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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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[-] wahming@monyet.cc 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not about building a local population on Mars that will populate the planet, it's about the bare minimum to operate an outpost with regular supply drops from earth and replacement personnel in case of fatalities.

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