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This is a rough sketch of the plan. --- Subject to modification, of course  They think there is enough water (or ice) available in the soil and at the poles to be extracted. Almost all water will be recycled so not a tremendous amount needed Oxygen would be produced by splitting water into its parts of hydrogen and oxygen Food would be produced by intense hydroponic units. They only envision a 4 man team of astronaute to start, followed by 2 more 4 man teams, so no large amounts of anything needed OH yeah, The living units would be covered by a heavy layer of soil to help shield for radiation Power to be from solar power As I say, they're still working out the details Cost of the peoject, about 6 billion $ I think mining may be envisioned
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