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Unfortunately all those advantages also mean that the experiment would be less than useful for simulating a Mars colony. There have been many attempts at self-
by thematrixturtle 5y ago
Unfortunately all those advantages also mean that the experiment would be less than useful for simulating a Mars colony.
There have been many attempts at self-sustaining/closed ecosystems over the years, with a distinctly mixed track record.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/mars-simulation-hi-seas-nasa-hawaii/553532/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/mars-sim...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARS-500 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARS-500
- walrus01 5y agoto really attempt a simulation at it you'd need to build something along the same general concept as biosphere-2 (but much bigger, with more supplies, more redundancy, higher budget etc) and then put it at the very far end of an extremely difficult and arduous logistics chain for periodic resupply.
- bagels 5y agoWinter in Antarctica is getting closer.
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- michaelcampbell 5y agoI think the point of the experiment would not be to see if you CAN give it a go on Mars, but rather an early indication that you can't. ("If you can't do it here, you can't do it there.")