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Simulations suggest only 22 people are required to start a colony on Mars (phys.org)

submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/space@beehaw.org

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[–] elouboub@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they take along artificial wombs and artificial seeders, wouldn't it be able to thrive with even fewer people? I assume this is based on natural procreation, not artificial...

[–] superkret@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If those fewer people are specialists in 3 different fields each and are fine with working 16 hour days, then yes.

[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well it's not as if there's much else to do on mars

[–] superkret@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You really shouldn't work more than 6 hours a day when every single little mistake you make on any mundane task could literally kill everyone.

[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

good point