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>>15281353
Biosphere 2 had the goal of having no external inputs besides sunlight from the moment it was sealed. That won't be the case, at least at the beginning, for extraterrestrial bases. Constant resupply missions are a given. But yes, in general such colonies will be orders of magnitude more difficult than Biosphere 2. At the same time, Biosphere 2 was run by a bunch of borderline cultists, as were many of the crews. I'd hope that with an actual Mars or Moon base that we'd be much more selective with the crew and support, but given contemporary obsession with diversity at all costs, it is possible we could end up with worse people than Biosphere 2 had.