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The crew is brought to Mars not before basic [[habitat]]s, supplies and equipment for a long term stay has deposited on Mars' surface. The equipment is technologically sufficient to allow the crew to grow their own food, build new habitats etc.
 
The crew is brought to Mars not before basic [[habitat]]s, supplies and equipment for a long term stay has deposited on Mars' surface. The equipment is technologically sufficient to allow the crew to grow their own food, build new habitats etc.
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*[[Short Trip with Planned Death]]
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*[[Foundation of an Earth-supported Colony]]
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Revision as of 05:41, 2 November 2007

Instead of bringing a crew to Mars and get them back after several months with a huge effort it is much cheaper to perform a Manned One-way Mission with the same technilogical and scientific results. The crew stays on Mars without any planned return concept. There are several possible aims:

Short Trip with Planned Death

The crew is brought to Mars with a certain amount of supplies (food, oxygen, etc.) that lasts, let's say, a year. When they run out of supplies they die and the mission is over. There are plenty of volunteers for such a mission, for it is a great honour to be the first on Mars.

Foundation of an Earth-supported Colony

The crew is brought to Mars with a certain amount of supplies (food, oxygen, etc.) that lasts, let's say, a year. Early before they run out of supplies they receive replenishment from earth. A constant logistic maintains the colony indefinitely.

Foundation of an Autonomous Colony

The crew is brought to Mars not before basic habitats, supplies and equipment for a long term stay has deposited on Mars' surface. The equipment is technologically sufficient to allow the crew to grow their own food, build new habitats etc.

See Also