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He also noted that even though there may be enough people who could work together to survive on Mars, the “small society” still comes with its risks.
“Infertility, inbreeding, sudden deaths, accidents or random events,” were listed as examples, with Salotti adding that fights between individuals and loss of efficiency due to “inappropriate organization” could also factor into the collapse of the group.
“This is especially true at the beginning of the settlement, as any accident could dramatically reduce the production capacity,” he wrote. “In order to mitigate the risks, it will therefore be important to start with large amounts of resources and spare parts.”
Ultimately, the calculation remains hypothetical, but it still marks the “first quantitative assessment of the minimum number of individuals for survival based on engineering constraints,” Salotti wrote. His work suggests, he says, that human habitation of Mars may be easier than previously thought.
The findings come after the U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he would be ramping up investments in his SpaceX programme, in the hope of some day starting a human colony on Mars.
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