All they will do is falsely ‘prove’ that living in space is not viable.
Any model that requires ISS levels or more of logistics is doomed.
This seems to be the default mode of thinking and it insures failure.
The reason O’Neill cylinders make sense is because they are scaled for independence, but that scale is more than we can manage just yet. The infrastructure needed for O’Neill colonies is much larger than most people imagine.
A mars colony would also fail if the logistic model were the same. But there’s no reason for it to be the same and can happen with a simple change in mindset. A mars colony can scale from a very small start and thereafter just require sending nothing but people and a reasonable amount of personal possessions (about a ton per person would be more than enough because everything they actually need is already on mars.)
All they will do is falsely ‘prove’ that living in space is not viable.
Any model that requires ISS levels or more of logistics is doomed.
This seems to be the default mode of thinking and it insures failure.
The reason O’Neill cylinders make sense is because they are scaled for independence, but that scale is more than we can manage just yet. The infrastructure needed for O’Neill colonies is much larger than most people imagine.
A mars colony would also fail if the logistic model were the same. But there’s no reason for it to be the same and can happen with a simple change in mindset. A mars colony can scale from a very small start and thereafter just require sending nothing but people and a reasonable amount of personal possessions (about a ton per person would be more than enough because everything they actually need is already on mars.)