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spectratg

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Food for thought:

From NASA to SpaceX, numerous space agencies and private spaceflight companies have bold plans to send humans to Mars, possibly even within the next few decades. Given NASA's ambitious plans to land astronauts on Mars by 2040, a hot topic of debate has been who will get to represent humanity on the Red Planet. At the center of that discourse is the 70-year-old argument that an all-female crew would make the most sense both biologically and psychologically, and not just as a matter of diversity and representation.

This argument is backed up by numerous scientific studies that cite the fact that an all-female crew would consume fewer resources than an all-male crew would, making the long-distance journey to Mars more efficient. However, many experts say this argument is no longer relevant and that a diverse crew would ultimately perform better.

What do you think?
 

spectratg said:
Food for thought:

From NASA to SpaceX, numerous space agencies and private spaceflight companies have bold plans to send humans to Mars, possibly even within the next few decades. Given NASA's ambitious plans to land astronauts on Mars by 2040, a hot topic of debate has been who will get to represent humanity on the Red Planet. At the center of that discourse is the 70-year-old argument that an all-female crew would make the most sense both biologically and psychologically, and not just as a matter of diversity and representation.

This argument is backed up by numerous scientific studies that cite the fact that an all-female crew would consume fewer resources than an all-male crew would, making the long-distance journey to Mars more efficient. However, many experts say this argument is no longer relevant and that a diverse crew would ultimately perform better.

What do you think?
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why would women consume less resources ?.. just interested to know tbh !!
 
spectratg said:
Food for thought:

From NASA to SpaceX, numerous space agencies and private spaceflight companies have bold plans to send humans to Mars, possibly even within the next few decades. Given NASA's ambitious plans to land astronauts on Mars by 2040, a hot topic of debate has been who will get to represent humanity on the Red Planet. At the center of that discourse is the 70-year-old argument that an all-female crew would make the most sense both biologically and psychologically, and not just as a matter of diversity and representation.

This argument is backed up by numerous scientific studies that cite the fact that an all-female crew would consume fewer resources than an all-male crew would, making the long-distance journey to Mars more efficient. However, many experts say this argument is no longer relevant and that a diverse crew would ultimately perform better.

What do you think?
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Depends......how many pairs of shoes can they take? And storage for tampons or sanitary napkins.....heh
 
When I was an adolescent back in the 50's, I remember reading a science fiction short story about a man and woman having sex in Earth orbit. I never see mention of this subject in any articles about the current space program, but for a trip to Mars that could take years, how do you think sex with mixed crews would be addressed?
 
RadishRose said:
Maybe eat less?
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Women do burn fewer calories than men, so could eat less. But the difference isn't huge.

Maybe somebody thinks women are more patient - it'll be a long boring trip.

Actually I see no value, but huge expense, in sending anybody to Mars. We can learn as much or more, at a fraction of the cost, with un manned, or womaned flights. But it wouldn't get NASA the same press coverage...
 
Alligatorob said:
Actually I see no value, but huge expense, in sending anybody to Mars. We can learn as much or more, at a fraction of the cost, with un manned, or womaned flights.
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No humans, at least not at first. Send a contingent of highly sophisticated autonomous robots to set up living quarters and all the infrastructure necessary. Have either coffee or cocktails ready for when the first humans make their arrival. ;)
 
Men or Women on Mars the first question that came to mind is how is either gender going to live on a planet with no oxygen in the atmosphere? Looked it up and it seems there is a relatively easy way to generate oxygen In a Martian atmosphere that consists mainly of CO2.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/moxie-oxygen-mars-0831
https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/22532/crazy-engineering-making-oxygen-on-mars-with-moxie/
And …
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/world/mars-water-fuel-how-to-get-scn/index.html
 
ElCastor said:
Men or Women on Mars the first question that came to mind is how is either gender going to live on a planet with no oxygen in the atmosphere? Looked it up and it seems there is a relatively easy way to generate oxygen In a Martian atmosphere that consists mainly of CO2.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/moxie-oxygen-mars-0831
https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/22532/crazy-engineering-making-oxygen-on-mars-with-moxie/
And …
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/world/mars-water-fuel-how-to-get-scn/index.html
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A good example of something that would not be needed for un peopled probes. This is just one of the many things that is costing a fortune for the sole purpose of maintaining life.

Making oxygen from the Martian atmosphere is not hard technically. But paying for it will be painful...
 
Alligatorob said:
A good example of something that would not be needed for un peopled probes. This is just one of the many things that is costing a fortune for the sole purpose of maintaining life.

Making oxygen from the Martian atmosphere is not hard technically. But paying for it will be painful...
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Well, not nearly as painful as open borders, 100,000 deaths a year from fentanyl overdose, inflation, crime in the cities, pricey gasoline, etc. Anyhow, with the advent of AI, as you suggest a lot of oxygen on Mars will be unnecessary.
 
spectratg said:
When I was an adolescent back in the 50's, I remember reading a science fiction short story about a man and woman having sex in Earth orbit. I never see mention of this subject in any articles about the current space program, but for a trip to Mars that could take years, how do you think sex with mixed crews would be addressed?
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sex with mixed crews..? would that be an multiracial orgy ?:sneaky::ROFLMAO:
 
Chet said:
This one:
"However, many experts say this argument is no longer relevant and that a diverse crew would ultimately perform better."
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They might be fearful of pregnancy on Mars. Maybe they foresee a contest to produce the first child born on Mars - a true Martian for the history books.:)
 

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