a space exploration mod that lets players build rockets, travel to other planets, and survive in hostile alien environments. On **Shadows of Aethro**, it expands gameplay beyond the Overworld with tech progression, planetary bases, and unique resources.

A full wiki can be found [[AdAstra_Wiki|here]]

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===== 🧪 Core Features =====

  * 🚀 Build functional **rockets** and launch pads  
  * 🌕 Travel to **The Moon**, **Mars**, **Venus**, **Mercury**, and more  
  * 🏠 Construct **space stations and planetary bases**  
  * 🌬️ Manage **oxygen, pressure, and temperature** for survival  
  * 🔧 Tech progression including machines, fuel production, and solar power  
  * 🪨 Unique **planetary ores** and exclusive crafting materials  
  * 👽 Encounter **custom biomes, structures, and mobs**

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===== 🏗️ Getting Started =====

  * Mine **basic resources** and craft early machines:  
    * Compressor  
    * Fuel Refinery  
    * NASA Workbench  
  * Build your first **rocket** using the NASA Workbench  
  * Craft an **Oxygen Suit** and gear — space is deadly without it  
  * Set up a **launch pad**, fuel the rocket, and prepare for takeoff  
  * Use the rocket GUI to select your destination and launch

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===== 🌌 Planets & Destinations =====

Each planet has unique conditions, resources, and building challenges:

  * 🌑 **Moon** – Low gravity, meteoric iron, basic base-building  
  * 🔴 **Mars** – Redstone, ice caves, Martian soil  
  * 🟡 **Venus** – Extreme heat, acid rain, sulfur gas  
  * 🟠 **Mercury** – High radiation, solar ore  
  * 🛰️ **Space Stations** – Build orbiting bases with solar power

More planets and moons may be added via optional mod extensions or future updates.

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===== 🌬️ Environmental Survival =====

  * You must wear a full **space suit** with oxygen gear and tanks  
  * Use **Oxygen Loaders and Distributors** to make breathable areas  
  * Some planets require **thermal padding** or gas protection  
  * Solar panels work better the closer you are to the sun

If you launch unprepared, you will suffocate or burn to death almost immediately.

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===== 🪙 Resources & Automation =====

  * Each planet offers **exclusive ores** for advanced machines  
  * Automate fuel production with oil extractors and refineries  
  * Build solar farms or nuclear generators for clean energy  
  * Create fully self-sufficient off-world colonies

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===== 💬 Tips =====

  * Bring building materials, food, and extra oxygen tanks before launching  
  * Test rocket placement on flat ground — pad space matters  
  * You can **return to Earth** using the same rocket  
  * Keep an eye on **fuel level**, or you’ll be stranded

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