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One Man Crew, Arguments against and in favour
ustrax
post Oct 31 2006, 01:42 PM
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Yes, the title says it all.
What would be the major benefits of a mission, let's say, to Mars, with a single crew member.
The reduce of weight would one major issue, I guess.
Of course it would have to be someone extremely ultra prepared to correspond to the mission demandings, someone covering areas such as geology, biology not to say the technical issues concerning a spaceflight...
Against? Isolation?...
Maybe by reducing the mission to the minimal accepted period and inducing long periods of sleep during the voyage...
Are there any available studies regarding this matter? All the things I've read point to a >1 crew, I would like to see something discussing the one man possibility.


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post Nov 1 2006, 01:57 PM
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QUOTE (slinted @ Oct 1 2006, 10:18 AM) *
As expected, the paper is now available free from the publications page.
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post Nov 1 2006, 02:55 PM
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- ustrax   One Man Crew   Oct 31 2006, 01:42 PM
- - RedSky   I haven't heard of a one-man Mars mission.... ...   Oct 31 2006, 01:57 PM
- - PhilCo126   Who would wanna go one-way ? An important decision...   Oct 31 2006, 02:07 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Oct 31 2006, 02:07 PM)...   Oct 31 2006, 02:22 PM
- - MarkL   One way trips to Mars are a very silly idea. Sick...   Oct 31 2006, 04:01 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (MarkL @ Oct 31 2006, 04:01 PM) One...   Oct 31 2006, 04:20 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 31 2006, 05:20 PM) Is...   Nov 2 2006, 09:22 PM
- - ngunn   I agree any space agency proposing a suicide missi...   Oct 31 2006, 04:27 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 31 2006, 04:27 PM) I a...   Oct 31 2006, 04:30 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 31 2006, 04:30 PM) I ...   Oct 31 2006, 04:51 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 31 2006, 04:51 PM) (I...   Oct 31 2006, 05:09 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 31 2006, 05:09 PM) Ye...   Nov 1 2006, 11:37 AM
- - algorimancer   As to the one-way mission concept... I think one ...   Oct 31 2006, 10:00 PM
- - David   Back to the original question: The obvious ups...   Nov 1 2006, 01:13 AM
|- - lyford   QUOTE (David @ Oct 31 2006, 06:13 PM) If ...   Nov 2 2006, 04:40 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (lyford @ Nov 2 2006, 08:40 AM) Thi...   Nov 3 2006, 12:27 AM
- - ngunn   That link is in 'Opportunity', 'JGR-Pl...   Nov 1 2006, 11:48 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (ngunn @ Nov 1 2006, 11:48 AM) That...   Nov 2 2006, 05:35 PM
- - ngunn   QUOTE (slinted @ Oct 1 2006, 10:18 AM) As...   Nov 1 2006, 01:57 PM
|- - MaxSt   Is it possible to get into space suit without help...   Nov 1 2006, 02:55 PM
||- - dvandorn   QUOTE (MaxSt @ Nov 1 2006, 09:55 AM) Is i...   Nov 2 2006, 03:58 AM
||- - ustrax   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 2 2006, 03:58 AM) D...   Nov 3 2006, 05:22 PM
|- - AndyG   Thanks to the link to the paper, ngunn. It's e...   Nov 1 2006, 04:16 PM
- - Aldebaran   Can't get the song "Ground Control to Maj...   Nov 2 2006, 11:46 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE The psychological stress of being alone for ...   Nov 3 2006, 01:57 AM
- - PhilCo126   Although we all know that a Mars mission will have...   Nov 7 2006, 09:17 PM
- - climber   You're right Phil. I'll add : One small sh...   Nov 7 2006, 09:35 PM

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