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Jabbles | 1 year ago

> years at a time

I don't think any single crew deployment reaches a year.

> more dangerous and isolated circumstances

I think Mars is massively more dangerous and isolated. A submarine can plausibly return to port or surface to breathable air. There is no such option on Mars. Nuclear submarines are much larger than spacecraft and have much more room for comfort options. They have a much larger crew, and the knowledge that this happens all the time from many nations must be of some comfort.

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