Talk:Semi-autonomous colony
Crew rotation
I removed the part "Early in the history of the colony, crews would likely rotate, in a similar manner to a moon base or the ISS", because I find it extremely unlikely to have a regular personnel space travel between Earth and Mars. With the currently available transport technology those journeys consume vast amounts of money. Manned space flights cost several times the money compared with unmanned. With the same effort a young colony can be supported with so many things to make life easier. So, I am really in doubt about frequent manned space travel. It would strongly decelerate the development of the colony. -- Rfc 06:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)