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 … Continue reading "What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat?"

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 …

  • revsEnglish
    75•1 year ago

    “In the end, they determined that a minimum colony population of 22 agents was ideal to maintain a feasible Mars mining colony over the long-term.”

    • RBGEnglish
      20•1 year ago

      Until one of them is The Thing.

      • @[email protected]English
        11•1 year ago

        I always confused “The Thing” with the character from Fantastic Four. And never understood why people were afraid of a rock person who shouts “It’s clobbering time!”