Questions regarding the formation of a new colony on another planet or other body.
Questions with this tag could be about colonizing a new planet with humans or with other living animal species.
Questions tagged [colonization]
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What is the smallest number of humans required for colonization?
There is an estimate at Understanding Genetics that the minimum number of humans required for a colonization process is 160. It also mentions some animal populations that have rebounded from near extinction with much lower numbers. Strangely there…
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Can our civilization colonize solar system while reliant on fossil fuels?
As the Space X's starship edges closer to reality, it's time to ask a question if our civilization can colonize other planets in the solar system while being still reliant on fossil fuels.
Could we do this BEFORE transitioning to a civilisation…
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If we got to Mars right now and landed at the poles (where there is a lot of water ice) how long would we be able to stay there?
I thought that if we landed at the Martian poles, we could get water from the water ice there. So how long would we be able to survive?
Oxygen can be extracted from the water ice if we break it apart, and say we had the level of technology…
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Might aerogel based space habitats be possible?
As I can judge, none of the finalists in the NASA's 3D printed habitat challenge uses aerogel.
Why so? (given that you can 3D print aerogel)
One of the most daunting challenges to building structures in space, or on a body such as the Moon or Mars…
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A Safe Orbit for a Terraformed Venus?
There is a science fiction idea called terraforming. Assuming that it is possible to change the orbit of Venus, is there an orbit that would give Venus the same climate as the Earth (i.e. the same level of radiation from the sun), but which would…
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Cost of autonomous habitat largely produced from 1 or 10 million units
Given you would design and built a fully autonomous habitat module for 2-6 people to survive on long term on Mars. I.e. a nuclear power source, solar cells, air/water recycling, tools..
Given, after some iteration and testing the design can be…
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