That would be 17 people leaving, 8 arriving on Mars after the onboard homicides. It would be better to launch with 8 and deliver all 8 alive. And, it takes rat

That would be 17 people leaving, 8 arriving on Mars after the onboard homicides. It would be better to launch with 8 and deliver all 8 alive. And, it takes rather more launches of tankers to fuel up each starship before it blasts off again for Mars. I might have undercounted. Maybe read up a bit on space medicine? Bone mass loss is not a controversial topic.