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The journey to Callisto will rival the journeys of Shackleton and Mawson because, once in transit, the crew will have no re-supply and only limited resources and capabilities available to maintain and repair their vehicle. In contrast, the International Space Station (ISS) is outfitted with a lifeboat to assure crew safety but, for astronauts en route to Callisto, such a luxury will be limited. But what exactly will a manned mission to Callisto be like? How will the crew live on board the cramped spacecraft for five years? What will it be like to be isolated, with little chance of return in the event of a malfunction?
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Seedhouse, E. (2011). Voyage to Callisto. In: Interplanetary Outpost. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9748-7_9
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