Education

Education will be essential to the continued viability of any permanent settlement. Even if there is a constant influx of educated colonists from Earth, the long term health of the colony will depend on a well educated population. Skilled workers are needed for equipment maintenance and engineering. Continuous education will be an important part of settler's life. Example of this is the continuous education of military personnel on ships during lon postings, or the modern emphasis on continuous education in professions.

Earth based lecture may be possible, but face an important limitation from communication latency. The round trip delay of 8 to 30+ minutes will make interactions practically impossible. Pre recorded lectures will be available as with moden university services.

Children's education will require

Continuous educations will be

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