Posted by admin on Jan 01, 2018 in Sequencing, Population
Table 2 -- Population Growth and Reverse Flow
| Initial Unmanned landing (Msn#1) Constellation & Finity's End | First Return Window L+550 (No Propellant) | Initial Crewed Landing (Msn#2) Heart of Gold | Second Return Window (Constellation & Finity's End) | Third Window E2M (Msn#3) Godspeed & Phoenix | Third Return Window (Heart of Gold) | Fourth Window E2M (Msn#4=Msn#1) Constellation 2 | Fourth Return Window (Godspeed) | Fifth Window E2M (Msn#5=Msn#2) Heart of Gold 2 | Fifth Return Window (Constellation) | Sixth Window E2M (Msn#5=Msn#2) Godspeed 2 | Sixth Return Window (Heart of Gold) | Seventh Window E2M (Msn#6=Msn#3) Constellation 3 | Seventh Return Window (Godspeed) | Eighth Window E2M (Msn#7=Msn#4) Heart of Gold 3 | Eighth Return Window (Constellation) | Ninth Window E2M (Msn#8=Msn#5) Godspeed 3 | Ninth Return Window (Heart of Gold) | Tenth Window E2M (Msn#9=Msn#6) Constellation 4 | Tenth Return Window (Godspeed) | Eleventh Window E2M (Msn#9=Msn#7) Heart of Gold 4 | Eleventh Return Window (Constellation) | Twelfth Window E2M (Msn#10=Msn#8) Godspeed 4 | Twelfth Return Window (Heart of Gold) | Thirteenth Window E2M (Msn#11=Msn#9) Constellation 5 | Thirteenth Return Window (Godspeed) | |
| Arriving Ship Life Support | 24 | 24 | 36 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Total Ship Life Support | 24 | 48 | 24 | 60 | 36 | 88 | 36 | 100 | 36 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 112 | 64 | 124 | ||
| Crew Arriving | 12 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Crew Departing | 18 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Crew on Mars | 12 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 48 | 22 | 58 | 32 | 64 | 38 | 70 | 44 | 80 | 54 | 86 | 60 | 92 | 66 | 102 | 76 | 108 | 82 | ||
| No one on Mars. | Option for some Heart of Gold personnel to return in an emergency; none planned. | Departing are all of Heart of Gold (12) and 6 of Godspeed | Departing are all 10 remaining Godspeed & 16 Constellation (half) | Departing are 16 remaining Constellation & 10 Heart of Gold | Departing are 16 Heart of Gold, leaving 6 for 6 years, and 10 Godspeed, leaving 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 life support margin in the event of evacuation | 1.3 life support margin in the event of evacuation | Remaining are 22 Heart of Gold--longer term visits begin | 1.18 life support margin in the event of evacuation | Remaining are 6 Heart of Gold, 22 Godspeed | Constellation built with life support for 64; 1.7 is sufficient margin for 2nd trip inbound--evac now at 1.0 |