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What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat? (www.universetoday.com)

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A recent preprint paper examines the minimum number of people required to maintain a feasible settlement on Mars while accounting for psychological and behavioral factors, specifically in emergency situations. This study was conducted by a team of data scientists from George Mason University and holds the potential to help researchers better understand the appropriate conditions …

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[-] aeternum@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

We can't even look after earth. Why are we trying to colonise another planet??

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

Because we're going for mass effect instead of star trek

[-] DakkaDok@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Only if we find a convenient Mass Relay. Otherwise it's The Expanse for us.

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