On the “is it suicide” question, I have tried to “do the math” for this mission multiple times. I can’t make it work. I can’t make the 4 people grow enough food to maintain a safe caloric load that would sustain their weight over the long term. I can’t make their respiration numbers mesh with the “oxygen production” that they say they’ll be getting from water trapped within the ice. I can’t make their power usage requirements work, even with all the solar panels they say they’re going to be laying out there.
None of the math WORKS.
So, at best, and I realize I’m dealing with 2013 - 2014 numbers on this, the most I can see the people living is between 3 and 5 years.
So yes, this ISN’T just a one way trip. It’s a one way trip with a drastically shortened lifespan.
That’s assuming it’s all not a massive hoax anyway.
