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

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For me it is the terminology. I thought colonisation was the long term goal of staying more permanently vs a mission which is for a finite period such as this simulation. Had not seen the 28 year limit which makes it more a mission than colonisation. Happy to be corrected.

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