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Independence & Insurance
How Mars becomes resilient enough to survive without Earth.
Contents
- The 2036 Speech (shared prologue) ↗
- From JayBe: Introduction to This Volume
- Part I. Extinction Insurance
- 2. Rarity & Exploration
- 3. Existential Threats
- 4. Off-Worlding the Portfolio
- 5. Three Operating Philosophies
- 6. Moon vs Mars vs 3 Hub
- 7. Cataclysmic Correlations
- Part II. Independence Path
- 8. Are We There Yet?
- 9. Independence Levels (ILs)
- 10. Multiplanetary Independence Score (MIS)
- 11. From Activity (MIS) to Outcome (IL)
- Part III. Planetary Foundations
- 12. The 10 Foundations
- 13. 1) E – Energy Autonomy
- 14. 2) L – Life-Support Closure
- 15. 3) A – Autarky Mass Fraction
- 16. 4) M – Manufacturing Breadth
- 17. 5) P – Population Viability
- 18. 6) R – Replication Capacity
- 19. 7) S – Shock/Isolation Resilience
- 20. 8) G – Governance & Knowledge
- 21. 9) B – Biosecurity & Epidemiology
- 22. 10) C – Social Cohesion
- 23. Building on The Foundations
- Part IV. Foundational Thinking
- 24. Setup, Startup, Scaleout & Settledown
- 25. City Settlement Structures
- 26. Two Tracks Approach
- 27. Make vs Ship Tradeoffs
- 28. Logistics is Life
- 29. Minimum Viable Populations
- Part V. Historical Hindsight
- 30. Independence Timelines
- 31. Mars’ Three Horizons
- Epilogue: Codex Conclusions
- 32. Build Twice, Save Both
- Appendix From Encyclopedia Galactica
- A1. Probabilities of Human Extinction
- A2. Human Extinction Risk Mitigation
- A3. Independence Levels (ILs)
- A4. Multiplanetary Independence Score (MIS)
- A5. MIS Foundational Elements Math
- A6. Planetary Engineering Foundational Thinking
- A7. Minimum Viable Populations
- A8. Mars’ Three Horizon Eras
- A7. Mars Settlement Horizon Two
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