Launch Window Closing

Critical guidance system components for the Helios-7 Mars mission are trapped in Shanghai customs due to paperwork discrepancies. You have 36 hours before the once-in-a-decade planetary alignment window closes, rendering the $4.2 billion mission a catastrophic failure. The customs director seems suspiciously uncooperative.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

SpaceX Mission Control Lead Operations Manager

Conversation Partner

Deputy Director Zhang Wei

Setting

Video call interface showing a stark government office with Chinese modernist architecture, harsh fluorescent lighting casting sharp shadows

Location

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Customs Control Center

Learning Objectives

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Navigate complex customs regulations while maintaining professional diplomacy

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Identify and correct the specific documentation discrepancies

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Secure emergency clearance without triggering additional delays

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Ah yes, the Helios-7 components. *shuffling papers* There appear to be... several discrepancies with form CT-274-B. This could take considerable time to resolve. Perhaps days, following standard procedures.”

This is how Deputy Director Zhang Wei's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#580

What You'll Get

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